Neville Goddard on Mark 6:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:1-6

Biblical Context

Jesus returns to his hometown, teaches, and is met with skepticism and unbelief. Because of that unbelief, he can do only a few healings and marvels, then moves on.

Neville's Inner Vision

That scene is not about a man in Galilee; it is your inner state when awareness returns to a familiar self-image. The village where he teaches is the mind's present picture—the carpenter-self, the opinions you wear as identity. Where you trust that image, power recedes and miracles shrink to small healings. Jesus's remark—that a prophet is honored in his own house— is the truth of consciousness: honor is the degree of awareness you grant to the I AM within. When you entertain doubt, you withdraw the very power that creates; you marvel at unbelief because you have forgotten who you are. The cure is to revise the self so that belief in your inner authority returns. Assume, feel, and dwell as the one who commands the scene, and the 'mighty works' resume in proportion to that faith. Unbelief is simply a temporary forgetfulness of your divine nature; the kingdom is within, not in the village's gaze.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In stillness, assume the feeling of I AM as your healing presence, and imagine yourself acting from that authority, healing and blessing your situation from within. Do this for a few minutes, letting belief replace doubt.