Mark 6
6
Jesus Rejected in His Hometown
Matt. 13:53-58; Lk. 4:16-30
1 Then He went out from that place and came to His native town, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were struck with amazement, saying, “From what source did this man* acquire* these things, and what is this* wisdom that has been granted to Him, and the mighty works such as these performed by His hands? 3 Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they were displeased with Him. 4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honour, except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and within his own family.” 5 And He was not able to do any mighty work in that place, except to lay His* hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 And He was wondering because of their unbelief. And He was going around the villages, teaching.
The Sending out of the Twelve Disciples
Matt. 10:1, 5-15; Lk. 9:1-6
7 And He summoned to Himself the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 And He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except only a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt— 9 but to put on sandals and not to put on two tunics. 10 And He was saying to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from that place. 11 And whatever place does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet as a witness against them.” *
12 So when they had gone out, they preached that people* should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing many sick people with olive oil and healing them.
The Death of John the Baptist
Matt. 14:1-12; Lk. 9:7-9
14 And King Herod heard it, for His name had become widely renowned. And they were saying, “John, the one who baptises, has been raised from the dead, and for this reason, these miraculous powers are operating within him.” 15 But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.” 16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John whom I beheaded—he has been raised!”
17 For it was* Herod himself who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have the wife of your brother.” 19 So Herodias held a grudge against him and continually desired to kill him. But she could not, 20 for Herod was afraid of John, realising that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And whenever he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he listened to him with pleasure. 21 Now an opportune day arrived when Herod, on his birthday, held a banquet for his noble officials and military tribunes and the leading men of Galilee. 22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in, danced, and pleased Herod and those reclining at the table with him,* the king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give to you,* up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And when she had gone out, she said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John, the one who baptises.” 25 And immediately, entering with haste to the king, she asked, saying, “I desire that you give to me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king became intensely sad; but, on account of the oaths and those reclining at the table,* he was not willing to refuse her. 27 So immediately, the king sent an executioner and ordered him to bring his head. And after he had gone out, he beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl delivered it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard it, they came and took away his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men
Matt. 14:13-21; Lk. 9:10-17; Jn. 6:1-14
30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and reported to Him all that they had done and that they had taught. 31 And He* said to them, “You yourselves come privately to a deserted place and rest for a short while.” For those who were coming and those who were going were many, and they did not even have an opportunity to eat. 32 So they went away in the boat to a deserted place, in private.
33 Now many saw them departing and recognised them, and they ran together on foot from all the cities and arrived there ahead of them. 34 And after disembarking, He saw a large crowd and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep that had no shepherd. So, He began to teach them many things. 35 And the hour had already become late when His disciples came up to Him, and they were saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. 36 Dismiss them, so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy for themselves something to eat .” 37 But in response, He said to them, “You give to them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy bread for two hundred denarii and give it to them to eat?” 38 And He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go, see.” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” 39 Then He ordered them all to sit down in a relaxed posture in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in a relaxed posture in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.* 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven,* He blessed and broke the loaves and kept giving them to His disciples to set before them. And He distributed the two fish among them all. 42 So they all ate and were satisfied. 43 Then they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 Now those who had eaten of the loaves* were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
Matt. 14:22-23; Jn. 6:15-21
45 And immediately, He urged His disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself dismissed the crowd. 46 And when He had said goodbye to them, He departed to the mountain to pray.
47 And when evening arrived, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while He was alone on the land. 48 And He saw them being distressed while rowing, for the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea, intending to pass by them; 49 but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and they cried out. 50 For they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately, He spoke to them and said to them, “Have courage; it is I. Do not be afraid.” 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased raging. And they were utterly amazed within themselves. 52 For they had not understood concerning the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
The Healings at Gennesaret
Matt. 14:34-36
53 Now when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 And as they were coming out of the boat, He was immediately recognised. 55 They ran about that whole region and began to carry around those who were sick on their* beds to wherever they heard that He was.
56 And wherever He would go—into villages, or into cities, or into rural areas, they were laying those who were sick in the marketplaces and begging Him that they might touch even the fringe of His garment. And as many as touched it were healed.
Notes
2 Greek this
2 The word acquire is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
5 Greek the . Here, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, corresponding contextually to the English possessive His
11 Some ancient manuscripts insert at the end of the verse the expression Truly, I say to you, it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city, as an interpolation from Matt. 10:15
12 The word people is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
17 The expression it was is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
22 Or his dinner guests. So also v. 26
23 Greek Many things, whatever that you ask me, I will give to you
31 Some ancient manuscripts read Jesus
40 One ancient Greek manuscript omits by hundreds and by fifties
41 Greek to the heaven
44 Some ancient manuscripts omit the partitive construction of the loaves, as a way of harmonising the text with a parallel in Matt. 14:21
55 Greek the . Here, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, corresponding contextually to the English possessive their
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