Mark 6:26-34

English Standard Version

²⁶And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. ²⁷And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's^[a] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison ²⁸and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹When his ^(A)disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

³⁰^(B)^(C)The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. ³¹And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and ^(D)they had no leisure even to eat. ³²^(E)And they went away in ^(F)the boat to a desolate place by themselves. ³³Now many saw them going and ^(G)recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. ³⁴When he went ashore he ^(H)saw a great crowd, and ^(I)he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.