Mark 6:5

Mark 6:5

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

a. NLT: And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

b. NIV: He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

c. YLT: And he was not able there any mighty work to do, except on a few infirm people having put hands he did heal them;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And He was not able to do even one work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly people [and] cured them.

e. Worrell Translation: And He could do there no mighty work, except that, laying His hands on a few sick people, He healed them.

    

f. Wuest Translation: And He was not able to do there even one work of power, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly ones and healed them.

g. Peshitta Eastern Text: And he could not perform even a single miracle there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

1. “And he could there do no mighty work…”

a. And [Strong: 2532 kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

b. he could…do [Strong: 1410 dunamai doo'-nam-ahee of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible:--be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.]

c. there [Strong: 1563 ekei ek-i' of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither:--there, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place).]

d. no [Strong: 3762 oudeis oo-dice', including feminine oudemia oo-dem-ee'-ah, and neuter ouden oo-den' from 3761 and 1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.]

e. mighty work [Strong: 1411 dunamis doo'-nam-is from 1410; force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself):--ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.]

1). The reason he couldn’t do any mighty works was because of their unbelief. Which was a product of the natural human reasoning.

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

2. “…save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.”

a. save [Strong: 1508 ei me i may from 1487 and 3361; if not:--but, except (that), if not, more than, save (only) that, saving, till.]

b. that he laid [Strong: 2007 epitithemi ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee from 1909 and 5087; to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense):--add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound.]

c. his hands [Strong: 5495 cheir khire perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.]

d. [upon a] few 3641 oligos ol-ee'-gos of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat:--+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.]

e. sick folk [Strong: 732 arrhostos ar'-hroce-tos from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 4517; infirm:--sick (folk, -ly).]

f. and healed them [Strong: 2323 therapeuo ther-ap-yoo'-o from the same as 2324; to wait upon menially, i.e. (figuratively) to adore (God), or (specially) to relieve (of disease):--cure, heal, worship.]