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CHAP. VI.
1 Christ is contemned of his countreymen. 7 He giueth the twelue power ouer vncleane spirits. 14 Diuers opinions of Christ. 18 Iohn Baptist is beheaded, 29 and buried. 30 The Apostles returne from preaching. 34 The miracle of fiue loaues and two fishes. 45 Christ walketh on the Sea: 53 And healeth all that touch him.
1 And hee went out from thence, and came into his owne countrey, and his disciples follow him.1
4 But Iesus sayde vnto them, A Prophet is not without honour, but in his owne countrey, and among his owne kinne, and in his owne house.4
6 And he marueiled because of their vnbeliefe. And he went round about the villages, teaching.6
7 ¶ And he calleth vnto him the twelue, and began to send them foorth, by two and two, and gaue them power ouer vncleane spirits,7
8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:8
9 But be shod with sandales: and not put on two coats.
11 And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare you, when yee depart thence, shake off the dust vnder your feet, for a testimonie against them: Uerely I say vnto you, it shalbe more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie.11
12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
13 And they cast out many deuils, and anointed with oyle many, that were sicke, and healed them.13
14 And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad:) and hee said that Iohn the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mightie workes doe shew foorth themselues in him.14
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a Prophet, or as one of the Prophets.
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is Iohn, whome I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.16
18 For Iohn had said vnto Herod, It is not lawfull for thee to haue thy brothers wife.18
19 Therfore Herodias had a quarrel against him, & would haue killed him, but she could not.19
20 For Herod feared Iohn, knowing that he was a iust man, and an holy, and obserued him: and when he heard him, hee did many things, and heard him gladly.20
27 And immediatly the king sent an executioner, and commaunded his head to be brought, and he went, and beheaded him in the prison,27
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and tooke vp his corpse, and laid it in a tombe.
30 And the Apostles gathered themselues together vnto Iesus, and tolde him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.30
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship priuately.32
34 And Iesus when he came out, saw much people, and was moued with compassion toward them, because they were as sheepe not hauing a shepherd: and hee beganne to teach them many things.34
35 And when the day was now far spent, his Disciples came vnto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is farre passed.35
37 He answered and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they say vnto him, Shall we goe and buy two hundred penniworth of bread, and giue them to eate?37
39 And he commanded them to make all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse.
40 And they sate downe in rankes by hundreds, and by fifties.
42 And they did all eate, and were filled.
43 And they tooke vp twelue baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did eate of the loaues, were about fiue thousand men.
45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to goe to the other side before vnto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.45
46 And when hee had sent them away, he departed into a mountaine to pray.
47 And when Euen was come, the ship was in the midst of the Sea, and he alone on the land.47
49 But when they saw him walking vpon the Sea, they supposed it had bene a spirit, and cried out.
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaues, for their heart was hardened.
53 And when they had passed ouer, they came into the land of Genesareth, and drew to the shore.53
54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
56 And whithersouer he entred, into villages, or cities, or countrie, they laide the sicke in the streetes, & besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him, were made whole.56
View Wesley's Notes for Mark Chapter 6
6:1 #Mt 13:54|; Lu 4:16.
6:3 Is not this the carpenter? - There can be no doubt, but in his youth he wrought with his supposed father Joseph.
6:5 He could do no miracle there - Not consistently with his wisdom and goodness. It being inconsistent with his wisdom to work them there, where it could not promote his great end; and with his goodness, seeing he well knew his countrymen would reject whatever evidence could be given them. And therefore to have given them more evidence, would only have increased their damnation.
6:6 He marvelled - As man. As he was God, nothing was strange to him.
6:7 #Mt 10:1|; Lu 9:1.
6:8 He commanded them to take nothing for their journey - That they might be always unincumbered, free, ready for motion. Save a staff only - He that had one might take it; but he that had not was not to provide one, #Matt 10:9|. #Lu 9:3|.
6:9 Be shod with sandals - As you usually are. Sandals were pieces of strong leather or wood, tied under the sole of the foot by thongs, something resembling modern clogs. The shoes which they are in St. Matthew forbidden to take, were a kind of short boots, reaching a little above the mid - leg, which were then commonly used in journeys. Our Lord intended by this mission to initiate them into their apostolic work. And it was doubtless an encouragement to them all their life after, to recollect the care which God took of them, when they had left all they had, and went out quite unfurnished for such an expedition. In this view our Lord himself leads them to consider it, #Luke 22:35:| When I sent you forth without purse or scrip, lacked ye any thing?
6:10 #Mt 10:11|; Lu 9:4.
6:12 #Lu 9:6|.
6:13 They anointed with oil many that were sick - Which St. James gives as a general direction, #Jas 5:14|,15, adding those peremptory words, And the Lord shall heal him - He shall be restored to health: not by the natural efficacy of the oil, but by the supernatural blessing of God. And it seems this was the great standing means of healing, desperate diseases in the Christian Church, long before extreme unction was used or heard of, which bears scarce any resemblance to it; the former being used only as a means of health; the latter only when life is despaired of.
6:14 #Mt 14:1|; Lu 9:7.
6:15 A prophet, as one of the prophets - Not inferior to one of the ancient prophets.
6:16 But Herod hearing thereof - Of their various judgments concerning him, still said, It is John.
6:20 And preserved him - Against all the malice and contrivances of Herodias. And when he heard him - Probably sending for him, at times, during his imprisonment, which continued a year and a half. He heard him gladly - Delusive joy! While Herodias lay in his bosom.
6:21 A convenient day - Convenient for her purpose. His lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee - The great men of the court, the army, and the province.
6:23 To the half of my kingdom - A proverbial expression.
6:26 Yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests - Herod's honour was like the conscience of the chief priests, #Matt 27:6|. To shed innocent blood wounded neither one nor the other.
6:30 #Lu 9:10|.
6:31 #Mt 14:13|; John 6:1.
6:32 They departed - Across a creek or corner of the lake.
6:34 Coming out - of the vessel.
6:40 They sat down in ranks - The word properly signifies a parterre or bed in a garden; by a metaphor, a company of men ranged in order, by hundreds and by fifties - That is, fifty in rank, and a hundred in file. So a hundred multiplied by fifty, make just five thousand.
6:43 Full of the fragments - of the bread.
6:45 He constrained his disciples - Who did not care to go without him. #Mt 14:22|.
6:46 #Mt 14:23|; John 6:15.
6:48 And he saw them - For the darkness could veil nothing from him. And would have passed by them - That is, walked, as if he was passing by.
6:52 Their heart was hardened - And yet they were not reprobates. It means only, they were slow and dull of apprehension.
6:53 #Mt 14:34|; John 6:21.
Mark Chapter 6 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Mat.13.54.
4 Iohn 4.4.
6 Mat.9.35 luke 13.22.
7 Mat.10.1.
8 The word signifieth a piece of brasse money, in value somewhat lesse then a farthing, mat. 10.9. but here it is taken in generall for mony.
11 Mat.10.14 , Act.13.51
13 Iam.5.14.
14 Mat.14.1
16 Luk.3.19
18 Leuit.18.16.
19 Or, an inward grudge
20 Or, kept him or saued him.
27 Or, one of his guard.
30 Luk.9.10
32 Mat.14.13.
34 Mat.6.39.
35 Matth. 14.15.
37 The Rom. penie is seuen pence halfe penie as Mat.18.28
45 Or, ouer against Bethsaida.
47 Matth.14.23.
53 Matth.14.34.
56 Or, it.
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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