3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and abrother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they bwere offended at Him.
4 But Jesus said to them, a“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”
5 aNow He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6 And aHe marveled because of their unbelief. bThen He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
Sending Out the Twelve
7 aAnd He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out btwo by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts—
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does Mark 6:5 Mean?
Mark 6:5
Jesus and His apostles touched the sick when they healed, yet miracles often occurred without this physical act. The miraculous power to heal derives from God's authority, not from the physical touch of the hands.
Martin G. Collins
Basic Doctrines: The Laying On of Hands
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