Mark 6:1-28 ▼

1 And he departed thence and cam into his awne countre and his disciples folowed him.

2 And whe the saboth daye was come he beganne to teache in ye synagsge. And many that hearde him were astonyed and sayde: From whens hath he these thinges? and what wysdo is this that is geve vnto him? and suche vertues yt are wrought by his hondes?

3 Is not this that carpeter Maryes sonne ye brother of Iames and Ioses and of Iuda and Simon? and are not his systers here with vs? And they were offended by him.

4 And Iesus sayde vnto the: a prophet is not despysed but in his awne coutre and amonge his awne kynne and amonge the that are of the same housholde.

5 And he coulde there shewe no miracles but leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed the.

6 And he merveyled at their vnbelefe. And he went aboute by ye tounes yt laye on every syde teachynge.

7 And he called ye twelve and beganne to sende them two and two and gave them power over vnclene spretes.

8 And comaunded the that they shuld take nothinge vnto their Iorney save a rodde only: Nether scrippe nether breed nether mony in their pourses:

9 but shuld be shood with sandals. And that they shuld not put on two coottes.

10 And he sayd vnto the: whersoever ye entre in to an house there abyde tyll ye departe thence

11 And whosoever shall not receave you nor heare you when ye departe thence shake of the duste that is vnder youre fete for a witnesse vnto them. I saye verely vnto you it shalbe easyer for Zodom and Gomor at the daye of iudgement then for that cite.

12 And they went out and preached that they shuld repent:

13 and they caste out many devylles. And they annoynted many that were sicke with oyle and healed them.

14 And kynge Herode herde of him (for his name was spreed abroade) and sayd: Iohn Baptiste is rysen agayne from deeth and therfore miracles are wrought by him.

15 Wother sayd it is Helyas: and some sayde: it is a Prophet or as one of ye Prophetes.

16 But when Herode hearde of him he sayd: it is Iohn whom I beheded he is rysen from deeth agayne.

17 For Herode him sylfe had sent forth and had taken Iohn and bounde him and cast him into preson for Herodias sake which was his brother Philippes wyfe. For he had maried her.

18 Iohn sayd vnto Herode: It is not laufull for the to have thy brothers wyfe.

19 Herodias layd wayte for him and wolde have killed him but she coulde not.

20 For Herode feared Iohn knowynge yt he was a iuste man and an holy: and gave him reverence: and when he hearde him he dyd many thinges and hearde him gladly.

21 But when a couenient daye was come: Herode on his birth daye made a supper to ye lordes captayns and chefe estates of Galile.

22 And ye doughter of ye sayde Herodias came in and daused and pleased Herode and them that sate at bourde also. Then ye kynge sayd vnto ye mayden: axe of me what thou wilt and I will geve it ye

23 And he sware vnto hyr whatsoever thou shalt axe of me I will geve it ye even vnto ye one halfe of my kyngdome.

24 And she wet forth and sayde to her mother: what shall I axe? And she sayde: Iohn Baptistes heed.

25 And she cam in streygth waye with haste vnto ye kynge and axed sayinge: I will that thou geve me by and by in a charger ye heed of Iohn Baptist.

26 And ye kynge was sory: howbe it for his othes sake and for their sakes which sate at supper also he wolde not p ut her besyde her purpose.

27 And immediatly ye kynge sent ye hangma and comaunded his heed to be brought in. And he went and beheeded him in the preson

28 and brought his heed in a charger and gave it to the mayden and the mayden gave it to her mother.