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Mark 6
New King James Version
Mark 6
New King James Version
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth(A)
6 Then (B)He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were (C)astonished, saying, (D)“Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and (E)brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they (F)were offended at Him.
4 But Jesus said to them, (G)“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” 5 (H)Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And (I)He marveled because of their unbelief. (J)Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
Sending Out the Twelve(K)
7 (L)And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out (M)two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. 8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— 9 but (N)to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
10 (O)Also He said to them, “In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place. 11 (P)And [a]whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, (Q)shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. [b]Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
12 So they went out and preached that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons, (R)and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded(S)
14 (T)Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore (U)these powers are at work in him.”
15 (V)Others said, “It is Elijah.”
And others said, “It is [c]the Prophet, (W)or like one of the prophets.”
16 (X)But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!” 17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. 18 Because John had said to Herod, (Y)“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19 Therefore Herodias [d]held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; 20 for Herod (Z)feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he [e]did many things, and heard him gladly.
21 (AA)Then an opportune day came when Herod (AB)on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. 22 And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 He also swore to her, (AC)“Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
24 So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?”
And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”
25 Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26 (AD)And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison, 28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and (AE)took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
Feeding the Five Thousand(AF)
30 (AG)Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 (AH)And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For (AI)there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 (AJ)So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.
33 But [f]the multitudes saw them departing, and many (AK)knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34 (AL)And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like (AM)sheep not having a shepherd. So (AN)He began to teach them many things. 35 (AO)When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves [g]bread; for they have nothing to eat.”
37 But He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
And they said to Him, (AP)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”
38 But He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”
And when they found out they said, (AQ)“Five, and two fish.”
39 Then He (AR)commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. 41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He (AS)looked up to heaven, (AT)blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. 42 So they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish. 44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were [h]about five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Sea(AU)
45 (AV)Immediately He [i]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when He had sent them away, He (AW)departed to the mountain to pray. 47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. 48 Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and (AX)would have passed them by. 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a (AY)ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, (AZ)“Be[j] of good cheer! It is I; do not be (BA)afraid.” 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind (BB)ceased. And they were greatly (BC)amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. 52 For (BD)they had not understood about the loaves, because their (BE)heart was hardened.
Many Touch Him and Are Made Well(BF)
53 (BG)When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately [k]the people recognized Him, 55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. 56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that (BH)they might just touch the (BI)hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
Footnotes
- Mark 6:11 NU whatever place
- Mark 6:11 NU omits the rest of v. 11.
- Mark 6:15 NU, M a prophet, like one
- Mark 6:19 held a grudge
- Mark 6:20 NU was very perplexed, yet
- Mark 6:33 NU, M they
- Mark 6:36 NU something to eat and omits the rest of v. 36.
- Mark 6:44 NU, M omit about
- Mark 6:45 invited, strongly urged
- Mark 6:50 Take courage
- Mark 6:54 Lit. they
Marcos 6
O Livro
Marcos 6
O Livro
Um profeta sem honra
(Mt 13.54-58; Lc 4.16-30)
6 Logo depois disto, Jesus saiu daquela parte do país e voltou com os discípulos para a sua terra. 2 No sábado seguinte, foi à sinagoga e começou a ensinar. Ao ouvirem-no, muitos ficaram admirados com a sua sabedoria e milagres. E diziam: “De onde lhe veio toda esta sabedoria? Como pode realizar tais milagres com as próprias mãos? 3 Não é ele o carpinteiro, filho de Maria? Não é irmão de Tiago, José, Judas e Simão? E as suas irmãs não moram aqui mesmo, nesta localidade?” E estavam escandalizados com ele. 4 Então Jesus disse-lhes: “Um profeta é honrado em qualquer lugar menos na sua terra, entre o seus parentes e no meio da própria casa.” 5 Por não acreditarem nele, Jesus não pôde fazer ali nenhum grande milagre, a não ser colocar as mãos sobre alguns doentes e curá-los. 6 Jesus estava admirado por causa da falta de fé deles.
Jesus envia os doze discípulos
(Mt 10.1, 9-14; Lc 9.1-6)
E andava pelas aldeias em redor a ensinar. 7 Chamou os doze discípulos, começou a enviá-los dois a dois e deu-lhes autoridade sobre os espíritos impuros. 8 Disse-lhes: “Nada levem convosco a não ser o bordão; nem comida, nem saco de viagem, nem dinheiro de cobre à cintura; 9 sandálias, só as que tiverem nos pés, e nem mesmo uma muda de roupa.” 10 E acrescentou: “Sempre que entrarem numa casa, fiquem nela até à vossa partida. 11 Se uma qualquer localidade não vos receber nem ouvir, sacudam a poeira dos vossos pés, quando saírem, como testemunho de que abandonaram essa terra à sua própria sorte.”
12 Então os discípulos partiram, incitando todos os que encontravam a abandonarem o pecado. 13 Expulsaram muitos demónios e curaram muitos doentes, ungindo-os com azeite.
João Batista é degolado
(Mt 14.1-12; Lc 9.7-9)
14 Não tardou que o rei Herodes ouvisse falar de Jesus, cujos milagres eram contados com espanto em toda a parte. Algumas pessoas declaravam que era João Batista que tinha voltado à vida. Por isso, diziam: “Não admira que possa fazer tais milagres!”
15 Havia gente também que pensava que Jesus fosse Elias; outros, ainda, afirmavam que era um novo profeta igual aos do passado. 16 Herodes, ao tomar conhecimento destes factos, disse: “Não! É João, a quem degolei. Ressuscitou dentre os mortos!”
17-19 Porque Herodes mandara soldados meter João no cárcere, por andar sempre a dizer que não estava certo este casar-se com Herodíade, mulher de Filipe, irmão do próprio rei. Para se vingar, Herodíade queria que João fosse morto; mas sem a aprovação de Herodes nada podia fazer. 20 Porque Herodes respeitava João, sabendo que era um homem justo e santo e protegia-o. Sempre que falava com João, Herodes ficava preocupado, mas gostava de ouvi-lo.
21 Até que, por fim, chegou a oportunidade que Herodíade esperava. Herodes fazia anos e dera uma festa para a gente do palácio, para os oficiais do exército e para as pessoas importantes da Galileia. 22 A certa altura, entrou a filha de Herodíade que dançou na presença dos convidados e agradou a todos. 23 “Pede-me o que quiseres”, prometeu o rei, “que eu dou-te nem que seja metade do meu reino.”
24 Ouvindo isto, ela saiu para se aconselhar junto da mãe, que lhe disse: “Pede-lhe a cabeça de João Batista!”
25 Então voltou à presença do rei: “Dá-me a cabeça de João Batista numa bandeja!”
26 O rei ficou muito triste com o pedido, mas teve vergonha de quebrar o juramento diante dos convidados. 27 Mandou então um membro da sua guarda pessoal à prisão cortar a cabeça de João e trazê-la. O soldado matou João no cárcere 28 e trouxe a sua cabeça numa bandeja, entregando-a à jovem, que a levou à mãe. 29 Quando os discípulos de João souberam o que tinha acontecido, foram buscar o corpo e sepultaram-no num túmulo.
Jesus alimenta 5000 homens
(Mt 14.13-21; Lc 9.10-17; Jo 6.1-13)
30 Por fim, os apóstolos voltaram da sua viagem. Foram ter com Jesus e contaram-lhe tudo o que tinham feito e como tinham falado às populações visitadas.
31 Jesus disse-lhes: “Saiamos por um pouco do meio do povo para descansar.” Pois era tanta a gente que ia e vinha que mal tinham tempo para comer. 32 E saíram de barco para um sítio mais sossegado. 33 Contudo, muitos aperceberam-se disso e, correndo pela praia, foram esperá-los no ponto de desembarque. 34 Quando Jesus saiu do barco, já lá se encontrava uma enorme multidão; teve compaixão deles, porque eram como ovelhas sem pastor e ensinou-lhes muitas coisas que precisavam de saber.
35 Como a hora já fosse bastante avançada, os discípulos foram ter com Jesus e disseram: 36 “Este lugar é deserto e a hora já vai avançada. Manda o povo retirar-se, para ir às aldeias e campos dos arredores comprar alguma coisa para comer.”
37 Jesus respondeu: “Deem-lhes vocês de comer.” Responderam: “Como? Seria preciso duzentas moedas de prata[a] para comprar comida para tanta gente!”
38 “Quanta comida temos? Vão ver.” Eles voltaram, dizendo que havia cinco pães e dois peixes. 39 Então Jesus disse à multidão que se sentasse. E sentaram-se, na erva verde, 40 em grupos de cinquenta ou cem. 41 E tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, Jesus ergueu os olhos para o céu e abençoou-os. Depois, partiu os pães em pedaços e deu-os aos discípulos, para que os oferecessem ao povo. E distribuiu também os dois peixes entre todos. 42 Todos comeram até ficarem satisfeitos. 43 E quando os sobejos foram recolhidos, as sobras dos peixes enchiam doze cestos. 44 O número de homens que comeu foi de 5000.
Jesus anda sobre as águas
45 Logo a seguir, Jesus mandou os discípulos voltar para o barco e partir à sua frente, atravessando o lago até Betsaida, enquanto ele tratava de mandar a multidão embora. 46 Depois disto, Jesus subiu à montanha para orar.
47 Caiu a noite, o barco já estava no meio do lago e ele ainda se encontrava sozinho em terra. 48 Jesus viu que remavam com dificuldades, pois o vento soprava em sentido contrário. Por volta das quatro horas da madrugada, foi ter com eles, a caminhar sobre a água, e ia passar-lhes adiante. 49 Ao verem-no caminhar sobre a água, gritaram de terror, pensando que fosse um fantasma. 50 Todos o viam e ficaram inquietos. Imediatamente ele lhes disse: “Está tudo bem, sou eu, não tenham medo!” 51 Então subiu para o barco e o vento cessou.
Os discípulos ficaram ali sentados, de boca aberta, sem compreender o que se passara. 52 Porque ainda não tinham percebido quem Jesus realmente era, nem mesmo depois do milagre da tarde anterior. Os seus corações estavam endurecidos.
53 Quando chegaram a Genezaré, do outro lado do lago, amarraram o barco. 54 Mal desembarcaram, os habitantes reconheceram-no logo. 55 Percorriam toda a região, começando a trazer-lhe os doentes em esteiras e padiolas. 56 Aonde quer que fosse, aldeias, cidades e campo, punham os doentes nas praças e ruas, pedindo que os deixasse ao menos tocar na borda da sua roupa. E todos os que lhe tocavam ficavam curados.
Markus 6
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Markus 6
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Folket i Nasaret nekter å tro
6 Etter dette utrolige miraklet dro Jesus fra stedet og kom til hjembyen sin Nasaret, sammen med disiplene. 2 Da det ble hviledag[a], gikk han til synagogen[b] for å undervise, og mange ble overrasket over visdommen hans, og de miraklene han gjorde med folk som han la hendene på.
”Hvor har han alt dette fra?” sa de. 3 ”Han er jo bare en vanlig snekker, Maria sin sønn, bror til Jakob, Joses, Judas og Simon, og søstrene hans bor også midt iblant oss.” Mange ble irriterte og sinte på ham.
4 Da sa Jesus: ”En profet som bringer Guds budskap, blir anerkjent over alt, bortsett fra i sin egen hjemby, blant sine slektninger og i sin egen familie.” 5 Etter som folket i Nasaret ikke trodde på ham, kunne han ikke gjøre noen mirakler der. Han helbredet bare noen få syke ved å legge hendene på dem. 6 Han var forskrekket over at folket ikke ville tro på ham.
Jesus sender ut sine tolv disipler
Noe seinere dro Jesus rundt i byene i distriktet og underviste. 7 Han kalte til seg sine tolv disipler og sendte dem ut to og to og ga dem makt til å drive ut onde ånder. 8-9 Han sa til dem at de ikke skulle ta med seg noe annet på veien enn sin vandringsstav. De fikk ikke ta med mat, ingen veske, ingen penger, og ikke ekstra sko eller klær.
10 ”Når dere blir tilbudt å overnatte hos noen, stans da hos dem til dere skal fortsette til neste by”, sa han. 11 ”Dersom folket på et sted ikke vil ta imot dere eller høre på dere, gå da bare videre og ikke vær mer bekymret for dem. Rist støvet fra dette stedet av føttene som et tegn på at innbyggerne selv må ta ansvaret for det de har gjort.”
12 Disiplene gikk nå av sted. Over alt der de kom, oppfordret de folket til å forlate syndens vei og vende om til Gud. 13 De drev ut mange onde ånder og salvet mange syke med olje[c] og helbredet dem.
Døperen Johannes dør
14 Snart fikk også kong Herodes høre snakk om Jesus, etter som ryktet om ham spredde seg over alt. Folk sa: ”Det er døperen Johannes som har stått opp fra de døde. Det er derfor han kan gjøre slike mirakler.” 15 Men noen sa: ”Jesus er Elia[d].” Andre sa: ”Han er virkelig en profet som bringer Guds budskap, akkurat som profetene[e] før i tiden.”
16 ”Nei”, sa Herodes, ”det er Johannes, han som jeg lot halshugge. Han har stått opp fra de døde.”
17 Herodes hadde nemlig arrestert Johannes og latt ham binde og kaste i fengsel. Grunn til dette var kona til Herodes som het Herodias. Hun hadde først vært gift med Filip, som var bror til kongen. Til tross for dette hadde likevel Herodes giftet seg med henne. 18 Johannes hadde sagt rett ut til ham: ”Det er ikke tillatt for deg å leve sammen med kona til din bror.” 19 Derfor hatet Herodias ham og ville drepe Johannes, men Herodes var imot dette. 20 Innerst inne hadde han respekt for Johannes og ville beskytte ham, for han visste at Johannes var en god mann som levde etter Guds vilje. Hvert gang han hørte Johannes, kjente han seg usikker og visste ikke riktig hva han skulle tro. Han lyttet gjerne til det Johannes hadde å si.
21 Til slutt fikk i alle fall Herodias sin sjanse. Herodes feiret sin fødselsdag og stilte opp med en fest for hoffolket, offiserene og de fremste mennene i Galilea. 22 Og mens festen pågikk, kom datteren til Herodias inn og danset.
Kong Herodes og gjestene hans ble svært begeistret, og kongen sa til jenta: ”Be meg om hva du vil, og jeg skal gi deg det.” 23 Og så sverget han i påhør av gjestene og gjentok: ”Ja, hva du så enn ber om, det skal du få, om det så er halvdelen av mitt rike.”
24 Hun gikk da ut og spurte moren sin hva hun skulle be om. Moren svarte: ”Be om døperen Johannes sitt hode!”
25 Jenten skyndte seg tilbake til kongen og sa: ”Jeg vil ha hodet til døperen Johannes på et fat, nå straks!”
26 Kongen ble svært lei deg, men på grunn av løftet sitt, og etter som han ikke ville ta tilbake det han hadde sagt i påhør av gjestene, lot han henne få det som hun ville. 27 Han ga derfor befaling til en av livvaktene sine om å gå for å hente døperen Johannes sitt hode. Mannen gikk av sted til fengslet og halshogg Johannes 28 og kom tilbake med hodet hans på et fat. Han ga det til jenta, som i sin tur bar det til moren sin. 29 Da disiplene til Johannes hørte det som hadde skjedd, kom de og hentet kroppen hans og begravde Johannes.
Jesus gir mat til mer enn 5 000 personer
30 De tolv disiplene som Jesus hadde sendt ut, kom nå tilbake fra reisene sine. De rapporterte om alt det de hadde gjort og undervist folket om. 31 Etter som det var så mye folk rundt dem at de ikke fikk tid til å spise, foreslo Jesus: ”Kom så trekker vi oss bort til et øde sted der dere kan hvile dere litt.” 32 Og de dro sin vei med båt til et øde sted.
33 Mange så at de reiste sin vei og skyndte seg til fots rundt sjøen. Der møtte de Jesus igjen da han steg i land på andre siden. 34 Jesus steg ut av båten og fikk se alle menneskene som hadde samlet seg. Han fikk medfølelse med dem, for de var som sauer uten gjeter. Derfor tok han seg tid og underviste dem lenge og vel om det de så sårt trengte å vite.
35-36 Fram mot kvelden kom disiplene til ham og sa: ”Det er allerede seint, og det finnes ikke noe å spise her i ødemarken. Send folket av sted, slik at de kan gå til byene og gårdene i nærheten og kjøpe mat.”
37 Men Jesus sa: ”Dere kan selv gi dem mat!”
”Hvordan da?” spurte disiplene. ”Det ville jo koste en formue[f] å kjøpe mat til alle sammen.”
38 ”Hvor mye mat har dere?” spurte han. ”Gå og se etter.”
De kom tilbake og rapporterte at det var fem brød og to fisker. 39-40 Jesus ba dem da å si til folket at de skulle sette seg ned i grupper på 50 eller 100 personer der det var grønt gress på bakken.
41 Han tok de fem brødene og de to fiskene, så opp mot himmelen og takket Gud for maten. Etterpå brøt han brødene i biter og ga hver av disiplene litt brød og fisk, som de igjen skulle gi videre til folket. 42 Alle spiste og ble mette. 43 Til slutt samlet de opp tolv kurver fulle med brød og fisk. 44 Det var 5 000 menn som hadde spist, og i tillegg kom kvinnene og barna.
Jesus går på vannet
45 Straks etter dette ba Jesus disiplene om å sette seg i båten og dra i forveien til Betsaida på den andre siden av sjøen. Selv stanset han igjen for å se at folket begynte på hjemveien. 46 Da han hadde fått folket av sted, gikk han opp på et fjell for å be.
47 Utpå kvelden var disiplene fortsatt langt ute på sjøen i båten sin. Jesus, som nå var alene på land, 48 så hvordan de slet med årene etter som de hadde fått motvind.
Like før det begynte å lysne kom Jesus gående mot disiplene på vannet. 49 Men da de så ham gå på vannet, skrek de av redsel. De trodde det var et spøkelse. 50 Alle så Jesus og ble livredde.
Jesus snakket straks til dem og sa: ”Ro dere ned, det er meg. Vær ikke redde.” 51 Så steg han opp i båten til dem, og i samme øyeblikk la vinden seg.
Disiplene var helt forundret. 52 De hadde ennå ikke fattet hvem Jesus var og hadde vanskelig for å tro til tross for det store miraklet kvelden før, da hele folket hadde fått brød å spise.
Jesus helbreder alle som rører ved ham
53 Da Jesus og disiplene hadde dratt over sjøen, kom de til Gennesaret og gikk i land. 54 Så snart de steg ut av båten, kjente folket Jesus igjen. 55 De sprang rundt i hele området for å spre nyheten om at han var der. Folk begynte å bære syke mennesker som lå på liggematter til stedene der de hørte at Jesus befant seg. 56 Ja, over alt der han kom, på småsteder, byer og gårder, bar de ut i fri luft dem som var syke og ba om at de syke i det minste kunne få røre ved dusken ytterst på kappen hans. Og alle som gjorde det, ble friske!
Footnotes
- 6:2 I grunnteksten: Sabbaten. Jødene sin hviledag er den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen.
- 6:2 Synagogen er jødene sitt bygg for gudstjenester.
- 6:13 Olivenolje var en velkjent medisin på denne tiden. Men her er oljen sannsynligvis blitt brukt som et symbol på at Gud skulle helbrede den syke.
- 6:15 Elia var en profet som bar fram Guds budskap, og som i stedet for å dø ble ført rett opp til Gud. Se Andre Kongebok 2:1-11.
- 6:15 Profetene sine budskap finnes skrevet ned i Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 6:37 På gresk: 200 denarer, hvilken var 200 normale daglønner.
Mark 6
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Mark 6
New International Version
A Prophet Without Honor(A)
6 Jesus left there and went to his hometown,(B) accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came,(C) he began to teach in the synagogue,(D) and many who heard him were amazed.(E)
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon?(F) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(G)
4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”(H) 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on(I) a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(J)
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.(K) 7 Calling the Twelve to him,(L) he began to send them out two by two(M) and gave them authority over impure spirits.(N)
8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet(O) as a testimony against them.”
12 They went out and preached that people should repent.(P) 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(Q) and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded(R)(S)
14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[b] “John the Baptist(T) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(U)
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(V) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(W)
16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison.(X) He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(Y) 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man.(Z) When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[c]; yet he liked to listen to him.
21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet(AA) for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.(AB) 22 When the daughter of[d] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.
The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(AC)
24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(AD)(AE)
30 The apostles(AF) gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.(AG) 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,(AH) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat(AI) to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(AJ) So he began teaching them many things.
35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”(AK)
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”(AL)
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(AM) Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Jesus Walks on the Water(AN)(AO)
45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(AP) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(AQ) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(AR)
47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.(AS) They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(AT) 51 Then he climbed into the boat(AU) with them, and the wind died down.(AV) They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.(AW)
53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(AX) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(AY) and all who touched it were healed.
Mark 6
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Mark 6
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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
6 (A)He went away from there and came to (B)his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And (C)on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and (D)many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 (E)Is not this (F)the carpenter,[a] the son of Mary and (G)brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And (H)they took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, (I)“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5 And (J)he could do no mighty work there, except that (K)he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And (L)he marveled because of their unbelief.
(M)And he went about among the villages teaching.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
7 (N)And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to (O)wear sandals and not put on two tunics.[b] 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, (P)shake off the dust that is on your feet (Q)as a testimony against them.” 12 (R)So they went out and (S)proclaimed (T)that people should repent. 13 (U)And they cast out many demons and (V)anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
The Death of John the Baptist
14 (W)King Herod heard of it, for Jesus'[c] name had become known. Some[d] said, (X)“John the Baptist[e] has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 (Y)But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is (Z)a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” 17 (AA)For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and (AB)bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. 18 (AC)For John had been saying to Herod, (AD)“It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, 20 for Herod (AE)feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he (AF)heard him gladly.
21 But an opportunity came when Herod (AG)on his birthday (AH)gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, (AI)up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's[f] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his (AJ)disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
30 (AK)(AL)The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and (AM)they had no leisure even to eat. 32 (AN)And they went away in (AO)the boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and (AP)recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When he went ashore he (AQ)saw a great crowd, and (AR)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 grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 36 (AS)Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he answered them, (AT)“You give them something to eat.” And (AU)they said to him, (AV)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii[g] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” 38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, (AW)“Five, and two fish.” 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he (AX)looked up to heaven and (AY)said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45 (AZ)Immediately he (BA)made his disciples get into (BB)the boat and go before him to the other side, (BC)to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, (BD)he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when (BE)evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about (BF)the fourth watch of the night[h] he came to them, walking on the sea. (BG)He meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 for they all saw him and (BH)were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, (BI)“Take heart; it is I. (BJ)Do not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for (BK)they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts (BL)were hardened.
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
53 (BM)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (BN)Gennesaret and moored to the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately (BO)recognized him 55 and ran about the whole region and began to bring (BP)the sick people (BQ)on their beds to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, (BR)they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even (BS)the fringe of his garment. And (BT)as many as touched it were made well.
Footnotes
- Mark 6:3 Or builder
- Mark 6:9 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
- Mark 6:14 Greek his
- Mark 6:14 Some manuscripts He
- Mark 6:14 Greek baptizer; also verse 24
- Mark 6:27 Greek his
- Mark 6:37 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Mark 6:48 That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.
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