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Mk 6:47a ... And evening having come, the boat was in a midst of the sea, ...

Verse 47 has three phrases containing 16 narrator words. The the first two phrases contain these 10 words, ... Kai opsias genomenēs, ēn to ploion en mesō tēs thalassēs (And evening having come, was the boat in a midst of the sea, ...).

Diagram 1: The 10 words are top down. The words "opsias genomenēs" (evening having come); "to ploion" (the boat), and "thalassēs" (sea); are all tangent to their signs. The diagram shows the boat is in the middle of the sea.

Diagram 2: This diagram shows the 5000 were fed in a wilderness place by the east side of the sea before the city of Bethsaida. The green line shows their intended course to sail to the other side on the western shore of the sea. John 6:17 said they were going across the sea into Capernaum, a very short and easy journey. However, after they set sail, the boat was soon in the middle of the sea. The next verse explains why, "the wind was against them." This map shows the nearest port from the middle of the sea to the other side is the harbor of Gennesaret, the place where they will eventually anchor in verse 53.

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