Mark 6:11 Explained in Context

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Verse 11. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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Quick Meaning

This verse develops the unit at Mark 6:11 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a…”.

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Mark 6:7-13

Read Mark 6:11 with 6:7-13. This verse develops the unit at Mark 6:11 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a…”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Jesus sends the Twelve in pairs with authority, minimal provisions, household dependence, a bounded response to rejection, and a ministry of repentance, release, and healing.

Why This Verse Appears Here

What Remains True

Jesus sends disciples in accountable partnership and dependence, with a bounded response when a place refuses them. At Mark 6:11, develops the unit at Mark 6:11 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a…”.

How It Can Shape Life

At Mark 6:11, serve in pairs or teams, use transparent support, leave rejection without harassment, and maintain safeguarding and financial accountability. This verse contributes to that response because it develops the unit at Mark 6:11 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a…”.

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Read Mark 6:7-13 — The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability

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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.

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Exact location: Mark 6:7-13, 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, 6:7-13

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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, 6:7-13 and attached translator/textual notes

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