1And he went out from thence ; and he cometh into his own country ; and his disciples follow him . 2And when the sabbath was come , he began to teach in the synagogue : and many hearing him were astonished , saying , Whence hath this man these things ? and , What is the wisdom that is given unto this man , and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands ? 3Is not this the carpenter , the son of Mary , and brother of James , and Joses , and Judas , and Simon ? and are not his sisters here with us ? And they were offended in him . 4And Jesus said unto them , A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country , and among his own kin, and in his own house . 5And he could there do no mighty work , save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them . 6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching . 7And he calleth unto him the twelve , and began to send them forth by two and two ; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits ; 8and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey , save a staff only ; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse ; 9but to go shod with sandals : and , said he , put not on two coats . 10And he said unto them , Wheresoever ye enter into a house , there abide till ye depart thence . 11And whatsoever place shall not receive you , and they hear you not , as ye go forth thence , shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them . 12And they went out , and preached that men should repent . 13And they cast out many demons , and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them .
Rejection at Nazareth
14And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known : and he said , John the Baptizer is risen from the dead , and therefore do these powers work in him . 15But others said , It is Elijah . And others said , It is a prophet , even as one of the prophets . 16But Herod , when he heard thereof , said , John , whom I beheaded, he is risen . 17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John , and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias , his brother Philip ’s wife ; for he had married her . 18For John said unto Herod , It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’ s wife . 19And Herodias set herself against him , and desired to kill him ; and she could not ; 20for Herod feared John , knowing that he was a righteous and holy man , and kept him safe . And when he heard him , he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly . 21And when a convenient day was come , that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords , and the high captains , and the chief men of Galilee ; 22and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced , she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him ; and the king said unto the damsel , Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt , and I will give it thee. 23And he sware unto her , Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me , I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24And she went out , and said unto her mother , What shall I ask ? And she said , The head of John the Baptizer. 25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king , and asked , saying , I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 26And the king was exceeding sorry ; but for the sake of his oaths , and of them that sat at meat , he would not reject her . 27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard , and commanded to bring his head : and he went and beheaded him in the prison , 28and brought his head on a platter , and gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel gave it to her mother . 29And when his disciples heard thereof , they came and took up his corpse , and laid it in a tomb .
The Death of John the Baptist
30And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus ; and they told him all things , whatsoever they had done , and whatsoever they had taught . 31And he saith 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 . 32And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart . 33And the people saw them going , and many knew them , and they ran together there on foot from all the cities , and outwent them . 34And he came forth and saw a great multitude , and he had compassion on them , because they were as sheep not having a shepherd : and he began to teach them many things . 35And when the day was now far spent , his disciples came unto him , and said , The place is desert , and the day is now far spent ; 36send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about , and buy themselves somewhat to eat . 37But he answered and said unto them , Give ye them to eat . And they say unto him , Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them to eat ? 38And he saith unto them , How many loaves have ye ? go and see . And when they knew , they say , Five , and two fishes . 39And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass . 40And they sat down in ranks , by hundreds , and by fifties . 41And he took the five loaves and the two fishes , and looking up to heaven , he blessed , and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes divided he among them all . 42And they all ate , and were filled . 43And they took up broken pieces , twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes . 44And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men .
Feeding the Five Thousand
45And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat , and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away. 46And after he had taken leave of them , he departed into the mountain to pray . 47And when even was come , the boat was in the midst of the sea , and he alone on the land . 48And seeing them distressed in rowing , for the wind was contrary unto them , about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them , walking on the sea ; and he would have passed by them : 49but they , when they saw him walking on the sea , supposed that it was a ghost , and cried out ; 50for they all saw him , and were troubled . But he straightway spake with them , and saith unto them , Be of good cheer: it is I ; be not afraid . 51And he went up unto them into the boat ; and the wind ceased : and they were sore amazed in themselves ; 52for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened . 53And when they had crossed over , they came to the land unto Gennesaret , and moored to the shore . 54And when they were come out of the boat , straightway the people knew him , 55and ran round about that whole region , and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick , where they heard he was . 56And wheresoever he entered , into villages , or into cities , or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, 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 .