Mark 6 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Teaching at Nazareth

1 Jesus went ^G1831 out ^G1831 from ^G1564 there ^G1564 and *came ^G2064 into [fn]His hometown ^G3968; and His disciples ^G3101 *followed ^G190 Him.

2 And when the Sabbath ^G4521 came ^G1096, He began ^G757 to teach ^G1321 in the synagogue ^G4864; and [fn]the many ^G4183 listeners ^G191 were astonished ^G1605, saying ^G3004, “Where ^G4159 did this ^G3778 Man ^G3778 learn these ^G3778 things ^G3778, and what ^G5101 is this wisdom ^G4678 that has been given ^G1325 to Him, and such ^G5108 [fn]miracles ^G1411 as ^G5108 these ^G5108 performed ^G1096 by His hands ^G5495? 3 Is this ^G3778 not the carpenter ^G5045, the son ^G5207 of Mary ^G3137 and brother ^G80 of [fn]James ^G2385, Joses ^G2500, Judas ^G2455, and Simon ^G4613? And are His sisters ^G79 not here ^G5602 with us?” And they took ^G4624 offense ^G4624 at Him. 4 Jesus ^G2424 said ^G3004 to them, “A prophet ^G4396 is not dishonored ^G820 except ^G1508 in [fn]his hometown ^G3968 and among ^G1722 his own relatives ^G4773, and in his own household ^G3614.” 5 And He could ^G1410 not do ^G4160 any ^G3762 [fn]miracle ^G1411 there ^G1563 except ^G1508 that He laid ^G2007 His hands ^G5495 on ^G2007 a few ^G3641 sick ^G732 people ^G732 and healed ^G2323 them. 6 And He was ^G2296 amazed ^G2296 at their unbelief ^G570.

And He was going ^G4013 around ^G4013 G2945 the villages ^G2968, teaching ^G1321.

The Twelve Sent Out

7 And He *summoned ^G4341 the twelve ^G1427 and began ^G757 to send ^G649 them out ^G649 in ^G649 pairs ^G1417, and gave ^G1325 them authority ^G1849 over the unclean ^G169 spirits ^G4151;

8 and He instructed ^G3853 them that they were to take ^G142 nothing ^G3367 for their journey ^G3598, except ^G1508 a mere ^G3441 staff ^G4464—no ^G3361 bread ^G740, no ^G3361 [fn]bag ^G4082, no ^G3361 money ^G5475 in their belt ^G2223— 9 but [fn]to wear ^G5265 sandals ^G4547; and He added, “Do not wear ^G1746 two ^G1417 [fn]tunics ^G5509.” 10 And He said ^G3004 to them, “Wherever ^G3699 G1437 you enter ^G1525 a house ^G3614, stay ^G3306 there ^G1563 until ^G2193 you [fn]leave ^G1831 town ^G1564. 11 Any ^G3739 place ^G5117 that does not receive ^G1209 you or ^G3366 listen ^G191 to you, as you go ^G1607 out ^G1607 from ^G1564 there ^G1564, shake ^G1621 the dust ^G5522 [fn]off ^G1621 the soles ^G5270 of your feet ^G4228 as a testimony ^G3142 against them.” 12 And they went ^G1831 out ^G1831 and [fn]preached ^G2784 that people are to repent ^G3340. 13 And they were casting ^G1544 out ^G1544 many ^G4183 demons ^G1140 and were anointing ^G218 with oil ^G1637 many ^G4183 sick ^G732 people ^G732 and healing ^G2323 them.

John’s Fate Recalled

14 And King ^G935 Herod ^G2264 heard ^G191 about it, for His name ^G3686 had become ^G1096 well ^G5318 known ^G5318; and people were saying ^G3004, “John ^G2491 the Baptist ^G907 has risen ^G1453 from the dead ^G3498, and that is why ^G1223 these ^G3588 miraculous ^G1411 powers ^G1411 are at work ^G1754 in Him.”

15 But others ^G243 were saying ^G3004, “He is Elijah ^G2243.” And others ^G243 were saying ^G3004, “He is a prophet ^G4396, like ^G5613 one ^G1520 of the prophets ^G4396 of old.” 16 But when Herod ^G2264 heard ^G191 about it, he kept saying ^G3004, “John ^G2491, whom ^G3739 I beheaded ^G607, has risen ^G1453!”

17 For Herod ^G2264 himself ^G846 had sent ^G649 men and had John ^G2491 arrested ^G2902 and bound ^G1210 in prison ^G5438 on account ^G1223 of Herodias ^G2266, the wife ^G1135 of his brother ^G80 Philip ^G5376, because ^G3754 he had married ^G1060 her. 18 For John ^G2491 had been saying ^G3004 to Herod ^G2264, “It is not lawful ^G1832 for you to have ^G2192 your brother’s ^G80 wife ^G1135.” 19 And Herodias ^G2266 held ^G1758 a ^G1758 grudge ^G1758 against ^G1758 him and wanted ^G2309 to put ^G615 him to ^G615 death ^G615, and could ^G1410 not do so; 20 for Herod ^G2264 was ^G5399 afraid ^G5399 of John ^G2491, knowing ^G6063 that he was a righteous ^G1342 and holy ^G40 man ^G435, and he had been protecting ^G4933 him. And when he heard ^G191 him, he was very ^G4183 perplexed ^G639; and yet he [fn]used to enjoy ^G2234 listening ^G191 to him. 21 An opportune ^G2121 day ^G2250 came ^G1096 when ^G3753 Herod ^G2264, on his birthday ^G1077, held ^G4160 a banquet ^G1173 for his nobles ^G3175 and military ^G5506 commanders ^G5506, and the leading ^G4413 people ^G4413 of Galilee ^G1056; 22 and when the daughter ^G2364 of Herodias ^G2266 herself ^G846 came ^G1525 in ^G1525 and danced ^G3738, she pleased ^G700 Herod ^G2264 and [fn]his dinner ^G4873 guests ^G4873; and the king ^G935 said ^G3004 to the girl ^G2877, “Ask ^G154 me for whatever ^G3739 G1437 you want ^G2309, and I will give ^G1325 it to you.” 23 And he swore ^G3660 to her, “Whatever ^G3739 G1437 you ask ^G154 of me, I will give ^G1325 it to you, up to half ^G2255 of my kingdom ^G932.” 24 And she went ^G1831 out ^G1831 and said ^G3004 to her mother ^G3384, “What ^G5101 shall I ask ^G154 for?” And she said ^G3004, “The head ^G2776 of John ^G2491 the Baptist ^G907.” 25 Immediately ^G2117 she came ^G1525 in ^G1525 a hurry ^G4710 to the king ^G935 and asked ^G154, saying ^G3004, “I want ^G2309 you to give ^G1325 me at once ^G1824 the head ^G2776 of John ^G2491 the Baptist ^G910 on a platter ^G4094.” 26 And although the king ^G935 was very ^G4036 sorry ^G4036, because ^G1223 of his oaths ^G3727 and [fn]his dinner ^G345 guests ^G345, he was unwilling ^G3756 G2309 to refuse ^G114 her. 27 Immediately ^G2117 the king ^G935 sent ^G649 an executioner ^G4688 and commanded ^G2004 him to bring ^G5342 back his head ^G2776. And he went ^G565 and beheaded ^G607 him in the prison ^G5438, 28 and brought ^G5342 his head ^G2776 on a platter ^G4094, and gave ^G1325 it to the girl ^G2877; and the girl ^G2877 gave ^G1325 it to her mother ^G3384. 29 When his disciples ^G3101 heard ^G191 about this, they came ^G2064 and carried ^G142 away ^G142 his body ^G4430, and laid ^G5087 it in a tomb ^G3419.

30 The apostles ^G652 *gathered ^G4863 together ^G4863 with Jesus ^G2424; and they reported ^G518 to Him all ^G3956 that they had done ^G4160 and taught ^G1321. 31 And He *said ^G3004 to them, “Come ^G1205 away by yourselves ^G4771 G846 to a secluded ^G2048 place ^G5117 and rest ^G373 a little ^G3641 while ^G3641.” (For there were many ^G4183 people coming ^G2064 and going ^G5217, and they did not even ^G3761 have ^G2119 time ^G2119 to eat ^G2068.) 32 And they went ^G565 away ^G565 in the boat ^G4143 to a secluded ^G2048 place ^G5117 by themselves ^G2398.

Five Thousand Men Fed

33 The people saw ^G3708 them going ^G5217, and many ^G4183 recognized ^G1921 them and ran ^G4936 there ^G1563 together ^G4936 on foot ^G3979 from all ^G3956 the cities ^G4172, and got ^G4281 there ^G4281 ahead ^G4281 of them. 34 When Jesus went ^G1831 [fn]ashore ^G1831, He saw ^G3708 a large ^G4183 crowd ^G3793, and He felt ^G4697 compassion ^G4697 for them because ^G3754 they were like ^G5613 sheep ^G4263 without ^G3361 G2192 a shepherd ^G4166; and He began ^G757 to teach ^G1321 them many ^G4183 things ^G4183. 35 And when it was already ^G2235 late ^G4183 G5610, His disciples ^G3101 came ^G4334 up ^G4334 to Him and said ^G3004, “[fn]This ^G3588 place ^G5117 is secluded ^G2048 and it is already ^G2235 late ^G5610 G4183; 36 send ^G630 them away ^G630 so ^G2443 that ^G2443 they may go ^G565 into the surrounding ^G2945 countryside ^G68 and villages ^G2968 and buy ^G59 themselves ^G1438 [fn]something ^G5101 to eat ^G2068.” 37 But He answered ^G611 them, “You give ^G1325 them something to eat ^G2068!” And they *said ^G3004 to Him, “Shall we go ^G565 and spend ^G59 two ^G1250 hundred ^G1250 [fn]denarii ^G1220 on bread ^G740, and give ^G1325 it to them to eat ^G2068?” 38 But He *said ^G3004 to them, “How ^G4214 many ^G4214 loaves ^G740 do you have ^G2192? Go ^G5217 look ^G3708!” And when they found ^G1097 out ^G1097, they *said ^G3004, “Five ^G4002, and two ^G1417 fish ^G2486.” 39 And He ordered ^G2004 them all ^G3956 to recline ^G347 by groups ^G4849 on the green ^G5515 grass ^G5528. 40 They reclined ^G377 in groups ^G4237 of hundreds ^G1540 and fifties ^G4004. 41 And He took ^G2983 the five ^G4002 loaves ^G740 and the two ^G1417 fish ^G2486, and looking ^G308 up ^G308 toward ^G1519 heaven ^G3772, He blessed ^G2127 the food and broke ^G2622 the loaves ^G740 and He gave ^G1325 them to the disciples ^G3101 again and again to set ^G3908 before ^G3908 them; and He divided ^G3307 the two ^G1417 fish ^G2486 among them all ^G3956. 42 And they all ^G3956 ate ^G2068 and were satisfied ^G5526; 43 and they picked ^G142 up ^G142 twelve ^G1427 full ^G4138 baskets ^G2894 of the broken ^G2801 pieces ^G2801 of bread, and of the fish ^G2486. 44 There were five ^G4000 thousand ^G4000 [fn]men ^G435 who ate ^G2068 the loaves ^G740.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45 And immediately ^G2117 Jesus had ^G315 His disciples ^G3101 get ^G1684 into the boat ^G4143 and go ^G4254 ahead ^G4254 of Him to the other ^G4008 side ^G4008, to Bethsaida ^G966, while ^G2193 He Himself ^G846 *dismissed ^G630 the crowd ^G3793.

46 And after saying ^G657 goodbye ^G657 to them, He left ^G565 for the mountain ^G3735 to pray ^G4336.

47 When it was evening ^G3798, the boat ^G4143 was in the middle ^G3319 of the sea ^G2281, and He was alone ^G3441 on the land ^G1093. 48 Seeing ^G3708 them [fn]straining ^G928 at the oars ^G1643—for the wind ^G417 was against ^G1727 them—at about ^G4012 the [fn]fourth ^G5067 watch ^G5438 of the night ^G3571, He *came ^G2064 to them, walking ^G4043 on the sea ^G2281; and He intended ^G2309 to pass ^G3928 by them. 49 But when they saw ^G3708 Him walking ^G4043 on the sea ^G2281, they thought ^G1380 that it was a ghost ^G5326, and they cried ^G349 out ^G349; 50 for they all ^G3956 saw ^G3708 Him and were [fn]terrified ^G5015. But immediately ^G2117 He spoke ^G2980 with them and *said ^G3004 to them, “Take ^G2293 courage ^G2293; it is I, do not be ^G5399 afraid ^G5399.” 51 Then ^G2532 He got ^G305 into the boat ^G4143 with them, and the wind ^G417 stopped ^G2869; and they were utterly ^{G3029 G1537 G4053} astonished ^G1839, 52 for they [fn]had not gained ^G4920 any insight ^G4920 from the incident of the loaves ^G740, but [fn]their hearts ^G2588 were hardened ^G4456.

Healing at Gennesaret

53 When they had crossed ^G1276 over ^G1276 they came ^G2064 to land ^G1093 at Gennesaret ^G1082, and moored ^G4358 at the shore.

54 And when they got ^G1831 out ^G1831 of the boat ^G4143, immediately ^G2117 the people recognized ^G1921 Him, 55 and ran ^G4063 about ^G4063 that entire ^G3650 country ^G5561 and began ^G757 carrying ^G4064 here ^G4064 and ^G4064 there ^G4064 on their pallets ^G2895 those ^G3588 who were sick ^G2560, [fn]to wherever ^G3699 they heard ^G191 He was. 56 And wherever ^G3699 He entered ^G1531 villages ^G2968, or ^G2228 cities ^G4172, or ^G2228 a countryside ^G68, they were laying ^G5087 the sick ^G770 in the marketplaces ^G58 and imploring ^G3870 Him that they might just ^G2579 touch ^G681 the fringe ^G2899 of His cloak ^G2440; and all ^G3745 who ^G3745 touched ^G681 it were being [fn]healed ^G4982.