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Mark 6
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Mark 6
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Jesus Goes to His Hometown(A)
6 Jesus left and went back to his hometown. His followers went with him. 2 On the Sabbath day Jesus taught in the synagogue, and many people heard him. They were amazed and said, “Where did this man get this teaching? How did he get such wisdom? Who gave it to him? And where did he get the power to do miracles? 3 Isn’t he just the carpenter we know—Mary’s son, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And don’t his sisters still live here in town?” So they had a problem accepting him.
4 Then Jesus said to them, “People everywhere give honor to a prophet, except in his own town, with his own people, or in his home.” 5 Jesus was not able to do any miracles there except the healing of some sick people by laying his hands on them. 6 He was surprised that the people there had no faith. Then he went to other villages in that area and taught.
Jesus Sends His Apostles on a Mission(B)
7 Jesus called his twelve apostles together. He sent them out in groups of two and gave them power over evil spirits. 8 This is what he told them: “Take nothing for your trip except a stick for walking. Take no bread, no bag, and no money. 9 You can wear sandals, but don’t take extra clothes. 10 When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 If any town refuses to accept you or refuses to listen to you, then leave that town and shake the dust off your feet[a] as a warning to them.”
12 The apostles left and went to other places. They talked to the people and told them to change their hearts and lives. 13 They forced many demons out of people and put olive oil on[b] many who were sick and healed them.
Herod Thinks Jesus Is John the Baptizer(C)
14 King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus was now famous. Some people said, “He is John the Baptizer. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miracles.”
15 Other people said, “He is Elijah.”
And others said, “He is a prophet. He is like the prophets who lived long ago.”
16 Herod heard these things about Jesus. He said, “I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!”
How John the Baptizer Was Killed
17 Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison. Herod did this to please his wife Herodias. She had been married to Herod’s brother Philip, but then Herod married her. 18 John told Herod, “It is not right for you to be married to your brother’s wife.” 19 So Herodias hated John. She wanted him dead, but she was not able to persuade Herod to kill him. 20 Herod was afraid to kill John, because he knew that he was a good and holy man. So he protected him. He liked listening to John, although what John said left him with so many questions.
21 Then the right time came for Herodias to cause John’s death. It happened on Herod’s birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee. 22 The daughter of Herodias came to the party and danced. When she danced, Herod and the people eating with him were very pleased.
So King Herod said to the girl, “I will give you anything you want.” 23 He promised her, “Anything you ask for I will give to you—even half of my kingdom.”
24 The girl went to her mother and asked, “What should I ask King Herod to give me?”
Her mother answered, “Ask for the head of John the Baptizer.”
25 So right then the girl went back in to the king. She said to him, “Please give me the head of John the Baptizer. Bring it to me now on a plate.”
26 King Herod was very sad, but he didn’t want to break the promise he had made to her in front of his guests. 27 So he sent a soldier to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier went and cut off John’s head in the prison. 28 He brought the head back on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 John’s followers heard about what happened, so they came and got John’s body and put it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds More Than 5000(D)
30 The apostles Jesus had sent out came back to him. They gathered around him and told him about all they had done and taught. 31 Jesus and his followers were in a very busy place. There were so many people that he and his followers did not even have time to eat. He said to them, “Come with me. We will go to a quiet place to be alone. There we will get some rest.”
32 So Jesus and his followers went away alone. They went in a boat to a place where no one lived. 33 But many people saw them leave and knew who they were. So people from every town ran to the place where they were going and got there before Jesus. 34 As Jesus stepped out of the boat, he saw a large crowd waiting. He felt sorry for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd to care for them. So he taught the people many things.
35 It was now very late in the day. Jesus’ followers came to him and said, “No one lives around here, and it is already very late. 36 So send the people away. They need to go to the farms and towns around here to buy some food to eat.”
37 But Jesus answered, “You give them some food to eat.”
They said to Jesus, “We can’t buy enough bread to feed all these people. We would all have to work a month to earn enough to buy that much bread!”
38 Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have now? Go and see.”
They counted their loaves of bread. They came to Jesus and said, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”
39 Then Jesus said to them, “Tell everyone to sit in groups on the green grass.” 40 So all the people sat in groups. There were about 50 or 100 people in each group.
41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He looked up to the sky and thanked God for the food. Then he broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to his followers to distribute to the people. Then he divided the two fish among everyone there.
42 They all ate until they were full. 43 After they finished eating, the followers filled twelve baskets with the pieces of bread and fish that were left. 44 There were about 5000 men there who ate.
Jesus Walks on Water(E)
45 Then Jesus told the followers to get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake to Bethsaida. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home. 46 After he said goodbye to them, he went up into the hills to pray.
47 That night, the boat was still in the middle of the lake. Jesus was alone on the land. 48 He saw the boat far away on the lake. And he saw the followers working hard to row the boat. The wind was blowing against them. Sometime between three and six o’clock in the morning, Jesus went out to the boat, walking on the water. He continued walking until he was almost past the boat. 49 But the followers saw Jesus walking on the water. They thought he was a ghost, and they started screaming. 50 It scared them all to see him. But he spoke to them and said, “Don’t worry! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.” 51 When he got into the boat with the followers, the wind stopped. The followers were completely amazed. 52 They could not believe what happened. It was like the miracle he did with the bread. They still didn’t understand what that meant.
Jesus Heals Many Sick People(F)
53 Jesus and his followers went across the lake and came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there. 54 When they were out of the boat, the people there saw Jesus. They knew who he was, 55 so they ran to tell others throughout that area. They brought sick people on mats to every place Jesus went. 56 Jesus went into towns, cities, and farms around that area. And every place he went, the people brought sick people to the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch any part of his coat. And all those who touched him were healed.
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Visita a Nazaret
6 Partito quindi di là, andò nella sua patria e i discepoli lo seguirono. 2 Venuto il sabato, incominciò a insegnare nella sinagoga. E molti ascoltandolo rimanevano stupiti e dicevano: «Donde gli vengono queste cose? E che sapienza è mai questa che gli è stata data? E questi prodigi compiuti dalle sue mani? 3 Non è costui il carpentiere, il figlio di Maria, il fratello di Giacomo, di Ioses, di Giuda e di Simone? E le sue sorelle non stanno qui da noi?». E si scandalizzavano di lui. 4 Ma Gesù disse loro: «Un profeta non è disprezzato che nella sua patria, tra i suoi parenti e in casa sua». 5 E non vi potè operare nessun prodigio, ma solo impose le mani a pochi ammalati e li guarì. 6 E si meravigliava della loro incredulità.
Missione dei dodici
Gesù andava attorno per i villaggi, insegnando.
7 Allora chiamò i Dodici, ed incominciò a mandarli a due a due e diede loro potere sugli spiriti immondi. 8 E ordinò loro che, oltre al bastone, non prendessero nulla per il viaggio: né pane, né bisaccia, né denaro nella borsa; 9 ma, calzati solo i sandali, non indossassero due tuniche. 10 E diceva loro: «Entrati in una casa, rimanetevi fino a che ve ne andiate da quel luogo. 11 Se in qualche luogo non vi riceveranno e non vi ascolteranno, andandovene, scuotete la polvere di sotto ai vostri piedi, a testimonianza per loro». 12 E partiti, predicavano che la gente si convertisse, 13 scacciavano molti demòni, ungevano di olio molti infermi e li guarivano.
Erode e Gesù
14 Il re Erode sentì parlare di Gesù, poiché intanto il suo nome era diventato famoso. Si diceva: «Giovanni il Battista è risuscitato dai morti e per questo il potere dei miracoli opera in lui». 15 Altri invece dicevano: «E' Elia»; altri dicevano ancora: «E' un profeta, come uno dei profeti». 16 Ma Erode, al sentirne parlare, diceva: «Quel Giovanni che io ho fatto decapitare è risuscitato!».
Esecuzione di Giovanni Battista
17 Erode infatti aveva fatto arrestare Giovanni e lo aveva messo in prigione a causa di Erodìade, moglie di suo fratello Filippo, che egli aveva sposata. 18 Giovanni diceva a Erode: «Non ti è lecito tenere la moglie di tuo fratello». 19 Per questo Erodìade gli portava rancore e avrebbe voluto farlo uccidere, ma non poteva, 20 perché Erode temeva Giovanni, sapendolo giusto e santo, e vigilava su di lui; e anche se nell'ascoltarlo restava molto perplesso, tuttavia lo ascoltava volentieri.
21 Venne però il giorno propizio, quando Erode per il suo compleanno fece un banchetto per i grandi della sua corte, gli ufficiali e i notabili della Galilea. 22 Entrata la figlia della stessa Erodìade, danzò e piacque a Erode e ai commensali. Allora il re disse alla ragazza: «Chiedimi quello che vuoi e io te lo darò». 23 E le fece questo giuramento: «Qualsiasi cosa mi chiederai, te la darò, fosse anche la metà del mio regno». 24 La ragazza uscì e disse alla madre: «Che cosa devo chiedere?». Quella rispose: «La testa di Giovanni il Battista». 25 Ed entrata di corsa dal re fece la richiesta dicendo: «Voglio che tu mi dia subito su un vassoio la testa di Giovanni il Battista». 26 Il re divenne triste; tuttavia, a motivo del giuramento e dei commensali, non volle opporle un rifiuto. 27 Subito il re mandò una guardia con l'ordine che gli fosse portata la testa. 28 La guardia andò, lo decapitò in prigione e portò la testa su un vassoio, la diede alla ragazza e la ragazza la diede a sua madre. 29 I discepoli di Giovanni, saputa la cosa, vennero, ne presero il cadavere e lo posero in un sepolcro.
Prima moltiplicazione dei pani
30 Gli apostoli si riunirono attorno a Gesù e gli riferirono tutto quello che avevano fatto e insegnato. 31 Ed egli disse loro: «Venite in disparte, in un luogo solitario, e riposatevi un pò». Era infatti molta la folla che andava e veniva e non avevano più neanche il tempo di mangiare. 32 Allora partirono sulla barca verso un luogo solitario, in disparte.
33 Molti però li videro partire e capirono, e da tutte le città cominciarono ad accorrere là a piedi e li precedettero. 34 Sbarcando, vide molta folla e si commosse per loro, perché erano come pecore senza pastore, e si mise a insegnare loro molte cose. 35 Essendosi ormai fatto tardi, gli si avvicinarono i discepoli dicendo: «Questo luogo è solitario ed è ormai tardi; 36 congedali perciò, in modo che, andando per le campagne e i villaggi vicini, possano comprarsi da mangiare». 37 Ma egli rispose: «Voi stessi date loro da mangiare». Gli dissero: «Dobbiamo andar noi a comprare duecento denari di pane e dare loro da mangiare?». 38 Ma egli replicò loro: «Quanti pani avete? Andate a vedere». E accertatisi, riferirono: «Cinque pani e due pesci». 39 Allora ordinò loro di farli mettere tutti a sedere, a gruppi, sull'erba verde. 40 E sedettero tutti a gruppi e gruppetti di cento e di cinquanta. 41 Presi i cinque pani e i due pesci, levò gli occhi al cielo, pronunziò la benedizione, spezzò i pani e li dava ai discepoli perché li distribuissero; e divise i due pesci fra tutti. 42 Tutti mangiarono e si sfamarono, 43 e portarono via dodici ceste piene di pezzi di pane e anche dei pesci. 44 Quelli che avevano mangiato i pani erano cinquemila uomini.
Gesù cammina sulle acque
45 Ordinò poi ai discepoli di salire sulla barca e precederlo sull'altra riva, verso Betsàida, mentre egli avrebbe licenziato la folla. 46 Appena li ebbe congedati, salì sul monte a pregare. 47 Venuta la sera, la barca era in mezzo al mare ed egli solo a terra. 48 Vedendoli però tutti affaticati nel remare, poiché avevano il vento contrario, gia verso l'ultima parte della notte andò verso di loro camminando sul mare, e voleva oltrepassarli. 49 Essi, vedendolo camminare sul mare, pensarono: «E' un fantasma», e cominciarono a gridare, 50 perché tutti lo avevano visto ed erano rimasti turbati. Ma egli subito rivolse loro la parola e disse: «Coraggio, sono io, non temete!». 51 Quindi salì con loro sulla barca e il vento cessò. Ed erano enormemente stupiti in se stessi, 52 perché non avevano capito il fatto dei pani, essendo il loro cuore indurito.
Guarigioni nel paese di Genesaret
53 Compiuta la traversata, approdarono e presero terra a Genèsaret. 54 Appena scesi dalla barca, la gente lo riconobbe, 55 e accorrendo da tutta quella regione cominciarono a portargli sui lettucci quelli che stavano male, dovunque udivano che si trovasse. 56 E dovunque giungeva, in villaggi o città o campagne, ponevano i malati nelle piazze e lo pregavano di potergli toccare almeno la frangia del mantello; e quanti lo toccavano guarivano.
Mark 6
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Mark 6
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A Prophet Without Honor(A)
6 Jesus left there and went to his hometown,(B) accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came,(C) he began to teach in the synagogue,(D) and many who heard him were amazed.(E)
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon?(F) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(G)
4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”(H) 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on(I) a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(J)
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.(K) 7 Calling the Twelve to him,(L) he began to send them out two by two(M) and gave them authority over impure spirits.(N)
8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet(O) as a testimony against them.”
12 They went out and preached that people should repent.(P) 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(Q) and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded(R)(S)
14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[b] “John the Baptist(T) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(U)
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(V) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(W)
16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison.(X) He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(Y) 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man.(Z) When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[c]; yet he liked to listen to him.
21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet(AA) for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.(AB) 22 When the daughter of[d] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.
The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(AC)
24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(AD)(AE)
30 The apostles(AF) gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.(AG) 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,(AH) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat(AI) to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(AJ) So he began teaching them many things.
35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”(AK)
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”(AL)
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(AM) Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Jesus Walks on the Water(AN)(AO)
45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(AP) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(AQ) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(AR)
47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.(AS) They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(AT) 51 Then he climbed into the boat(AU) with them, and the wind died down.(AV) They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.(AW)
53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(AX) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(AY) and all who touched it were healed.
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