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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
And he went out thence and came to his own country, and his disciples follow him.
And he went out thence and came to his own country, and his disciples follow him.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.
Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.
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?
The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?”
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.
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 told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.”
And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].
And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
And he wondered because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.
And he was amazed at their unbelief.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples
Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples
Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people.
The Ministry of the Twelve
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;
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;
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;
but be shod with sandals, and put not on two body-coats.
He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.
And he said to them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into a house, there remain till ye shall go thence.
“Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town.
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.
But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
And they went forth and preached that they should repent;
So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God.
and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many infirm, and healed them.
And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
The Beheading of John
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.
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.
And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”
But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen [from among the dead].
When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”
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 had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her.
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.”
But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,
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 respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him.
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;
Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
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.
And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”
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 asked her mother, “What should I ask for?”
Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
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.
So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”
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.
Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.
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 he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,
and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.
And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.
When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
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.
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.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.
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 Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.
And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.
So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.
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 many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.
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.
Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
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;
Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late.
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 the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”
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?
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.
“How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.”
They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”
They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”
And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.
Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.
So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
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.
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.
And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.
and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.
And those that ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on Water
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.
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.
Jesus Walks on Water
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.
And, having dismissed them, he departed into the mountain to pray.
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and *he* alone upon the land.
Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land.
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.
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 water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.
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.
And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind fell. And they were exceedingly beyond measure astonished in themselves and wondered;
Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,
for they understood not through the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.
Jesus Heals at Gennesaret
And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and made the shore.
And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and made the shore.
After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore
And on their coming out of the ship, immediately recognising him,
and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once,
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 area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.
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 went — in villages, cities, or the countryside — they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.