New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 6:31-53

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.

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.

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.

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

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