Mark 6
1 Jesus left and went home to Nazareth with his disciples.
And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.
2 On Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many of those who were listening were surprised. “Where does he get these ideas?” they asked. “What's this wisdom he's been given? Where does he get the power to do miracles?
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?
3 Isn't this the carpenter, Mary's son—the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Don't his sisters live here among us?” They were offended and rejected him.
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.
4 “A prophet is treated with respect except in his home town, among his relatives, and within his own family,” Jesus told them.
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.
5 The result was that Jesus could not do any miracles there, except to heal a few sick people.
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.
6 He was amazed at their lack of trust. Jesus traveled around the villages, teaching as he went.
And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.
7 He called together the twelve disciples, and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits.
And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
8 He told them not to take anything with them except a walking stick—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts.
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;
9 They could wear sandals, but they were not to take an extra shirt.
They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.
10 “When you're invited into a home, stay there until you leave,” he told them.
And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.
11 “If you're not welcomed and not listened to, then shake the dust from your feet as you leave as a sign you have given up on them.”
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.
12 So they went around telling people to repent.
And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.
13 They drove out many demons, and healed many who were sick by anointing them with oil.
And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.
14 King Herod got to hear about Jesus since he had become well-known. Some said, “This is John the Baptist risen from the dead. That's why he has such miraculous powers.”
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.
15 Others said, “It's Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet, like one of the prophets of the past.”
But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard about it, he said, “It's John, the one I beheaded! He's come back from the dead!”
But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
17 For Herod had given orders to arrest and imprison John because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.
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.
18 John had been saying to Herod, “It's against the law to marry your brother's wife.”
For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
19 So Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted him killed. But she wasn't able to arrange it
And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
20 because Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. Herod protected John and though what John said was very disturbing to him, he was still happy to hear what he had to say.
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.
21 Herodias had her opportunity on Herod's birthday. He gave a banquet for the nobles, military officers, and important leaders of Galilee.
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;
22 Herodias' daughter came in and danced for them. Herod and those eating with him were delighted at her performance, so he told the girl,
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.
23 “Ask me for whatever you like, and I'll give it to you.” He confirmed his promise with an oath, “I'll give you up to half my kingdom.”
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
24 She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she replied.
And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25 The girl hurried back in and said to the king, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a plate.”
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.
26 The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.
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.
27 So he immediately sent an executioner to bring him John's head. After beheading him in the prison,
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,
28 the executioner brought John's head on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the young girl handed it to her mother.
And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard what had happened they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.
30 The apostles returned and gathered around Jesus. They told him all they had done and what they had taught.
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.
31 “Come with me, just yourselves. We'll go to a quiet place, and rest for a while,” Jesus told them, because there was so much coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.
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.
32 So they went by boat to a quiet place to be alone.
And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.
33 But people saw them leaving and recognized them. So people from all the surrounding towns ran ahead and got there before them.
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.
34 When Jesus got off the boat he saw a huge crowd, and he felt pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them about many things.
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.
35 It was getting late in the day and Jesus' disciples came to him. They told him, “We're miles from anywhere, and it's really late.
And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
36 You should tell the people to go and buy themselves something to eat in the villages and countryside nearby.”
Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.
37 But Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” “What? We'd need more than six month's pay to buy bread to feed all these people,” the disciples replied.
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?
38 “Well, how much bread do you have?” Jesus asked. “Go and see.” They went and checked, and told him, “Five loaves, and a couple of fish.”
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.
39 Jesus told everyone to sit down in groups on the green grass.
And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat in groups of hundreds and fifties.
And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven he blessed the food and broke the bread into pieces. Then he handed the bread to the disciples to give to the people, and he divided the fish up between all of them.
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.
42 Everyone ate until they were full.
And they all took of the food and had enough.
43 Then they collected up the leftovers of the bread and fish—twelve basketfuls.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
44 A total of five thousand men plus their families ate the food.
And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.
45 Immediately after this Jesus instructed his disciples to get back into the boat. They were to go on ahead to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake while he sent the people on their way.
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.
46 Once he'd said goodbye to them he went up into the hills to pray.
And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
47 Late that evening the boat was in the middle of the lake while Jesus was alone, still on land.
And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.
48 He could see them being buffeted about as they rowed hard because the wind was blowing against them. In the early morning hours Jesus came to them, walking on the water. He would have passed them,
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;
49 but when they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They screamed out
But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
50 because they could all see him and were absolutely terrified. Jesus told them right away: “Don't worry, it's me. Don't be afraid!”
For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
51 He went over to them and climbed into the boat, and the wind died down. They were totally shocked,
And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;
52 for they hadn't understood the meaning of the feeding miracle due to their stubborn, hard-hearted attitude.
For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
53 After crossing the Sea they arrived at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.
54 As they climbed out, the people immediately recognized Jesus.
And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,
55 They ran everywhere around the whole area to bring in all the sick on their mats to where they'd heard Jesus was.
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.
56 Wherever he went, in the villages, in the towns, or in the countryside, they put the sick in the marketplaces and begged Jesus to let the sick touch just the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched him was healed.
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.
