Mark 6:13-15
EasyEnglish Bible
13 The disciples caused many bad spirits to come out of people. They also put olive oil on many sick people, and the sick people became well.
Herod kills John the Baptist
14 People were talking about Jesus. King Herod heard about what was happening.[a] Some people were saying that Jesus was really John the Baptist. They said that John had died, but he had become alive again. ‘That is why this man can do these very powerful things,’ they said.
15 Other people said, ‘This man is Elijah.’ And other people said, ‘He is a prophet. He is like one of God's prophets who lived a long time ago.’[b]
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- 6:14 The name of this Herod was Herod Antipas. He ruled Galilee region from 4 BC to AD 39.
- 6:15 Elijah was a prophet of God. He had spoken powerful messages from God and he had done many great things. God's prophet Malachi said that Elijah would return one day. See Malachi 4:5. But Jesus showed that Malachi was talking about John the Baptist, not about Jesus himself. See Matthew 17:10-13.
Mark 6:13-15
New International Version
13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(A) and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded(B)(C)
14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[a] “John the Baptist(D) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(E)
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(F) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(G)
Footnotes
- Mark 6:14 Some early manuscripts He was saying
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