Mark 6:12

Mark 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
• New International Version (NIV)They went out and preached that people should repent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went out and preached that people should repent.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God.

Context of Mark 6:12

10And he said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them." So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. 14King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."

Mark 6:12 word by word

Καὶ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν ἵνα μετανοῶσιν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and preachedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• men should repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340

Cross-references for Mark 6:12

• Mark 1:3the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"
• Ezekiel 18:30"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
• Matthew 3:2"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
• Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
• Matthew 9:13Go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
• Matthew 11:20Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
• Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
• Luke 13:3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
• Luke 15:7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 3:19Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
• Acts 11:18When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."
• Acts 20:21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 26:20but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.

Commentaries on Mark 6:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Preached that men should repent - See the nature of repentance explained in notes at Matthew 3:2. They were now called upon to repent and reform their lives because sin was evil, because the Messiah had come to preach forgiveness to the penitent, and because at “his” presence it was fit that the nation should turn from its sins and prepare to receive him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Though the apostles were conscious to themselves of great weakness, and expected no wordly advantage, yet, in obedience to their Master, and in dependence upon his strength, they went out. They did not amuse people with curious matters, but told them they must repent of their sins, and turn to God. The servants of Christ may hope to turn many from darkness unto God, and to heal souls by the power of the Holy Ghost.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The call to repent is a short form of the fuller message in 1:15.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:12

• Jesus, the Christ
• Preaching
• Repentance

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings