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Gospel of Mark, Chapter 6

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Chapter 6 of Mark—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Jesus went out from there and *came into [a]2His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him.
  2. When the Sabbath came, He began 3to teach in the synagogue; and the 4many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such [b]miracles as these performed by His hands?
  3. Is not this 5the carpenter, 6the son of Mary, and brother of [c]James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not 7His sisters here with us?” And they took 8offense at Him.
  4. Jesus said to them, “9A prophet is not without honor except in [d]10his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”
  5. And He could do no [e]miracle there except that He 11laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
  6. And He wondered at their unbelief.
    12And He was going around the villages teaching.
  7. 13And 14He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out 15in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
  8. 16and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no [f]bag, no money in their belt—
  9. but [g]to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two [h]tunics.”
  10. And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you [i]leave town.
  11. Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, 17shake the dust [j]off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”
  12. 18They went out and [k]preached that men should repent.
  13. And they were casting out many demons and 19were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
  14. 20And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “21John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”
  15. But others were saying, “He is 22Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is 23a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
  16. But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!”
  17. ¶ For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of 24Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.
  18. For John had been saying to Herod, “25It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
  19. 26Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;
  20. for 27Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; [l]but he [m]used to enjoy listening to him.
  21. A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday 28gave a banquet for his lords and [n]military commanders and the leading men 29of Galilee;
  22. and when the daughter of 30Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and [o]his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
  23. And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to 31half of my kingdom.”
  24. And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
  25. Immediately she came in a hurry 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 although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of [p]his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.
  27. Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded 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 disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.
  30. 32The 33apostles *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.
  31. And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and 34they did not even have time to eat.)
  32. 35They went away in 36the boat to a secluded place by themselves.
  33. The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.
  34. When Jesus went [q]ashore, He 37saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because 38they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
  35. When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “[r]This place is desolate and it is already quite late;
  36. send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves [s]something to eat.”
  37. But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” 39And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred [t]40denarii on bread and give them something to eat?”
  38. And He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.”
  39. And He commanded them all to [u]sit down by groups on the green grass.
  40. They [v]sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.
  41. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He 41blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.
  42. They all ate and were satisfied,
  43. and they picked up twelve full 42baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish.
  44. There were 43five thousand men who ate the loaves.
  45. 44Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into 45the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to 46Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.
  46. After 47bidding them farewell, He left 48for the mountain to pray.
  47. ¶ When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.
  48. Seeing them [w]straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the [x]49fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.
  49. But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
  50. for they all saw Him and were [y]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “50Take courage; it is I, 51do not be afraid.”
  51. Then He got into 52the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,
  52. for 53they [z]had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but [aa]their heart 54was hardened.
  53. 55When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
  54. When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,
  55. and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to [ab]the place they heard He was.
  56. Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just 56touch 57the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or His own part of the country
  2. ^ Or works of power
  3. ^ Or Jacob
  4. ^ Or his own part of the country
  5. ^ Or work of power
  6. ^ Or knapsack or beggar’s bag
  7. ^ Lit being shod with
  8. ^ Or inner garments
  9. ^ Lit go out from there
  10. ^ Lit under your feet
  11. ^ Or proclaimed as a herald
  12. ^ Lit and
  13. ^ Lit was hearing him gladly
  14. ^ I.e. chiliarchs, in command of a thousand troops
  15. ^ Lit those who reclined at the table with him
  16. ^ Lit those reclining at the table
  17. ^ Lit out
  18. ^ Lit The
  19. ^ Lit what they may eat
  20. ^ The denarius was equivalent to one day’s wage
  21. ^ Lit recline
  22. ^ Lit reclined
  23. ^ Lit harassed in rowing
  24. ^ I.e. 3-6 a.m.
  25. ^ Or troubled
  26. ^ Lit had not understood on the basis of
  27. ^ Or their mind was closed, made dull, or insensible
  28. ^ Lit where they were hearing that He was

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mr 6:1-6; Mt 13:54-58
  2. ^ Mt 13:54, 57; Lu 4:16, 23
  3. ^ Mt 4:23; Mr 10:1
  4. ^ Mt 7:28
  5. ^ Mt 13:55
  6. ^ Mt 12:46
  7. ^ Mt 13:56
  8. ^ Mt 11:6
  9. ^ Mt 13:57; Jn 4:44
  10. ^ Mr 6:1
  11. ^ Mr 5:23
  12. ^ Mt 9:35; Mr 1:39; 10:1; Lu 13:22
  13. ^ Mr 6:7-11; Mt 10:1, 9-14; Lu 9:1, 3-5; 10:4-11
  14. ^ Mt 10:1, 5; Mr 3:13; Lu 9:1
  15. ^ Lu 10:1
  16. ^ Mt 10:10
  17. ^ Mt 10:14; Ac 13:51
  18. ^ Mt 11:1; Lu 9:6
  19. ^ Jm 5:14
  20. ^ Mr 6:14-29; Mt 14:1-12; Mr 6:14-16
  21. ^ Mt 14:2; Lu 9:19
  22. ^ Mt 16:14; Mr 8:28
  23. ^ Mt 21:11
  24. ^ Mt 14:3; Lu 3:19
  25. ^ Mt 14:4
  26. ^ Mt 14:3
  27. ^ Mt 21:26
  28. ^ Es 1:3; 2:18
  29. ^ Lu 3:1
  30. ^ Mt 14:3
  31. ^ Es 5:3, 6; 7:2
  32. ^ Lu 9:10
  33. ^ Mt 10:2; Mr 3:14; Lu 6:13; 9:10; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10; Ac 1:2, 26
  34. ^ Mr 3:20
  35. ^ Mr 6:32-44; Mt 14:13-21; Lu 9:10-17; Jn 6:5-13; Mr 8:2-9
  36. ^ Mr 3:9; 4:36; 6:45
  37. ^ Mt 9:36
  38. ^ Nu 27:17; 1Ki 22:17; 2Ch 18:16; Zc 10:2
  39. ^ Jn 6:7
  40. ^ Mt 18:28; Lu 7:41
  41. ^ Mt 14:19
  42. ^ Mt 14:20
  43. ^ Mt 14:21
  44. ^ Mr 6:45-51; Mt 14:22-32; Jn 6:15-21
  45. ^ Mr 6:32
  46. ^ Mt 11:21; Mr 8:22
  47. ^ Ac 18:18, 21; 2Co 2:13
  48. ^ Mt 14:23
  49. ^ Mt 24:43; Mr 13:35
  50. ^ Mt 9:2
  51. ^ Mt 14:27
  52. ^ Mr 6:32
  53. ^ Mr 8:17ff
  54. ^ Ro 11:7
  55. ^ Mr 6:53-56; Mt 14:34-36; Jn 6:24, 25
  56. ^ Mr 3:10
  57. ^ Mt 9:20; Nu 15:37-40

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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