Mark 6:25-56 ▼

25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, |I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.|

26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and those reclining, he did not wish to refuse her.

27 So immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young woman; and the young woman gave it to her mother.

29 And when his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and placed it in a tomb.

30 Then the apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

31 And he said to them, |Come away by yourselves to an isolated place, and rest awhile.| For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 So they went away in the boat to an isolated place by themselves.

33 But they saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities and they arrived before them.

34 And he came out, saw a large crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, |This place is desolate, and it is late in the day.

36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.|

37 But he answered them, |You give them something to eat.| And they said to him, |Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?|

38 He said to them, |How many loaves do you have? Go see.| When they knew, they said, |Five, and two fish.|

39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

42 They all ate, and were filled.

43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

45 And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself was sending the crowd away.

46 After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

47 When evening had come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

48 He saw them distressed in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,

49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and began to scream;

50 for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, |Cheer up. It is I. Do not be afraid.|

51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were completely profusely astonished among themselves;

52 for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

54 When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

56 Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they placed the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and everyone who touched him were made well.