Mark 6
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1And he went out from there and comes to his hometown, and his disciples follow him. 2And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many, hearing him, were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is the wisdom that has been given to him, that such mighty works come about by his hands? 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own household.” 5And he was not able to do any mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went around the villages in a circuit, teaching. 7And he calls the Twelve to himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8He commanded them that they should take nothing for the journey except a staff only: no bread, no traveler's bag, no copper in the belt, 9but to strap on sandals; and, he said, “do not put on two tunics.” 10And he said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you exit from there. 11And whatever place will not receive you, and they will not listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet as a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.” 12And they went out and preached that people should repent. 13And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing with oil many sick people, and were healing them. 14King Herod heard of it, for Jesus's name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.” 16But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded—this one himself has been raised from the dead!” 17For Herod himself had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” 19So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him, but she was not able; 20for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; yet he heard him gladly. 21And a convenient day came when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his nobles, and for the military commanders, and for the leading men of Galilee. 22And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” 23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom.” 24And she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for myself?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptizer.” 25And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me right away, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.” 26And although the king became deeply grieved, yet because of his oaths and because of those reclining at table, he did not want to refuse her. 27And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded that his head be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb. 30And the apostles gathered together to Jesus and reported to him all things, both all that they had done and all that they had taught. 31And he says to them, “Come away by yourselves privately to a desolate place, and rest a little.” For those coming and those going were many, and they did not even have time to eat. 32And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33But the crowds saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the cities, and arrived before them, and came together to him. 34And when he went ashore, Jesus saw a large crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. 35And when the hour was already late, his disciples came to him and were saying, “The place is desolate, and the hour is already late; 36send them away, so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.” 37But he answered and said to them, “You yourselves give them something to eat.” And they say to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” 38And he says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they found out, they say, “Five, and two fish.” 39And he commanded them to make everyone recline in groups, group by group, upon the green grass. 40And they sat down in sections, section by section, by hundreds and by fifties. 41And taking the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he was giving them to his disciples to set before them; and he divided the two fish among them all. 42And they all ate and were satisfied. 43And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces, and also of the fish. 44And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. 45And immediately he compelled his disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he himself dismisses the crowd. 46And after he had taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray. 47And when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48And seeing them straining at the oars—for the wind was against them—about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and he was intending to pass by them. 49But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out; 50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and says to them, “Take courage! It is I! Do not be afraid!” 51And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded beyond measure within themselves; 52for they did not understand about the loaves, for their heart was hardened. 53And having crossed over to the land, they came to Gennesaret and moored to the shore. 54And as they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him, 55and they ran around that whole region and began to carry about on their mats those who were sick, to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he would enter—into villages, or into cities, or into the countryside—they would lay the sick in the marketplaces, and would beg him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were healed.
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