aJesus went out from there
and *came
into 1 bHis hometown
; and His disciples
*followed
Him.
When the Sabbath came
, He began
ato teach
in the synagogue
; and the bmany
listeners
were astonished
, saying
, "Where
did this
man
get these
things
, and what
is this wisdom
given
to Him, and such
1miracles
as these
performed
by His hands
?
"Is not this athe carpenter
, bthe son
of Mary
, and brother
of 1James
and Joses
and Judas
and Simon
? Are not cHis sisters
here
with us?" And they took
doffense
at Him.
Jesus said
to them, " aA prophet
is not without
honor
except
in 1 bhis hometown
and among
his own relatives
and in his own household
."
And He could do
no
1miracle
there
except
that He alaid
His hands
on a few
sick
people
and healed
them.
And He wondered at their unbelief
.
aAnd He was going around
the villages
teaching
.
aAnd bHe *summoned the twelve
and began
to send
them out cin pairs
, and gave
them authority
over the unclean
spirits
;
aand He instructed them that they should take
nothing
for their journey
, except
a mere
staff
--no
bread
, no
1bag
, no
money
in their belt
--
but 1to wear sandals
; and He added, "Do not put
on two
2tunics
."
And He said to them, "Wherever
you enter
a house
, stay
there
until
you 1leave
town
.
"Any place
that does not receive
you or
listen
to you, as you go
out from there
, ashake
the dust
1off
the soles
of your feet
for a testimony
against them."
aThey went out and 1preached
that men should repent
.
And they were casting out many
demons
and awere anointing
with oil
many
sick
people
and healing
them.
aAnd King Herod
heard
of it, for His name
had become
well
known
; and people were saying
, " bJohn
the Baptist
has risen
from the dead
, and that is why
these
miraculous
powers
are at work
in Him."
But others were saying
, "He is aElijah
." And others
were saying
, "He is ba prophet
, like
one
of the prophets
of old."
But when Herod heard
of it, he kept saying
, "John
, whom
I beheaded
, has risen
!"
For Herod himself
had sent
and had John
arrested
and bound
in prison
on account
of aHerodias
, the wife
of his brother
Philip
, because
he had married
her.
For John had been saying
to Herod
, " aIt is not lawful
for you to have
your brother's
wife
."
aHerodias had
a grudge
against
him and wanted
to put
him to death
and could
not do so;
for aHerod was afraid
of John
, knowing
that he was a righteous
and holy
man
, and he kept
him safe
. And when he heard
him, he was very
perplexed
; 1but he 2used to enjoy
listening
to him.
A strategic day
came
when
Herod
on his birthday
agave
a banquet
for his lords
and 1military
commanders
and the leading
men
bof Galilee
;
and when the daughter of aHerodias
herself
came
in and danced
, she pleased
Herod
and 1his dinner
guests
; and the king
said
to the girl
, "Ask
me for whatever
you want
and I will give
it to you."
And he swore to her, "Whatever
you ask
of me, I will give
it to you; up to ahalf
of my kingdom
."
And she went out and said
to her mother
, "What
shall I ask
for?" And she said
, "The head
of John
the Baptist
."
Immediately she came
in a hurry
to the king
and asked
, saying
, "I want
you to give
me at once
the head
of John
the Baptist
on a platter
."
And although the king was very
sorry
, yet because
of his oaths
and because of 1his dinner
guests
, he was unwilling
to refuse
her.
Immediately the king
sent
an executioner
and commanded
him to bring
back his head
. And he went
and had him beheaded
in the prison
,
and brought his head
on a platter
, and gave
it to the girl
; and the girl
gave
it to her mother
.
When his disciples heard
about this, they came
and took
away
his body
and laid
it in a tomb
.
aThe bapostles *gathered
together
with Jesus
; and they reported
to Him all
that they had done
and taught
.
And He *said to them, "Come
away
by yourselves
to a secluded
place
and rest
a while
." (For there were many
people coming
and going
, and athey did not even
have
time
to eat
.)
aThey went away
in bthe boat
to a secluded
place
by themselves
.
The people saw them going
, and many
recognized
them and ran
there
together
on foot
from all
the cities
, and got
there
ahead
of them.
When Jesus went 1ashore
, He asaw
a large
crowd
, and He felt
compassion
for them because
bthey were like
sheep
without
a shepherd
; and He began
to teach
them many
things
.
When it was already quite
late
, His disciples
came
to Him and said
, " 1This
place
is desolate
and it is already
quite
late
;
send them away
so
that they may go
into the surrounding
countryside
and villages
and buy
themselves
1something
to eat
."
But He answered them, "You give
them something to eat
!" aAnd they *said
to Him, "Shall we go
and spend
two
hundred
1 bdenarii
on bread
and give
them something to eat
?"
And He *said to them, "How
many
loaves
do you have
? Go
look
!" And when they found
out, they *said
, "Five
, and two
fish
."
And He commanded them all
to 1sit
down
by groups
on the green
grass
.
They 1sat down
in groups
of hundreds
and of fifties
.
And He took the five
loaves
and the two
fish
, and looking
up toward
heaven
, He ablessed
the food and broke
the loaves
and He kept giving
them to the disciples
to set
before
them; and He divided
up the two
fish
among them all
.
They all ate
and were satisfied
,
and they picked up twelve
full
abaskets
of the broken
pieces
, and also of the fish
.
There were afive thousand
men
who ate
the loaves
.
aImmediately Jesus made
His disciples
get
into bthe boat
and go
ahead
of Him to the other
side
to cBethsaida
, while
He Himself
was sending
the crowd
away
.
After abidding them farewell
, He left
bfor the mountain
to pray
.
When it was evening, the boat
was in the middle
of the sea
, and He was alone
on the land
.
Seeing them 1straining
at the oars
, for the wind
was against
them, at about
the 2 afourth
watch
of the night
He *came
to them, walking
on the sea
; and He intended
to pass
by them.
But when they saw Him walking
on the sea
, they supposed
that it was a ghost
, and cried
out;
for they all saw
Him and were 1terrified
. But immediately
He spoke
with them and *said
to them, " aTake
courage
; it is I, bdo not be afraid
."
Then He got
into athe boat
with them, and the wind
stopped
; and they were utterly
astonished
,
for athey 1had not gained any insight
from the incident of the loaves
, but 2their heart
bwas hardened
.
aWhen they had crossed over
they came
to land
at Gennesaret
, and moored
to the shore.
When they got out of the boat
, immediately
the people recognized
Him,
and ran about
that whole
country
and began
to carry
here
and there
on their pallets
those
who were sick
, to 1the place
they heard
He was.
Wherever He entered
villages
, or
cities
, or
countryside
, they were laying
the sick
in the market
places
, and imploring
Him that they might just
atouch
bthe fringe
of His cloak
; and as many
as touched
it were being cured
.