Focused Passage

Mark 6:1-6

Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea

Mark 6 moves from hometown rejection to apostolic mission, from John's martyrdom to Jesus' shepherding compassion, from wilderness hunger to miraculous provision, from sea terror to divine reassurance, and from hardened disciples to needy crowds who still seek his healing touch.

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1Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.

2When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

4Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

5So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

6And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] went onἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfrom thereἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctioncameἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhometownπατρίδαG3968Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionaccompanied byἀκολουθοῦσινG190Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 2

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[When]καὶG2532Conjunction[the] SabbathσαββάτουG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularcameγενομένουG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Neuter SingularHe beganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto teachδιδάσκεινG1321Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῇG4864Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho heard [Him]ἀκούοντεςG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοG1605Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralWhere [did]ΠόθενG4159Adverbthis [man get]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularthese [ideas]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Pluralthey askedλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionWhat [is]τίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular[this]G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίαG4678Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularHe has been givenδοθεῖσαG1325Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular. . .τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularAnd [how can]καὶG2532ConjunctionHe performγινόμεναιG1096Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural. . .διὰG1223Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular. . .τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Plural. . .χειρῶνG5495Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralsuchτοιαῦταιG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralmiraclesδυνάμειςG1411Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Verse 3

Original words

Isn’tἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐχG3756AdverbthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcarpenterτέκτωνG5045Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof MaryΜαρίαςG3137Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] brotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof JamesἸακώβουG2385Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJosesἸωσῆτοςG2500Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJudasἸούδαG2455Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSimonΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularAren’tεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐκG3756AdverbHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralsistersἀδελφαὶG79Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralhereὧδεG5602AdverbwithπρὸςG4314PrepositionusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralas wellκαὶG2532ConjunctionAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey took offenseἐσκανδαλίζοντοG4624Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Joses is a variant of Joseph; see Matthew 13:55.
Verse 4

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionOnlyεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhometownπατρίδιG3968Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionamongἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralrelativesσυγγενεῦσινG4773Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[own]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseholdοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara prophetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ΟὐκG3756Adverbwithout honorἄτιμοςG820Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 5

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[So]καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe could notἐδύνατοG1410Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularperformποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[any]οὐδεμίανG3762Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularmiraclesδύναμινG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthereἐκεῖG1563AdverbexceptεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbto layἐπιθεὶςG2007Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[His]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralhandsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralon a fewὀλίγοιςG3641Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralof the sickἀρρώστοιςG732Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural[and] heal [them]ἐθεράπευσενG2323Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 6

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe was amazedἐθαύμαζεν*G2296Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularatδιὰG1223PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularunbeliefἀπιστίανG570Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularAndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe wentπεριῆγενG4013Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulararoundκύκλῳG2945Adverb-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Pluralfrom village to villageκώμαςG2968Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralteaching [the people]διδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

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