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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed 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 on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works 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 took offense at him.
And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
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 do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and 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 marveled because of their unbelief.
And he went about among the villages teaching.
And he went about among the villages 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.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff — no bread, no bag, no money in their belts —
He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.
And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.
“Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town.
And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against 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.”
So they went out and proclaimed that people 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 who were sick and healed them.
And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”
But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”
For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 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 had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.”
And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she 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 righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he 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.
But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading 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.
For when Herodias’s daughter came in 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 he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up 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, “For 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 she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
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 was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to 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.
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 on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.
When his disciples heard of it, they came and took 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.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and 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 away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no 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 in the boat to a desolate place by themselves.
So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.
Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of 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.
When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without 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 grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.
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 to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”
And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
“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.”
Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them 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 twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.
And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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 after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.
Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land.
but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out,
but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,
Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,
for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were 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 the Sick in Gennesaret
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore
And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him
and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once,
and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was.
and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.
And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
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.