Mark 6:50
"but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;"
Key Reflection
In Mark 6:50, when Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee, his disciples initially mistook him for a ghost due to the sudden and extraordinary nature of this event. This scene would have been particularly shocking to first-century Jewish audiences, as the concept of a man walking on water was considered miraculous and divine, aligning with stories of similar feats in ancient Near Eastern mythology but reinforcing Jesus' claim to be the Son of God for his disciples.
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From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes