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Mark 6:21

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

KJV

καὶ γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου, ὅτε Ἡρώδης τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ δεῖπνον ἐποίησεν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς χιλιάρχοις καὶ τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας,

Greek NT

Et cum dies opportunus accidisset, Herodes natalis sui cœnam fecit principibus, et tribunis, et primis Galilææ :

Vulgate

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

ASV

And when a convenient day was come, Herod made a supper for his birthday, for the princes, and tribunes, and chief men of Galilee.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Γαλιλαία
galilaia
noun · 62×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
γενέσια
genesia
noun · 2×
δεῖπνον
deipnon
noun · 16×
εὔκαιρος
eukairos
adjective · 2×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μεγιστᾶνες
megistanes
noun · 3×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
χιλίαρχος
chiliarchos
noun · 21×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
Ἡρώδης
erodes
noun · 43×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἐποίησεν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐποίησεν | RP: ἐποίει
  • ἐποίησενSBLGNT
  • ἐποίησενWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐποίειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§523St. John the Baptist is the Lord's immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way.196 "Prophet of the Most High", John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last.197 He inaugurates the Gospel, already from his mother's womb welcomes the coming of Christ, and rejoices in being "the friend of the bridegroom", whom he points out as "the Lamb of God, who takes a…

Cross-references

  • Dan 5:1 — Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
  • Eccl 7:4 — The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
  • Esth 1:3 — In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
  • Esth 1:11 — To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
  • Esth 2:18 — Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
  • Gen 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
  • Gen 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
  • Matt 14:6 — But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
  • Prov 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: