New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 6:1-30

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 goingG4013aroundκύκλῳkuklōG4013 G2945the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκων.¶didaskōnG1321.

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 eanG3699 G1437you 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.

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 eanG3739 G1437you wantθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,and 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 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 ēthelēsenG3756 G2309to 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.

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