Mark 6

Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth

1 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? So they were offended at Him.4 But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

Twelve are Sent to Serve

7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staffno bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts9 but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.10 Also He said to them, In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place. 11 And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!12 So they went out and preached that people should repent.13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.

John the Baptist is Murdered

14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.15 Others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets.16 But when Herod heard, he said, This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.18 Because John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brothers wife.19 Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.21 Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.22 And when Herodias daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.23 He also swore to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.24 So she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist!25 Immediately she came in 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.26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Twelve Return

30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.31 And He said to them, Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Five Thousand are Fed

32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him.34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.35 When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.37 But He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?38 But He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they found out they said, Five, and two fish.39 Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.42 So they all ate and were filled.43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on Water

45 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.48 Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out;50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled.52 For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

53 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there.54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was.56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.

MARK 6

The People of Nazareth //Turn against Jesus

(Matthew 13.53-58; Luke 4.16-30)

1 Jesus left and returned to his hometownt with his disciples. 2 The next Sabbath he taught in the synagogue. Many of the people who heard him were amazed and asked, “How can he do all this? Where did he get such wisdom and the power to work these miracles?

3 Isn't he the carpenter, t the son of Mary? Aren't James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon his brothers? Don't his sisters still live here in our town?” The people were upset because of what he was doing.
4  t But Jesus said, “Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their relatives and their own family.” 5 Jesus could not work any miracles there, except to heal a few sick people by placing his hands on them.

6 He was surprised that the people did not have any faith.

Instructions for //the Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10.5-15; Luke 9.1-6)

11 t If any place won't welcome you or listen to your message, leave and shake the dust from your feett as a warning to them.”
12 The apostles left and started telling everyone to turn to God.

13 t They forced out many demons and healed a lot of sick people by putting olive oilt on them.

The Death of John the Baptist

(Matthew 14.1-12; Luke 9.7-9)

16 But when Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “This must be John! I had his head cut off, and now he has come back to life.”

17-18  t Herod had earlier married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. But John had told him, “It isn't right for you to take your brother's wife!” So, in order to please Herodias, Herod arrested John and put him in prison.
19 Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she could not do it

20 because Herod was afraid of John and protected him. He knew that John was a good and holy man. Even though Herod was confused by what John said, t he was glad to listen to him. And he often did.
21 Finally, Herodias got her chance when Herod gave a great birthday celebration for himself and invited his officials, his army officers, and the leaders of Galilee. 22 The daughter of Herodiast came in and danced for Herod and his guests. She pleased them so much that Herod said, “Ask for anything, and it's yours!

23 I swear that I will give you as much as half of my kingdom, if you want it.”

24 The girl left and asked her mother, “What do you think I should ask for?”
Her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist!”

25 The girl hurried back and told Herod, “Here and now on a serving plate I want the head of John the Baptist!”
26 Herod was very sorry for what he had said. But he did not want to break the promise he had made in front of his guests. 27 At once he ordered a guard to cut off John's head there in prison.

28 The guard put the head on a serving plate and took it to the girl. Then she gave it to her mother.

29 When John's followers learned that he had been killed, they took his body and put it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

(Matthew 14.13-21; Luke 9.10-17; John 6.1-14)

33 But many people saw them leave and figured out where they were going. So people from every town ran on ahead and got there first.

34  t When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for the people and started teaching them many things.
35 That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it's already late.

36 Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the farms and villages near here and buy something to eat.”

37 Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.”
But they asked him, “Don't you know it would take almost a year's wagest to buy all of these people something to eat?”

38 Then Jesus said, “How much bread do you have? Go and see!”
They found out and answered, “We have five small loaves of breadt and two fish.” 39 Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass.

40 They sat down in groups of 100 and groups of 50.

41 Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples to give to the people. He also divided the two fish, so everyone could have some.
42 After everyone had eaten all they wanted,

43 Jesus' disciples picked up twelve large baskets of leftover bread and fish.

44 There were 5,000 men who ate the food.

Jesus Walks on the Water

(Matthew 14.22-33; John 6.15-21)

46 Then he told them goodbye and went up on the side of a mountain to pray.
47 Later in the evening he was still there by himself, and the boat was somewhere in the middle of the lake.

48 He could see that the disciples were struggling hard, because they were rowing against the wind. Not long before morning, Jesus came toward them. He was walking on the water and was about to pass the boat.
49 When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water, they thought he was a ghost, and they started screaming. 50 All of them saw him and were terrified. But at this same time he said, “Don't worry! I am Jesus. Don't be afraid.” 51 He then got into the boat with them, and the wind died down. The disciples were completely confused.

52 Their minds were closed, and they could not understand the true meaning of the loaves of bread.

Jesus Heals Sick People //in Gennesaret

(Matthew 14.34-36)