Mark 6
1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.
Leaving that place He came into His own country, 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?
On the Sabbath He proceeded to teach in the synagogue; and many, as they heard Him, were astonished. "Where did he acquire all this?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? And what are these marvellous miracles which his hands perform?
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.
Is not this the carpenter, Mary's son, the brother of James and Joses, Jude and Simon? And do not his sisters live here among us?" So they turned angrily away.
4 And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.
But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."
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.
And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and
6 And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.
He wondered at their unbelief. So He went round the adjacent villages, teaching.
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 summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul 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 charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick; no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets,
9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.
but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment.
10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.
Wherever you enter a house, make it your home till you leave that place.
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.
But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."
12 And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.
So they set out, and preached in order that men might 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.
Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.
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.
King Herod heard of all this (for the name of Jesus had become widely known), and he kept saying, "John the Baptizer has come back to life, and that is why these miraculous Powers are working in him."
15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."
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 of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come back to life."
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 sent and had had John arrested and had kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.
18 For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with your brother's wife."
19 And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
Therefore Herodias hated him and wished to take his life, but could not;
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.
for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.
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;
At length Herodias found her opportunity. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to the nobles of his court and to the tribunes and the principal people in 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.
at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, 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.
He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for 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.
She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.
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.
The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."
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.
Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with 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,
He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring John's head. So he 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.
and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young 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 of it, they came and took away his body and laid 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.
When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done and all they had 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.
Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.
32 And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.
Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.
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 the people saw them going, and many knew them; and coming by land they ran together there from all the neighbouring 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.
So when Jesus landed, He saw a vast multitude; and His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd, and He proceeded 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 this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:
36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.
send them away that they may go to the farms and villages near here 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?
"Give them food yourselves," He replied. "Are we," they asked, "to go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread and give them food?"
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.
"How many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see." So they found out, and said, "Five; and a couple of fish."
39 And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.
40 And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of 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.
Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.
42 And they all took of the food and had enough.
All ate and were fully satisfied.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
And they carried away broken portions enough to fill twelve baskets, besides pieces of the fish.
44 And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.
Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult men.
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 afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.
46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.
47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.
When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.
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;
But when He saw them distressed with rowing (for the wind was against them), towards morning He came towards them walking on the Lake, as if intending to pass them.
49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
They saw Him walking on the water, and thinking that it was a spirit they cried out;
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. He, however, immediately spoke to them. "There is no danger," He said; "it is I; be not alarmed."
51 And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;
Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.
52 For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
For they had not learned the lesson taught by the loaves, but their minds were dull.
53 And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.
Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.
54 And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,
But no sooner had they gone ashore than the people immediately recognized Him.
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.
Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him the sick on their mats 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 enter wherever He might--village or town or hamlet--they laid their sick in the open places, and entreated Him to let them touch were it but the tassel of His robe; and all, whoever touched Him, were restored to health.
