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and ran aroundπεριέδραμονallὅληνthatἐκείνηνregionτὴν χώρανandκαὶbeganἤρξαντοto carryπεριφέρεινthe sickτοὺς κακῶς ἔχονταςonἐπὶtheir matsτοῖς κραβάττοιςto whereverὅπουthey heardἤκουονthatὅτιhe was.ἐστίν
Mark 6:55
Study it in the app“and ran around all that region and began to carry the sick on their mats to wherever they heard that he was.”
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Mark 6:55, word by word
- and ran aroundπεριέδραμονperiedramon
run around
Run about through a region.
Where else “periedramon” appears- allὅληνholēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēn” appears- regionχώρανchōran
region
A region, a country.
Where else “chōran” appears- beganἤρξαντοērxanto
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “ērxanto” appears- to carryπεριφέρεινperipherein
carry around
Carry about from place to place.
Where else “peripherein” appears- the sickκακῶςkakōs
be ill
To be unwell, suffer greatly.
Where else “kakōs” appears- the sickἔχονταςechontas
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echontas” appears- their matsκραβάττοιςkrabattois
mat, stretcher
Mat, stretcher, pallet.
Where else “krabattois” appears- to whereverὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- they heardἤκουονēkouon
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “ēkouon” appears- he wasἐστίνestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears
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Mark 6:53-56
53And when they had crossed over to land, they came to Gennesaret and anchored. 54And when they got out of the boat, at once people recognized him 55and ran around all that region and began to carry the sick on their mats to wherever they heard that he was. 56And wherever he went, into villages or into towns or into the countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces, and begging him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched him were made well.
34And crossing over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all that surrounding region, and they brought to him all who were ill, 36and they were begging him that they might only touch the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were made well.
The context
54And when they got out of the boat, at once people recognized him
55 · This verse (above)
56And wherever he went, into villages or into towns or into the countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces, and begging him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched him were made well.
To study Mark 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions did Jesus give the twelve when he sent them out two by two (vv. 7–11)?
2. What it means
What does the text say about how Jesus felt on seeing the crowd “like sheep without a shepherd” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
Jesus invited his disciples to rest a while (v. 31). How can you take a break today without guilt?