Mark 6

A Prophet Without Honor

1Jesus left there and went to his hometown of Nazareth. His disciples came with him. 2On the Sabbath day, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were amazed.

“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these remarkable miracles that he’s doing? Isn’t this the carpenter? 3Isn’t he Mary’s son? Isn’t he the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” They didn’t think he really was who he seemed to be.

4Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5He couldn’t do any miracles there except place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus Sends Out the 12 Disciples

Then Jesus went around from village to village teaching. 7He called for the 12 disciples and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority to drive out evil spirits.

8“Take only a walking stick for your trip,” he told them. “Don’t bring bread or a pack, and don’t carry any money in your belts. 9You can wear sandals, but don’t bring extra clothes. 10When you’re invited into a house, stay there until you leave town. 11If the people of any place don’t welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet as a witness against them.”

12They went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins. 13They drove out many demons, and they poured olive oil on many sick people and healed them.

John the Baptist Is Killed

14King Herod heard about this because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “He’s John the Baptist, raised from the dead! That’s why he has the power to do miracles.”

15Others said, “He’s Elijah!”

Still others claimed, “He’s a prophet, like those of long ago.”

16But when Herod heard this, he said, “I had John’s head cut off, but now he has been raised from the dead!”

17It was Herod himself who’d given the orders to arrest John. He had him tied up and put in prison because of Herodias, the woman who had been the wife of his brother Philip, but who was now married to him. 18John had been saying to Herod, “The Law of Moses doesn’t permit you to be married to your brother’s wife.” 19Herodias had a grudge against John because he said that, and she wanted to kill him. But she wasn’t able to, 20because Herod was afraid of John and kept him safe. Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. When he listened to him, he always felt uncomfortable, but he still liked to hear John speak.

21Herodias got her opportunity when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday. He invited his high officials, his military commanders, and the most important leaders of Galilee. 22The daughter of Herodias came in and danced for Herod and his dinner guests, and they were all very pleased.

The king told the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23He made this promise in front of everyone. “I’ll give you anything you ask for,” he insisted, “even up to half of my kingdom.”

24She went out to her mother and said, “What should I ask for?”

She answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25The girl hurried back to the king and said, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter, right now.”

26The king was very upset. But because he’d made a promise in front of all his dinner guests, he didn’t want to say no to the girl. 27So right away he sent a man out with orders to bring John’s head. The man went to the prison and cut John’s head off, 28and then he brought it back on a platter. He gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

30The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they’d done and taught. 31So many people were coming and going around them that they didn’t even have a chance to eat. So Jesus told them, “I want you to come with me to a quiet place where you can get some rest.”

32So they headed off by themselves in a boat to a quiet place. 33But many people saw them leaving and recognized who they were. People ran from all the towns to where they were heading, and they got there ahead of them. 34When Jesus came ashore, he found a large crowd. He felt deep concern for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

35Later in the day his disciples came to him and said, “We’re in the middle of nowhere, and it’s already very late. 36Send the people away so they can go to the nearby countryside and villages and buy something to eat.”

37But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.”

They said to him, “That would cost more than half a year’s wages! Should we go and spend that much on bread so we can feed them?”

38“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they told him, “Five loaves, and two fish.”

39Then Jesus asked them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40So everyone sat down in groups of 100 or 50. 41Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and he looked up to heaven and gave thanks. Then he broke the loaves into pieces and gave them to his disciples to pass around to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42Everyone had as much to eat as they needed. 43And afterwards, the disciples picked up 12 full baskets of leftover pieces of bread and fish. 44Just counting the men, about 5,000 people were fed.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45Jesus made his disciples get right into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida while he said goodbye to the crowd. 46Once the crowd was gone, he went up on a mountainside to pray.

47Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the Sea of Galilee, and Jesus was still on land by himself. 48He saw the disciples pulling hard on the oars, because the wind was blowing against them. Shortly before dawn, he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when 49they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They screamed, 50because they all saw him and were terrified.

But right away Jesus told them, “Don’t worry, it’s me! Don’t be afraid.” 51When he climbed into the boat with them, the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52because they hadn’t realized the meaning of what had just happened with the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

53They went across the lake and landed at Gennesaret, and there they tied up the boat. 54As soon as Jesus got out with his disciples, the people recognized him. 55They ran through that whole area to get those who were sick, and they carried them on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56He went into the villages, the towns, and the countryside, and everywhere he went, people brought the sick to the marketplaces. Those who were sick begged him to let them touch just a tassel on his clothes, and anyone who did so was healed.

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Mark 6

Responding to Rejection

1Now Yeshua went out from there, and He comes to His hometown, and His disciples follow Him.

2When Shabbat came, He began to teach in the synagogue. Many listeners were amazed, saying, “Where did this fellow get these things? What’s this wisdom given to Him? Such miracles are done by His hands!

3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Miriam, and the brother of Jacob and Joseph and Judah and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.

4Then Yeshua began saying to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house.”

5He was not able to do any miracle, except that He laid hands on a few sick people and healed them.

6And He was astonished because of their unbelief. And He was going around among the villages teaching.

7Yeshua summoned the Twelve, and He began to send them out two by two. And He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

8He directed them to take nothing for the journey except a walking stick—no bread, no bag, no copper coin in their belt—

9but to wear sandals and not to put on two shirts.

10He was also telling them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.

11And whatever place will not receive you or listen to you, as you leave from there, shake the dust off the bottom of your feet as a witness against them.”

12So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent,

13and they were driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick and healing them.

14King Herod heard, for Yeshua’s name had become known. Some were saying, “John the Immerser has risen from the dead! Because of this, these powers are at work in Him!”

15But others were saying, “It’s Elijah!” Still others were saying, “It’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

16But when Herod heard, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”

17For Herod himself sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.

18For John had been telling Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have your brother’s wife.”

19Now Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she wasn’t able.

20For Herod was in awe of John and kept him safe, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When he listened to John he was confused, but he still listened gladly.

21An opportunity came—when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his high officials, military brass, and the leaders of the Galilee.

22When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you!”

23He vowed to her, “Whatever you ask of me I’ll give you, up to half of my kingdom!”

24She left the room and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Immerser!”

25Immediately she rushed to the king and requested, “I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Immerser on a platter!”

26The king became very sorrowful; but because of his oaths and those reclining with him, he didn’t want to refuse her.

27Immediately the king sent an executioner and gave orders to bring John’s head. And the executioner went out and beheaded John in the prison,

28brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

29When John’s disciples heard, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Feeding 5000 Families

30The twelve emissaries gathered together with Yeshua, and they reported to Him all they had done and taught.

31There were many coming and going, and they had no time even to eat. So He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to an isolated place and rest awhile.”

32So they left privately by boat to an isolated place.

33However, the people saw them leaving, and many recognized them. They ran on foot from all the towns to get there ahead of them.

34As Yeshua came ashore, He saw a large crowd and felt compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He taught them many things.

35When it was already late, His disciples came to Him and said, “This place is isolated, and the hour is already late.

36Send these people away so they can go into the nearby countryside and the villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37But He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said to Him, “Should we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread to give them something to eat?”

38Then He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

39Then Yeshua made them all sit down in groups on the green grass.

40So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41And He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He offered the bracha. He broke the loaves and kept giving them to the disciples to serve to the people; and He divided the two fish among them all.

42They all ate and were satisfied,

43and the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and fish.

44Now there were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

Walking on Water

45Right away, Yeshua made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.

46After leaving them, He went up on the hillside to pray.

47And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and He was alone on the land.

48He saw the disciples struggling to row, for the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch in the night, Yeshua comes to them, walking on the sea; and He wanted to pass by them.

49But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought He was a ghost and cried out—

50for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately, He spoke to them. He said, “Take courage! I am. Do not be afraid.”

51Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. They were utterly dumbfounded,

52for they still hadn’t understood about the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

Miracles Multiply

53After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and set anchor there.

54As they got out of the boat, immediately people recognized Yeshua.

55They ran about the region and began to carry around on their mats all those who were in bad shape, to wherever they heard He was.

56And wherever He entered villages, towns, or countryside, people were placing the sick in the marketplaces and begging Him to let them touch even the tzitzit of His garment—and all who touched it were being healed.

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