Mark 6:20-56
stood in awe <5399> [feared.]
[observed him. or, kept him, or saved him. and heard.]
a suitable <2121> [when.]
his birthday ... his <1077 846> [his birthday.]
swore <3660> [he.]
<3754> [Whatsoever.]
said ............ said <2036> [said.]
head <2776> [The head.]
hurried <3326 4710> [with haste.]
a platter <4094> [a charger.]
king <935> [the king.]
an executioner <4688> [an executioner. or, one of his guard.]
[Spekoulator <\\See definition 4688\\>,] in Latin, speculator, from speculor, to look about, spy, properly denotes a sentinel; and as these sentinels kept guard at the palaces of kings, and the residences of Roman governors, so they were employed in other offices besides guarding, and usually performed that of executioners. As, however, we learn from Josephus, that Herod was at this very time engaged in war with Aretas, king of Arabia, in consequence of Herod's having divorced his daughter in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; and as this event occurred at an entertainment given at the castle of Machaerus, while his army was on its march against his father-in-law; we are furnished with an additional reason why a speculator, or sentinel, should have been employed as an executioner; and are thus enabled to discover such a latent and undesigned coincidence as clearly evinces the truth of the evangelical narrative.
they came <2064> [they came.]
apostles <652> [the apostles.]
Then ....... and ........ and <2532> [both.]
Come <1205> [come.]
he saw <1492> [saw.]
because <3754> [because.]
and ............... So he taught <2532 756> [and he.]
You give ..................... give <1325> [give.]
Should ... go <565> [Shall.]
silver coins <1220> [penny-worth.]
"The Roman penny is sevenpence halfpenny; as Mt 18:28, marg."
hundreds <303 1540> [by hundreds.]
It is generally supposed that they were so arranged as to be a hundred in rank, or depth, and fifty in front, or file; which would make the number just five thousand, and will reconcile this account with Luke's, who only speaks of their sitting down by fifties.
looking up <308> [looked.]
he gave thanks <2127> [blessed.]
<2112> [straightway.]
to Bethsaida <4314 966> [unto Bethsaida. or, over against Bethsaida.]
Bethsaida, according to Josephus, was situated on the sea of Gennesaret, in the lower Gaulonitis, (consequently on the east of the lake, as Pliny states,) and at the beginning of the mountainous country; and it was raised from a village to the honour of a city by Philip, and called Julias in honour of the emperor's daughter. Some learned men, however, are of opinion that the Bethsaida mentioned in the gospels was a different place; and that it was situated on the western shore of the sea of Tiberias, in Galilee, near Chorazin and Capernaum, with which it is associated, (Mt 11:21, 23. Joh 12:21;) and Bishop Pococke mentions the ruins of a town or large village in the plain of Huttin, about two miles west of the lake, still bearing the name of Baitsida, which he thinks occupies its site.
<1492> [he saw.]
ending <5067> [the fourth.]
he came <2064> [he cometh.]
he wanted <2309> [would.]
saw <1492> [they saw.]
they thought <1380> [supposed.]
It is I <1510 1473> [it is I.]
Then .......... and ... wind <2532 417> [and the.]
Then .......... and ....... completely <2532 3029> [and they.]
they did ... understand <4920> [they.]
their <846> [their.]
land <1093> [the land.]
recognized <1921> [knew.]
they would place <5087> [they laid.]
they could just touch <680> [touch.]
edge <2899> [the border.]
him .......... his ....... it <846> [him. or, it.]
