Mark 6
1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.
Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
4 And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
5 And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.
So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
6 And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.
And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
7 And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
8 And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.
And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
11 And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
12 And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.
So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
13 And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
14 And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
16 But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
17 For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
18 For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
19 And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
20 For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
23 And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26 And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27 And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
28 And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.
When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
30 And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
31 And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
32 And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
33 And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
34 And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
35 And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
38 And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
40 And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they all took of the food and had enough.
They all ate and were satisfied,
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
45 And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
48 And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
51 And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;
Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
52 For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
53 And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
54 And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,
As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
55 And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was.
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
56 And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.
And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
