Mark 6
1 And he went out from thence, and came into 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 the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought 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, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at 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 unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, 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 there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and 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 marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.
7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; (pneuma)
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 commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no pouch, no bread, no money in their purse:
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 not put on two coats.
but to wear sandals, and not to wear two tunics.
10 And he said unto them, In what place whatsoever all of you enter into an house, there abide till all of you depart from that place.
He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, remain until you go away from there.
11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when all of you depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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 out, and preached that men should repent.
They went out and proclaimed that people should turn away from their sins.
13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad: ) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in 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 Others said, That it is Elijah. And others said, That it is a prophet, or 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 when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he has risen from the dead.
But when Herod heard this he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for 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 had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
For John told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she 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 man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he 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 when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates 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 when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever you will, and I will give it you.
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 unto her, Whatsoever you shall ask of me, I will give it you, unto the 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 forth, and said unto her mother, What shall 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 she came in immediately with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that you give me by and by in a charger 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 was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject 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 sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went 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 in a charger, 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 when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, 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 gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told 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 unto them, Come all of you yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as 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 departed into a desert place by ship privately.
So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran on foot thither out of all cities, and advanced before them, and came together unto him.
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 Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward 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 the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
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 round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves.”
37 He answered and said unto them, Give all of you them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth 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 He says unto them, How many loaves have all of you? 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 commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon 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 when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them 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 did all eat, and were filled.
They all ate until they were satisfied.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
45 And immediately he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
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 when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.
47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.
48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he comes unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
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 when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says unto them, Be of good cheer: 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 unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing. They were completely amazed.
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
For they had not understood what the loaves meant. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
54 And when they were come out of the ship, immediately they knew him,
When they came out of the boat, the people recognized him immediately,
55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard 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 anywhere he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
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.
