Mark 6
1 Leaving that place He came into His own country, accompanied by His disciples.
And he went out from thence, and cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2 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?
And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And most people when they heard him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is given him? And how is it that such miracles are wrought by his hands?
3 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.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judah, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they took offence at him.
4 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."
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.
5 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
And he could not do any miracle there, except that he laid his hand upon a few sick persons, and cured them.
6 He wondered at their unbelief. So He went round the adjacent villages, teaching.
And he wondered at their want of faith. And he went about the surrounding villages teaching.
7 Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits.
And he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over the unclean spirits;
8 He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick; no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets,
and commanded them that they should take nothing for the way but a staff only; no bread, no bag, no money in their girdle;
9 but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment.
but to be shod with sandals; and, Do not put on two coats.
10 Wherever you enter a house, make it your home till you leave that place.
And he said to them, Wherever ye enter a house, there abide fill ye leave that place.
11 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."
And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go thence, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony to them.
12 So they set out, and preached in order that men might repent.
And they went out and preached that men should repent;
13 Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.
and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many sick persons, and healed them.
14 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."
And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.
15 Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."
And others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come back to life."
But Herod hearing of it said, John, whom I beheaded, hath risen again.
17 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.
For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
18 For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with your brother's wife."
For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19 Therefore Herodias hated him and wished to take his life, but could not;
And Herodias was enraged against him, and wished to put him to death, but could not.
20 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.
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him; and on hearing him, was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly.
21 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,
And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles and chief captains and the principal men of Galilee,
22 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."
and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, to the half of my kingdom.
24 She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.
And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
25 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."
And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
26 Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her.
And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.
27 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,
And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to her mother.
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.
And his disciples, when they heard of it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.
30 When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done and all they had taught.
And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.
31 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.
And he saith to them, Come ye by yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going; and they had no leisure, even to eat.
32 Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.
And they went away into a desert place in the boat apart.
33 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.
And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them.
34 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.
And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
35 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:
And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;
36 send them away that they may go to the farms and villages near here and buy themselves something to eat."
send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.
37 "Give them food yourselves," He replied. "Are we," they asked, "to go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread and give them food?"
But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries' worth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 "How many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see." So they found out, and said, "Five; and a couple of fish."
He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.
And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties.
And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 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.
And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.
42 All ate and were fully satisfied.
And they all ate, and were filled.
43 And they carried away broken portions enough to fill twelve baskets, besides pieces of the fish.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult men.
And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
45 Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.
And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.
46 He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.
And when he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.
47 When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.
And when evening came, the boat was in the midst of the lake; and he was alone on the land.
48 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.
And when he saw them toiling hard in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the lake. And he would have passed by them;
49 They saw Him walking on the water, and thinking that it was a spirit they cried out;
but they, seeing him walking upon the lake, thought it was a spectre, and cried out.
50 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."
For they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid.
51 Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.
And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were exceedingly astonished, beyond measure.
52 For they had not learned the lesson taught by the loaves, but their minds were dull.
For they did not consider the matter of the loaves; but their heart was hardened.
53 Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.
And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret; and anchored there.
54 But no sooner had they gone ashore than the people immediately recognized Him.
And when they had come out of the boat, the people immediately knowing who he was,
55 Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him the sick on their mats wherever they heard He was.
ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those that were sick to the place where they heard he was.
56 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.
And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the market-places, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.
