Mark 6:21

But ¹  a suitable day ²  came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Ge 27:41; Ge 40:20; 2Sa 13:23-29; Es 1:3-7; Es 2:18; Es 3:7; Ps 37:12,13; Pr 31:4,5; Da 5:1-4; Ho 7:5; Ac 12:2-4; 1Pe 4:3; Re 11:10

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

² tn Grk “a day of opportunity”; cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὔκαιρος, “in our lit. only pert. to time than is considered a favorable occasion for some event or circumstance, well-timed, suitable.”