New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 6:1-30

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.

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.

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.

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