And he
went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
02 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?
03 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.
04 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.
05 And he could there do no mighty
work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick
folk, and healed them.
06 And he marvelled because of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages, teaching.
07 And he called unto him the twelve, and began
to send them forth by two and two; and gave them
power over unclean spirits;
08 And commanded them that they should take
nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no
scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
09 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,
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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 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.
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