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Mark 6
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Mark 6
Worldwide English (New Testament)
6 Jesus left that place and went back to his home town. His disciples went with him.
2 On the Sabbath day he began to teach in the meeting house again. Many people who heard him were very much surprised and said, `Where did he learn all this? Where did he get the power to do these big works?
3 Is he not the carpenter? Is not Mary his mother? Are not James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon his brothers? Are not his sisters here with us?' The people did not understand Jesus.
4 Jesus said to them, `Other people honour a man who is a prophet of God. But the people in his own country, his own home, and his family, do not honour him.'
5 Jesus could not do any big works in that place. But he put his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6 He was surprised that the people did not believe him. He went out to the villages, teaching the people.
7 He called the twelve disciples to him and sent them out two by two. He gave them power to drive bad spirits out of people.
8 He said, `Take only a walking stick with you when you go. Do not take anything else. Do not take any food, or a bag, or money.
9 Wear shoes, but do not take extra clothing with you.
10 When you go into a certain house, live there until you leave the town.
11 In some places the people will not take you in. They will not listen to what you say. When you leave such a town, shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them. I tell you the truth. On the day when people are judged, the people in that town will be punished harder than the people in the country of Sodom and Gomorrah.'
12 The disciples went out and told the people that they should stop doing wrong things.
13 They drove bad spirits out of many people. They also put oil on many sick people and healed them.
14 King Herod heard about these things. People were talking about Jesus everywhere. Herod said, `John the Baptizer is risen from death. That is why he is able to do such great works.'
15 Other people said, `It is Elijah.' Others said, `He is a prophet like the prophets of God who lived long ago.'
16 Herod heard what other people said, so he said, `I cut off John's head. He is alive again.'
17 Herod had sent his people to catch John. They tied him and put him in prison to please Herodias. Herod had married her, but she was his brother Philip's wife.
18 John had told Herod, `It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.'
20 So Herodias hated John. She wanted to kill him. But she could not because Herod liked John. He knew that John did what was right and was a good man. So he kept John safe. When he heard John speak he was troubled in his heart, and yet he was glad to hear him.
21 rod made a feast on his birthday. He called all his rulers and the captains and the leaders of Galilee to come to the feast.
22 The daughter of Herodias came in and danced for them. This pleased Herod and the people at the feast. Then the king said to the girl, `Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you.'
23 He made a promise which he would not break. He said, `Anything that you ask me for I will give you, even if you ask me for half of my kingdom.'
24 The girl went to her mother and said, `What shall I ask for?' Her mother said, `Ask for the head of John the Baptizer.'
25 The girl came quickly to the king and said, `I want you to give me the head of John the Baptizer on a plate. Give it to me right away.'
26 The king was very sorry. But he had made a promise and all the people at the feast had heard him promise. He wanted to do what he promised her.
27 Right away he sent one of the soldiers who was standing on guard. He told him to bring John's head. The soldier went to the prison and cut off John's head.
28 He brought the head on a plate and gave it to the girl. She gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and buried it.
30 The apostles came back to Jesus. They told him all they had done and taught.
31 Jesus said to them, `Come away with me. Let us go alone to a quiet place and rest for a while.' Many people were coming and going. They could not even eat.
32 So they went away in a boat to a lonely place by themselves.
33 The people saw them going. Many people knew them. The people ran from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
34 When the boat got there, Jesus saw the many people. He was very sorry for them because they were like sheep with no one to care for them. He began to teach them many things.
35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him. They said, `This is a lonely place and the time is late.
36 Send these people away to farms and villages to buy food for themselves. They have nothing to eat.'
37 Jesus said, `You give them food to eat.' They said, `Shall we go and buy a lot of bread and give them to eat?'
38 He said, `Go and see how much bread you have.' When they knew, they told him, `We have five loaves of bread and two fish.'
39 Jesus told the disciples to make all the people sit on the green grass in groups.
40 The people sat down in groups. Some groups were a hundred people and some were fifty people.
41 Jesus took the five loaves of bread and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God for them. Then he broke them in pieces. He gave them to the disciples to give to the people. Then he divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate and had enough.
43 Then they gathered twelve baskets full of pieces that were left.
44 The number of men who ate was about five thousand.
45 Then Jesus said to the disciples, `You get into the boat right away and go over to Bethsaida. I will send the people away.'
46 When he had sent the people away, he went up on the hill to talk with God.
47 In the evening the boat was far out on the water. Jesus was alone on the land.
48 He saw the disciples working hard rowing the boat. The wind was blowing the wrong way. When it was almost morning, Jesus came to the disciples. He was walking on the water. He was going to pass by them.
49 But when they saw him walking on the water, they thought it was a spirit. They shouted loudly.
50 They all saw him and were very much afraid. He spoke to them right away. He said, `Be glad! It is I. Do not fear.'
51 Then he got in the boat with them. The wind stopped. They were very much surprised and did not know what to say.
52 They did not understand the lesson about the bread because their minds were too slow.
53 They crossed over the sea and came to the land at Gennesaret. They came to shore.
54 As soon as he got out of the boat, the people knew him.
55 They went quickly to all the country around. They brought sick people in their beds to the place where they heard Jesus was.
56 They laid sick people by the road in villages, towns, and farms and every place he went. They begged him to let them touch his clothes. And all the people who touched him were healed.
Markus 6
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Markus 6
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Människorna i Nasaret vägrar att tro
6 Efter denna händelse lämnade Jesus denna del av landet och återvände med sina lärjungar till sin hemstad Nasaret.
2-3 Nästa sabbatsdag gick han till synagogan för att undervisa, och många blev förvånade över hans visdom och de under han gjorde eftersom han ju bara var en nasaretbo precis som de.Inte är han väl bättre än vad vi är, sa de. Han är bara en vanlig snickare och son till Maria. Vi känner hans bröder Jakob, Josef, Judas och Simon, och hans systrar bor ju också här mitt ibland oss. Och de retade sig på honom.
4 Då sa Jesus till dem: Ingenstans ser man ner så mycket på en profet som i hans hemstad och bland hans släktingar och i hans egen familj.
5 Men eftersom folket i Nasaret inte trodde på Jesus så kunde han bara hjälpa några få sjuka där. På dem lade han händerna och de blev friska.
6 Och han förvånade sig över att man inte ville tro på honom.Sedan gick Jesus runt i byarna och undervisade.
Jesus sänder ut de tolv
7 Och han kallade till sig sina tolv apostlar och sände sedan ut dem två och två och gav dem makt att driva ut onda andar.
8-9 Han befallde dem att inte ta med sig något annat än en vandringsstav. De fick inte ta med någon mat, ingen väska, inga pengar, inte ens ett par extra skor eller kläder till ombyte.
10 Håll er till ett enda hem i varje by. Flytta inte runt från hus till hus medan ni är där, sa han.
11 Och när man i en by inte vill ta emot er eller lyssna till er, så gå därifrån och bekymra er inte mer för dessa människor. De måste själva stå till svars för sitt handlande.
12 Så gick lärjungarna sin väg. Överallt dit de kom uppmanade de folk att vända sig bort från synden.
13 Och de drev ut många onda andar och botade många sjuka och smorde dem med olivolja.
Herodes låter avrätta Johannes döparen
14 Jesus blev nu mer och mer känd och snart fick kung Herodes höra talas om honom, för överallt berättade man om de under han gjorde. Kungen trodde att Jesus var Johannes döparen som uppstått från de döda. Därför sa man: Det är inte konstigt att han kan göra sådana under.
15 Många trodde också att Jesus var den gamle profeten Elia, som återvänt till livet. Andra påstod att han var en ny profet, lik de stora profeter som levt för länge sedan.
16 Nej, sa Herodes, det är Johannes, den man som jag halshögg. Han har kommit tillbaka från de döda.
17-18 Herodes hade nämligen satt Johannes i fängelse eftersom hans fru Herodias ville det. Egentligen var hon hans bror Filippos fru från början, men Herodes hade gift sig med henne. Johannes hade, medan han ännu levde, sagt rent ut till Herodes: Det är inte rätt av dig att leva ihop med henne.
19 Därför hatade Herodias honom, och ville döda honom, men Herodes var emot det.
20 Han var innerst inne rädd för Johannes, för han visste att han var en god och rättfärdig man. Han hade visserligen spärrat in Johannes i fängelse, men trots att han kände oro inför honom lyssnade han gärna till honom.
21 Till slut kom Herodias chans. Herodes firade sin födelsedag och ställde då till med en fest för sitt hovfolk, officerarna och de förnämsta medborgarna i Galileen.
22-23 Medan festmiddagen pågick kom Herodias dotter in och dansade och gästerna och kungen blev alldeles begeistrade.Be mig om vad du vill, till och med hälften av mitt rike och jag ska ge det till dig, lovade kungen.
24 Hon gick då ut och frågade sin mor vad hon skulle be om. Be om Johannes döparens huvud! svarade hon.
25 Flickan skyndade sig tillbaka till kungen och sa till honom: Jag vill ha Johannes döparens huvud, nu med detsamma, på en bricka!
26 Kungen blev utom sig, men han skämdes för att bryta sitt löfte inför gästerna.
27 Därför gav han order till en av sina livvakter att gå och hämta Johannes huvud. Denne gick genast till fängelset och halshögg Johannes
28 och kom sedan tillbaka med huvudet på en bricka och gav det till flickan. Och hon gav det till sin mor.
29 När Johannes lärjungar hörde vad som hänt, kom de och hämtade hans kropp och begravde den.
Jesus ger mat åt fem tusen
30 De tolv som Jesus sänt ut kom nu tillbaka från sin vandring och berättade allt vad de hade gjort och vad de sagt till de människor de träffat.
31 Men eftersom det var så mycket folk runt omkring dem att de inte ens fick tid att äta, föreslog Jesus: Kom så drar vi oss undan till någon plats där vi kan vila oss.
32 De for därför iväg i en båt till ett lugnare ställe,
33 men många människor såg det och skyndade sig i förväg runt sjön och mötte dem när de steg i land på andra sidan.
34 När Jesus steg ur båten och såg allt folk som hade samlats kände han medlidande med dem, för de var som får utan herde. Därför tog han sig tid och undervisade dem om det som de behövde veta.
35-36 Fram emot kvällen kom lärjungarna till honom och sa: Det blir snart mörkt. Skicka därför iväg folket till byarna och gårdarna här i närheten så att de kan köpa mat, för det finns inget att äta här i ödemarken.
37 Men Jesus sa: Ni själva kan väl ge dem mat.Hur då? frågade lärjungarna. Det skulle kosta en förmögenhet att köpa mat till allihop.
38 Hur mycket mat har vi? frågade han. Gå och ta reda på det.När de kom tillbaka rapporterade de att det fanns fem bröd och två fiskar.
39-40 Jesus bad dem då att säga till människorna att sätta sig ner i det gröna gräset i grupper, en del på femtio och en del på hundra.
41 Han tog sedan de fem bröden och de två fiskarna och såg upp mot himlen och tackade Gud. Sedan bröt han bröden i bitar och gav varje lärjunge lite bröd och fisk, som de skulle ge vidare till folket.
42 Och alla åt och blev mätta.
43-44 Omkring fem tusen män var med vid denna måltid, och efteråt samlade man upp tolv korgar med rester, både bröd och fisk.
Jesus går på vattnet
45 Omedelbart därefter bad Jesus sina lärjungar att gå tillbaka till båten och fara över sjön till Betsaida, där han senare skulle möta dem. Själv stannade han kvar för att se till att folket gick hem.
46 Därefter gick han upp på ett berg för att be.
47 När det blev natt var lärjungarna med sin båt fortfarande långt ute på sjön. Jesus, som var ensam kvar på land,
48 såg hur de slet med årorna och kämpade mot vinden och vågorna.Vid tretiden på morgonen kom han gående ut till dem på vattnet, och för ett ögonblick såg det ut som om han tänkte gå förbi dem.
49 Då lärjungarna såg att någon rörde sig vid sidan av båten skrek de av rädsla, för de trodde att det var ett spöke.
50 Och allesammans såg honom och blev dödsförskräckta.Men i samma ögonblick talade han till dem: Det är ingen fara, sa han. Det är jag! Var inte rädda!
51 Sedan steg han i båten och vinden lade sig.Lärjungarna var fullständigt förbryllade och visste inte vad de skulle säga.
52 Det hade ännu inte gått upp för dem vem han var, inte ens efter undret kvällen innan då så många fick bröd att äta, för de hade svårt för att tro.
Jesus botar alla som rör vid honom
53 När de äntligen kom fram till Gennesaret på andra sidan sjön, lade de till med båten där.
54 Så snart de steg i land kände människorna igen Jesus,
55 och de sprang runt i hela området för att sprida nyheten att nu hade han kommit dit. Och de började bära sjuka människor till honom på mattor och bårar.
56 Och överallt dit han kom, till städer och byar på landsbygden, bar man ut de sjuka i det fria och tiggde och bad att de sjuka åtminstone skulle få röra vid tofsarna på hans kläder. Och alla som gjorde det blev friska.
Mark 6
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Mark 6
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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.
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