Mark 6:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when his disciples heard [thereof], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἦλθον, καὶ ἦραν τὸ πτῶμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθηκαν αὐτὸ ἐν μνημείῳ.

Transliteration

And akousantes the mathētai of him ēlthon, and ēran the ptōma of him, and ethēkan it in mnēmeiō.

Grammar Details

*akousantes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard
*mathētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - disciples
*ēlthon*: aorist, active, 3rd person, plural - they came
*ēran*: aorist, active, 3rd person, plural - they took up/carried away
*ptōma*: accusative, neuter, singular - corpse
*ethēkan*: aorist, active, 3rd person, plural - they placed/laid
*mnēmeiō*: dative, neuter, singular - in tomb

Word Meanings

*akousantes*: having heard/learning of
*mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
*ēlthon*: came/went
*ēran*: took up/carried away/removed
*ptōma*: corpse/dead body/fallen body
*ethēkan*: placed/laid/put
*mnēmeiō*: tomb/grave/sepulcher

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 13:29-30 : 29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him. 30 And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!
2 Chr 24:16 : 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
Matt 14:12 : 12 And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
Matt 27:57-60 : 57 And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up. 59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
Acts 8:2 : 2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Matt 14:11-13
3 verses
90%
11And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
12And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
13Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof], they followed him on foot from the cities.
Acts 13:29-30
2 verses
79%
29And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
30But God raised him from the dead:
Mark 6:28
78%
28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Matt 27:58-60
3 verses
76%
58this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.
59And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
Mark 15:45-47
3 verses
76%
45And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
46And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark 6:30
74%
30And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.
Acts 5:6
74%
6And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.
Mark 6:16
74%
16But Herod, when he heard [thereof], said, {G2076} {G2076} John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. {G1537} {G3498}
Luke 23:52-53
2 verses
73%
52this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
53And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain.
John 19:38
73%
38And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him] leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.
John 19:40
73%
40So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
Luke 23:55
73%
55And the women, {G2532} who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.
Mark 14:46
73%
46And they laid hands on him, and took him.
1 Kgs 13:29-30
2 verses
72%
29And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him.
30And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!
John 2:21-22
2 verses
72%
21But he spake of the temple of his body.
22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; {G846} and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Mark 16:6
72%
6And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him!
Matt 28:13
72%
13saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
John 11:34
71%
34and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.
Matt 28:8
71%
8And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
John 19:42
71%
42There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.
Mark 9:31
71%
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again.
Matt 9:25
71%
25But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.
John 11:17
71%
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
John 20:2-3
2 verses
70%
2She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.
3Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.
Luke 24:23
70%
23and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
Luke 24:8
70%
8And they remembered his words,
Mark 5:39
70%
39And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 24:1
70%
1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
John 20:6
70%
6Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,
Matt 28:6
70%
6He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Luke 24:3
70%
3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 7:15
69%
15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
John 12:16-17
2 verses
69%
16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
Luke 8:54
69%
54But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.
Luke 7:11
69%
11And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.
Mark 14:16
69%
16And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Matt 21:6
69%
6And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
Matt 27:33
69%
33And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,