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Mark 6:30-56

30MeanwhileΚαὶKaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652gatheredσυνάγονταιsunagontaiG4863aroundπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532brought Him newsἀπήγγειλαν αὐτῷapēngeilan autōG518 G846of allπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956 G3745they had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160andκαὶkaiG2532ὅσαhosaG3745taughtἐδίδαξαν.edidaxanG1321.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205with Meκατ᾽kat᾽G2596privatelyὑμεῖς αὐτοὶ ἰδίανhumeis autoi idianG4771 G846 G2398toεἰςeisG1519asolitaryἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532let us restἀναπαύσασθεanapausastheG373for a whileὀλίγον·oligonG3641.”ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοί,polloiG4183peoplewereἦσανēsanG1510οἱhoiG3588comingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588goingὑπάγοντεςhupagontesG5217,andκαὶkaiG2532they did not even have timeοὐδὲ εὐκαίρουν.¶oude eukairounG3761 G2119to 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 echontaG3361 G2192a 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 eipenG611 G2036themαὐτοῖς·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 pantasG3956 G347in 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 plērōmataG2894 G4138of broken pieces of breadκλάσματαklasmataG2801andκαὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.

44AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἦσανēsanG1510five thousandπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000menἄνδρες.¶andresG435whoοἱhoiG3588had eatenφαγόντεςphagontesG5315theτοὺςtousG3588loavesἄρτουςartousG740.

45ΚαὶKaiG2532ImmediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112JesusmadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532go on ahead ofπροάγειν εἰς τὸ πέρανproagein eis to peranG4254 G1519 G3588 G4008HimtoπρὸςprosG4314BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰνBēthsaidanG966,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193HeαὐτὸςautosG846dismissedἀπολύειapolueiG630theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλον.ochlonG3793.

46καὶkaiG2532After bidding them farewellἀποταξάμενος αὐτοῖςapotaxamenos autoisG657 G846,He wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565up onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336.

47WhenΚαὶKaiG2532eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722the middleμέσῳmesōG3319of theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532Jesus wasαὐτὸςautosG846aloneμόνοςmonosG3441onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588landγῆς.gēsG1093.

48καὶkaiG2532He could see thatG3708the disciplesαὐτοὺςautousG846were strainingβασανιζομένουςbasanizomenousG928to rowἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν,en tō elauneinG1722 G3588 G1643,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 perissouG3029 G1537 G4053astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839ἐνenG1722ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,

52forγὰρgarG1063they had not understoodοὐ συνῆκανou sunēkanG3756 G4920aboutἐπὶepiG1909theτοῖςtoisG3588loavesἄρτοις,artoisG740,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588had beenἦνēnG1510hardenedπεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēG4456.

53WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they had crossed overδιαπεράσαντεςdiaperasantesG1276,they landedἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἦλθονepi tēn gēn ēlthonG2064 G1909 G3588 G1093atεἰςeisG1519GennesaretΓεννησαρὲτGennēsaretG1082andκαὶkaiG2532mooredπροσωρμίσθησαν.prosōrmisthēsanG4358the boat.

54καὶkaiG2532As soon asεὐθὺςeuthusG2112theyαὐτῶνautōnG846gotἐξελθόντωνexelthontōnG1831out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588boatπλοίουploiouG4143, the peoplerecognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921JesusαὐτὸνautonG846

55andran throughπεριέδραμονperiedramonG4063thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565wholeὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561καὶkaiG2532,carryingπεριφέρεινperiphereinG756 G4064theτοῖςtoisG3588sickκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2560 G2192onἐπὶepiG1909τοὺςtousG3588matsκραβάττοιςkrabattoisG2895to whereverὅπουhopouG3699they heardἤκουονēkouonG191ὅτιhotiG3754He wasἐστίν.estinG1510.

56AndG2532whereverὅπου ἂνhopou anG3699 G302He wentεἰσεπορεύετο εἰςeiseporeueto eisG1531 G1519—villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968andἢēG2228εἰςeisG1519townsπόλειςpoleisG4172andἢēG2228εἰςeisG1519countrysidesἀγροὺςagrousG68—they laidἐτίθεσανetithesanG5087theταῖςtaisG3588sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770inἐνenG1722theτοὺςtousG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58andG2532beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870HimαὐτὸνautonG846ἵναinaG2443justG2579to let them touchG680theτοῦtouG3588fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440.AndG2532allὅσοιhosoiG3745whoἂνanG302touchedG680HimαὐτοῦautouG846were healedἐσῴζοντο.¶esōzontoG4982.

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