Mark 6:5

Mark 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
• New International Version (NIV)He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

Context of Mark 6:5

3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they took offense at Him. 4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.” And He could not do any miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages, teaching. 7And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

Mark 6:5 word by word

καὶ οὐκ ἐδύνατο ἐκεῖ ποιῆσαι οὐδεμίαν δύναμιν, εἰ μὴ ὀλίγοις ἀρρώστοις ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας ἐθεράπευσεν.Read the interlinear

• And He couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• not doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• anyοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• miracleδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• exceptεἰ μήei mē · exceptG1508
• laidἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• His handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• a fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• sickἄρρωστοςarrhōstos · illG732
• and healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323

Cross-references for Mark 6:5

• Mark 9:23But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”
• Genesis 19:22Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the town was named Zoar.
• Genesis 32:25When the man saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
• Isaiah 59:1Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.
• Matthew 13:58And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
• Hebrews 4:2For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also did; but the word they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united with those who listened with faith.

Commentaries on Mark 6:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-6Verses 1-6 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 13:54-58.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Faith and healing are often connected in Mark (2:5; 5:34, 36; 9:23–24; 10:52). The miracles of Jesus were not performances but miraculous signs of God's kingdom. To enter this kingdom and receive its benefits, one must repent and have faith (1:15). Jesus healed some sick people, but the lack of faith in his own village amazed Jesus. This was unusual. This part of Mark describes Jesus being rejected by (3:7–6:6a): his family (3:21, 31–35), the scribes…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:5

• Hand
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Estate
• Fifty
• Folk
• Miracle
• Quarrel
• Testimony
• Thence
• Good
• Hands; Hands, Imposition, Laying On of
• Healing, Gifts of

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