Bible Strands
Mark 6:1
Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus departs from a previous location and arrives at His hometown with His disciples. This arrival directly precedes His Sabbath teaching in the local synagogue, where He will confront the crowd's astonishment and questioning.
The words — ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) translates literally as "He went out," and πατρίδα (patrida) means "hometown." These terms mark a deliberate geographical transition from a prior ministry site to His place of origin.
The thread — This movement to His hometown runs parallel to the accounts in Matthew 13:54 and Luke 4:16, which record Jesus entering the synagogue in Nazareth. The narrative also aligns with the prophetic pattern noted in Matthew 2:23 regarding His residence in Nazareth.
Why it lands — The text records the physical arrival before any teaching occurs, establishing the setting for the subsequent conflict. It requires a reader to note that familiar origins do not guarantee recognition, forcing attention to the sequence of arrival before response.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
Cross-references
- Luke 4:16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- Matthew 13:54 Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Matthew 13:4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.