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1Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.

1Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

2The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?”

2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

3Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

3This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

4Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.”

4Jesus had been telling them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home."

5And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

5He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

6And he was amazed at their unbelief. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people.

6He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around to the villages and continued teaching.

7And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil spirits.

7He called the Twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

8He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler’s bag, no money.

8He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick—no bread, no traveling bag, nothing in their moneybag.

9He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.

9They could wear sandals but not take along an extra shirt.

10 “Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town.

10He told them repeatedly, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you leave that place.

11 But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

11If any place will not welcome you and the people refuse to listen to you, when you leave, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

12So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God.

12So they went and preached that people should repent.

13And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. The Death of John the Baptist

13They also kept driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

14Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”

14King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

15Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”

15Others were saying, "He is Elijah." Still others were saying, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."

16When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”

16But when Herod heard about it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised,"

17For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her.

17because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

18John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.”

18John had been telling Herod, "It's not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

19So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,

19So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it

20for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him.

20because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that John was a righteous and holy man, and so he protected him. Whenever he listened to John, he did much of what he said. In fact, he liked listening to him.

21Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.

21An opportunity came during Herod's birthday celebration, when he gave a banquet for his top officials, military officers, and the most important people of Galilee.

22Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. “Ask me for anything you like,” the king said to the girl, “and I will give it to you.”

22When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."

23He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”

23He swore with an oath to her, "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."

24She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”

24So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."

25So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”

25Immediately the girl hurried back to the king with her request, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

26Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.

26The king was deeply saddened, yet because of his oaths and his guests he was reluctant to refuse her.

27So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,

27So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in prison.

28brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.

28Then he brought John's head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

29When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb. Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

29When John's disciples heard about this, they came and carried off his body and laid it in a tomb.

30The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.

30The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.

31Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.

31He told them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while," because so many people were coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.

32So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.

32So they went away in a boat to a deserted place by themselves.

33But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.

33But when many people saw them leave and recognized them, they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.

34Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

34When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

35Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late.

35When it was quite late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late.

36Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

36Send the crowds away so that they can go to the neighboring farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

37But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!”

37But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Should we go and buy 200 denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"

38 “How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.” They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”

38He asked them, "How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and see." They found out and told him, "Five loaves and two fish."

39Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

39Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

40So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.

41Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

42They all ate as much as they wanted,

42All of them ate and were filled.

43and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.

43Then the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftover bread and fish.

44A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed. Jesus Walks on Water

44There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

45Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.

45Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.

46After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.

46After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray.

47Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land.

47When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while he was alone on the land.

48He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them,

48He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

49but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.

49but when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and began to scream.

50They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here! ”

50All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, "Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!"

51Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,

51Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were utterly astounded,

52for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.

52because they didn't understand the significance of the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

53After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore

53When they had crossed over, they came ashore at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.

54and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once,

54As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus.

55and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.

55They ran all over the countryside and began carrying the sick on their mats to any place where they heard he was.

56Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

56Wherever he went, whether into villages, towns, or farms, people would place their sick in the marketplaces and beg him to let them touch even the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was healed.

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