Mark 6

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Mark 6 is a chapter of rejections and abundance. Jesus is dismissed in his hometown, where they know his family and take offense. He sends the Twelve out two by two with nothing but a staff, and they preach, heal, and drive out demons. Meanwhile Herod, hearing of Jesus, thinks John the Baptist has come back, and Mark tells how John died: Herodias's grudge, a birthday banquet, a dancing daughter, a rash oath, and a head on a platter. The apostles return exhausted; Jesus takes them away to rest, the crowds follow, and he feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fish. That night he walks to the disciples across the sea, and the sick of Gennesaret are healed by touching his cloak.

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Mark 6 packs more into fifty-six verses than most books, and it is held together by a question: who is this? In Nazareth the answer is easy and wrong. He is the carpenter, Mary's son, we know his brothers and sisters, and they are offended that he presumes to teach them; Mark says he could do almost nothing there and was amazed at their unbelief. Jesus sends the Twelve out with a staff and sandals and nothing else, and they come back with stories. In between, Mark tells the story of how John the Baptist died, because Herod Antipas has heard of Jesus and is sure it is John come back to haunt him. The tale is told slowly: the grudge of a queen, a birthday party, a girl dancing, a king who promises half his kingdom and cannot back down in front of his generals, and a prophet's head brought in on a dish. It is a preview of another execution by a reluctant ruler under pressure from a crowd. Then the chapter opens out. Jesus tries to take his exhausted men to a quiet place, five thousand people get there first, and instead of resenting them he sees sheep without a shepherd, teaches them, and feeds them with a boy's lunch until twelve baskets are left over. That night he walks across the water to the disciples, says the words God says, it is I, do not be afraid, and climbs into the boat. They are astonished, Mark says, because they had not understood about the loaves. The chapter ends with the sick lining the marketplaces of Gennesaret, reaching for the edge of his cloak.

Passagens-chave

Mark 6:1-6 Mark 6:7-13 Mark 6:14-29 Mark 6:30-44 Mark 6:45-52 Exodus 33:19-22

Historical and literary context

Nazareth was a village of a few hundred people where everyone knew the carpenter's family; the brothers named here appear elsewhere in the New Testament, and James led the Jerusalem church. Herod here is Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, who had married Herodias, the wife of his half-brother. The Jewish historian Josephus records that Antipas executed John at the fortress of Machaerus and gives the daughter's name as Salome. The disciples' travelling kit matches what a Jewish teacher might allow for a short mission, and shaking off dust was what Jews did when leaving pagan territory. The green grass places the feeding in spring, near Passover, and the groups of hundreds and fifties recall Israel organized in the wilderness. "Passing by" and "It is I" echo God's appearances to Moses and Elijah.

How the chapter unfolds

Verses 1 to 6: rejection at Nazareth and the saying about a prophet without honor. Verses 7 to 13: the sending of the Twelve. Verses 14 to 29: Herod's guilt and the flashback to John's execution, inserted between the sending and the return. Verses 30 to 44: the return of the apostles, the attempt to rest, the compassion on sheep without a shepherd, and the feeding of the five thousand. Verses 45 to 52: the walk on the sea, the disciples' terror, and their hardened hearts. Verses 53 to 56: healings at Gennesaret as the sick reach for the fringe of his cloak.

Why this chapter matters

The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels and became, for the early church, a picture of the Eucharist and of Christ as the shepherd who feeds Israel in the wilderness. "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown" passed into proverb. The death of John the Baptist is the Gospel's rehearsal for the death of Jesus, a righteous man killed by a weak ruler under pressure from a banquet crowd. "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid" on the water has been heard as the voice of God himself. Mark's note that Jesus "was amazed at their unbelief" is one of the rare places where the Gospels show Jesus surprised.

Interpretive tension to watch

Mark says Jesus "could not" perform miracles in Nazareth, a statement Matthew softens to "did not," and readers have to decide what unbelief can and cannot limit. Mark calls Herodias's first husband Philip, while Josephus names him Herod, a discrepancy explained in several ways. The disciples' hardened hearts in verse 52, blamed on their failure to understand the loaves, shows Mark's characteristic severity toward the Twelve. Why Jesus "intended to pass by them" on the water is debated: an echo of God passing by in Exodus 33, or a test, or simply the way it looked from the boat.

Perguntas para este capítulo

The people of Nazareth could not believe because they knew Jesus' family. How does familiarity get in the way of faith?
Herod was sorry, but kept his oath because of his guests. When have you seen a bad decision made to save face?
Jesus took the tired disciples away to rest, and the crowd arrived first. How does he respond, and what does that ask of us?

Study with context

Use this as a chapter guide, then press deeper into the text itself. The goal is to slow down observation, notice structure, and ask better questions before jumping to conclusions.

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1 Ya bar su ya zo garinsu, almajiransa su ka biyo shi. 2 Sa'adda ranar Asabar tazo ya shiga cikin masujada ya yi koyarwa. Mutane da yawa da su ka ji koyarwarsa su ka yi mamaki, suka ce daga ina ya sami irin wannan koyarwar? Wacce irin hikima ce Allah ya ba shi haka? Wadanne irin ayyukan al'ajibi ya ke yi da hannuwansa? 3 Wannan ba kafintan nan ba ne dan Maryamu, dan'uwan Yakubu da Yosi da Yahuza da Saminu? Ba ga 'yan'uwan sa 'yan mata mu na tare da su ba? Ba su ji dadi ba a ransu saboda Yesu. 4 Yesu ya ce, “Annabi ba ya rasa daraja sai a gidansa da garinsa da cikin danginsa.” 5 Bai iya yin wani aikin al'ajibi a wurin ba sai dai mutane kadan marasa lafiya ya dorawa hannu ya warkar da su. 6 Rashin bangaskiyarsu ya ba shi mamaki. Sai ya tafi cikin kauyuka na kewaye da su ya yi ta koyarwa. 7 Ya kira almajiransa su goma sha biyu, ya aike su biyu-biyu, ya ba su iko a kan aljanu, 8 ya dokace su kada su dauki komai tare da su domin wannan tafiya, sai dai sanda kadai. Kada su dauki abinci ko jaka ko kudi a cikin aljihunsu, 9 sai dai su sa takalmi kadai, kada su sa taguwa biyu a jikinsu. 10 Ya ce da su, idan ku ka shiga wani gida sai ku zauna a gidan har lokacin da za ku tashi. 11 Idan ku ka je wani gari aka ki karbar ku, ku karkabe kurar da ke kafufunku ta zama shaida kan mutanen garin. 12 Sai suka tafi suka yi ta shela ga mutane cewa su tuba daga zunubansu. 13 Sun fitar da aljanu da yawa, suka shafawa mutane da yawa mai suka warkar da su. 14 Sarki Hirudus ya ji wannan, gama sunan Yesu ya zama sananne a wurin kowa da kowa. Wadansu suna cewa Yahaya mai yin baftisma ne ya tashi daga matattu shi ya sa ake yin wadannan ayyukan al'ajibi ta wurinsa. 15 Wadansu kuma suna cewa, “Iliya,” Har yanzu wadansu suna cewa daya “daga cikin annabawa ne na da can.” 16 Sa'adda Hirudus ya ji wannan sai ya ce, “Yahaya wanda na fillewa kai shine ya tashi.” 17 Saboda Hirudus ne ya sa aka kama Yahaya aka kulle shi a kurkuku saboda Hirodiya( matar Filibus dan'uwansa), domin ya aure ta. 18 Saboda Yahaya ya gaya wa Hirudus cewa bai halarta ya auri matar dan'uwansa ba. 19 Sai ita Hirodiya ta yi kudurin ta kashe Yahaya amma bai yiwu ba. 20 Domin Hirudus yana jin tsoron Yahaya, domin ya sani shi mai adalci ce, mai tsarki kuma. Domin haka Hirudus bai so wani abu ya faru da Yahaya ba, amma ya kan fusata idan ya ji wa'azin yahaya. Duk da haka da fari ciki yakan saurare shi. 21 Amma sai dama ta samu inda Hirodiya za ta iya yin abin da ta ke so ta yi. A lokacin kewayowar ranar haihuwar sa, sai Hirudus ya shirya liyafa domin manyan da ke aiki tare da shi a cikin gwamnatin sa, da shugabannin da ke cikin Galili. 22 Diyar Hirodiya ta zo ta yi masu rawa, rawarta kuwa tagamshi Hirudus da bakinsa. Sarki ya ce da yarinyar, “ki tambayi duk abin da ki ke so ni kuwa zan ba ki shi”. 23 Ya rantse mata da cewa”Ko menene ki ka ce ki na so, ko da rabin mulkina ne” 24 Sai ta fita ta je ta tambayi mamarta, “ me zan ce ya bani?” Sai ta ce kan Yahaya Mai Yin Baftisma. 25 Sai ta dawo da sauri cikin dakin taro wurin sarki ta ce da shi, “Ina so ka ba ni kan Yahaya Mai Yin Baftisma a cikin tire.” 26 Sarki ya damu kwarai, amma saboda ya yi alkawari ga kuma ofisoshinsa, ba dama ya ce a'a. 27 Sai sarki ya aiki wani soja ya ba shi ummurni ya je ya kawo kan Yahaya. Sojan ya je ya fillo kan sa daga cikin kurkuku. 28 Ya kawo kan a cikin tire ya ba yarinyar, yarinyar kuma ta kai wa mamarta. 29 Da almajiran su ka ji labari, suka zo suka dauki gawarsa suka rufe a cikin kabari. 30 Almajiran suka zo wurin Yesu, suka fada masa dukkan abin da suka yi da abin da suka koyar. 31 Sai ya ce da su “ku je cikin kebabben wuri domin ku huta kadan,” domin mutane suna ta kaiwa da komowa, ba su sami damar hutawa ba balle su ci abinci 32 Sai suka tafi kebabben wuri a cikin jirgin ruwa su kadai. 33 Amma mutane da yawa sun gansu suna tafiya sun kuma gane su, sai suka fito daga cikin dukan garuruwa da gudu har su ka kai wurin kafin su zo. 34 Sa'adda suka zo bakin gaba Yesu ya ga taron mutane da yawa sai ya ji tausayinsu domin sun yi kamar tumakin da ba da mai kiwo. Sai ya cigaba da koya masu abubuwa da yawa. 35 Sa'adda yamma ta yi, almajiran sa suka zo suka ce da shi, “wurinnan kebabben wuri ne kuma ga lokaci ya tafi. 36 Ka sallami mutanen nan domin su shiga cikin garuruwa da kauyuka da ke kusa domin su sayi abin da zasu ci. 37 Amma sai ya ba su amsa ya ce,”Ku ku basu abinci su ci mana”. Sai suka ce da shi, “ma iya zuwa mu sawo gurasa ta sule dari biyu mu basu su ci?” 38 Sai ya ce dasu, “Dunkulen gurasa guda nawa kuke dasu? Kuje ku gani.” Dasuka gano sai suka ce da shi, dunkule biyar ne da kifi guda biyu.” 39 Sai ya ba da umarni mutanen su dukka su zauna a kan danyar ciyawa. 40 Suka zauna kungiya kungiya wadansu su dari wadansu hamsin. 41 Sai ya dauki dunkulen gurasa guda biyar da kifi guda biyu, ya ta da kansa sama, yasa albarka, ya kakkarya dunkulen gurasan, ya ba almajiran domin su rabawa taron jama'a duka. 42 Dukansu suka ci suka koshi. 43 Suka tattara gutsattsarin gurasar suka cika kwanduna guda goma sha biyu da gutsattsarin da kuma gutsattsarin kifin. 44 Mutanen da suka ci gurasar sun kai mutum dubu biyar. 45 Nan da nan ya ce almajiran sa su hau jirgin ruwa su yi gaba kafin ya zo, su je Baitsaida. Shi kuma ya tsaya domin ya sallami taron mutanen. 46 Bayan da suka tafi shi kuma ya hau kan dutse domin ya yi addu'a. 47 Har yamma ta yi jirgin ruwan ya na tsakiyar rafi shi kuma yana kan tudu shi kadai. 48 Ya gansu suna wahala gama iska ta hana su tafiya. Wajan karfe hudu na asuba sai ya tawo wurin su yana tafiya a kan ruwa, yana so ya wuce gaban su. 49 Sa'adda suka gan shi ya na tafiya a kan ruwa suka yi tsammani fatalwa ce, suka yi ihu, 50 gama su duka sun gan shi, tsoro ya kama su. Sai nan da nan ya yi magana dasu ya ce, “Ku karfafa ni ne! kada ku ji tsoro!'' 51 Ya shiga cikin jirgin ruwan tare dasu, sai iska ta dena bugawa. Sai suka yi mamaki kwarai. 52 Gama basu gane batun dunkulen ba. Maimakon haka, sai zukatansu suka taurare. 53 Sa'adda suka haye su zo kasar Janisarita suka sa wa jirgin sarka. 54 Su na fitowa daga cikin jirgin kenan, mutane suka gane cewa Yesu ne. 55 Mutane suka ruga cikin yankin su, suka kawo marasa lafiya a bisa shinfidun su zuwa wurinsa, dukan inda suka ji yana zuwa. 56 Ko ina ya shiga birni da kauye, ko a cikin kasar sukan kawo marasa lafiya a kasuwanni suna rokonsa su taba ko da habar rigarsa, dukan wadanda suka taba kuwa suka warke.

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