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Mark 6

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Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown , accompanied by His disciples .
And he went forth thence, and came to his own country , and his disciples do follow him,
When the Sabbath came , He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished . “Where did this man get these ideas ? they asked. What is this wisdom He has been given ? And how can He perform such miracles ?
and sabbath having come , he began in the synagogue to teach , and many hearing were astonished , saying, `Whence hath this one these things ? and what the wisdom that was given to him, that also such mighty works through his hands are done ?
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well ? And they took offense at Him.
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 being stumbled at him.
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown , among his relatives , and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
And Jesus said to them -- `A prophet is not without honor , except in his own country , and among his kindred , and in his own house;'
So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them .
and he was not able there any mighty work to do , except on a few infirm people having put hands he did heal ` them ';
And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village , teaching the people.
and he wondered because of their unbelief. And he was going round the villages , in a circle, teaching ,
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits .
and he doth call near the twelve , and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits ,
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey— no bread , no bag , no money in their belts—
and he commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only -- no scrip , no bread , no brass in the girdle,
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic .
but having been shod with sandals, and ye may not put on two coats .
And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
And he said to them, `Whenever ye may enter into a house, there remain till ye may depart thence,
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.
and as many as may not receive you , nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them ; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city . '
So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
And having gone forth they were preaching that `men' might reform,
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick , anointing them with oil.
and many demons they were casting out , and they were anointing with oil many infirm, and they were healing `them' .
Now King Herod heard about this , for Jesus’ name had become well known , and people were saying, John the Baptist has risen from the dead ! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.
And the king Herod heard, ( for his name became public , ) and he said -- ` John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him. '
Others were saying, “He is Elijah, and still others , “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old .
Others said -- `It is Elijah, ' and others said -- `It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. '
But when Herod heard this , he said , “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead !”
And Herod having heard, said -- `He whom I did behead -- John -- this is he; he was raised out of the dead .'
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned , on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias , whom Herod had married .
For Herod himself , having sent forth, did lay hold on John , and bound him in the prison , because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,
For John had been telling Herod , It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife !”
for John said to Herod -- ` It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him . But she had been unable ,
and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,
because Herod feared John and protected him , knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words , he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy , and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him , was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.
On Herod’s birthday , her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee .
And a seasonable day having come , when Herod on his birthday was making a supper to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first men of Galilee ,
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests , and the king said to the girl , Ask me for whatever you wish , and I will give it to you.”
and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him , the king said to the damsel , ` Ask of me whatever thou wilt , and I will give to thee,'
And he swore to her , Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom !”
and he sware to her -- ` Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee -- unto the half of my kingdom .'
Then she went out and asked her mother, What should I request ? And her mother answered , The head of John the Baptist .”
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, ` What shall I ask for myself ? ' and she said , ` The head of John the Baptist ;'
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately .
and having come in immediately with haste unto the king , she asked, saying, ` I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist. '
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests , he did not want to refuse her .
And the king -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him , would not put her away,
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner , who went and beheaded him in the prison.
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl , who gave it to her mother .
and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel , and the damsel did give it to her mother ;
When John’s disciples heard about this , they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
and having heard, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and laid it in the tomb.
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught .
And the apostles are gathered together unto Jesus , and they told him all , and how many things they did, and how many things they taught ,
And He said to them, Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat .
and he said to them, ` Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many , and not even to eat had they opportunity,
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place .
and they went away to a desert place, in the boat , by themselves.
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them .
And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognised him, and by land from all the cities they ran thither, and went before them , and came together to him,
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd , He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd . And He began to teach them many things.
and having come forth, Jesus saw a great multitude , and was moved with compassion on them, that they were as sheep not having a shepherd , and he began to teach many things.
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said , “This is a desolate place , and the hour is already late.
And now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him , say, -- `The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.
let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages , they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not . '
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat .” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?
And he answering said to them, ` Give ye them to eat ,' and they say to him, `Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them to eat? '
“Go and see how many loaves you have ,” He told them. And after checking , they said , Five and two fish .
And he saith to them, ` How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known , they say , ` Five , and two fishes . '
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass .
And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass ,
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
and they sat down in squares, by hundreds , and by fifties.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves . Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all .
And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves , and was giving to his disciples , that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all ,
They all ate and were satisfied ,
and they did all eat, and were filled ,
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
and they took up of broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full, and of the fishes,
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves .
and those eating of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
And immediately he constrained his disciples to go into the boat , and to go before to the other side, unto Bethsaida, till he may let the multitude away,
After bidding them farewell , He went up on the mountain to pray.
and having taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray.
When evening came , the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land .
And evening having come , the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land ;
He could see that the disciples were straining to row , because the wind was against them . About the fourth watch of the night , Jesus went out to them , walking on the sea . He intended to pass by them ,
and he saw them harassed in the rowing , for the wind was against them , and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea , and wished to pass by them .
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
And they having seen him walking on the sea, thought `it' to be an apparition, and cried out,
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: Take courage ! It is I . Do not be afraid.
for they all saw him , and were troubled, and immediately he spake with them, and saith to them, ` Take courage , I am `he', be not afraid. '
Then He climbed into the boat with them , and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded ,
And he went up unto them to the boat, and the wind lulled, and greatly out of measure were they amazed in themselves , and were wondering,
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened .
for they understood not concerning the loaves, for their heart hath been hard .
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
And having passed over, they came upon the land of Gennesaret , and drew to the shore,
As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
and they having come forth out of the boat, immediately having recognised him,
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
having run about through all that region round about , they began upon the couches to carry about those ill, where they were hearing that he is,
And wherever He went— villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed .
and wherever he was going, to villages , or cities, or fields, in the market-places they were laying the infirm, and were calling upon him , that they may touch if it were but the fringe of his garment, and as many as were touching him were saved .

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