Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

(A)He went away from there and came to (B)his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 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? (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. 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.” And (J)he could do no mighty work there, except that (K)he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And (L)he marveled because of their unbelief.

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

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Rejected at Nazareth

And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And when[a] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him[b] were amazed, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended by him. And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own household.” And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his[c] hands on a few sick people and[d] heal them.[e] And he was astonished because of their unbelief.

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And he was going around among the villages teaching.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  2. Mark 6:2 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Mark 6:5 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. Mark 6:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“lay”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Mark 6:5 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation