1And He left there, and went io His home town, followed by His disciples. 2And when the Sabbath day had come, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard Him were astonished, and asked, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which has been given to Him, that even such mighty works are performed by His hands? 3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. 4But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his home town, and among his own kin, and in his own home.” 5And because of their unbelief, He did not do many miracles there, except that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6And He marveled because of their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching.

7And He called the twelve to Him, and began to send them out two by two; and gave them authority over evil spirits; 8And told them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff - no bag, no bread, no money in their belts: 9To wear sandals; but not an extra coat (shirt). 10And He said to them, “In whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 11And whoever will not welcome or listen to you, when you leave that place, shake the dust off your feet for a testimony against them. Truly I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.” 12And they went out, and preached that people should repent. 13And they cast out many demons, and anointed many that were sick with oil, and healed them.

14And King Herod heard of Him; (for His name had become well known), and some were saying that John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers were at work in Him. 15Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.” 16But when Herod heard this, he said, “It is John, whom I beheaded; he is raised from the dead.” 17For Herod himself had ordered the arrest of John, and to hold him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; whom Herod had married. 18And John had told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” 19Therefore Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not; 20Because Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and protected him; and when he heard John speak, he was perplexed – but even so, he liked to listen to him. 21And when an opportune day had come, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his lords, senior officers, and leading men of Galilee; 22And when the daughter Herodias came in and danced, and it pleased Herod and those in attendance, the king said to the girl, “Ask whatever you will of me, and I will give it you.” 23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, even up to half of my kingdom.” 24And she went out, and asked her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25And she came with haste to the king, and said, “I would like you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26And the king was in deep regret; yet for his oath's sake, and for the sakes of those who were present, he would not deny her. 27And immediately the king sent an executioner to the prison, with the command that John be beheaded; and his head be brought in, 28And they brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29And upon hearing this, John’s disciples came and took John’s body, and laid it in a tomb.

30And the apostles, whom Jesus had sent out by twos, returned; and reported to Jesus all the things that they had done, and what they had taught. 31And because there were many people coming and going, and they had no leisure, nor even time to eat, Jesus said to them, “Come with Me to a quiet place, and rest a while.” 32And they left by boat for a secluded place. 33But the people from the towns saw them departing, and many recognized Him, and ran along the shore on foot, and got there before them, and again gathered around Him. 34And Jesus, when He came to shore and saw that many people, was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And so, He began to teach them many things. 35And when it became late in the day, His disciples came and said to Him, “This is a desolate place, and it is already late; 36Send them away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages, and buy themselves some food.” 37 But He replied, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, in order to give them something to eat?” 38He asked to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” And when they knew, they said, “Five loaves, and two fish.” 39And He told them to have the people sit down in groups upon the grass. 40And they sat down in groups of hundreds, and fifties. 41And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. 42And they ate, and were satisfied. 43And the disciples took up twelve baskets full of the fragments (left-overs) of bread and fish. 44And those that ate those loaves and fish were about five thousand men.

45And immediately Jesus insisted that His disciples get into the boat, and to go across to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake ahead of Him, while He dismissed the people. 46And when He had bidden the people farewell, He went up on a mountainside to pray. 47And when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the shore. 48And He saw them toiling at rowing; for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night (3-6AM), He went out to them, walking upon the water, and would have passed by them. 49But when they saw Him walking upon the water, they supposed It had been a ghost, and cried out in terror; 50For they all saw Him, and were frightened. And immediately He spoke to them, and said, “Be of good cheer; it is I; don’t be afraid.” 51And He walked over to them and got into the boat; and the contrary wind ceased; and they were full of amazement and wonder. 52For they did not understand the miracle of the loaves; their hearts were too hardened to take it all in.

53And when they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54And when they got out of the boat, the people there recognized Him, 55And ran throughout that whole region, and began to carry those that were sick in beds to wherever they heard that He was. 56And anywhere He entered, whether a village, town, or countryside, they laid the sick in the roads or marketplaces, and begged Him that they might touch even the border of His garment; and as many as touched Him were made well.