Mark 6:8

Mark 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
• New International Version (NIV)These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
• New King James Version (NKJV)He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts—

Context of Mark 6:8

6And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around among the villages and taught. 7Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in their belts – 9and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics. 10He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

Mark 6:8 word by word

καὶ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα μηδὲν αἴρωσιν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰ μὴ ῥάβδον μόνον, μὴ ἄρτον, μὴ πήραν, μὴ εἰς τὴν ζώνην χαλκόν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• commandedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they should takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• nothingμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• journeyὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• saveεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• a staffῥάβδοςrhabdos · rodG4464
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• scripπήραpēra · bagG4082
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• moneyχαλκόςchalkos · copper/bronze/coinG5475
• purseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• purseζώνηzōnē · belt/sash/girdleG2223

Cross-references for Mark 6:8

• Matthew 10:9Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,
• Luke 10:4Do not carry a money bag, a traveler’s bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.
• Luke 22:35Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied, “Nothing.”
• Luke 9:3He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey – no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

Commentaries on Mark 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8A staff only - It is likely he desired them to take only one with every two, merely for the purpose of carrying any part of their clothes on, when they should be obliged to strip them off by reason of the heat; for walking staves, or things of this kind, were forbidden, see Matthew 10:10. But, probably, no more is designed than simply to state that they must not wait to make any provision for the journey, but go off just as they were, leaving the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 See these verses fully explained in the notes at Matthew 10:9-15. In Matthew 10:5 they were commanded not to go among the Gentiles or Samaritans. Mark omits that direction, perhaps, because he was writing for the “Gentiles,” and the direction might create unnecessary difficulty or offence. Perhaps he omits it also because the command was given for a temporary purpose, and was not in force at the time of his writing.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Though the apostles were conscious to themselves of great weakness, and expected no wordly advantage, yet, in obedience to their Master, and in dependence upon his strength, they went out. They did not amuse people with curious matters, but told them they must repent of their sins, and turn to God. The servants of Christ may hope to turn many from darkness unto God, and to heal souls by the power of the Holy Ghost.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The instructions for the disciples' mission focused on what they should leave behind (bread …bag …money … second tunic). They were to travel with little and rely on Jewish kindness to strangers for food and a place to sleep at night (see Luke 22:35–37).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:8

• Apostles
• Commandments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Money

In the dictionaries

• Estate
• Fifty
• Folk
• Girdle
• Miracle
• Purse
• Quarrel
• Scrip
• Testimony
• Thence

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