Mar 6:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 6:5-6: 6:5-6 Faith and healing are frequently connected in Mark (2:5 ; 5:34 , 36 ; 9:23-24 ; 10:52 ). Jesus’ miracles were not performances but the partial realization of God’s Kingdom; entrance to that Kingdom and its benefits require repentance and faith (1:15 ). • A few sick people were healed, but the unbelief that Jesus encountered in his own village amazed him, a unique occurrence. • This section of Mark (3:7–6:6a ) speaks of Jesus’ rejection by his family (3:21 , 31-35 ), the scribes (3:22 ), and the people of Gerasa (5:17 ); it ends with rejection by people in his hometown (6:1-6a ). Along the way, a few people believed and were healed. This ending is similar to the ending of the previous section (1:14

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‏ Mark 6:5

Summary for Mark 6:5-6: 6:5-6 ^a Faith and healing are frequently connected in Mark (2:5 ^b; 5:34 ^c, 36 ^d; 9:23-24 ^e; 10:52 ^f). Jesus’ miracles were not performances but the partial realization of God’s Kingdom; entrance to that Kingdom and its benefits require repentance and faith (1:15 ^g).

• A few sick people were healed, but the unbelief that Jesus encountered in his own village amazed him, a unique occurrence.

• This section of Mark (3:7–6:6a ^h) speaks of Jesus’ rejection by his family (3:21 ⁱ, 31-35 ^j), the scribes (3:22 ^k), and the people of Gerasa (5:17 ^l); it ends with rejection by people in his hometown (6:1-6a ^m). Along the way, a few people believed and were healed. This ending is similar to the ending of the previous section (1:14–3:6 ⁿ).