Mark 6

1 And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.2 And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands?3 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.4 And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.7 And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;8 and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;9 but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats.10 And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence.11 And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.14 And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.16 But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.18 For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.19 And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.24 And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.27 And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.29 And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.30 And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.31 And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.33 And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.34 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.37 But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them to eat?38 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.42 And they all ate, and were filled.43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.46 And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.47 And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.48 And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them:49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;50 for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.51 And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves;52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.54 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him,55 and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.56 And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Mark 6

Rejection at Nazareth

1 Nowt Jesus left that place and came to his hometown,s and his disciples followed him.2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue.s Many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did he get these ideas?t And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the sons of Marys and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.4 Thent Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”5 He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

6 And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Thent he went around among the villages and taught.

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

7 Jesust called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.s8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staffs – no bread, no bag,t no money in their belts –9 and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics.t10 He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay theres until you leave the area.11 If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust offs your feet as a testimony against them.”12 Sot they went out and preached that all should repent.

13 They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

The Death of John the Baptist

14 Nowt King Herods heard this, for Jesus’t name had become known. Somet were saying, “John the baptizert has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”15 Others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herodt had married her.18 For John had repeatedly toldt Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”s19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. Butt she could not

20 because Herod stood in awe oft John and protected him, since he knew that Johnt was a righteous and holy man. When Herodt heard him, he was thoroughly baffled,st and yett he liked to listen to John.t
21 Butt a suitable dayt came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.22 When his daughter Herodiass came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”23 He swore to her,s “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”s24 Sot she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mothert said, “The head of John the baptizer.”t25 Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:t “I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”26 Although it grieved the king deeply,t he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.27 Sot the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’st head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 When John’st disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

30 Thent the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.31 He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foott from all the townst and arrived there ahead of them.s

34 As Jesust came ashoret he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Sot he taught them many things.
35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is an isolated placet and it is already very late.36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”37 But he answered them,t “Yout give them something to eat.” And they said, “Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coinss and give it to them to eat?”38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five – and two fish.”39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Het gave them to hisst disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.42 They all ate and were satisfied,43 and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

44 Nowt there were five thousand ment who ate the bread.s

Walking on Water

45 Immediately Jesust made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.46 After saying good-bye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.48 Het saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending,t he came to them walking on the sea,t fort he wanted to pass by them.s49 When they saw him walking on the watert they thought he was a ghost. Theyt cried out,50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:t “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

52 because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Healing the Sick

53 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesarets and anchored there.54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.t55 They ran through that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever he was rumored to be.t

56 And wherever he would go – into villages, towns, or countryside – they would place the sick in the marketplaces, and would ask him ift they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.