Mark 6 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

6 ^(A)He went away from there and came to ^(B)his hometown, and his disciples followed him. ² And ^(C)on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and ^(D)many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? ^{3 (E)}Is not this ^(F)the carpenter, the son of Mary and ^(G)brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And ^(H)they took offense at him. ⁴ And Jesus said to them, ^(I)“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” ⁵ And ^(J)he could do no mighty work there, except that ^(K)he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶ And ^(L)he marveled because of their unbelief.

^(M)And he went about among the villages teaching.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^{7 (N)}And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— ⁹ but to ^(O)wear sandals and not put on two tunics.^{[a] 10} And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. ¹¹ And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, ^(P)shake off the dust that is on your feet ^(Q)as a testimony against them.” ^{12 (R)}So they went out and ^(S)proclaimed ^(T)that people should repent. ^{13 (U)}And they cast out many demons and ^(V)anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

The Death of John the Baptist

^{14 (W)}King Herod heard of it, for Jesus'^[b] name had become known. Some^[c] said, ^(X)“John the Baptist^[d] has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” ^{15 (Y)}But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is ^(Z)a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” ¹⁶ But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” ^{17 (AA)}For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and ^(AB)bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. ^{18 (AC)}For John had been saying to Herod, ^(AD)“It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” ¹⁹ And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, ²⁰ for Herod ^(AE)feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he ^(AF)heard him gladly.

²¹ But an opportunity came when Herod ^(AG)on his birthday ^(AH)gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. ²² For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” ²³ And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, ^(AI)up to half of my kingdom.” ²⁴ And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” ²⁵ And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” ²⁶ And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. ²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's^[e] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison ²⁸ and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹ When his ^(AJ)disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

^{30 (AK)(AL)}The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. ³¹ And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and ^(AM)they had no leisure even to eat. ^{32 (AN)}And they went away in ^(AO)the boat to a desolate place by themselves. ³³ Now many saw them going and ^(AP)recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. ³⁴ When he went ashore he ^(AQ)saw a great crowd, and ^(AR)he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. ³⁵ And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. ^{36 (AS)}Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” ³⁷ But he answered them, ^(AT)“You give them something to eat.” And ^(AU)they said to him, ^(AV)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii^[f] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” ³⁸ And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, ^(AW)“Five, and two fish.” ³⁹ Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰ So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹ And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he ^(AX)looked up to heaven and ^(AY)said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. ⁴² And they all ate and were satisfied. ⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. ⁴⁴ And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on the Water

^{45 (AZ)}Immediately he ^(BA)made his disciples get into ^(BB)the boat and go before him to the other side, ^(BC)to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. ⁴⁶ And after he had taken leave of them, ^(BD)he went up on the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And when ^(BE)evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about ^(BF)the fourth watch of the night^[g] he came to them, walking on the sea. ^(BG)He meant to pass by them, ⁴⁹ but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, ⁵⁰ for they all saw him and ^(BH)were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ^(BI)“Take heart; it is I. ^(BJ)Do not be afraid.” ⁵¹ And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, ⁵² for ^(BK)they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts ^(BL)were hardened.

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

^{53 (BM)}When they had crossed over, they came to land at ^(BN)Gennesaret and moored to the shore. ⁵⁴ And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately ^(BO)recognized him ⁵⁵ and ran about the whole region and began to bring ^(BP)the sick people ^(BQ)on their beds to wherever they heard he was. ⁵⁶ And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ^(BR)they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even ^(BS)the fringe of his garment. And ^(BT)as many as touched it were made well.

Footnotes

1. Mark 6:9 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
2. Mark 6:14 Greek his
3. Mark 6:14 Some manuscripts He
4. Mark 6:14 Greek baptizer; also verse 24
5. Mark 6:27 Greek his
6. Mark 6:37 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
7. Mark 6:48 That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Cross references

1. Mark 6:1 : For ver. 1-6, see Matt. 13:54-58; [Luke 4:16-30]
2. Mark 6:1 : Matt. 2:23; Luke 4:23
3. Mark 6:2 : ch. 1:21; Luke 4:31; 6:6; 13:10; [Acts 13:14]; See Matt. 4:23
4. Mark 6:2 : See Matt. 7:28
5. Mark 6:3 : [Luke 4:22; John 6:42]
6. Mark 6:3 : [Matt. 13:55]
7. Mark 6:3 : See ch. 3:31
8. Mark 6:3 : See Matt. 11:6
9. Mark 6:4 : Luke 4:24; John 4:44; [Jer. 11:21; 12:6; John 7:5]
10. Mark 6:5 : [ch. 9:23; Gen. 19:22]
11. Mark 6:5 : See ch. 5:23
12. Mark 6:6 : [Matt. 8:10]
13. Mark 6:6 : Matt. 9:35; 11:1; Luke 8:1; 13:22
14. Mark 6:7 : ch. 3:13-15; For ver. 7-11, see Matt. 10:1, 5, 9-14; Luke 9:1, 3-5; [Luke 10:4-11; 22:35]
15. Mark 6:9 : Acts 12:8
16. Mark 6:11 : Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]
17. Mark 6:11 : See ch. 1:44
18. Mark 6:12 : Luke 9:6
19. Mark 6:12 : Matt. 10:7, 8
20. Mark 6:12 : Matt. 3:2; 4:17
21. Mark 6:13 : [See ver. 12 above]; Matt. 10:7, 8
22. Mark 6:13 : James 5:14
23. Mark 6:14 : For ver. 14-29, see Matt. 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9
24. Mark 6:14 : ch. 8:28; Matt. 16:14
25. Mark 6:15 : [See ver. 14 above]; ch. 8:28; Matt. 16:14
26. Mark 6:15 : See Matt. 21:11
27. Mark 6:17 : Luke 3:19, 20
28. Mark 6:17 : Matt. 11:2; John 3:24
29. Mark 6:18 : [See ver. 17 above]; Luke 3:19, 20
30. Mark 6:18 : Lev. 18:16; 20:21
31. Mark 6:20 : [Matt. 14:5; 21:26]
32. Mark 6:20 : ch. 12:37; [ch. 4:16]
33. Mark 6:21 : Gen. 40:20
34. Mark 6:21 : 1 Kgs. 3:15; Esth. 1:3; 2:18
35. Mark 6:23 : Esth. 5:3; 7:2
36. Mark 6:29 : See Matt. 9:14
37. Mark 6:30 : Luke 9:10
38. Mark 6:30 : Matt. 10:2; Luke 6:13; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10
39. Mark 6:31 : ch. 3:20
40. Mark 6:32 : For ver. 32-44, see Matt. 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13; [ch. 8:2-9]
41. Mark 6:32 : See ch. 3:9
42. Mark 6:33 : ver. 54
43. Mark 6:34 : [Matt. 9:36]
44. Mark 6:34 : [Matt. 9:36]
45. Mark 6:36 : ver. 45; [Matt. 15:23]
46. Mark 6:37 : [2 Kgs. 4:42-44]
47. Mark 6:37 : [John 6:7]
48. Mark 6:37 : [Num. 11:13, 21, 22]
49. Mark 6:38 : ch. 8:19
50. Mark 6:41 : ch. 7:34; John 11:41; 17:1
51. Mark 6:41 : ch. 8:7; 14:22; 1 Sam. 9:13; Matt. 26:26; Luke 24:30; [1 Cor. 14:16]
52. Mark 6:45 : For ver. 45-51, see Matt. 14:22-32; John 6:15-21
53. Mark 6:45 : [Matt. 8:18]
54. Mark 6:45 : ver. 32
55. Mark 6:45 : ch. 8:22; [Luke 9:10]
56. Mark 6:46 : Luke 6:12; 9:28; [ch. 1:35; Luke 5:16]
57. Mark 6:47 : [ch. 13:35]
58. Mark 6:48 : [See ver. 47 above]; [ch. 13:35]
59. Mark 6:48 : [Luke 24:28]
60. Mark 6:50 : [Luke 24:37]
61. Mark 6:50 : Matt. 17:7; [Deut. 31:6; Isa. 41:13; 43:1, 2; John 16:33]
62. Mark 6:50 : Matt. 17:7; [Deut. 31:6; Isa. 41:13; 43:1, 2; John 16:33]
63. Mark 6:52 : ch. 8:17-21
64. Mark 6:52 : John 12:40; Rom. 11:7; 2 Cor. 3:14; See ch. 3:5
65. Mark 6:53 : For ver. 53-56, see Matt. 14:34-36; [John 6:24, 25]
66. Mark 6:53 : Luke 5:1
67. Mark 6:54 : ver. 33
68. Mark 6:55 : Matt. 4:24
69. Mark 6:55 : Luke 5:18
70. Mark 6:56 : Acts 5:15
71. Mark 6:56 : See Matt. 9:20
72. Mark 6:56 : ch. 3:10; Luke 6:19