1 And he went out from thence , and came into his own country ; and his disciples follow him .
2 And 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 ?
3 Is 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 .
4 But 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 .
5 And he could there do no mighty work , save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk , and healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief . And he went round about the villages , teaching .
7 And he called unto him the twelve , and began to send them forth by two and two ; and gave them power over unclean spirits ;
8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey , save a staff only ; no scrip , no bread , no money in their purse :
9 But be shod with sandals ; and not put on two coats .
10 And he said unto them , In what place soever ye enter into an house , there abide till ye depart from that place .
11 And 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 .
12 And they went out , and preached that men should repent .
13 And they cast out many devils , and anointed with oil many that were sick , and healed them.
14 And 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 .
15 Others said , That it is Elias . And others said , That it is a prophet , or as one of the prophets .
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said , It is John , whom I beheaded : he is risen from the dead .
17 For 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 .
18 For John had said unto Herod , It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife .
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him , and would have killed him ; but she could not :
20 For 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 .
21 And when a convenient day was come , that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords , high captains , and chief estates of Galilee ;
22 And 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 .
23 And he sware unto her , Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me , I will give it thee , unto the half of my kingdom .
24 And she went forth , and said unto her mother , What shall I ask ? And she said , The head of John the Baptist .
25 And 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 .
26 And the king was exceeding sorry ; yet for his oath's sake , and for their sakes which sat with him , he would not reject her .
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner , and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison ,
28 And brought his head in a charger , and gave it to the damsel : and the damsel gave it to her mother .
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse , and laid it in a tomb .
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus , and told him all things , both what they had done , and what they had taught .
31 And 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 .
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately .
33 And 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 .
34 And 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 .
35 And 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 :
36 Send 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 .
37 He 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 ?
38 G1161 He saith unto them , How many loaves have ye ? go and see . And when they knew , they say , Five , and two fishes .
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass .
40 And they sat down in ranks , by hundreds , and by fifties .
41 And 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 .
42 And they did all eat , and were filled .
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments , and of the fishes .
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men .
45 And 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 .
46 And when he had sent them away , he departed into a mountain to pray .
47 And when even was come , the ship was in the midst of the sea , and he alone on the land .
48 And 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 .
49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea , they supposed it had been a spirit , and cried out :
50 For 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 .
51 And he went up unto them into the ship ; and the wind ceased : and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure , and wondered .
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves : for their heart was hardened .
53 And when they had passed over , they came into the land of Gennesaret , and drew to the shore .
54 And when they were come out of the ship , straightway they knew him ,
55 And ran through that whole region round about , and began to carry about in beds those that were sick , where they heard he was .
56 And 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 .
