Mark
Mark 6:3–4
3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses,a Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
4Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Footnotes
- a 6:3 Joses is a variant of Joseph; see Matthew 13:55|MAT 13:55.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Mark 6:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isn’t | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| this | οὗτός | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| carpenter | τέκτων | tektōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5045 a carpenter |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| son | υἱὸς | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of Mary | Μαρίας | Marias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3137 Mary, Miriam |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| brother | ἀδελφὸς | adelphos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| of James | Ἰακώβου | Iakōbou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2385 James |
| Joses | Ἰωσῆτος | Iōsētos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2500 Joses |
| Judas | Ἰούδα | Iouda | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2455 Judah, Judas, Jude |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Simon | Σίμωνος | Simōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| Aren’t | εἰσὶν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| sisters | ἀδελφαὶ | adelphai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G79 a sister |
| here | ὧδε | hōde | Adverb | G5602 here |
| with | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| as well | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they took offense | ἐσκανδαλίζοντο | eskandalizonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4624 I cause to stumble |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Mark 6:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| said | ἔλεγεν | elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Only | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| hometown | πατρίδι | patridi | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3968 fatherland |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| relatives | συγγενεῦσιν | syngeneusin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G4773 akin, a relative |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| household | οἰκίᾳ | oikia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3614 a house, household |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a prophet | προφήτης | prophētēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| without honor | ἄτιμος | atimos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G820 without honor, despised |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 6:3 Matthew 12:46 · Matthew 13:55–57 · John 6:42 · Jude 1:1 · Matthew 11:6 · Galatians 1:19 · Mark 15:40 · Acts 1:13 · Luke 7:23 · John 6:60–61 · 1 Corinthians 1:23 · Luke 4:22–29
Mark 6:4 John 4:44 · Luke 4:24 · Matthew 13:57 · Jeremiah 12:6 · Jeremiah 11:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.