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Mark 6

(Matthew 13:53–58; Luke 4:16–30)

1ΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswent onἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564andκαὶkaiG2532cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588hometownπατρίδαpatridaG3968καὶkaiG2532,accompanied byἀκολουθοῦσινakolouthousinG190αὐτῷautōG846Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101.
2WhenκαὶkaiG2532theSabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521cameγενομένουgenomenouG1096,He beganG756to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inἐνenG1722theG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇ·sunagōgēaG4864,andκαὶkaiG2532G3588manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191Himwere astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605. “WhereπόθενpothenG4159didthisτούτῳtoutōG3778man gettheseταῦτα,tautaG3778ideas?”they askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004καὶkaiG2532. “WhatτίςtisG5101is thisG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678G3588He has been givenδοθεῖσα τούτῳdotheisa toutōG1325G3778?AndκαὶkaiG2532how canHe performδιὰ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ γινόμεναι;dia cheirōn autou ginomenaiG1096G1223G846G3588G5495suchτοιαῦταιtoiautaiG5108G3588miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411?
3Isn’tοὐχ ἐστινouch estinG1510G3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778theὁhoG3588carpenterτέκτων,tektōnG5045,theὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τῆςtēsG3588of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137andκαὶkaiG2532thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385καὶkaiG2532,JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500,καὶkaiG2532JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455,andκαὶkaiG2532SimonΣίμωνος;SimōnosG4613?Aren’tοὐκ εἰσὶνouk eisinG1510G3756HisαὐτοῦautouG846αἱhaiG3588sistersἀδελφαὶadelphaiG79hereὧδεhōdeG5602withπρὸςprosG4314usG1473as wellκαὶkaiG2532?”AndκαὶkaiG2532they took offenseἐσκανδαλίζοντοeskandalizontoG4624atἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
4ThenΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “Onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968καὶkaiG2532,amongἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588relativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ownτῇtēaG3588householdοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614isἔστινestinG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396οὐκoukG3756without honorἄτιμοςatimosG820.”
5SoκαὶkaiG2532He could notοὐκ ἐδύνατοouk edunatoG3756G1410performποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160anyοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762miraclesδύναμιν,dunaminG1411thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361to layἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on a fewὀλίγοιςoligoisG3641of the sickἀρρώστοιςarrōstoisG732andhealἐθεράπευσεν.etherapeusenG2323them.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532He was amazedἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296atδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὴνtēnG3588unbeliefἀπιστίανapistianG570.AndκαὶkaiG2532He wentπεριῆγενperiēgenG4013aroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945τὰςtasG3588from village to villageκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκων.¶didaskōnG1321the people.

The Ministry of the Twelve

(Matthew 10:5–15; Luke 9:1–6)

7ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesuscalledπροσκαλεῖταιproskaleitaiG4341theτοὺςtousG3588Twelve to HimδώδεκαdōdekaG1427andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to send them outαὐτοὺς ἀποστέλλεινautous apostelleinG649G846twoδύοduoG1417bytwoδύοduoG1417καὶkaiG2532,givingἐδίδουedidouG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overτῶνtōnG3588τῶνtōnG3588uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151.
8καὶkaiG2532He instructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themαὐτοῖςautoisG846toἵναinaG2443takeαἴρωσινairōsinG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361G3440a staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464forεἰςeisG1519thejourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598—noμὴmēG3361breadἄρτον,artonG740,noμὴmēG3361bagπήραν,pēranG4082,noμὴmēG3361moneyχαλκόν,chalkonG5475inεἰςeisG1519theirτὴνtēnG3588beltsζώνηνzōnēnG2223—
9andἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to wearὑποδεδεμένουςhupodedemenousG5265sandalsσανδάλια,sandaliaG4547, butκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361ἐνδύσησθεendusēstheG1746a secondδύοduoG1417tunicχιτῶνας.chitōnasG5509.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532He toldG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Whenὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699G1437you enterεἰσέλθητε εἰςeiselthēte eisG1525G1519a houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193G302you leaveἐξέλθητεexelthēteG1831that areaἐκεῖθεν.ekeithenG1564.
11καὶkaiG2532IfὃςhosG3739anyoneἂνanG302will not welcomeμὴ δέξηταιmē dexētaiG3361G1209youὑμᾶςhumasG4771orμηδὲmēdeG3366listen toἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621theτὸνtonG3588dustχοῦνchounG5522τὸνtonG3588offὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228when you leaveἐκπορευόμενοιekporeuomenoiG1607thatἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564placeτόποςtoposG5117,asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142against themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”
12SoΚαὶKaiG2532they set outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831andpreachedἐκήρυξανekēruxanG2784thatἵναinaG2443the peopleshould repentμετανοῶσιν,metanoōsinG3340.
13They also drove outκαὶ ἐξέβαλλονkai exeballonG2532G1544manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140andκαὶkaiG2532healedἐθεράπευον.¶etherapeuonG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of the sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732καὶkaiG2532,anointingἤλειφονēleiphonG218themwith oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637.

The Beheading of John

(Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9)

14NowΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264heard about thisἤκουσενēkousenG191,forγὰρgarG1063Jesusαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588’nameὄνομαonomaG3686had becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096well knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318,andκαὶkaiG2532peoplewere sayingG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907has risenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498καὶkaiG2532!ThatτοῦτοtoutoG3778is whyδιὰdiaG1223αἱhaiG3588miraculous powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411are at workἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”
15δὲdeG1161OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “He isἐστίν·estinG1510ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,”andδὲdeG1161still othersἄλλοιalloiG243G2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “He isa prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,likeὡςhōsG5613oneεἷςheisG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν.prophētōnG4396of old.”
16But whenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264heard thisἀκούσαςakousasG191,he saidG2036, “JohnἸωάννην,IōannēnG2491,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473beheadedἀπεκεφάλισαapekephalisaG607οὗτοςhoutosG3778,has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the dead!”
17ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264himselfαὐτὸςautosG846had orderedἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649thatτὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491be arrestedἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902andκαὶkaiG2532boundἔδησεν αὐτὸνedēsen autonG1210G846andimprisonedἐν φυλακῇen phulakēaG1722G5438,on account ofδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80Philip’sΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376τοῦtouG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135HerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266ὅτιhotiG3754, whomαὐτὴνautēnG846Herodhad marriedἐγάμησεν·egamēsenG1060.
18ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been tellingG2036τῷtōG3588HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264ὅτιhotiG3754, “It is not lawfulοὐκ ἔξεστίνouk exestinG3756G1832for youσοιsoiG4771to haveἔχεινecheinG2192yourσου.souG4771τὴνtēnG3588brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80τοῦtouG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135!”
19SoδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588HerodiasἩρῳδιὰςHērōdiasG2266held a grudgeἐνεῖχενeneichenG1758againstαὐτῷautōG846JohnandκαὶkaiG2532wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615himαὐτὸνautonG846.ButκαὶkaiG2532she had been unableοὐκ ἠδύνατο·ouk ēdunatoG3756G1410,
20becauseγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264fearedἐφοβεῖτοephobeitoG5399τὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andκαὶkaiG2532protectedσυνετήρειsunetēreiG4933himαὐτὸνautonG846,knowingG1492thatheαὐτόν.autonG846wasa righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532holyἅγιονhagionG40manἄνδραandraG435.WhenκαὶkaiG2532he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191John’s wordsαὐτοῦautouG846,he was greatly perplexedπολλὰ ἠπόρει,polla ēporeiG4183G639;yetκαὶkaiG2532he listenedἤκουεν.¶ēkouenG191to himαὐτοῦautouG846gladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234.
21ΚαὶKaiG2532OnτοῖςtoisG3588Herod’sαὐτοῦautouG846birthdayγενεσίοιςgenesioisG1077, heropportunityἡμέρας εὐκαίρουhēmeras eukairouG2121G2250aroseγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096ὅτεhoteG3753.HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264heldἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a banquetδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173forτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846noblesμεγιστᾶσινmegistasinG3175andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588military commandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588leadingπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413menτῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056.
22WhenκαὶkaiG2532theG3588daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364of HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266αὐτοῦautouG846G3588cameεἰσελθούσηςeiselthousēsG1525andκαὶkaiG2532dancedὀρχησαμένηςorchēsamenēsG3738,she pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700G3588HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264andκαὶkaiG2532his guestsσυνανακειμένοιςsunanakeimenoisG3588G4873,andδὲdeG1161theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG2036to theG3588girlκορασίῳ·korasiōG2877, “AskαἴτησόνaitēsonG154meG1473for whateverὃhoG3739you wishἐὰν θέλῃς,ean thelēsG1437G2309,andκαὶkaiG2532I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325itto youσοι.soiG4771.”
23AndκαὶkaiG2532he sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660to herαὐτῇautēaG846G3754, “WhateverG4183you askἐάν αἰτήσῃςean aitēsēsG1437G154of meG1473,I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youσοιsoiG4771,up toἕωςhe'ōsG2193halfἡμίσουςhēmisousG2255myG1473τῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932!”
24ThenΚαὶKaiG2532she went outἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831andaskedεἶπενeipenG2036herαὐτῆς·autēsG846τῇtēaG3588motherμητρὶmētriG3384, “WhatτίtiG5101should I requestαἰτήσωμαι;aitēsōmaiG154?”AndδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588her motheransweredεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TheτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588Baptistβαπτίζοντος.baptizontosG907.”
25At onceκαὶ εὐθὺςkai euthusG2532G2112the girlhurried backεἰσελθοῦσα μετὰ σπουδῆςeiselthousa meta spoudēsG1525G3326G4710toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588kingβασιλέαbasileaG935with her requestᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154λέγουσα·legousaG3004: “I wantθέλωthelōG2309ἵναinaG2443you to giveδῷςdōsG1325meG1473theτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910onἐπὶepiG1909a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094immediatelyG1824.”
26καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096consumed with sorrowπερίλυποςperiluposG4036,but because ofδιὰdiaG1223hisτοὺςtousG3588oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727andκαὶkaiG2532his guestsτοὺς ἀνακειμένουςtous anakeimenousG3588G345,he did not wantοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG3756G2309to refuseἀθετῆσαιathetēsaiG114herαὐτήν.autēnG846.
27SoκαὶkaiG2532without delayεὐθὺςeuthusG2112,theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935commanded thatἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004John’sαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776be brought inἐνέγκαιenegkaiG5342.He sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649an executionerσπεκουλάτοραspekoulatoraG4688καὶkaiG2532,who wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438.
28καὶkaiG2532The manbroughtἤνεγκεν αὐτοῦēnegken autouG5342G846John’sτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776onἐπὶepiG1909a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094andκαὶkaiG2532presentedἔδωκενedōkenG1325itαὐτὴνautēnG846to theτῷtōG3588girlκορασίῳ,korasiōG2877καὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588, whoκοράσιονkorasionG2877gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325itαὐτὴνautēnG846to herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τῇtēaG3588motherμητρὶmētriG3384.
29WhenΚαὶKaiG2532John’sαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heard aboutἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064andκαὶkaiG2532tookἦρανēranG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430andκαὶkaiG2532placedἔθηκανethēkanG5087itαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722atombμνημείῳ.¶mnēmeiōG3419.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)

30MeanwhileΚαὶKaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652gatheredσυνάγονταιsunagontaiG4863aroundπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532brought Him newsἀπήγγειλαν αὐτῷapēngeilan autōG518G846of allπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956G3745they had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160andκαὶkaiG2532ὅσαhosaG3745taughtἐδίδαξαν.edidaxanG1321.
31AndκαὶkaiG2532He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205with Meκατ᾽kat᾽G2596privatelyὑμεῖς αὐτοὶ ἰδίανhumeis autoi idianG4771G846G2398toεἰςeisG1519asolitaryἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532let us restἀναπαύσασθεanapausastheG373for a whileὀλίγον·oligonG3641.”ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοί,polloiG4183peoplewereἦσανēsanG1510οἱhoiG3588comingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588goingὑπάγοντεςhupagontesG5217,andκαὶkaiG2532they did not even have timeοὐδὲ εὐκαίρουν.¶oude eukairounG3761G2119to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315.
32SoΚαὶKaiG2532they went awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a boatπλοίῳploiōG4143byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themselvesἰδίαν.idianG2398toεἰςeisG1519a solitaryἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117.
33ButκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183peoplesawG3708themαὐτοὺςautousG846leavingὑπάγονταςhupagontasG5217andκαὶkaiG2532recognizedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921themκαὶkaiG2532.They ran togetherσυνέδραμονsunedramonG4936ἐκεῖekeiG1563on footπεζῇpezēaG3979fromἀπὸapoG575allπασῶνpasōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588townsπόλεωνpoleōnG4172andκαὶkaiG2532arrived beforeπροῆλθονproēlthonG4281themαὐτούςautousG846.
34WhenκαὶkaiG2532Jesusstepped ashoreἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andsawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793καὶkaiG2532,He had compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they wereἦσανēsanG1510likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263withoutμὴ ἔχονταmē echontaG3361G2192a shepherdποιμένα.poimenaG4166.AndκαὶkaiG2532He beganG756to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321themαὐτοὺςautousG846many thingsπολλά.¶pollaG4183.
35By nowΚαὶKaiG2532the hourὥραςhōrasG5610wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateπολλῆςpollēsG4183. SotheοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus andsaidG2036αὐτοῦautouG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “ThisὁhoG3588isἐστινestinG1510a desolateἔρημόςerēmosG2048placeτόπος,toposG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532the hourὥραhōraG5610isalreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateπολλή·pollēG4183.
36DismissἀπόλυσονapolusonG630the crowdαὐτοὺςautousG846soἵναinaG2443they can goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68andκαὶkaiG2532villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968andbuyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438somethingτίtiG5101to eatφάγωσινphagōsinG5315.”
37ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesustoldἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611G2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771giveδότεdoteG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846somethingto eatφαγεῖν.phageinG5315καὶkaiG2532.”They askedλέγουσινlegousinG3004Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Should we go outἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565andspendἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59two hundredδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220καὶkaiG2532to giveδώσομενdōsomenG1325all of themαὐτοῖςautoisG846breadἄρτουςartousG740to eatφαγεῖν;¶phageinG5315?”
38“GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217andseeG3708how manyπόσουςposousG4214loavesἄρτουςartousG740you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,”He toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532after checkingγνόντεςgnontesG1097,they saidλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, “FiveπέντεpenteG4002—andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486.”
39ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesusdirectedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004themαὐτοῖςautoisG846to have the people sitἀνακλῖναι πάνταςanaklinai pantasG3956G347in groupsG4849onἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588greenχλωρῷchlōrōG5515grassχόρτῳ.chortōG5528.
40SoκαὶkaiG2532they sat downἀνέπεσανanepesanG377in groupsG4237ofG2596hundredsἑκατὸνhekatonG1540andκαὶkaiG2532G2596fiftiesπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.
41καὶkaiG2532TakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτοὺςtousG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486andlooking upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, Jesusspoke a blessingεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127andκαὶkaiG2532brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622theτοὺςtousG3588loavesἄρτουςartousG740.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themtoτοῖςtoisG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101toἵναinaG2443set beforeπαρατιθῶσινparatithōsinG3908the peopleαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532He dividedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307theτοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύαςichthuasG2486among them allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.
42καὶkaiG2532They allπάντεςpantesG3956ateἔφαγονephagonG5315andκαὶkaiG2532were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanG5526,
43andκαὶkaiG2532the disciplespicked upἦρανēranG142twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketfulsκοφίνων πληρώματαkophinōn plērōmataG2894G4138of broken pieces of breadκλάσματαklasmataG2801andκαὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.
44AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἦσανēsanG1510five thousandπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000menἄνδρες.¶andresG435whoοἱhoiG3588had eatenφαγόντεςphagontesG5315theτοὺςtousG3588loavesἄρτουςartousG740.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Matthew 14:22–33; John 6:16–21)

45ΚαὶKaiG2532ImmediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112JesusmadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532go on ahead ofπροάγειν εἰς τὸ πέρανproagein eis to peranG4254G1519G3588G4008HimtoπρὸςprosG4314BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰνBēthsaidanG966,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193HeαὐτὸςautosG846dismissedἀπολύειapolueiG630theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλον.ochlonG3793.
46καὶkaiG2532After bidding them farewellἀποταξάμενος αὐτοῖςapotaxamenos autoisG657G846,He wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565up onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336.
47WhenΚαὶKaiG2532eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722the middleμέσῳmesōG3319of theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532Jesus wasαὐτὸςautosG846aloneμόνοςmonosG3441onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588landγῆς.gēsG1093.
48καὶkaiG2532He could see thatG3708the disciplesαὐτοὺςautousG846were strainingβασανιζομένουςbasanizomenousG928to rowἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν,en tō elauneinG1722G3588G1643,becauseγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588windἄνεμοςanemosG417wasἦνēnG1510againstἐναντίοςenantiosG1727themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.AboutπερὶperiG4012thefourthτετάρτηνtetartēnG5067watchφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571, Jesuswent outἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281καὶkaiG2532.He intendedἤθελενēthelenG2309to pass byπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928themαὐτούς.¶autousG846,
49butδὲdeG1161ΟἱHoiG3588when they sawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281καὶkaiG2532,they cried outἀνέκραξαν·anekraxanG349,thinkingἔδοξανedoxanG1380ὅτιhotiG3754Hewasἐστιν,estinG1510a ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326—
50forγὰρgarG1063they allπάντεςpantesG3956saw HimG3708andκαὶkaiG2532were terrifiedἐταράχθησαν.etarachthēsanG5015αὐτὸνautonG846.ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesusspoke upἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980at onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112καὶkaiG2532λέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῶνautōnG846μετ᾽met᾽G3326αὐτοῖς·autoisG846: “Take courageθαρσεῖτε,tharseiteG2293! Itisεἰμι,eimiG1510IἐγώegōG1473.Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβεῖσθε.phobeistheG5399.”
51ThenκαὶkaiG2532He climbedἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖον,ploionG4143withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588windἄνεμος.anemosG417died downἐκόπασενekopasenG2869.AndκαὶkaiG2532the disciples wereutterlyλίαν ἐκ περισσοῦlian ek perissouG3029G1537G4053astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839ἐνenG1722ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,
52forγὰρgarG1063they had not understoodοὐ συνῆκανou sunēkanG3756G4920aboutἐπὶepiG1909theτοῖςtoisG3588loavesἄρτοις,artoisG740,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588had beenἦνēnG1510hardenedπεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēG4456.

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Matthew 14:34–36)

53WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they had crossed overδιαπεράσαντεςdiaperasantesG1276,they landedἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἦλθονepi tēn gēn ēlthonG2064G1909G3588G1093atεἰςeisG1519GennesaretΓεννησαρὲτGennēsaretG1082andκαὶkaiG2532mooredπροσωρμίσθησαν.prosōrmisthēsanG4358the boat.
54καὶkaiG2532As soon asεὐθὺςeuthusG2112theyαὐτῶνautōnG846gotἐξελθόντωνexelthontōnG1831out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588boatπλοίουploiouG4143, the peoplerecognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921JesusαὐτὸνautonG846
55andran throughπεριέδραμονperiedramonG4063thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565wholeὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561καὶkaiG2532,carryingπεριφέρεινperiphereinG756G4064theτοῖςtoisG3588sickκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2560G2192onἐπὶepiG1909τοὺςtousG3588matsκραβάττοιςkrabattoisG2895to whereverὅπουhopouG3699they heardἤκουονēkouonG191ὅτιhotiG3754He wasἐστίν.estinG1510.
56AndG2532whereverὅπου ἂνhopou anG3699G302He wentεἰσεπορεύετο εἰςeiseporeueto eisG1531G1519—villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968andἢēG2228εἰςeisG1519townsπόλειςpoleisG4172andἢēG2228εἰςeisG1519countrysidesἀγροὺςagrousG68—they laidἐτίθεσανetithesanG5087theταῖςtaisG3588sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770inἐνenG1722theτοὺςtousG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58andG2532beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870HimαὐτὸνautonG846ἵναinaG2443justG2579to let them touchG680theτοῦtouG3588fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440.AndG2532allὅσοιhosoiG3745whoἂνanG302touchedG680HimαὐτοῦautouG846were healedἐσῴζοντο.¶esōzontoG4982.

Commentaries on Mark 6

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