Mark 6
1 And he went out thence and came to his own country, and his disciples follow him.
He went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
2 And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence [has] this [man] these things? and what [is] the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?
When the Sabbath came, he taught in the synagogue. Many people heard him and they were amazed. They said, “Where did he get these teachings?” “What is this wisdom that has been given to him?” “What are these miracles that he does with his hands?”
3 Is 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 were offended in him.
“Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?” They were offended by Jesus.
4 But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.
Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”
5 And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].
He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
6 And he wondered because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.
He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.
7 And he calls the twelve to [him]; and he began to send them out two [and] two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;
Then he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
8 and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their belt;
and instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except a staff—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts—
9 but be shod with sandals, and put not on two body-coats.
but to wear sandals, and not to wear two tunics.
10 And he said to them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into a house, there remain till ye shall go thence.
He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, remain until you go away from there.
11 And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.
If any town will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave that place, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony to them.”
12 And they went forth and preached that they should repent;
They went out and proclaimed that people should turn away from their sins.
13 and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many infirm, and healed them.
They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 And Herod the king heard [of him] (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among [the] dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.
King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
Some others said, “He is Elijah.” Still others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times.”
16 But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom I beheaded, he it is; he is risen [from among the dead].
But when Herod heard this he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
17 For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
For Herod sent to have John arrested and he had him bound in prison on account of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her.
18 For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
For John told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”
19 But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
But Herodias held on to anger against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not,
20 for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.
for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly.
21 And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief [men] of Galilee;
Then the opportunity came when Herod had his birthday and he made a dinner for his officials, and his commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
22 and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with [him] at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee.
The daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced for them, and she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you.”
23 And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
He swore to her saying, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
24 And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask him for?” She said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
She immediately hurried back to the king, and she asked, saying, “I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a wooden platter.”
26 And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
Though this deeply grieved the king, he could not refuse her request because of the oath he had made and because of his dinner guests.
27 And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,
So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.
28 and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.
When his disciples heard of this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus. And they related to him all things, [both] what they had done and what they had taught.
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
31 And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For those coming and those going were many, and they had not leisure even to eat.
Then he said to them, “Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
32 And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.
So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
33 And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got [there] before them.
But they saw them leaving and many recognized them, and they ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.
34 And on leaving [the ship] [Jesus] saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
When they came ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.
35 And when it was already late in the day, his disciples coming to him say, The place is desert, and it is already late in the day;
When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place and the hour is already late.
36 send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.
Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves.”
37 And he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?
But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.
He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”
39 And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.
He commanded all the people to sit down in groups upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.
They sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples that they might set [them] before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.
He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
They all ate until they were satisfied.
43 And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.
They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.
44 And those that ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
45 And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sends the crowd away.
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away.
46 And, having dismissed them, he departed into the mountain to pray.
When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.
47 And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land.
Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.
48 And seeing them labouring in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.
He saw that they straining against the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he wanted to pass by them.
49 But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.
But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
50 For all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good courage: it is I; be not afraid.
because they saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said to them, “Be courageous! It is I! Do not be afraid!”
51 And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind fell. And they were exceedingly beyond measure astonished in themselves and wondered;
He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing. They were completely amazed.
52 for they understood not through the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
For they had not understood what the loaves meant. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
53 And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and made the shore.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
54 And on their coming out of the ship, immediately recognising him,
When they came out of the boat, the people recognized him immediately,
55 they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.
and they ran throughout the whole region and began to bring the sick on their mats to wherever they heard he was.
56 And wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the market-places, and besought him that they might touch if it were only the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were healed.
Wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or into the country, they would put the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched him were healed.
