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Mark 2:13 Explained in Context

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Verse 13. And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

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Role in This Section

This verse advances Mark 2:13-17's dialogue or teaching at Mark 2:13 by recording, “And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them”.

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  • Mark 2:13-17

Read Mark 2:13 with 2:13-17. This verse advances Mark 2:13-17's dialogue or teaching at Mark 2:13 by recording, “And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Jesus calls Levi from the tax station and shares a meal with many tax collectors and sinners, explaining that his mission addresses those who know their need.

Why It Needs Context

This verse advances Mark 2:13-17's dialogue or teaching at Mark 2:13 by recording, “And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them”. Its connective or scene-specific force depends on Mark 2:13-17; isolating it would detach the selected action, response, speaker, or referent from the unit that explains it.

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Read Mark 2:13-17 — Jesus Calls Levi and Eats with the Disreputable
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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.

Exact location: Mark 2:13-17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.

Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 2:13-17

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Translation and textual notes

NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition

Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.

Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 2:13-17 and attached translator/textual notes

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