Mark 6:7-18 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;… Literally, no copper, for that is the metal that is got from the bowels of the earth. Brass is an artificial alloy, having in it a mixture of tin with the copper, and was unknown, as is supposed, to the Hebrews. The word is not used by the evangelist to denote any particular copper coin, but simply, though representatively, copper money in general. The underlying idea is money in general. Not even coppers would be needed, not to speak of silver and gold. (J. Morison, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; |
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