Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
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And 3on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and 4many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?
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5Is not this 6the carpenter, the son of Mary and 7brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And 8they took offense at him.
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And Jesus said to them, 9"A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."
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And 10he could do no mighty work there, except that 11he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
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14And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
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He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in their belts--
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And he said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.
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And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, 16shake off the dust that is on your feet 17as a testimony against them."
The Death of John the Baptist
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23King Herod heard of it, for Jesus'b name had become known. Somec said, 24"John the Baptistd has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
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25But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is 26a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
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But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."
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27For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and 28bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.
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And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,
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for Herod 31feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he 32heard him gladly.
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But an opportunity came when Herod 33on his birthday 34gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
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For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you."
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And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
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And she came in immediately 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."
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And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.
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And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John'se head. He went and beheaded him in the prison
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and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
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The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
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And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and 37they had no leisure even to eat.
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Now many saw them going and 40recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
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When he went ashore he 41saw a great crowd, and 42he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
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And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.
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43Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."
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But he answered them, 44"You give them something to eat." And 45they said to him, 46"Shall we go and buy two hundred denariif worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
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And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, 47"Five, and two fish."
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Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
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So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
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And taking the five loaves and the two fish he 48looked up to heaven and 49said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.
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And they all ate and were satisfied.
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And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
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And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
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50Immediately he 51made his disciples get into 52the boat and go before him to the other side, 53to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about 56the fourth watch of the nightg he came to them, walking on the sea. 57He meant to pass by them,
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but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out,
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for they all saw him and 58were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, 59"Take heart; it is I. 60Do not be afraid."
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And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
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