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Mark 6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Chapter 6

The Rejection at Nazareth. 1 (A)He departed from there and came to his native place,[a] accompanied by his disciples. 2 [b]When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! 3 (B)Is he not the carpenter,[c] the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4 [d](C)Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” 5 So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there,[e] apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.

The Mission of the Twelve. He went around to the villages in the vicinity teaching. 7 (D)He summoned the Twelve[f] and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. 8 [g]He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. 9 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. 10 [h]He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there. 11 Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” 12 So they went off and preached repentance. 13 [i]They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick(E) and cured them.

Herod’s Opinion of Jesus.[j] 14 King Herod[k] heard about it, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying,(F) “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”(G) 15 Others were saying, “He is Elijah”; still others, “He is a prophet like any of the prophets.”(H) 16 But when Herod learned of it, he said, “It is John whom I beheaded. He has been raised up.”

The Death of John the Baptist.[l] 17 Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.(I) 18 John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(J) 19 Herodias[m] harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so. 20 Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him. 21 She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee. 22 Herodias’s own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.” 23 He even swore [many things] to her, “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.”(K) 24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 26 The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her. 27 (L)So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. 28 He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

The Return of the Twelve. 30 The apostles[n] gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.(M) 31 [o]He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.(N) 32 So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.(O) 33 People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand. 34 When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 35 [p]By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late. 36 Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” 38 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” 39 So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 [q]The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. 41 Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to [his] disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all.[r] 42 They all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish. 44 Those who ate [of the loaves] were five thousand men.

The Walking on the Water.[s] 45 Then he made his disciples get into the boat(P) and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,[t] while he dismissed the crowd. 46 [u]And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore. 48 Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea.[v] 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 [w]They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!” 51 He got into the boat with them and the wind died down. They were [completely] astounded. 52 They had not understood the incident of the loaves.[x] On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.(Q)

The Healings at Gennesaret. 53 (R)After making the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. 54 As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him. 55 They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.(S)

Footnotes

  1. 6:1 His native place: the Greek word patris here refers to Nazareth (cf. Mk 1:9; Lk 4:16, 23–24) though it can also mean native land.
  2. 6:2–6 See note on Mt 13:54–58.
  3. 6:3 Is he not the carpenter?: no other gospel calls Jesus a carpenter. Some witnesses have “the carpenter’s son,” as in Mt 13:55. Son of Mary: contrary to Jewish custom, which calls a man the son of his father, this expression may reflect Mark’s own faith that God is the Father of Jesus (Mk 1:1, 11; 8:38; 13:32; 14:36). The brother of James…Simon: in Semitic usage, the terms “brother,” “sister” are applied not only to children of the same parents, but to nephews, nieces, cousins, half-brothers, and half-sisters; cf. Gn 14:16; 29:15; Lv 10:4. While one cannot suppose that the meaning of a Greek word should be sought in the first place from Semitic usage, the Septuagint often translates the Hebrew ’āh by the Greek word adelphos, “brother,” as in the cited passages, a fact that may argue for a similar breadth of meaning in some New Testament passages. For instance, there is no doubt that in v 17, “brother” is used of Philip, who was actually the half-brother of Herod Antipas. On the other hand, Mark may have understood the terms literally; see also 3:31–32; Mt 12:46; 13:55–56; Lk 8:19; Jn 7:3, 5. The question of meaning here would not have arisen but for the faith of the church in Mary’s perpetual virginity.
  4. 6:4 A prophet is not without honor except…in his own house: a saying that finds parallels in other literatures, especially Jewish and Greek, but without reference to a prophet. Comparing himself to previous Hebrew prophets whom the people rejected, Jesus intimates his own eventual rejection by the nation especially in view of the dishonor his own relatives had shown him (Mk 3:21) and now his townspeople as well.
  5. 6:5 He was not able to perform any mighty deed there: according to Mark, Jesus’ power could not take effect because of a person’s lack of faith.
  6. 6:7–13 The preparation for the mission of the Twelve is seen in the call (1) of the first disciples to be fishers of men (Mk 1:16–20), (2) then of the Twelve set apart to be with Jesus and to receive authority to preach and expel demons (Mk 3:13–19). Now they are given the specific mission to exercise that authority in word and power as representatives of Jesus during the time of their formation.
  7. 6:8–9 In Mark the use of a walking stick (Mk 6:8) and sandals (Mk 6:9) is permitted, but not in Mt 10:10 nor in Lk 10:4. Mark does not mention any prohibition to visit pagan territory and to enter Samaritan towns. These differences indicate a certain adaptation to conditions in and outside of Palestine and suggest in Mark’s account a later activity in the church. For the rest, Jesus required of his apostles a total dependence on God for food and shelter; cf. Mk 6:35–44; 8:1–9.
  8. 6:10–11 Remaining in the same house as a guest (Mk 6:10) rather than moving to another offering greater comfort avoided any impression of seeking advantage for oneself and prevented dishonor to one’s host. Shaking the dust off one’s feet served as testimony against those who rejected the call to repentance.
  9. 6:13 Anointed with oil…cured them: a common medicinal remedy, but seen here as a vehicle of divine power for healing.
  10. 6:14–16 The various opinions about Jesus anticipate the theme of his identity that reaches its climax in Mk 8:27–30.
  11. 6:14 King Herod: see note on Mt 14:1.
  12. 6:17–29 Similarities are to be noted between Mark’s account of the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist in this pericope, and that of the passion of Jesus (Mk 15:1–47). Herod and Pilate, each in turn, acknowledges the holiness of life of one over whom he unjustly exercises the power of condemnation and death (Mk 6:26–27; 15:9–10, 14–15). The hatred of Herodias toward John parallels that of the Jewish leaders toward Jesus. After the deaths of John and of Jesus, well-disposed persons request the bodies of the victims of Herod and of Pilate in turn to give them respectful burial (Mk 6:29; 15:45–46).
  13. 6:19 Herodias: see note on Mt 14:3.
  14. 6:30 Apostles: here, and in some manuscripts at Mk 3:14, Mark calls apostles (i.e., those sent forth) the Twelve whom Jesus sends as his emissaries, empowering them to preach, to expel demons, and to cure the sick (Mk 6:13). Only after Pentecost is the title used in the technical sense.
  15. 6:31–34 The withdrawal of Jesus with his disciples to a desert place to rest attracts a great number of people to follow them. Toward this people of the new exodus Jesus is moved with pity; he satisfies their spiritual hunger by teaching them many things, thus gradually showing himself the faithful shepherd of a new Israel; cf. Nm 27:17; Ez 34:15.
  16. 6:35–44 See note on Mt 14:13–21. Compare this section with Mk 8:1–9. The various accounts of the multiplication of loaves and fishes, two each in Mark and in Matthew and one each in Luke and in John, indicate the wide interest of the early church in their eucharistic gatherings; see, e.g., Mk 6:41; 8:6; 14:22; and recall also the sign of bread in Ex 16; Dt 8:3–16; Ps 78:24–25; 105:40; Wis 16:20–21.
  17. 6:40 The people…in rows by hundreds and by fifties: reminiscent of the groupings of Israelites encamped in the desert (Ex 18:21–25) and of the wilderness tradition of the prophets depicting the transformation of the wasteland into pastures where the true shepherd feeds his flock (Ez 34:25–26) and makes his people beneficiaries of messianic grace.
  18. 6:41 On the language of this verse as eucharistic (cf. Mk 14:22), see notes on Mt 14:19, 20. Jesus observed the Jewish table ritual of blessing God before partaking of food.
  19. 6:45–52 See note on Mt 14:22–33.
  20. 6:45 To the other side toward Bethsaida: a village at the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
  21. 6:46 He went off to the mountain to pray: see Mk 1:35–38. In Jn 6:15 Jesus withdrew to evade any involvement in the false messianic hopes of the multitude.
  22. 6:48 Walking on the sea: see notes on Mt 14:22–33 and on Jn 6:19.
  23. 6:50 It is I, do not be afraid!: literally, “I am.” This may reflect the divine revelatory formula of Ex 3:14; Is 41:4, 10, 14; 43:1–3, 10, 13. Mark implies the hidden identity of Jesus as Son of God.
  24. 6:52 They had not understood…the loaves: the revelatory character of this sign and that of the walking on the sea completely escaped the disciples. Their hearts were hardened: in Mk 3:5–6 hardness of heart was attributed to those who did not accept Jesus and plotted his death. Here the same disposition prevents the disciples from comprehending Jesus’ self-revelation through signs; cf. Mk 8:17.
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A Prophet Without Honor(A)

6 Jesus left there and went to his hometown,(B) accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came,(C) he began to teach in the synagogue,(D) and many who heard him were amazed.(E)

“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon?(F) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(G)

4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”(H) 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on(I) a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(J)

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.(K) 7 Calling the Twelve to him,(L) he began to send them out two by two(M) and gave them authority over impure spirits.(N)

8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet(O) as a testimony against them.”

12 They went out and preached that people should repent.(P) 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(Q) and healed them.

John the Baptist Beheaded(R)(S)

14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[b] “John the Baptist(T) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(U)

And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(V) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(W)

16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”

17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison.(X) He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(Y) 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man.(Z) When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[c]; yet he liked to listen to him.

21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet(AA) for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.(AB) 22 When the daughter of[d] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(AC)

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.

25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(AD)(AE)

30 The apostles(AF) gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.(AG) 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,(AH) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

32 So they went away by themselves in a boat(AI) to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(AJ) So he began teaching them many things.

35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”(AK)

They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”(AL)

39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(AM) Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Jesus Walks on the Water(AN)(AO)

45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(AP) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(AQ) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(AR)

47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.(AS) They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(AT) 51 Then he climbed into the boat(AU) with them, and the wind died down.(AV) They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.(AW)

53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(AX) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(AY) and all who touched it were healed.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
  2. Mark 6:14 Some early manuscripts He was saying
  3. Mark 6:20 Some early manuscripts he did many things
  4. Mark 6:22 Some early manuscripts When his daughter
  5. Mark 6:37 Greek take two hundred denarii
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Jesus förkastas i sin hemstad

6 (A) Han gick därifrån och kom till sin hemstad, och hans lärjungar följde honom. 2 När det blev sabbat började han undervisa i synagogan. Många som hörde honom häpnade och sade: "Var får han detta ifrån? Och vad är det för visdom han fått? Och vilka kraftgärningar han gör med sina händer! 3 (B) Är det inte snickaren, Marias son, bror till Jakob[a] och Joses och Judas[b] och Simon? Bor inte hans systrar[c] här hos oss?" Och de tog anstöt av honom.

4 (C) Men Jesus sade till dem: "En profet föraktas inte utom i sin hemstad, sin släkt och sin egen familj." 5 Han kunde inte göra någon kraftgärning där, utom att bota några få sjuka genom att lägga händerna på dem. 6 (D) Och han var förundrad över deras otro.

Jesus sänder ut de tolv

Sedan gick Jesus ut i byarna där omkring och undervisade. 7 (E) Och han kallade till sig de tolv och började sända ut dem två och två och gav dem makt över de orena andarna. 8 (F) Han befallde dem att inte ta med sig något annat på vägen än en stav – varken bröd eller väska eller pengar i bältet. 9 Sandaler fick de ha, men inte två tunikor[d]. 10 Han sade också till dem: "När ni kommer in i ett hus, så stanna där tills ni går vidare. 11 (G) Och om man någonstans inte tar emot er eller lyssnar på er, så gå därifrån och skaka av dammet under era fötter som ett vittnesbörd mot dem."

12 De gick ut och predikade att människorna skulle omvända sig, 13 (H) och de drev ut många onda andar och smorde många sjuka med olja och botade dem.

Johannes Döparens död

14 (I) Jesu namn hade nu blivit känt, och kung Herodes[e] fick höra att folk sade att Johannes Döparen hade uppstått från de döda och att det var därför dessa krafter verkade i honom. 15 En del sade att han var Elia, och andra att han var en profet liksom någon av profeterna. 16 När Herodes hörde detta sade han: "Det är Johannes, han som jag halshögg. Han har uppstått."

17 (J) Herodes hade nämligen låtit gripa och binda Johannes och sätta honom i fängelse på grund av Herodias[f], hustru till hans bror Filippus. Herodes hade gift sig med henne, 18 men Johannes hade sagt till honom: "Det är inte tillåtet[g] att du har din brors hustru." 19 Herodias hatade honom och ville döda honom, men hon kunde inte 20 (K) eftersom Herodes hade respekt för Johannes. Han visste att Johannes var en rättfärdig och helig man, och skyddade honom. När han hörde honom blev han många gånger villrådig[h]. Ändå lyssnade han gärna på honom.

21 Så kom en dag ett lämpligt tillfälle, när Herodes firade sin födelsedag med en fest för sina stormän och befälhavare och de främsta i Galileen. 22 Då kom Herodias dotter in och dansade, och Herodes och hans bordsgäster blev så förtjusta att kungen sade till flickan: "Be mig om vad du vill, så ska du få det." 23 Han svor på det och sade till henne: "Vad du än ber om ska jag ge dig, ända till hälften av mitt rike."

24 Då gick hon ut och frågade sin mor: "Vad ska jag be om?" Hon svarade: "Johannes Döparens huvud." 25 Flickan skyndade genast in till kungen och bad: "Jag vill att du genast ger mig Johannes Döparens huvud på ett fat!" 26 Kungen blev djupt bedrövad, men för edens och gästernas skull ville han inte neka henne. 27 Han skickade genast i väg en bödel och befallde honom att hämta Johannes Döparens huvud. Denne gick då bort och halshögg honom i fängelset. 28 Och han bar fram hans huvud på ett fat och gav det åt flickan, och flickan gav det åt sin mor.

29 När Johannes lärjungar fick höra det, kom de och hämtade hans döda kropp och lade den i en grav.

Jesus mättar fem tusen

30 (L) Apostlarna samlades nu hos Jesus och berättade för honom allt vad de hade gjort och vad de hade undervisat om. 31 (M) Han sade till dem: "Kom med till en öde plats där ni kan få vara ensamma och vila er lite." Det var så många som kom och gick att de inte ens fick tid att äta. 32 De gav sig av i båten till en öde plats för att få vara för sig själva.

33 Men folk såg att de for iväg och många fick veta det, och de skyndade dit till fots från alla städerna och kom fram före dem. 34 (N) När Jesus steg ur båten såg han en stor skara människor. Han förbarmade sig över dem, för de var som får utan herde, och han undervisade dem grundligt.

35 (O) Timmen var redan sen när hans lärjungar kom till honom och sade: "Platsen här är ödslig och timmen är redan sen. 36 Skicka i väg dem, så att de kan gå till gårdarna och byarna här omkring och köpa sig något att äta." 37 Men han svarade: "Ge ni dem att äta." De frågade honom: "Ska vi gå och köpa bröd för tvåhundra denarer[i] och ge dem att äta?" 38 Han sade till dem: "Hur många bröd har ni? Gå och se efter." De tog reda på det och sade: "Fem bröd och två fiskar."

39 Då befallde han att de skulle låta alla slå sig ner i gröngräset i skilda matlag, 40 och de satte sig ner i grupper om hundra eller femtio. 41 Och han tog de fem bröden och de två fiskarna, såg upp mot himlen, tackade Gud[j], bröt bröden och gav åt sina lärjungar för att de skulle sätta fram åt folket. Han delade också ut av de två fiskarna åt dem alla. 42 Och alla åt och blev mätta, 43 och man plockade tolv korgar fulla med brödbitar och fisk. 44 Det var fem tusen män som hade ätit[k].

Jesus går på vattnet

45 (P) Strax därefter befallde Jesus sina lärjungar att stiga i båten och fara i förväg över till Betsaida[l], medan han själv sände i väg folket. 46 Och när han hade tagit farväl av dem, gick han upp på berget för att be.

47 På kvällen var båten mitt ute på sjön, och Jesus var ensam kvar på land. 48 Han såg hur lärjungarna slet med rodden, för de hade vinden emot sig. Mot slutet av natten[m] kom han till dem, gående på sjön, och han skulle just gå förbi dem. 49 När de fick se honom gå på sjön trodde de att det var ett spöke, och de skrek, 50 för alla såg honom och blev förskräckta. Men han talade genast med dem och sade till dem: "Var lugna. Det Är Jag[n]. Var inte rädda." 51 (Q) Sedan steg han upp till dem i båten, och vinden lade sig. De var helt utom sig av häpnad, 52 för de hade inte förstått detta med bröden. Deras hjärtan var förhärdade.

Jesus botar sjuka i Gennesaret

53 (R) När de hade kommit över sjön nådde de land vid Gennesaret och lade till där. 54 Så snart de steg ur båten kände folk igen Jesus, 55 och folk skyndade ut i hela den trakten och började bära de sjuka på bårar till platsen där de hörde att han var. 56 Överallt där han gick in, i byar, städer eller gårdar, lade man de sjuka på de öppna platserna och bad honom att de bara skulle få röra vid hörntofsen[o] på hans mantel. Och alla som rörde vid honom blev friska[p].

Footnotes

  1. 6:3 Jakob   Halvbror till Jesus, troligen troende först efter uppståndelsen (Joh 7:5, 1 Kor 15:7). Han blev sedan ledare för församlingen i Jerusalem (Apg 15:13) och författare till Jakobsbrevet.
  2. 6:3 Judas   Annan halvbror till Jesus, längre fram en kristen ledare och författare till Judasbrevet.
  3. 6:3 hans systrar   Enligt senare fornkyrklig tradition hette två systrar Maria och Salome.
  4. 6:9 tunikor   En lång- eller kortärmad och knälång skjorta som bars av både män och kvinnor.
  5. 6:14 kung Herodes   Egentligen endast lokal härskare över Galileen (se not till Matt 14:1).
  6. 6:17 Herodias   var brorsdotter till Herodes Antipas och dessutom gift med hans andre halvbror Filippus. Hennes skandalösa relation med Herodes drog landet i krig med nabateerna.
  7. 6:18 inte tillåtet   enligt Mose lag (3 Mos 18:16).
  8. 6:20 blev han många gånger villrådig   Andra handskrifter: "gjorde han många saker".
  9. 6:37 tvåhundra denarer   Motsvarade åtta månadslöner för den enkle arbetaren.
  10. 6:41 tackade Gud   Den judiska bordsbönen som troligen användes redan på Jesu tid lyder än idag: "Lovad är du, Herre vår Gud, världens Kung som frambringar bröd ur jorden" (jfr Ps 104:14).
  11. 6:44 ätit   Andra handskrifter: "ätit av bröden".
  12. 6:45 Betsaida   Fiskeby nära det grekisktalande Dekapolis, hemstad för Petrus, Andreas och Filippus (Joh 1:44, 12:21).
  13. 6:48 Mot slutet av natten   Ordagrant: "vid fjärde nattväkten", nattens sista fjärdedel.
  14. 6:50 Det Är Jag   Ordagrant: "Jag Är" (en anspelning på Guds namn Jhvh, jfr Joh 8:24 med not).
  15. 6:56 hörntofsen   En symbol för Guds bud som bars på manteln (4 Mos 15:38f).
  16. 6:56 friska   Annan översättning: "frälsta".
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