And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
And the same day [on which He spoke the memorable parables of the preceding section, and of Matt
13], when the even was come. See the note at Mark 6:35. This must have been the earlier evening-what we should call the afternoon-since after all that passed on the other side, when He returned to the west side, the people were waiting for Him in great numbers (Mark 4:21; Luke 8:40).
He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side - to the east side of the Lake, to grapple with a desperate case of possession, and set the captive free, and to give the Gadarenes an opportunity of hearing the message of salvation, amid the wonder which that marvelous cure was fitted to awaken and the awe which the subsequent events could not but strike into them.