1And he went out from thence, and came into
his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2And when the sabbath day was come, he began
to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these
things? and what wisdom is this
which is given unto him, that even such mighty works
are wrought by his hands?
3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary,
the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and
Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And
they were offended at him.
4But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, but in his own
country, and among his own kin, and in his own
house.
5And he could there do no mighty work, save
that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and
healed them.
6And he marvelled because of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages, teaching.
7And he called unto
him the twelve, and began to send them forth by
two and two; and gave them power over unclean
spirits;
8And commanded them that they should take
nothing for their journey,
save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
9But be shod
with sandals; and not put on two coats.
10And he said unto them, In
what place soever ye enter into an house, there
abide till ye depart from that place.
11And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when
ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet
for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in
the day of judgment, than for that city.
12And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
13And they cast out many devils, and anointed
with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14And king Herod heard of
him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he
said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead,
and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves
in him.
15Others said, That it is Elias. And others
said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the
prophets.
16But when Herod heard thereof,
he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen
from the dead.
17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid
hold upon John, and bound him in prison for
Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he
had married her.
18For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against
him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was
a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when
he heard him, he did many things, and heard him
gladly.
21And when a convenient day was come, that
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords,
high captains, and chief estates of
Galilee;
22And when the daughter of the said Herodias
came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that
sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of
me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou
shalt ask of me, I will give it thee,
unto the half of my kingdom.
24And she went forth, and said unto her
mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of
John the Baptist.
25And she came in straightway with haste unto
the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give
me by and by in a charger the head of John the
Baptist.
26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for
his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with
him, he would not reject her.
27And immediately the king sent an
executioner, and commanded his head to be brought:
and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28And brought his head in a charger, and gave
it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her
mother.
29And when his disciples heard of
it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid
it in a tomb.
30And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both
what they had done, and what they had taught.
31And he said 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.
32And they departed into a desert place by
ship privately.
33And the people saw them departing, and many
knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities,
and outwent them, and came together unto him.
34And Jesus, when he came out, saw much
people, and was moved with compassion toward them,
because they were as sheep not having a shepherd:
and he began to teach them many things.
35And when the day was now far spent, his
disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert
place, and now the time is far
passed:
36Send them away, that they may go into the
country round about, and into the villages, and buy
themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37He answered and said unto them, Give
ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall
we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and
give them to eat?
38He saith unto them, How
many loaves have ye? go and see. And when
they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39And he commanded them to make all sit down
by companies upon the green grass.
40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds,
and by fifties.
41And when he had taken the five loaves and
the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed,
and brake the loaves, and gave them to
his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes
divided he among them all.
42And they did all eat, and were filled.
43And they took up twelve baskets full of the
fragments, and of the fishes.
44And they that did eat of the loaves were
about five thousand men.
45And straightway he constrained his
disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the
other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away
the people.
46And when he had sent them away, he departed
into a mountain to pray.
47And when even was come, the ship was in the
midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the
wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth
watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon
the sea, and would have passed by them.
49But when they saw him walking upon the sea,
they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
50For they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto
them, Be
of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
51And he went up unto them into the ship; and
the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in
themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
52For they considered not the
miracle of the loaves: for their heart was
hardened.
53And when they had passed over, they came
into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
54And when they were come out of the ship,
straightway they knew him,
55And ran through that whole region round
about, and began to carry about in beds those that
were sick, where they heard he was.
56And whithersoever he entered, into
villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick
in the streets, 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.