Mark 6:1-28 ▼

1 And He went forth thence, and cometh into His own country; and His disciples follow Him.

2 And, when the sabbath came, 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 which is given to This Man?" And, "Such mighty works are 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 finding occasion of stumbling in Him.

4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house."

5 And He could there do no mighty work, except that, laying His hands on a few sick people, He healed them.

6 And He marvelled because of their unbelief. And He was going round about the villages, teaching.

7 And He calleth to Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits;

8 and He charged them that they should take nothing for the way, except a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their girdle;

9 but to go shod with sandals; and He said , put not on two coats.

10 And He said to them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide, till ye depart thence.

11 And whatsoever place does not receive you, and they hear you not, going forth thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them."

12 And, going forth, they preached that men should repent.

13 And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing with oil many sick people , and were healing them.

14 And the king Herod heard of Him , (for His name became famous), and he said, "John the Immerser has risen from the dead; and, because of this, the powers are working in Him."

15 But others said, " It is Elijah." And others said, " It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

16 But Herod, hearing of Him , said, " It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."

17 For Herod himself, sending forth, laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother, because he married her.

18 For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

19 And Herodias was holding it against him, and was wishing to kill him; and she could not;

20 for Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was preserving him.

21 And, an opportune day having come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper for his nobles and for the chief captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

22 and the daughter of Herodias herself coming in and dancing, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, "Ask of me whatsoever you wish, and I will give it to you."

23 And he swore to her, "Whatsoever you ask of me, I will give it to you, unto half of my kingdom."

24 And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."

25 And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser."

26 And, though becoming very sorrowful, the king, because of his oaths, and those reclining with him , would not thwart her.

27 And the king, straightway sending off one of his guard, gave orders to bring his head; and, departing, he beheaded him in the prison,

28 and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.