New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 6

Teaching at Nazareth

1Jesus wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564and cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064intoHis hometownπατρίδαpatridaG3968;and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101followedἀκολουθοῦσινakolouthousinG190Him.

2When the SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521cameγενομένουgenomenouG1096,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321in the synagogueσυναγωγῇ·sunagōgēaG4864; and themanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183listenersἀκούοντεςakouontesG191were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhereπόθενpothenG4159did thisG3778manG3778gettheseG3778thingsG3778,and whatτίςtisG5101is thiswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678givenδοθεῖσαdotheisaG1325to Him, and suchτοιαῦταιtoiautaiG5108miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411as theseG5108performedγινόμεναι;ginomenaiG1096by His handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495?

3Is not thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778the carpenterτέκτων,tektōnG5045,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,and brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ofJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500and JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455and SimonΣίμωνος;SimōnosG4613? Are notHis sistersἀδελφαὶadelphaiG79hereὧδεhōdeG5602with us?” And they tookG4624offenseG4624at Him.

4JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “A prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396is not withoutG820honorἄτιμοςatimosG820exceptG1508inhis hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968and amongG1722his ownrelativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773and in his ownhouseholdοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.”

5And He couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160noοὐκ οὐδεμίανouk oudemianG3756 G3762miracleδύναμιν,dunaminG1411thereἐκεῖekeiG1563exceptG1508that HelaidἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on a fewὀλίγοιςoligoisG3641sickἀρρώστοιςarrōstoisG732peopleG732and healedἐθεράπευσεν.etherapeusenG2323them.

6And He wonderedἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296at their unbeliefἀπιστίανapistianG570.And He was goingG4013aroundκύκλῳkuklōG4013 G2945the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968teachingδιδάσκων.¶didaskōnG1321.

The Twelve Sent Out

7AndHe summonedπροσκαλεῖταιproskaleitaiG4341the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sendἀποστέλλεινapostelleinG649them outin pairsG1417,and gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325them authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151;

8and He instructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853them that they should takeαἴρωσινairōsinG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367for theirjourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598,exceptG1508a mereμόνον,mononG3441staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464--noG3361breadἄρτον,artonG740,noG3361bagπήραν,pēranG4082,noG3361moneyχαλκόν,chalkonG5475in their beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223--

9but towearὑποδεδεμένουςhupodedemenousG5265sandalsσανδάλια,sandaliaG4547; and He added,“Do not putἐνδύσησθεendusēstheG1746on twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶνας.chitōnasG5509.”

10And He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“Whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437you enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525a houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193youleaveἐξέλθητεexelthēteG1831townἐκεῖθεν.ekeithenG1564.

11AnyὃςhosG3739placeτόποςtoposG5117that does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209you orμηδὲmēdeG3366listenἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191to you, as you goἐκπορευόμενοιekporeuomenoiG1607out from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621the dustG5529offG1621the solesὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270of your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228for a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142against them.”

12They wentἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out andpreachedἐκήρυξανekēruxanG2784that menshould repentμετανοῶσιν,metanoōsinG3340.

13And they were castingἐξέβαλλονexeballonG1544out manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140andwere anointingἤλειφονēleiphonG218with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732peopleG732and healingἐθεράπευον.¶etherapeuonG2323them.

John’s Fate Recalled

14And KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264heardἤκουσενēkousenG191of it,for His nameὄνομαonomaG3686had becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096wellG5318knownG5318; and peoplewere sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907has risenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,and that is whyδιὰdiaG1223theseG3588miraculousδυνάμειςdunameisG1411powersG1411are at workἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754in Him.”

15But othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He isElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243.”And othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He isa prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,likeὡςhōsG5613oneεἷςheisG1520of the prophetsπροφητῶν.prophētōnG4396of old.”

16But when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264heardἀκούσαςakousasG191of it,he kept sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “JohnἸωάννην,IōannēnG2491,whomὃνhonG3739I beheadedἀπεκεφάλισαapekephalisaG607,has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453!”

17For HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264himselfG846had sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649and had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491arrestedἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902and boundἔδησενedēsenG1210in prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438on accountδιὰdiaG1223ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266,the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135of his brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he had marriedἐγάμησεν·egamēsenG1060her.

18For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264, “It is not lawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832for you to haveἔχεινecheinG2192your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.”

19HerodiasἩρῳδιὰςHērōdiasG2266hadG1758a grudgeG1758againstG1758him and wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to putG615him to deathG615and couldἠδύνατο·ēdunatoG1410not do so;

20forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264was afraidἐφοβεῖτοephobeitoG5399of JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,knowingG3609that he was a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342and holyἅγιονhagionG40manἄνδραandraG435,and he keptG4933him safeG4933.And when he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191him, he was veryπολλὰpollaG4183perplexedἠπόρει,ēporeiG639; but heused to enjoyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234listeningἤκουεν.¶ēkouenG191to him.

21A strategicεὐκαίρουeukairouG2121dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264on his birthdayγενεσίοιςgenesioisG1077gaveἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a banquetδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173for his lordsμεγιστᾶσινmegistasinG3175andmilitaryG5506commandersG5506and the leadingπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413menG4413of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056;

22and when the daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266herselfαὐτοῦautouG846cameεἰσελθούσηςeiselthousēsG1525in and dancedὀρχησαμένηςorchēsamenēsG3738,she pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264andhis dinnerG4873guestsG4873;and the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004to the girlκορασίῳ·korasiōG2877, “AskαἴτησόνaitēsonG154me for whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you wantθέλῃς,thelēsG2309and I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325it to you.”

23And he sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660to her, “Whateverὅ ἐάνho eanG3739 G1437you askαἰτήσῃςaitēsēsG154of me, I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325it to you; up tohalfἡμίσουςhēmisousG2255of my kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932.”

24And she wentἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831out and saidG3004to her motherμητρὶmētriG3384, “WhatτίtiG5101shall I askαἰτήσωμαι;aitēsōmaiG154for?” And she saidG3004, “The headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτίζοντος.baptizontosG907.”

25ImmediatelyG2117she cameεἰσελθοῦσαeiselthousaG1525in a hurryσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710to the kingβασιλέαbasileaG935and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “I wantθέλωthelōG2309you to giveδῷςdōsG1325me at onceG1824the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094.”

26And although the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was veryG4036sorryG4036, yetbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of his oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727and because ofhis dinnerG345guestsG345,he was unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG3756 G2309to refuseἀθετῆσαιathetēsaiG114her.

27ImmediatelyG2117the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649an executionerσπεκουλάτοραspekoulatoraG4688and commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004himto bringἐνέγκαιenegkaiG5342backhis headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.And he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and had him beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607in the prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

28and broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325it to the girlκορασίῳ,korasiōG2877;and the girlκοράσιονkorasionG2877gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325it to her motherμητρὶmētriG3384.

29When his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191about this,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064and tookG142awayG142his bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430and laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087it in a tombμνημείῳ.¶mnēmeiōG3419.

30TheapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652gatheredG4863togetherσυνάγονταιsunagontaiG4863with JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424;and they reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to Him allπάνταpantaG3956that they had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160and taughtἐδίδαξαν.edidaxanG1321.

31And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205awayG1205by yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771 G846to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117and restἀναπαύσασθεanapausastheG373a whileὀλίγον·oligonG3641.” (For there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183peoplecomingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064and goingὑπάγοντεςhupagontesG5217, andthey did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761haveG2119timeG2119to eatG2068.)

32They wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565inthe boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117by themselvesἰδίαν.idianG2398.

Five Thousand Fed

33The peoplesawG3708them goingὑπάγονταςhupagontasG5217,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183recognizedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921themand ranG4936thereἐκεῖekeiG1563togetherσυνέδραμονsunedramonG4936on footπεζῇpezēaG3979from allπασῶνpasōnG3956the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172,and gotG4281thereG4281aheadG4281of them.

34When Jesus wentG1831ashoreG1831, HesawG3708a largeG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,and He feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697for them becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263withoutμὴ ἔχονταmē echontaG3361 G2192a shepherdποιμένα.poimenaG4166;and He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321them manyG4183thingsG4183.

35When it was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235quiteG4183lateὥραςhōrasG5610 G4183,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Him and saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisG3588placeτόπος,toposG5117is desolateἔρημόςerēmosG2048and it is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235quiteG4183lateὥραhōraG5610 G4183;

36sendG630them awayG630soἵναinaG2443that they may goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565into the surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68and villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and buyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438somethingτίtiG5101to eatG2068.”

37But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them,“You giveδότεdoteG1325them somethingto eatG2068!”And they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Shall we goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565and spendἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59twoδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250hundredG1250denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220on breadἄρτουςartousG740and giveδώσομενdōsomenG1325them somethingto eatG2068?”

38And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“HowπόσουςposousG4214manyG4214loavesἄρτουςartousG740do you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192?GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217lookG3708!”And when they foundγνόντεςgnontesG1097out, they saidλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, “FiveπέντεpenteG4002,and twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486.”

39And He commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004them allπάνταςpantasG3956tositG347downG347by groupsG4849on the greenχλωρῷchlōrōG5515grassχόρτῳ.chortōG5528.

40TheysatG377downἀνέπεσανanepesanG377in groupsG4237of hundredsἑκατὸνhekatonG1540and of fiftiesπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.

41And He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up towardεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, HeblessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127the foodand brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622the loavesἄρτουςartousG740and He kept givingἐδίδουedidouG1325themto the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to setπαρατιθῶσινparatithōsinG3908beforeG3908them; and He dividedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307up the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύαςichthuasG2486among them allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

42They allπάντεςpantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanG5526,

43and they pickedἦρανēranG142up twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427fullπληρώματαplērōmataG4138basketsκοφίνωνkophinōnG2894of the brokenG2801piecesG2801,and also of the fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.

44There werefiveπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menἄνδρες.¶andresG435who ateG2068the loavesἄρτουςartousG740.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45ImmediatelyG2117Jesus madeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684intothe boatπλοῖονploionG4143and goπροάγεινproageinG4254aheadG4254of Himto the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008toBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰνBēthsaidanG966,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193He HimselfG846was sendingG630the crowdὄχλον.ochlonG3793awayG630.

46AfterbiddingG657them farewellG657,He leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565for the mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336.

47When it was eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798,the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was in the middleμέσῳmesōG3319of the seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,and He was aloneμόνοςmonosG3441on the landγῆς.gēsG1093.

48SeeingG3708themstrainingβασανιζομένουςbasanizomenousG928at the oarsἐλαύνειν,elauneinG1643,for the windἄνεμοςanemosG417was againstἐναντίοςenantiosG1727them, at aboutπερὶperiG4012thefourthτετάρτηνtetartēnG5067watchφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281;and He intendedἤθελενēthelenG2309to passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928by them.

49But when they sawG3708Him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they supposedἔδοξανedoxanG1380that it was a ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326,and criedἀνέκραξαν·anekraxanG349out;

50for they allπάντεςpantesG3956sawG3708Him and wereterrifiedἐταράχθησαν.etarachthēsanG5015.But immediatelyG2117He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980with them and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “Takeθαρσεῖτε,tharseiteG2293courageG2293; it is I,do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε.phobeistheG5399.”

51ThenG2532He gotἀνέβηanebēG305intothe boatπλοῖον,ploionG4143with them, and the windἄνεμος.anemosG417stoppedἐκόπασενekopasenG2869;and they were utterlyλίαν ἐκ περισσοῦlian ek perissouG3029 G1537 G4053astonishedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,

52for theyhad not gainedG4920any insightG4920from the incident ofthe loavesἄρτοις,artoisG740, buttheir heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588was hardenedπεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēG4456.

Healing at Gennesaret

53When they had crossedG1276overG1276they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to landγῆνgēnG1093at GennesaretΓεννησαρὲτGennēsaretG1082,and mooredπροσωρμίσθησαν.prosōrmisthēsanG4358to the shore.

54When they gotἐξελθόντωνexelthontōnG1831out of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143,immediatelyG2117the peoplerecognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921Him,

55and ranG4063aboutG4063that wholeὅληνholēnG3650countryχώρανchōranG5561and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to carryG4064hereG4063and thereG4064on their palletsκραβάττοιςkrabattoisG2895thoseG3588who were sickκακῶςkakōsG2560, tothe placeὅπουhopouG3699they heardἤκουονēkouonG191He was.

56WhereverὅπουhopouG3699He enteredεἰσεπορεύετοeiseporeuetoG1531villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,orἢēG2228citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172,orἢēG2228countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68,they were layingἐτίθεσανetithesanG5087the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770in the marketG58placesG58,and imploringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him that they might justG2579touchἅψωνται,hapsōntaiG681the fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of His cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440;and as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745as touchedἥψαντοhēpsantoG681it were being curedἐσῴζοντο.¶esōzontoG4982.