Mark 6:21
Mark · New Testament · Chapter 6
“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;”Mark 6:21
What Does Mark 6:21 Mean?
Mark 6:21 is found in the book of Mark, chapter 6, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Mark 6:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Esther 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:”Esther 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.”Esther 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.”Matthew 14:6“But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.”Genesis 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.”Proverbs 31:4“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”Ecclesiastes 7:4“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”Daniel 5:1“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.”Genesis 27:41“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”2 Samuel 13:23“And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.”1 Kings 3:15“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.”Esther 3:7“In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.”Psalms 37:12“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”Hosea 7:5“In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.”Luke 3:1“Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,”Acts 12:2“And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.”1 Peter 4:3“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”Revelation 11:10“And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.”1 Corinthians 16:12“As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.”
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