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1 Jesus left that place and went to his hometown. His disciples followed him. He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
2 When the day of worship came, he began to teach in the synagogue. He amazed many who heard him. They asked, |Where did this man get these ideas? Who gave him this kind of wisdom and the ability to do such great miracles? And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 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?
3 Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?| So they took offense at him. 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 took offense at him. Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
4 But Jesus told them, |The only place a prophet isn't honored is in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house.| And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”
5 He couldn't work any miracles there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and cure them. And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
6 Their unbelief amazed him. Then Jesus went around to the villages and taught. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. He was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
7 He called the twelve apostles, sent them out two by two, and gave them authority over evil spirits. And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
8 He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick. They were not to take any food, a traveling bag, or money in their pockets. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.
9 They could wear sandals but could not take along a change of clothes. but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.
10 He told them, |Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave that place. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.
11 Wherever people don't welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them.| And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” 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.”
12 So the apostles went and told people that they should turn to God and change the way they think and act. So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. They went out and preached that people should repent.
13 They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus' name had become well-known. Some people were saying, |John the Baptizer has come back to life. That's why he has the power to perform these miracles.| King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 Others said, |He is Elijah.| Still others said, |He is a prophet like one of the other prophets.| But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
16 But when Herod heard about it, he said, |I had John's head cut off, and he has come back to life!| But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
17 Herod had sent men who had arrested John, tied him up, and put him in prison. Herod did that for Herodias, whom he had married. (She used to be his brother Philip's wife.) For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. 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.
18 John had been telling Herod, |It's not right for you to be married to your brother's wife.| For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she wasn't allowed to do it And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
20 because Herod was afraid of John. Herod knew that John was a fair and holy man, so he protected him. When he listened to John, he would become very disturbed, and yet he liked to listen to him. for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
21 An opportunity finally came on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner for his top officials, army officers, and the most important people of Galilee. But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 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.
22 His daughter, that is, Herodias' daughter, came in and danced. Herod and his guests were delighted with her. The king told the girl, |Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you.| For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.”
23 He swore an oath to her: |I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom.| And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
24 So she went out and asked her mother, |What should I ask for?| Her mother said, |Ask for the head of John the Baptizer.| And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25 So the girl hurried back to the king with her request. She said, |I want you to give me the head of John the Baptizer on a platter at once.| And she came in immediately 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.” 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.”
26 The king deeply regretted his promise. But because of his oath and his guests, he didn't want to refuse her. And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27 Immediately, the king sent a guard and ordered him to bring John's head. The guard cut off John's head in prison. And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
28 Then he brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard about this, they came for his body and laid it in a tomb. When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered around Jesus. They reported to him everything they had done and taught. The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
31 So he said to them, |Let's go to a place where we can be alone to rest for a while.| Many people were coming and going, and Jesus and the apostles didn't even have a chance to eat. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 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.”
32 So they went away in a boat to a place where they could be alone. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
33 But many people saw them leave and recognized them. The people ran from all the cities and arrived ahead of them. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
34 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd and felt sorry for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. So he spent a lot of time teaching them. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. 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.
35 When it was late, his disciples came to him. They said, |No one lives around here, and it's already late. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 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.
36 Send the people to the closest farms and villages to buy themselves something to eat.| Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 Jesus replied, |You give them something to eat.| They said to him, |Should we go and spend about a year's wages on bread to feed them?| But he answered 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 it to them to eat?” But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread 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 told him, |Five loaves of bread and two fish.| And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 Then he ordered all of them to sit down in groups on the green grass. Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 After he took the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed the food. He broke the loaves apart and kept giving them to the disciples to give to the people. He also gave pieces of the two fish to everyone. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 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.
42 All of them ate as much as they wanted. And they all ate and were satisfied. They all ate and were satisfied,
43 When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets with bread and fish. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the bread. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
45 Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him while he sent the people away. Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, 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.
46 After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
48 Jesus saw that they were in a lot of trouble as they rowed, because they were going against the wind. Between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them. He was walking on the sea. He wanted to pass by them. And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, 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,
49 When they saw him walking on the sea, they thought, |It's a ghost!| and they began to scream. but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
50 All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately, he said, |Calm down! It's me. Don't be afraid!| for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were astounded. And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
52 (They didn't understand what had happened with the loaves of bread. Instead, their minds were closed.) for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53 They crossed the sea, came to shore at Gennesaret, and anchored there. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
54 As soon as they stepped out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus. And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.
55 They ran all over the countryside and began to carry the sick on cots to any place where they heard he was. and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was. They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
56 Whenever he would go into villages, cities, or farms, people would put their sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched his clothes was made well. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. 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.
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