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Mark 6:12 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 12. 12And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
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Quick Meaning
This verse develops the unit at Mark 6:12 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And they went out, and preached that men should repent”.
Read It With
- Mark 6:7-13
Read Mark 6:12 with 6:7-13. This verse develops the unit at Mark 6:12 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And they went out, and preached that men should repent”. 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
This verse develops the unit at Mark 6:12 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And they went out, and preached that men should repent”. This specific contribution advances Mark 6:7-13 toward its narrated or taught result.
What Remains True
Jesus sends disciples in accountable partnership and dependence, with a bounded response when a place refuses them. At Mark 6:12, develops the unit at Mark 6:12 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And they went out, and preached that men should repent”.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Mark 6:12, 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 6:12 in “The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and Accountability”: “And they went out, and preached that men should repent”.
Continue in Context
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Read Mark 6:7-13 — The Twelve Are Sent in Dependence and AccountabilitySources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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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 6:7-13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗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
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗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
Open the official NET Mark PDF ↗