Mark 6:29 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And when his disciples heard {of it}, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.”

Mark 6:29

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And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, {an...: or, one of his guard}

And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

And when his disciples heard {of it}, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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Mark 6:1

"And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him."

Mark 6:2

"And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing {him} were astonished, saying, From whence hath this {man} these things? and what wisdom {is} this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?"

Mark 6:3

"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. {offended: scandalized in, or, by him}"

Mark 6:4

"But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house."

Mark 6:5

"And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed {them}."

Mark 6:6

"And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching."

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