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Mark 6
1 And he went out from
thence; and he cometh into his country; and his
disciples follow him. 2 And 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? 3 Is not this
the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and
Joses(a), and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters
here with us?(b) And they were offended in him(c).
4 And 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. 5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he
laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he
marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about
the villages teaching.
7 And 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; 8 and he charged
them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a
staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; 9
but they were to wear sandals, and not to put on a second
coat. 10 And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a
house, there abide till ye depart thence. 11 And 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. 12 And they went out, and preached that
[men] should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons, and
anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14 And king Herod heard
[thereof]; for his name had become known: some said,
John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do
these powers work in him. 15 But others said, It is Elijah.
And others said, [It is] a prophet, [even] as one of the
prophets. 16 But Herod, when he heard
[thereof], said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. 17 For
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. 18 For John said unto
Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother`s wife.
19 And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill
him; and she could not; 20 for 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.
21 And 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; 22 and when his daughter by
Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod
and them that sat to eat with him; the king said unto
the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it
thee. 23 And he vowed much unto her, Whatsoever thou
shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my
kingdom. 24 And she went out, and said unto her mother, What
should I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. 25
And 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. 26 And the king was exceeding
sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat to
eat, he would not reject her. 27 And 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, 28 and brought his
head(d) on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and
the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples
heard [thereof], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it
in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gather
themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things,
whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. 31
And 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. 32 And they went
away in the boat to a desert place apart. 33 And [the people]
saw them going, and many knew, and they ran together
there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. 34 And 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. 35 And when the day was now
far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is
a desert(e), and the day is now far spent; 36 send them
away, that they may go into the country and villages round
about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. 37 But he answered
and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto
him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii(f) worth
of bread, and give them to eat? 38 And he saith unto them, How
many loaves have ye? go see. And when they knew, they
say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them that all
should sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they
sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And he took
the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven,
he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to his disciples
to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them
all. 42 And they all ate, and were filled. 43 And they took up
broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44
And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men(g).
45 And straightway he made
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. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he
departed into the mountain to pray(h). 47 And when even
was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone
on the land. 48 And 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: 49 but they, when they saw him walking on
the sea, supposed that it was a ghost(i), and cried
out; 50 for 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. 51 And he went up unto them
into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed
in themselves; 52 for they understood not concerning the
loaves, but their heart was hardened(j).
53 And when they had crossed
over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the
shore. 54 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway
[the people] knew him, 55 and ran round about that whole
country, and began to carry about on their beds those
that were sick, where they heard he was. 56 And 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.
Footnotes
(a) JB and NJB have
"Joset" here. Riverside has "Joseph".
(b) This Scriptures makes it very clear that Jesus had
siblings, which means that Mary cannot have been a perpetual
virgin.
(c) Familiarity breeds contempt.
(d) According to some traditions, Luke went to the city
of Sebastia, the place of John's burial site, from which he
took the right hand of John (the hand that baptized Jesus) and
brought it to Antioch, where it was claimed to have performed
miracles.
(e) The word "desert", ERHMOS/erémos, can be either an
adjective (the place is deserted) or a noun before the verb
which can be translated with an indefinite article as I have
opted to do.
(f) Barclay: "a year's wages"; SEB "200 silver coins";
Phillips:
"twenty pounds"; Buzzard: "six months' pay."
(g) The "Feeding of the 5,000" is the only
miracle—aside from the resurrection which is recorded
in all four gospels (Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:31–44;
Luke 9:12–17; John 6:1–14).
(h) If Jesus was indeed God, there would be no
need for prayer. God does not pray to God.
(i) I find it interesting that Jesus never
corrected their ghostly superstition.
(j) "for they understood
not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened" - "What a
singular statement! The meaning seems to be that if they had
but “considered [reflected upon] the miracle of the loaves,”
wrought but a few hours before, they would have wondered at
nothing which He might do within the whole circle of power
and grace." ~Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
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Today's Quote: “The hocus-pocus phantasm of a God like another Cerberus, with one body and three heads, had its birth and growth in the blood of thousands and thousands of martyrs... In fact, the Athanasian paradox that one is three, and three but one, is so incomprehensible to the human mind, that no candid man can say he has any idea of it, and how can he believe what presents no idea? He who thinks he does, only deceives himself. He proves, also, that man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck.
[Letter to James Smith discussing Jefferson's hate of the doctrine of the Christian trinity, December 8 1822]”
Thomas Jefferson, Letters of Thomas Jefferson
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