# Mark 6.30

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29. And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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> **30. And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.**
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> 31. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.</span> 32. And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. (Mark 6:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother. 29. When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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> **30. The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.**
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> 31. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.”</span> For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32. They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. (Mark 6:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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> **30. And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.**
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> 31. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.</span> 32. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. (Mark 6:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother; 29. and having heard, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and laid it in the tomb.
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> **30. And the apostles are gathered together unto Jesus, and they told him all, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught,**
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> 31. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,'</span> for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity, 32. and they went away to a desert place, in the boat, by themselves. (Mark 6:28-32, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Mark / John Mark (traditionally, on Peter's preaching) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Gentile-Roman Christian audience (heavy explanation of Jewish customs)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); Rome (likely composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 55-70

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/).
- [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/).
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros* (Strong's G4314). Also appears in: [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/), [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 11.28](/codex/matthew-11-28/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Zeitgeist - Astrotheological Claims](/codex/zeitgeist-astrotheological-claims/), via [Mark 6.30-44](/codex/mark-6-30-44/)

**People:**

- [Elisha](/codex/elisha/), via [Mark 6.30-44](/codex/mark-6-30-44/)

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