Mark 6:29 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:29

When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Bede

On the Gospel of Mark (735)

Upon hearing this, his disciples came, took away his body, and placed it in a tomb. Josephus reports that John, being bound, was taken to the fortress of Machaerus, where he was beheaded. Ecclesiastical history narrates that he was buried in Sebaste, a city of …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

How Jesus felt, or what He said, on receiving this intelligence, is not recorded; but He of whom it was said, as He stood by the grave of His friend Lazarus, "Jesus wept," was not likely to receive such intelligence without deep emotion.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	having heard [it]	G191 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
μαθηταὶ	mathētai	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἦλθον	ēlthon	came	G2064 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἦραν	ēran	they took up	G142 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πτῶμα	ptōma	body	G4430 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔθηκαν	ethēkan	laid	G5087 →
αὐτὸ	auto	it	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
μνημείῳ.¶	mnēmeiō	[a] tomb.	G3419 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 24:16
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20
  So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
- Nehemiah 13:14
  Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Through
Acts 8:2
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
leads to
- Genesis 50:10–11
  When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- 1 Samuel 28:3
  Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
- 2 Samuel 3:31
  Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
- Genesis 23:2
  She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
Through
Matthew 14:12
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
leads to
- Acts 8:2
  God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark