Mark 6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
6 Jesus went away from there and came to His [own] country and hometown [Nazareth], and His disciples followed [with] Him.
2 And on the Sabbath He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were utterly astonished, saying, Where did this [a]Man acquire all this? What is the wisdom [the broad and full intelligence which has been] given to Him? What mighty works and exhibitions of power are wrought by His hands!
3 Is not this the Carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here among us? And they took offense at Him and [b]were hurt [that is, they [c]disapproved of Him, and it hindered them from acknowledging His authority] and they were caused to stumble and fall.
4 But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house.
5 And He was not able to do [d]even one work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly people [and] cured them.
6 And He marveled because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in Him). And He went about among the surrounding villages and continued teaching.
7 And He called to Him the Twelve [apostles] and began to send them out [as His ambassadors] two by two and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.
8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no bread, [e]no wallet for a collection bag, no money in their belts (girdles, purses)—
9 But to go with sandals on their feet and not to put on two tunics (undergarments).
10 And He told them, Wherever you go into a house, stay there until you leave that place.
11 And if any community will not receive and accept and welcome you, and they refuse to listen to you, when you depart, shake off the dust that is on your feet, for a testimony against them. [f]Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the judgment day than for that town.
12 So they went out and preached that men should repent [[g]that they should change their minds for the better and heartily amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins].
13 And they drove out many unclean spirits and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
14 King Herod heard of it, for [Jesus’] name had become well known. [h]He and they [of his court] said, John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why these mighty powers [[i]of performing miracles] are at work in Him.
15 [But] others kept saying, It is Elijah! And others said, It is a prophet, like one of the prophets [of old].
16 But when Herod heard [of it], he said, [[j]This very] John, whom I beheaded, has been raised [from the dead].
17 For [this] Herod himself had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he [Herod] had married her.
18 For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother’s wife.
19 And Herodias was angry (enraged) with him and held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him; but she could not,
20 For Herod had [[k]a reverential] fear of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and [continually] kept him safe [[l]under guard]. When he heard [John speak], he was much perplexed; and [yet] he heard him gladly.
21 But an opportune time came [for Herodias] when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and the high military commanders and chief men of Galilee.
22 For when the daughter [m]of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased and [n]fascinated Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, Ask me for whatever you desire, and I will give it to you.
23 And he put himself under oath to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.(A)
24 Then she left the room and said to her mother, What shall I ask for [myself]? And she replied, The head of John the Baptist!
25 And she rushed back instantly to the king and requested, saying, I wish you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.
26 And the king was deeply pained and grieved and exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to slight her [by breaking faith with her].
27 And immediately the king sent off one [of the soldiers] of his bodyguard and gave him orders to bring [John’s] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison
28 And brought his head on a platter and handed it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 When his disciples learned of it, they came and took [John’s] body and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles [sent out as missionaries] came back and gathered together to Jesus, and told Him all that they had done and taught.
31 And He said to them, [[o]As for you] come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while—for many were [continually] coming and going, and they had not even leisure enough to eat.
32 And they went away in a boat to a solitary place by themselves.
33 Now many [people] saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the surrounding towns, and they got there ahead [of those in the boat].
34 As Jesus landed, He saw a great crowd waiting, and He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
35 And when [p]the day was already far gone, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a desolate and isolated place, and the hour is now late.
36 Send the crowds away to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat.
37 But He replied to them, Give them something to eat yourselves. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy 200 [q]denarii [about forty dollars] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?(B)
38 And He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they [had looked and] knew, they said, Five [loaves] and two fish.
39 Then He commanded the people all to recline on the green grass by companies.
40 So they threw themselves down in ranks of hundreds and fifties [with the [r]regularity of an arrangement of beds of herbs, looking [s]like so many garden plots].
41 And taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and, praising God, gave thanks and broke the loaves and kept on giving them to the disciples to set before the people; and He [also] divided the two fish among [them] all.
42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
43 And they took up twelve [[t]small hand] baskets full of broken pieces [from the loaves] and of the fish.
44 And those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.
45 And at once He insisted that the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He was sending the throng away.
46 And after He had taken leave of them, He went off into the hills to pray.
47 Now when evening had come, the boat was out in the middle of the lake, and He was by Himself on the land.
48 And having seen that they were troubled and tormented in [their] rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night [between 3:00-6:00 a.m.] He came to them, walking [directly] on the sea. And He acted as if He meant to pass by them,
49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and [u]raised a [deep, throaty] shriek of terror.
50 For they all saw Him and were agitated (troubled and filled with fear and dread). But immediately He talked with them and said, Take heart! I Am! Stop being alarmed and afraid.(C)
51 And He went up into the boat with them, and the wind ceased ([v]sank to rest as if exhausted by its own beating). And they were astonished exceedingly [beyond measure],
52 For they failed to consider or understand [the teaching and meaning of the miracle of] the loaves; [in fact] their hearts had [w]grown callous [had become dull and had [x]lost the power of understanding].
53 And when they had crossed over, they reached the land of Gennesaret and [y]came to [anchor at] the shore.
54 As soon as they got out of the boat, [the people] recognized Him,
55 And they ran about the whole countryside, and began to carry around sick people on their sleeping pads or mats to any place where they heard that He was.
56 And wherever He came into villages or cities or the country, they would lay the sick in the marketplaces and beg Him that they might touch even the fringe of His outer garment, and as many as touched Him were restored to health.
Footnotes
- Mark 6:2 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speakers may have thought He was.
- Mark 6:3 William Tyndale, The Tyndale Bible.
- Mark 6:3 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:5 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:8 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Mark 6:11 Some manuscripts do not contain the last section of verse 11.
- Mark 6:12 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 6:14 Some ancient manuscripts read “he,” while others read “they.”
- Mark 6:14 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Mark 6:16 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:20 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Mark 6:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:22 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:22 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:31 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:35 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:37 The usual pay for a day’s work was one denarius.
- Mark 6:40 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Mark 6:40 Richard Trench, Notes on the Miracles of our Lord.
- Mark 6:43 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies. See also footnote on Matt. 14:20.
- Mark 6:49 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 6:51 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Mark 6:52 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 6:52 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 6:53 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Marcos 6
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Jesús rechazado en Nazaret (Mt 13,53-58; Lc 4,16-30)
6 Jesús se fue de allí y regresó a su pueblo acompañado de sus discípulos. 2 Cuando llegó el sábado se puso a enseñar en la sinagoga; y muchos que lo escuchaban no salían de su asombro y se preguntaban:
— ¿De dónde ha sacado este todo eso? ¿Quién le ha dado esos conocimientos y de dónde proceden esos milagros que hace? 3 ¿No es este el carpintero, el hijo de María y hermano de Santiago, José, Judas y Simón? ¿Y no son sus hermanas estas que viven aquí?
Así que estaban desconcertados a causa de Jesús. 4 Por eso les dijo:
— Sólo en su propia tierra, en su propia casa y entre sus familiares menosprecian a un profeta.
5 Y no pudo hacer allí ningún milagro, aparte de curar a unos pocos enfermos poniendo las manos sobre ellos. 6 Estaba verdaderamente sorprendido de la falta de fe de aquella gente.
Misión de los Doce (Mt 10,1.5-15; Lc 9,1-6)
Andaba Jesús enseñando por las aldeas de alrededor, 7 cuando reunió a los doce discípulos y empezó a enviarlos de dos en dos, dándoles autoridad sobre los espíritus impuros. 8 Les ordenó que no llevaran nada para el camino, excepto un bastón. Ni pan, ni zurrón, ni dinero en el bolsillo; 9 que fueran calzados con sandalias y no llevaran más que lo puesto. 10 Les dio estas instrucciones:
— Cuando entren en una casa, quédense en ella hasta que salgan del lugar. 11 Y si en algún sitio no quieren recibirlos ni escucharlos, márchense de allí y sacudan el polvo pegado a sus pies, como testimonio contra esa gente.
12 Los discípulos salieron y proclamaron la necesidad de la conversión. 13 También expulsaron muchos demonios y curaban a muchos enfermos ungiéndolos con aceite.
Muerte de Juan el Bautista (Mt 14,1-12; Lc 9,7-9)
14 La fama de Jesús llegó a oídos del propio rey Herodes. Había algunos que decían:
— Este es Juan el Bautista, que ha resucitado. Por eso tiene poder de hacer milagros.
15 Otros, en cambio, decían que era Elías; y otros, que era un profeta semejante a los profetas antiguos. 16 Al oír Herodes todo esto afirmó:
— Este es Juan. Yo mandé que lo decapitaran, pero ha resucitado.
17 Y es que el mismo Herodes había hecho arrestar a Juan y lo tuvo encadenado en la cárcel por causa de Herodías, la esposa de su hermano Filipo, con la que se había casado. 18 Pues Juan había dicho a Herodes:
— No te es lícito tener a la mujer de tu hermano.
19 Por eso, Herodías lo odiaba y quería matarlo, pero aún no había encontrado la ocasión propicia, 20 ya que Herodes temía a Juan sabiendo que era un hombre recto y santo; lo protegía y hasta lo escuchaba con agrado, aunque siempre se quedaba desconcertado.
21 Por fin se presentó la oportunidad cuando Herodes, el día de su cumpleaños, dio un banquete a los grandes de su corte, a los jefes militares y a la gente más importante de Galilea. 22 Durante el banquete salió a bailar la hija de Herodías; y tanto les gustó a Herodes y a sus invitados que el rey dijo a la muchacha:
— Pídeme lo que quieras y yo te lo daré.
23 Una y otra vez le juró:
— ¡Te daré todo lo que me pidas; hasta la mitad de mi reino!
24 La muchacha fue entonces a preguntar a su madre:
— ¿Qué pido?
Su madre le dijo:
— La cabeza de Juan el Bautista.
25 Volvió a toda prisa la muchacha y pidió al rey:
— Quiero que me des ahora mismo, en una bandeja, la cabeza de Juan el Bautista.
26 El rey se entristeció al oír esta petición; pero, como se había comprometido delante de los invitados con su juramento, no quiso desairarla. 27 Así que el rey envió a un soldado con la orden de traerle la cabeza de Juan. El soldado fue a la cárcel, le cortó la cabeza 28 y la trajo en una bandeja. Luego se la entregó a la muchacha y la muchacha se la dio a su madre. 29 Cuando los discípulos de Juan se enteraron de lo ocurrido, fueron a pedir su cadáver y lo pusieron en un sepulcro.
Los Doce regresan de la misión (Lc 9,10)
30 Los apóstoles volvieron a reunirse con Jesús y le comunicaron todo lo que habían hecho y enseñado. 31 Jesús les dijo:
— Vengan aparte conmigo. Vamos a descansar un poco en algún lugar solitario.
Porque eran tantos los que iban y venían que no les quedaba ni tiempo para comer. 32 Así que subieron a una barca y se dirigieron, ellos solos, a un lugar apartado.
Jesús da de comer a más de cinco mil personas (Mt 14,13-21; Lc 9,11-17; Jn 6,1-15)
33 Muchos vieron alejarse a Jesús y a los apóstoles y, al advertirlo, vinieron corriendo a pie por la orilla, procedentes de todos aquellos pueblos, y se les adelantaron. 34 Al desembarcar Jesús y ver a toda aquella gente, se compadeció de ellos porque parecían ovejas sin pastor; y se puso a enseñarles muchas cosas. 35 Como se iba haciendo tarde, los discípulos se acercaron a Jesús y le dijeron:
— Se está haciendo tarde y este es un lugar despoblado. 36 Despídelos para que vayan a los caseríos y aldeas de alrededor a comprarse algo para comer.
37 Jesús les contestó:
— Denles de comer ustedes mismos.
Ellos replicaron:
— ¿Cómo vamos a comprar nosotros la cantidad de pan que se necesita para darles de comer?
38 Jesús les dijo:
— Miren a ver cuántos panes tienen.
Después de comprobarlo, le dijeron:
— Cinco panes y dos peces.
39 Jesús mandó que todos se recostaran por grupos sobre la hierba verde. 40 Y formaron grupos de cien y de cincuenta. 41 Luego él tomó los cinco panes y los dos peces y, mirando al cielo, pronunció la bendición, partió los panes y se los fue dando a sus discípulos para que ellos los distribuyeran entre la gente. Lo mismo hizo con los peces. 42 Todos comieron hasta quedar satisfechos; 43 aun así se recogieron doce cestos llenos de trozos sobrantes de pan y de pescado. 44 Los que comieron de aquellos panes fueron cinco mil hombres.
Jesús camina sobre el agua (Mt 14,22-23; Lc 6,15-21)
45 A continuación Jesús hizo que sus discípulos subieran a la barca para que llegaran antes que él a la otra orilla del lago, frente a Betsaida, mientras él despedía a la gente. 46 Cuando los hubo despedido, se fue al monte para orar. 47 Al llegar la noche, la barca ya estaba en medio del lago, mientras Jesús se hallaba solo en tierra firme. 48 Ya en las últimas horas de la noche, viendo que estaban casi agotados de remar, porque el viento les era contrario, Jesús se dirigió hacia ellos andando sobre el lago y haciendo ademán de pasar de largo. 49 Cuando ellos lo vieron caminar sobre el lago, creyeron que era un fantasma y se pusieron a gritar. 50 Todos lo vieron y se asustaron; pero Jesús les habló en seguida, diciéndoles:
— Tranquilícense, soy yo. No tengan miedo.
51 Luego subió a la barca con ellos, y el viento cesó. Ellos no salían de su asombro, 52 pues no habían comprendido lo sucedido con los panes y aún tenían la mente embotada.
Curaciones en Genesaret (Mt 14,34-36)
53 Cruzaron el lago, tocaron tierra en Genesaret y atracaron allí. 54 Cuando desembarcaron, la gente reconoció en seguida a Jesús 55 y de toda aquella región se apresuraron a llevar en camillas a toda clase de enfermos a donde habían oído que estaba Jesús. 56 Y allí adonde él llegaba, ya fueran aldeas, pueblos o caseríos, ponían a los enfermos en las plazas y le suplicaban que les permitiera tocar aunque sólo fuera el borde del manto. Y cuantos lo tocaban recuperaban la salud.
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