Mark 6:3 Meaning and Explanation
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The townspeople recall Jesus as the carpenter and name his family, and they take offense at him.
What Does Mark 6:3 Mean?
Nazareth thinks it knows Jesus. The townspeople name his trade, his mother Mary, the brothers James, Joses, Juda, and Simon, and the sisters still living among them. Because they can map his household, they assume they have measured the man. Mark says they were offended, stumbling over the one they thought they knew.
The scandal of the gospel begins here: God works through what looks ordinary. The hands that shaped yokes and doorframes are the hands that heal. Contempt bred by familiarity can blind a heart to glory standing in plain sight. The reader is invited to look again at the carpenter and see more than Nazareth saw.
Mark 6:3 in the Original Language
tekton (τέκτων), 'carpenter' -- a builder and craftsman who worked in wood and stone.
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What does Mark 6:3 mean?
The townspeople recall Jesus as the carpenter and name his family, and they take offense at him.