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Mark 6 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
1 Y SALIÓ de allí, y vino á su tierra, y le siguieron sus discípulos.
2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
2 Y llegado el sábado, comenzó á enseñar en la sinagoga; y muchos oyéndole, estaban atónitos, diciendo: ¿De dónde tiene éste estas cosas? ¿Y qué sabiduría es ésta que le es dada, y tales maravillas que por sus manos son hechas?
3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
3 ¿No es éste el carpintero, hijo de María, hermano de Jacobo, y de José, y de Judas, y de Simón? ¿No están también aquí con nosotros, sus hermanas? Y se escandalizaban en él.
4 Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
4 Mas Jesús les decía: No hay profeta deshonrado sino en su tierra, y entre sus parientes, y en su casa.
5 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
5 Y no pudo hacer allí alguna maravilla; solamente sanó unos pocos enfermos, poniendo sobre ellos las manos.
6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
6 Y estaba maravillado de la incredulidad de ellos. Y rodeaba las aldeas de alrededor, enseñando.
7 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
7 Y llamó á los doce, y comenzó á enviarlos de dos en dos: y les dió potestad sobre los espíritus inmundos.
8 He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bag, no bread, no money in their belts—
8 Y les mandó que no llevasen nada para el camino, sino solamente báculo; no alforja, ni pan, ni dinero en la bolsa;
9 and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
9 Mas que calzasen sandalias, y no vistiesen dos túnicas.
10 And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
10 Y les decía: Donde quiera que entréis en una casa, posad en ella hasta que salgáis de allí.
11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”
11 Y todos aquellos que no os recibieren ni os oyeren, saliendo de allí, sacudid el polvo que está debajo de vuestros pies, en testimonio á ellos. De cierto os digo que más tolerable será [el castigo] de los de Sodoma y Gomorra el día del juicio, que el de aquella ciudad.
12 So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
12 Y saliendo, predicaban que los hombres se arrepintiesen.
13 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
13 Y echaban fuera muchos demonios, y ungían con aceite á muchos enfermos, y sanaban.
14 Now King Herod heard about this (for Jesus’ name had become well known) and he said, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
14 Y oyó el rey Herodes [la fama de Jesús], porque su nombre se había hecho notorio; y dijo: Juan el que bautizaba, ha resucitado de los muertos, y por tanto, virtudes obran en él.
15 Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
15 Otros decían: Elías es. Y otros decían: Profeta es, ó alguno de los profetas.
16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has risen from the dead!”
16 Y oyéndo[lo] Herodes, dijo: Este es Juan el que yo degollé: él ha resucitado de los muertos.
17 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
17 Porque el mismo Herodes había enviado, y prendido á Juan, y le había aprisionado en la cárcel á causa de Herodías, mujer de Felipe su hermano; pues la había tomado por mujer.
18 For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
18 Porque Juan decía á Herodes: No te es lícito tener la mujer de tu hermano.
19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
19 Mas Herodías le acechaba, y deseaba matarle, y no podía:
20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he did much of what he said; and he listened to him gladly.
20 Porque Herodes temía á Juan, sabiendo que era varón justo y santo, y le tenía respeto: y oyéndole, hacía muchas cosas; y le oía de buena gana.
21 On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
21 Y venido un día oportuno, en que Herodes, en la fiesta de su nacimiento, daba una cena á sus príncipes y tribunos, y á los principales de Galilea;
22 When the daughter of Herodias came 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.”
22 Y entrando la hija de Herodías, y danzando, y agradando á Herodes y á los que estaban con él á la mesa, el rey dijo á la muchacha: Pídeme lo que quisieres, que yo te lo daré.
23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
23 Y le juró: Todo lo que me pidieres te daré, hasta la mitad de mi reino.
24 Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
24 Y saliendo ella, dijo á su madre: ¿Qué pediré? Y ella dijo: La cabeza de Juan Bautista.
25 At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
25 Entonces ella entró prestamente al rey, y pidió, diciendo: Quiero que ahora mismo me des en un plato la cabeza de Juan Bautista.
26 The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
26 Y el rey se entristeció mucho; mas á causa del juramento, y de los que estaban con él á la mesa, no quiso desecharla.
27 So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
27 Y luego el rey, enviando uno de la guardia, mandó que fuese traída su cabeza;
28 The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
28 El cual fué, y le degolló en la cárcel, y trajo su cabeza en un plato, y la dió á la muchacha, y la muchacha la dió á su madre.
29 When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
29 Y oyéndo[lo] sus discípulos, vinieron y tomaron su cuerpo, y le pusieron en un sepulcro.
30 Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
30 Y los apóstoles se juntaron con Jesús, y le contaron todo lo que habían hecho, y lo que habían enseñado.
31 And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
31 Y él les dijo: Venid vosotros aparte al lugar desierto, y reposad un poco. Porque eran muchos los que iban y venían, que ni aun tenían lugar de comer.
32 So they went away in the boat by themselves to a solitary place.
32 Y se fueron en un barco al lugar desierto aparte.
33 But many people saw them leaving and recognized Him. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
33 Y los vieron ir muchos, y le conocieron; y concurrieron allá muchos á pie de las ciudades, y llegaron antes que ellos, y se juntaron á él.
34 When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
34 Y saliendo Jesús vió grande multitud, y tuvo compasión de ellos, porque eran como ovejas que no tenían pastor; y les comenzó á enseñar muchas cosas.
35 By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
35 Y como ya fuese el día muy entrado, sus discípulos llegaron á él, diciendo: El lugar es desierto, y el día ya muy entrado;
36 Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves food, for they have nothing to eat.”
36 Envíalos para que vayan á los cortijos y aldeas de alrededor, y compren para sí pan; porque no tienen qué comer.
37 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
37 Y respondiendo él, les dijo: Dadles de comer vosotros. Y le dijeron: ¿[Que] vayamos y compremos pan por doscientos denarios, y les demos de comer?
38 “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
38 Y él les dice: ¿Cuántos panes tenéis? Id, y vedlo. Y sabiéndolo, dijeron: Cinco, y dos peces.
39 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
39 Y les mandó que hiciesen recostar á todos por partidas sobre la hierba verde.
40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
40 Y se recostaron por partidas, de ciento en ciento, y de cincuenta en cincuenta.
41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
41 Y tomados los cinco panes y los dos peces, mirando al cielo, bendijo, y partió los panes, y dió á sus discípulos para que [los] pusiesen delante: y repartió á todos los dos peces.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
42 Y comieron todos, y se hartaron.
43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
43 Y alzaron de los pedazos doce cofines llenos, y de los peces.
44 And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
44 Y los que comieron eran cinco mil hombres.
45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
45 Y luego dió priesa á sus discípulos á subir en el barco, é ir delante de él á Bethsaida de la otra parte, entre tanto que él despedía la multitud.
46 After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
46 Y después que los hubo despedido, se fué al monte á orar.
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
47 Y como fué la tarde, el barco estaba en medio de la mar, y él solo en tierra.
48 He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
48 Y los vió fatigados bogando, porque el viento les era contrario: y cerca de la cuarta vigilia de la noche, vino á ellos andando sobre la mar, y quería precederlos.
49 but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
49 Y viéndole ellos, que andaba sobre la mar, pensaron que era fantasma, y dieron voces;
50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
50 Porque todos le veían, y se turbaron. Mas luego habló con ellos, y les dijo: Alentaos; yo soy, no temáis.
51 Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded beyond measure, and were marveling.
51 Y subió á ellos en el barco, y calmó el viento: y ellos en gran manera estaban fuera de sí, y se maravillaban:
52 For they had not understood about the loaves because their hearts had been hardened.
52 Porque aun no habían considerado lo de los panes, por cuanto estaban ofuscados sus corazones.
53 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and moored the boat.
53 Y cuando estuvieron de la otra parte, vinieron á tierra de Genezaret, y tomaron puerto.
54 As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
54 Y saliendo ellos del barco, luego le conocieron.
55 and ran through that whole surrounding region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
55 Y recorriendo toda la tierra de alrededor, comenzaron á traer de todas partes enfermos en lechos, á donde oían que estaba.
56 And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
56 Y donde quiera que entraba, en aldeas, ó ciudades, ó heredades, ponían en las calles á los que estaban enfermos, y le rogaban que tocasen siquiera el borde de su vestido; y todos los que le tocaban quedaban sanos.
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Herodias
Previously the wife of Herod's brother Philip, whom Herod married, and for whom John the Baptist rebuked him; she bore a grudge against John and sought his death.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Mark 6:19
Joses
Named in the Gospels among Jesus' brothers: Joses in Mark 6:3, Joseph in Matthew 13:55. The Orthodox Church, following the early Church, understands the Lord's brothers as sons of…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3
Simon
Named in the Gospels among Jesus' brothers (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). The Orthodox Church, following the early Church, understands the Lord's brothers as sons of Joseph from an…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3
Cross references (54)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 4:16–30; Matthew 13:54–58; Matthew 2:23
- 2 John 7:15; John 6:42; Mark 1:21–22; Acts 4:13–14; Matthew 4:23
- 3 Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:55–57; John 6:42; Jude 1; Matthew 11:6
- 4 John 4:44; Luke 4:24; Matthew 13:57; Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 11:21
- 5 Matthew 13:58; Mark 9:23; Mark 5:23; Hebrews 4:2; Isaiah 59:1–2
- 6 Matthew 9:35; Matthew 8:10; Luke 13:22; Acts 10:38; Isaiah 59:16
- 7 Ecclesiastes 4:9–10; Matthew 10:1–5; Luke 10:17–20; Luke 9:1–6; Luke 10:1
- 8 Luke 9:3; Matthew 10:9–10; Luke 10:4; Luke 22:35
- 9 Acts 12:8; Ephesians 6:15
- 10 Luke 9:4; Luke 10:7–8; Matthew 10:11–13; Acts 17:5–7; Acts 16:15
- 11 Matthew 10:14–15; Nehemiah 5:13; Acts 18:6; Luke 10:10–15; Jude 7
- 12 Matthew 4:17; Luke 13:3; Acts 20:21; Acts 2:38; Luke 11:32
- 13 James 5:14–15; Mark 6:7; Luke 10:17
- 14 Luke 9:7–9; Mark 6:14–29; Mark 1:28; Luke 23:7–12; Luke 13:31
- 15 Matthew 16:14; Malachi 4:5; Matthew 21:11; Mark 8:28; Luke 7:16
- 16 Genesis 40:10–11; Luke 9:9; Revelation 11:10–13; Matthew 27:4; Psalm 53:5
- 17 Matthew 11:2; Luke 3:19–20; Luke 3:1; Matthew 4:12; Matthew 14:3–12
- 18 Leviticus 18:16; Leviticus 20:21; Ezekiel 3:18–19; 1 Kings 22:14; Matthew 14:3–4
- 19 Ephesians 4:26–27; Ecclesiastes 7:9; 1 Kings 21:20; Genesis 39:17–20
- 20 Matthew 21:26; Matthew 14:5; 2 Chronicles 24:15–22; John 5:35; Psalm 106:12–13
- 21 Esther 2:18; Genesis 40:20; Hosea 7:5; 1 Peter 4:3; 2 Samuel 13:23–29
- 22 Esther 1:10–12; Matthew 14:6; Daniel 5:2; Isaiah 3:16–26
- 23 Esther 5:3; Esther 7:2; Matthew 4:9; 1 Samuel 28:10; Esther 5:6
- 24 2 Chronicles 22:3–4; Job 31:31; Genesis 27:8–11; Ezekiel 19:2–3; Psalm 27:2
- 25 Proverbs 1:16; Numbers 7:13; Romans 3:15; Numbers 7:19–89
- 26 Matthew 27:24–25; Matthew 14:9; Matthew 27:3–5
- 27 Matthew 14:10–11
- 29 Matthew 14:12; 2 Chronicles 24:16; Acts 8:2; 1 Kings 13:29–30; Matthew 27:57–60
- 30 Luke 9:10; Luke 10:17; Matthew 10:2; Acts 20:18–21; Luke 22:14
- 31 Mark 3:20; Mark 3:7; John 6:1; Mark 1:45; Matthew 14:13
- 32 Mark 6:45; Mark 8:2–9; Mark 4:36; Mark 3:9; Matthew 14:13–21
- 33 John 6:2; Matthew 15:29–31; Mark 6:54–55; James 1:19
- 34 Matthew 9:36; Numbers 27:17; Luke 9:11; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Isaiah 61:1–3
- 35 John 6:5–15; Luke 9:12–17; Matthew 14:15–21
- 36 Matthew 15:23; Mark 3:21; Mark 5:31
- 37 2 Kings 4:42–44; Numbers 11:13; Matthew 14:16; Mark 8:2–3; Luke 9:13
- 38 Mark 8:5; Matthew 15:34; Luke 9:13; Matthew 14:17–18; John 6:9
- 39 1 Corinthians 14:33; Matthew 15:35; 1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Kings 10:5; Esther 1:5–6
- 40 Luke 9:14–15
- 41 Matthew 14:19; Mark 7:34; Luke 9:16; Luke 24:30; Mark 14:22
- 42 Mark 8:8–9; Luke 9:17; John 6:12; Matthew 15:37–38; Matthew 14:20–21
- 43 Mark 8:19–20
- 45 Matthew 14:22–33; John 6:15–21; Mark 6:32
- 46 Mark 1:35; Matthew 6:6; Luke 6:12; Matthew 14:23; 1 Peter 2:21
- 47 Matthew 14:23; John 6:16–17
- 48 Job 9:8; Luke 12:38; Luke 24:28; Psalm 93:4; Matthew 14:24
- 49 Matthew 14:25–26; Job 9:8; Luke 24:37; Job 4:14–16
- 50 Matthew 14:27; Isaiah 43:2; John 6:19–20; Luke 24:38–41; John 20:19–20
- 51 Mark 4:39; Psalm 93:3–4; Mark 7:37; John 6:21; Mark 1:27
- 52 Mark 8:17–21; Luke 24:25; Isaiah 63:17; Mark 16:14; Matthew 16:9–11
- 53 Matthew 14:34–36; John 6:24–25; Luke 5:1
- 54 Psalm 9:10; Philippians 3:10
- 55 Matthew 4:24; Mark 3:7–11; Mark 2:1–3
- 56 Matthew 9:20; Luke 6:19; Mark 3:10; Numbers 15:38–39; Mark 5:27–28
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Soter is a name of five letters; Pater, too, contains five letters; Agape (love), too, consists of five letters; and our Lord, after blessing the five loaves, fed with them five thousand men.
… said by Mark: "And whithersoever He entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought Him that they might touch if it were but the border of His garment: and as many as touched Him were made whole." None other man did such things in them.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
For as the former said, "Ye generation of vipers;" so this latter, "How long will ye halt upon both your hips?" And the one said, "Hast thou killed, and inherited?" the other, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother Philip's wife." Seest thou the rock?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
"A prophet," saith He, "is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house: and He did not," it is said, "many mighty works, because of their unbelief." But Luke saith, "And He did not there many miracles." And yet it was to be expected He should have done them.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… did he seize upon that wretched person just then, that he sware even to give the half of his kingdom: this being Mark's statement, "He sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom." Such was the value he set upon his royal power; so was he once for …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)