Mark 6:5

He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”

6He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:22Hurry! Escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the city was called Zoar.

Isaiah 59:1Look, Yahweh's hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor his ear so dull, that it cannot hear. 1

Mark 5:23He begged again and again, saying, “My little daughter is near death. I beg you, come and lay your hands on her that she may be made well and live.”

Hebrews 4:2For we were told the good news just as they were. But that message did not benefit those who did not unite in faith with those who obeyed. + 4:2 Other versions read, But that message did not benefit those who heard it without joining faith to it .

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:2-7

The Contempt Poured on Christ. 1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 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… Read the whole commentary →

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