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Mark 6:17-56

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.

31And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205awayby yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771 G846to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117and restἀναπαύσασθεanapausastheG373a littleὀλίγον·oligonG3641whileG3641.” (For there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183peoplecomingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064and goingὑπάγοντεςhupagontesG5217, andthey did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761haveG2119timeG2119to eatG2068.)

32And they 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.

35And when it was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateὥρας πολλῆςhōras pollēsG4183 G5610,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upG4334to Him and saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisG3588placeτόπος,toposG5117is secludedἔρημόςerēmosG2048and it is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateὥρα πολλή·hōra pollēG5610 G4183;

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.

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 perissouG3029 G1537 G4053astonishedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,

52for theyhad not gainedG4920any insightG4920from the incident ofthe loavesἄρτοις,artoisG740, buttheir heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588were hardenedπεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēG4456.

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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