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A Prophet Without Honor
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
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.
When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
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?
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.
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.
He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].
He was amazed at their lack of faith.Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
And he wondered because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.
Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
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;
These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff — no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.
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;
Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.
And he said to them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into a house, there remain till ye shall go thence.
And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
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.
They went out and preached that people should repent.
And they went forth and preached that they should repent;
They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many infirm, and healed them.
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.
Others said, “He is Elijah.”
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen [from among the dead].
For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
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 John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
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.
Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
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;
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 promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
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.
The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
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.
So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
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,
and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
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.
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
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.
So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.
But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got [there] before them.
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
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.
By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late.
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;
Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
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.
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?
“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five — and two fish.”
When they found out, they said, “Five — and two fish.”
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.
Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
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.
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.
The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
And those that ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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.
After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
And, having dismissed them, he departed into the mountain to pray.
Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and *he* alone upon the land.
He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
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 when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.
because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
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.
Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind fell. And they were exceedingly beyond measure astonished in themselves and wondered;
for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
for they understood not through the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
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.
As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.
And on their coming out of the ship, immediately recognising him,
They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
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 wherever he went — into villages, towns or countryside — they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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.