Mark:6

---

Seeker Overlay ON

* Then He went out from there and came to His own country , and His disciples followed Him . * And when the Sabbath had come , He began to teach in the synagogue . And many hearing Him were astonished , saying , "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 ! * Is this not the carpenter , the Son of Mary , and brother of James , Joses , Judas , and Simon ? And are not His sisters here with us ?" So they were offended at Him . * But Jesus said to them , "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country , among his own relatives , and in his own house ." * Now He could do no mighty work there , except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them . * And He marveled because of their unbelief . Then He went about the villages in a circuit , teaching . * And He called the twelve to Himself , and began to send them out two by two , and gave them power over unclean spirits . * He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bag , no bread , no copper in their money belts -- * but to wear sandals , and not to put on two tunics . * Also He said to them , "In whatever place you enter a house , stay there till you depart from that place . * And whoever will not receive you nor hear you , when you depart from there , shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them . Assuredly , I say to you , it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city !" * So they went out and preached that people should repent . * And they cast out many demons , and anointed with oil many who were sick , and healed them . * 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 these powers are at work in him ." * Others said , "It is Elijah ." And others said , "It is the Prophet , or like one of the prophets ." * But when Herod heard , he said , "This is John , whom I beheaded ; he has been raised from the dead !" * 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 . * Because John had said to Herod , "It is not lawful for you to have your brother 's wife ." * Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him , but she could not ; * for Herod feared John , knowing that he was a just and holy man , and he protected him . And when he heard him , he did many things , and heard him gladly . * Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles , the high officers , and the chief men of Galilee . * 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 ." * He also swore to her , "Whatever you ask me , I will give you , up to half my kingdom ." * So she went out and said to her mother , "What shall I ask ?" And she said , "The head of John the Baptist !" * 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 ." * 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 . * Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought . And he went and beheaded him in prison , * brought his head on a platter , and gave it to the girl ; and the girl gave it to her mother . * When his disciples heard of it , they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb . * Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things , both what they had done and what they had taught . * And He said to them , "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while ." For there were many coming and going , and they did not even have time to eat . * So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves . * But the multitudes saw them departing , and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities . They arrived before them and came together to Him . * And Jesus , when He came out , saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them , because they were like sheep not having a shepherd . So He began to teach them many things . * 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 . * Send them away , that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread ; for they have nothing to eat ." * But He answered and said to them , "You give them something to eat ." And they said to Him , "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat ?" * But He said to them , "How many loaves do you have ? Go and see ." And when they found out they said , "Five , and two fish ." * Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass . * So they sat down in ranks , in hundreds and in fifties . * And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish , He looked up to heaven , blessed and broke the loaves , and gave them to His disciples to set before them ; and the two fish He divided among them all . * So they all ate and were filled . * And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish . * Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men . * Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side , to Bethsaida , while He sent the multitude away . * And when He had sent them away , He departed to the mountain to pray . * Now when evening came , the boat was in the middle of the sea ; and He was alone on the land . * 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 would have passed them by . * And when they saw Him walking on the sea , they supposed it was a ghost , and cried out ; * for they all saw Him and were troubled . But immediately He talked with them and said to them , "Be of good cheer ! It is I ; do not be afraid ." * Then He went up into the boat to them , and the wind ceased . And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure , and marveled . * For they had not understood about the loaves , because their heart was hardened . * When they had crossed over , they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there . * And when they came out of the boat , immediately the people recognized Him , * ran through that whole surrounding region , and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was . * Wherever He entered , into villages , cities , or the country , they laid the sick in the marketplaces , and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment . And as many as touched Him were made well .

---