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Mark 6 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus is rejected in Nazareth, sends out the twelve, learns of John's beheading, feeds five thousand, and walks on water. Below is a research summary for Mark 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Mark 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡρῴδης | Hērṓdēs | G2264 | 7 | Herod |
| πολύς | polýs | G4183 | 10 | abundant, altogether, common, far |
| ἄρτος | ártos | G740 | 7 | bread, loaf |
| δύο | dýo | G1417 | 6 | both, twain, two |
| ἐσθίω | phágō | G5315 | 6 | eat, meat |
| πλοῖον | ploîon | G4143 | 5 | ship |
| ἐξέρχομαι | exérchomai | G1831 | 6 | come, depart, escape, get out |
How preachers through history handled this text
55 public-domain excerpts on Mark 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. The ways of God are unsearchable; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 6:14–29 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nazareth— Mark 6:1
- Gomorrah— Mark 6:11
- Sodom— Mark 6:11
- Galilee 1— Mark 6:21
- Bethsaida 2— Mark 6:45
- Gennesaret— Mark 6:53
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