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SBL Greek New Testament

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Mark 6

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mark.6.m6Hardened

ἦν αὐτῶν ἡ καρδία πεπωρωμένη

GRAMMARTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

Why did the disciples fail to understand about the loaves?

Mark explains the disciples’ astonishment on the sea by connecting it to their failure to comprehend the preceding bread event.

Why this default

‘Their heart had been hardened’ is default because it preserves Mark’s singular collective heart and the perfect passive’s resulting state. ‘Calloused’ exposes the physical metaphor, while ‘understanding remained closed’ interprets the image rather than translating it.

Evidence

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Project defaulttheir heart had been hardened

Project default · resulting state

Alternativetheir heart had become calloused

Physical image

Alternativetheir understanding remained closed

Meaning interpreted

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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