Mark 6

¹ And He came out thence and is coming into His own country, and His disciples are following Him. ² And at the coming of a sabbath He begins to teach in the synagogue. And the majority, hearing, were astonished, saying, "Whence has this man all these things? And what wisdom is being given this man! And such powerful deeds are occurring by means of his hands! ³ Is not this the artisan, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were snared in Him. ⁴ And Jesus said to them that "A prophet is not dishonored, except in his own country and among his relatives and in his home." ⁵ And He could not do any powerful deed there except, placing hands on a few who are ailing, He cures them. ⁶ And He marvels because of their unbelief. And Jesus went about the villages around, teaching. ⁷ And He is calling to Him the twelve, and He begins to dispatch them two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ And He charges them that they should be picking up nothing for the road except a staff only; no bread, no beggar's bag, no coppers in the girdle; ⁹ but having soles bound on, and not to put on two tunics. ¹⁰ And He said to them, "Wheresoever you may be entering into a house, there remain till you should be coming out thence. ¹¹ And whatever place should not be receiving you, nor yet they should be hearing you, going out thence, shake off the soil which is underneath your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily, I am saying to you, More tolerable will it be for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judging than for that city." ¹² And, coming out, they herald that they should be repenting. ¹³ And many demons they cast out, and they rubbed many of the ailing with oil, and cured them. ¹⁴ And Herod, the king, hears, for His name became manifest. And he said that "John the baptist has been roused from among the dead, and therefore the powerful deeds are operating in him." ¹⁵ Yet others said that "He is Elijah." Yet others said that "A prophet is he, as one of the prophets." ¹⁶ Yet, hearing of it, Herod said that "John, whom I behead, he was roused from among the dead." ¹⁷ For he, Herod, dispatches and holds John and binds him in jail, because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother, seeing that he marries her. ¹⁸ For John said to Herod that "It is not allowed you to have the wife of your brother." ¹⁹ Now Herodias hemmed him in, and wanted to kill him, and could not, ²⁰ for Herod feared John, being aware that he is a just and holy man, and he preserved him. And hearing him, he was much perplexed, and heard him with relish. ²¹ And, an opportune day coming when Herod at his birthday celebrations makes a dinner for his magnates and captains and for the foremost men of Galilee, ²² and at her, Herodias' daughter's, entering and dancing, she pleases Herod and those lying back at table with him. Now the king said to the maiden, "Request of me whatsoever you may be wanting, and I will give it to you." ²³ And he swears to her that "Whatsoever you should be requesting me, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom." ²⁴ And, coming out, she said to her mother, "What should I be requesting?" Now she said, "The head of John the baptist." ²⁵ And entering straightway with diligence to the king, she requests, saying, "I want that you forthwith may be giving me on a platter the head of John the baptist." ²⁶ And the king, becoming sorrow-stricken, because of the oaths and those lying back at table with him, does not want to repudiate her. ²⁷ And straightway the king, dispatching, enjoins a lifeguardsman to bring his head. And, coming away, he beheads him in the jail, ²⁸ and carries his head on a platter, and gives it to the maiden, and the maiden gives it to her mother. ²⁹ And hearing of it, his disciples came and take away his corpse, and they place it in a tomb. ³⁰ And gathering are the apostles to Jesus, and they report to Him all, whatever they do, and whatever they teach. ³¹ And He is saying to them, "Hither! You yourselves come privately into a place in the wilderness and rest briefly." For those coming and those going away were many, and they had not yet an opportunity to eat. ³² And they came away in the ship into a place in the wilderness, privately. ³³ And many perceived them going away and recognize them. And, afoot from all the cities, they ran together there, and they came before them and ran together to Him. ³⁴ And, coming out, Jesus perceived a vast throng, and He has compassion on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and He begins to teach them much. ³⁵ And already the hour coming to be much advanced, His disciples, coming to Him, said that "This place is a wilderness, and already the hour is much advanced. ³⁶ Dismiss them that, coming away into the fields and villages around, they should buy themselves bread. For they have nothing that they may be eating." ³⁷ Yet He, answering, said to them, "You give them to eat." And they are saying to Him, "Coming away, should we buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?" ³⁸ Now He is saying to them, "How many cakes of bread have you? Go and see." And knowing, they are saying to Him, "Five, and two fishes." ³⁹ And He enjoins them to make them all recline, company by company, on the green grass. ⁴⁰ And they lean back, plot by plot, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹ And taking the five cakes of bread and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, He blesses and breaks up the cakes of bread, and gave to His disciples, that they may be placing them before them. And the two fishes He parts to all. ⁴² And they all ate and are satisfied. ⁴³ And they pick up twelve pannierfuls of fragments, and from the fishes. ⁴⁴ And those eating the cakes of bread were five thousand men. ⁴⁵ And straightway He compels His disciples to step into the ship and precede Him to the other side to Bethsaida, till He is dismissing the throng. ⁴⁶ And, taking leave of them, He came away into the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And evening coming on, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And perceiving them tormented in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night He is coming toward them, walking on the sea. And He wanted to pass them by. ⁴⁹ Yet those who are perceiving Him walking on the sea suppose that He is a phantom, and they cry out, ⁵⁰ for they all perceive Him and were disturbed. Yet straightway He speaks with them and is saying to them, "Courage! It is I! Do not fear." ⁵¹ And He stepped up to them, into the ship, and the wind flags. And they are amazed to the very excess, among themselves, and marveled. ⁵² For they do not understand as to the bread, but their heart was calloused. ⁵³ And, ferrying to land, they came to Gennesaret and are moored. ⁵⁴ And, at their coming out of the ship, straightway recognizing Him, ⁵⁵ the men of that place ran about that whole country and begin to be carrying about those having an illness on pallets to where they heard that He is. ⁵⁶ And wheresoever He went into villages or into cities or into fields, in the markets they place the infirm. And they entreated Him that they should be touching Him even if it should be the tassel of His cloak. And whosoever touch it were saved.