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Mark 6:5

FaithSickness and healing

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.

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.

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

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

7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

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BSB
So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
KJV
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
WEB
He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
ASV
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
DARBY
And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].
BLB
And He was not able to do there [any] miracle except, having laid the hands on a few of the sick, He healed [them].
ÅB
Og han kunne ikke gjøre noen kraftig gjerning der, undtagen at han la sine hender på noen få syke og helbredet dem;
OTB
Han kunne ikke utføre noen mirakler der, bortsett fra at han la hendene på noen få syke og helbredet dem.
B1930
Og han kunde ikke gjøre nogen kraftig gjerning der, undtagen at han la sine hender på nogen få syke og helbredet dem;

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Cross references

  • Matthew 13:58

    And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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  • Mark 9:23

    Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

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  • Mark 5:23

    And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

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  • Hebrews 4:2

    For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

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  • Isaiah 59:1–2

    Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

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  • Genesis 19:22

    Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

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  • Genesis 32:25

    And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

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