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Mark 6

Teaching at Nazareth

1Jesus wentG1831outG1831fromG1564thereG1564and cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064intoHis hometownπατρίδαpatridaG3968;and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101followedἀκολουθοῦσινakolouthousinG190Him.
2And when the SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521cameγενομένουgenomenouG1096,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321in the synagogueσυναγωγῇ·sunagōgēaG4864; and themanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183listenersἀκούοντεςakouontesG191were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhereπόθενpothenG4159did thisG3778ManG3778learntheseG3778thingsG3778,and whatτίςtisG5101is thiswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678that has been givenδοθεῖσαdotheisaG1325to Him, and suchτοιαῦταιtoiautaiG5108miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411asG5108theseG5108performedγινόμεναι;ginomenaiG1096by His handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495?
3Is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778notthe carpenterτέκτων,tektōnG5045,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137and brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ofJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385,JosesἸωσῆτοςIōsētosG2500,JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455,and SimonΣίμωνος;SimōnosG4613? And areHis sistersἀδελφαὶadelphaiG79not hereὧδεhōdeG5602with us?” And they tookG4624offenseG4624at Him.
4JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “A prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396is not dishonoredἄτιμοςatimosG820exceptG1508inhis hometownπατρίδιpatridiG3968and amongG1722his ownrelativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773, and in his ownhouseholdοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.”
5And He couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410not doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160anyοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762miracleδύναμιν,dunaminG1411thereἐκεῖekeiG1563exceptG1508that HelaidG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onG2007a fewὀλίγοιςoligoisG3641sickἀρρώστοιςarrōstoisG732peopleG732and healedἐθεράπευσεν.etherapeusenG2323them.
6And He wasG2296amazedG2296at their unbeliefἀπιστίανapistianG570.And He was goingG4013aroundκύκλῳkuklōG4013G2945the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκων.¶didaskōnG1321.

The Twelve Sent Out

7AndHe summonedπροσκαλεῖταιproskaleitaiG4341the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sendἀποστέλλεινapostelleinG649them outG649inG649pairsG1417,and gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325them authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151;
8and He instructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853them that they were to takeαἴρωσινairōsinG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367for theirjourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598,exceptG1508a mereμόνον,mononG3441staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464--noG3361breadἄρτον,artonG740,noG3361bagπήραν,pēranG4082,noG3361moneyχαλκόν,chalkonG5475in their beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223--
9but towearὑποδεδεμένουςhupodedemenousG5265sandalsσανδάλια,sandaliaG4547; and He added,“Do not wearἐνδύσησθεendusēstheG1746twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶνας.chitōnasG5509.”
10And He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“Whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699G1437you enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525a houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193youleaveἐξέλθητεexelthēteG1831townἐκεῖθεν.ekeithenG1564.
11AnyὃςhosG3739placeτόποςtoposG5117that does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209you orμηδὲmēdeG3366listenἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191to you, as you goG1607outG1607fromG1564thereG1564,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621the dustG5529offG1621the solesὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270of your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142against them.”
12And they wentG1831outG1831andpreachedἐκήρυξανekēruxanG2784that peopleare to repentμετανοῶσιν,metanoōsinG3340.
13And they were castingἐξέβαλλονexeballonG1544outG1544manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140andwere anointingἤλειφονēleiphonG218with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732peopleG732and healingἐθεράπευον.¶etherapeuonG2323them.

John’s Fate Recalled

14And KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264heardἤκουσενēkousenG191about 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 HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264heardἀκούσαςakousasG191about it,he kept sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “JohnἸωάννην,IōannēnG2491,whomὃνhonG3739I beheadedἀπεκεφάλισαapekephalisaG607,has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453!”
17For HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264himselfG846had sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649menand 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.”
19AndHerodiasἩρῳδιὰςHērōdiasG2266heldG1758aG1758grudgeG1758againstG1758him and wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to putG615him toG615deathG615,and couldἠδύνατο·ēdunatoG1410not do so;
20forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264wasG5399afraidἐφοβεῖτοephobeitoG5399of JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,knowingG3609that he was a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342and holyἅγιονhagionG40manἄνδραandraG435,and he had been protectingσυνετήρειsunetēreiG4933him. And when he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191him, he was veryπολλὰpollaG4183perplexedἠπόρει,ēporeiG639; and yet heused to enjoyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234listeningἤκουεν.¶ēkouenG191to him.
21An opportuneεὐκαίρουeukairouG2121dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,on his birthdayγενεσίοιςgenesioisG1077,heldἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a banquetδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173for his noblesμεγιστᾶσινmegistasinG3175and militaryG5506commandersG5506,and the leadingπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413peopleG4413of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056;
22and when the daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266herselfαὐτοῦautouG846cameG1525inG1525and dancedὀρχησαμένηςorchēsamenēsG3738,she pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264andhis dinnerG4873guestsG4873;and the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004to the girlκορασίῳ·korasiōG2877, “AskαἴτησόνaitēsonG154me for whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739G1437you wantθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,and I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325it to you.”
23And he sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660to her, “Whateverὅ ἐάνho eanG3739G1437you askαἰτήσῃςaitēsēsG154of me, I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325it to you, up tohalfἡμίσουςhēmisousG2255of my kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932.”
24And she wentG1831outG1831and saidG3004to her motherμητρὶmētriG3384, “WhatτίtiG5101shall I askαἰτήσωμαι;aitēsōmaiG154for?” And she saidG3004, “The headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτίζοντος.baptizontosG907.”
25ImmediatelyG2117she cameG1525inG1525a hurryσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710to the kingβασιλέαbasileaG935and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “I wantθέλωthelōG2309you to giveδῷςdōsG1325me at onceG1824the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094.”
26And although the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was veryG4036sorryG4036,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of his oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727andhis dinnerG345guestsG345,he was unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησενouk ēthelēsenG3756G2309to refuseἀθετῆσαιathetēsaiG114her.
27ImmediatelyG2117the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649an executionerσπεκουλάτοραspekoulatoraG4688and commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004himto bringἐνέγκαιenegkaiG5342backhis headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.And he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607him in 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 carriedG142awayG142his bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430,and laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087it in a tombμνημείῳ.¶mnēmeiōG3419.
30TheapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652gatheredG4863togetherσυνάγονταιsunagontaiG4863with JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424;and they reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to Him allπάνταpantaG3956that they had doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160and taughtἐδίδαξαν.edidaxanG1321.
31And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205awayby yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771G846to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117and restἀναπαύσασθεanapausastheG373a littleὀλίγον·oligonG3641whileG3641.” (For there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183peoplecomingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064and goingὑπάγοντεςhupagontesG5217, andthey did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761haveG2119timeG2119to eatG2068.)
32And they wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565inthe boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117by themselvesἰδίαν.idianG2398.

Five Thousand Men 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 echontaG3361G2192a shepherdποιμένα.poimenaG4166;and He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321them manyG4183thingsG4183.
35And when it was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateὥρας πολλῆςhōras pollēsG4183G5610,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upG4334to Him and saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisG3588placeτόπος,toposG5117is secludedἔρημόςerēmosG2048and it is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateὥρα πολλή·hōra pollēG5610G4183;
36sendG630them awayG630soG2443thatG2443they may goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565into the surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68and villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and buyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438somethingτίtiG5101to eatG2068.”
37But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them,“You giveδότεdoteG1325them somethingto eatG2068!”And they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Shall we goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565and spendἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59twoδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250hundredG1250denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220on breadἄρτουςartousG740,and giveδώσομενdōsomenG1325itto them to eatG2068?”
38But He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“HowπόσουςposousG4214manyG4214loavesἄρτουςartousG740do you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192?GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217lookG3708!”And when they foundG1097outG1097,they saidλέγουσιν·legousinG3004, “FiveπέντεpenteG4002,and twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486.”
39And He orderedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004them allπάνταςpantasG3956to reclineἀνακλῖναιanaklinaiG347by groupsG4849on the greenχλωρῷchlōrōG5515grassχόρτῳ.chortōG5528.
40They reclinedἀνέπεσανanepesanG377in groupsG4237of hundredsἑκατὸνhekatonG1540and fiftiesπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.
41And He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308upG308towardεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, HeblessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127the foodand brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622the loavesἄρτουςartousG740and He gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themto the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101again and againto setπαρατιθῶσινparatithōsinG3908beforeG3908them; and He dividedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύαςichthuasG2486among them allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.
42And they allπάντεςpantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanG5526;
43and they pickedG142upG142twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427fullπληρώματαplērōmataG4138basketsκοφίνωνkophinōnG2894of the brokenG2801piecesG2801of bread,and of the fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.
44There werefiveπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menἄνδρες.¶andresG435who ateG2068the loavesἄρτουςartousG740.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45And immediatelyG2117Jesus hadἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684intothe boatπλοῖονploionG4143and goπροάγεινproageinG4254aheadG4254of Himto the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008, toBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδὰνBēthsaidanG966,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193He HimselfG846dismissedἀπολύειapolueiG630the crowdὄχλον.ochlonG3793.
46And aftersayingG657goodbyeG657to them, 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 nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281;and He intendedἤθελενēthelenG2309to passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928by them.
49But when they sawG3708Him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they thoughtἔδοξανedoxanG1380that it was a ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326,and they criedG349outG349;
50for they allπάντεςpantesG3956sawG3708Him and wereterrifiedἐταράχθησαν.etarachthēsanG5015.But immediatelyG2117He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980with them and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “Takeθαρσεῖτε,tharseiteG2293courageG2293; it is I,do not beG5399afraidG5399.”
51ThenG2532He gotἀνέβηanebēG305intothe boatπλοῖον,ploionG4143with them, and the windἄνεμος.anemosG417stoppedἐκόπασενekopasenG2869;and they were utterlyλίαν ἐκ περισσοῦlian ek perissouG3029G1537G4053astonishedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,
52for theyhad not gainedG4920any insightG4920from the incident ofthe loavesἄρτοις,artoisG740, buttheir heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588were hardenedπεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēG4456.

Healing at Gennesaret

53When they had crossedG1276overG1276they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to landγῆνgēnG1093at GennesaretΓεννησαρὲτGennēsaretG1082,and mooredπροσωρμίσθησαν.prosōrmisthēsanG4358at the shore.
54And when they gotG1831outG1831of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143,immediatelyG2117the peoplerecognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921Him,
55and ranG4063aboutG4063that entireὅληνholēnG3650countryχώρανchōranG5561and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757carryingG4064hereG4064andG4064thereG4064on their palletsκραβάττοιςkrabattoisG2895thoseG3588who were sickκακῶςkakōsG2560,to whereverὅπουhopouG3699they heardἤκουονēkouonG191He was.
56And whereverὅπουhopouG3699He enteredεἰσεπορεύετοeiseporeuetoG1531villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,orἢēG2228citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172,orἢēG2228a countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68,they were layingἐτίθεσανetithesanG5087the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770in the marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58and imploringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him that they might justG2579touchἅψωνται,hapsōntaiG681the fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of His cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440;and allG3745whoG3745touchedἥψαντοhēpsantoG681it were beinghealedἐσῴζοντο.¶esōzontoG4982.

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