Mark 6:8 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:8

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

BSB

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ASV

and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;

KJV

And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Against Jovinianus 2.6 (420)

Are all commanded not to have two coats, nor food in their possession, money in their purse, only a staff in the hand and shoes on the feet? Are all commanded to sell all they possess and give it to the poor, and follow Jesus? Of course not. This command is for those who earnestly desire to respond fully to grace.… The Lord says in the Gospel to him who had boasted of having kept the whole law: "If you will be perfect, go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and come, follow me."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A staff only - It is likely he desired them to take only one with every two, merely for the purpose of carrying any part of their clothes on, when they should be obliged to strip them off by reason of the heat; for walking staves, or things of this kind, were forbidden, see Mat 10:10. But, probably, no more is designed than simply to state that they must not wait to make any provision for the journey, but go off just as they were, leaving the provision necessary in the present case to the care of Divine Providence.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

These verses describe the first sending forth of the apostles to preach. The great Head of the church made proof of His ministers, before He left them alone in the world. He taught them to try their own powers of teaching, and to find out their own weaknesses, while He was yet with them. Thus, on the one hand, He was enabled to correct their mistakes. Thus, on the other, they were trained for the work they were one day to do, and were not novices, when finally left to themselves.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
παρήγγειλεν	parēngeilen	He instructed	G3853 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μηδὲν	mēden	nothing	G3367 →
αἴρωσιν	airōsin	they may take	G142 →
εἰς	eis	for [the]	G1519 →
ὁδὸν	hodon	journey	G3598 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
ῥάβδον	rhabdon	a staff	G4464 →
μόνον,	monon	alone,	G3441 →
μὴ	mē	no	G3361 →
ἄρτον,	arton	bread	G740 →
μὴ	mē	nor	G3361 →
πήραν,	pēran	bag	G4082 →
μὴ	mē	nor	G3361 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ζώνην	zōnēn	belt	G2223 →
χαλκόν,	chalkon	money,	G5475 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
Luke 9:3
“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
leads to
- Luke 22:35
  Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 37:3
  Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 10:4
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
leads to
- Luke 10:4–12
  Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 4:29
  So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him.…
Through
Luke 22:35
Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
leads to
- Matthew 10:9–10
  Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
- Luke 10:4
  Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
- Psalms 23:1
  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 34:9–10
  Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

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01Commentary

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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