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Ordinary Time · Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

Mark 6:1-6

Rejected at Nazareth

July 4, 2027

Christ Preaching at Capernaum, Maurycy Gottlieb
Christ Preaching at Capernaum, Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878–1879National Museum in Warsaw, via Google Art Project
Gottlieb, a Polish Jewish painter who died at twenty-three, put Christ in a synagogue among worshippers in talliths, several of them bearing his own features and those of his family.He came to his hometown, and on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Prophets are not without honour, except in their hometown.Maurycy GottliebA Polish Jewish painter, a pupil of Matejko, who died at twenty-three and spent his short career painting Jewish life and a Jewish Jesus.National Museum in Warsaw, via Google Art ProjectPoland's principal art museum, rebuilt and restocked after the systematic looting and destruction of the Second World War.National Museum in Warsaw, via Google Art Project
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 6:1-6Mk 6:1-6
Second Reading2 Cor. 12:7-102 Cor 12:7-10
First ReadingEzek. 2:2-5Ez 2:2-5
Responsorial PsalmPs. 123:1-2a, 2bc, 3-4 (2cd)Ps 123:1-2a, 2bc, 3-4 (2cd)

Overview & Insights

“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” (Mark 6:4)

Jesus returns to teach in the synagogue of his hometown, and the people take offense at the carpenter they think they know. Their unbelief limits the works he does there, and Mark notes that Jesus marveled at their lack of faith.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Mark 6:1-13Working Preacher: Commentary on Mk 6:1-13 Working Preacher

Exegetical commentary on the Nazareth rejection scene from a preaching angle.

Enduring Word: Mark 6Enduring Word: Mk 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: Mark 6 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Mk 6 Commentary Precept Austin

A large gathering of study notes and cross references on the chapter.

Bible Hub: Mark 6:1 CommentariesBible Hub: Mk 6:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic and modern commentaries lined up verse by verse.

Barnes' Notes on Mark 6Barnes' Notes on Mk 6 StudyLight

A concise nineteenth century commentary on the chapter.

Loyola Press: Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic reflection and discussion questions for the Sunday readings.

Brant Pitre: 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

A Catholic scholar walks through all of this Sunday's readings together.

Background & Word Study

Bible Hub Interlinear: Mark 6Bible Hub Interlinear: Mk 6 BibleHub

The Greek text with parsing and gloss for each word.

BibleProject: Overview of MarkBibleProject: Overview of Mk BibleProject

An animated walk through the structure and message of the whole book.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Mark 6Catena: Mk 6 Catena

Early church and patristic comment gathered under each verse.

Podcast

Bishop Barron: A Thorn in the Flesh Word on Fire

Bishop Barron preaches this Sunday’s Mass readings, including Mark 6:1-6.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for this reading across the history of Christian art.

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