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undefined A Prophet Without HonorJesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
undefined When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles!
undefined Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
undefined Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”
undefined He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
undefined And he was amazed at their lack of faith.Jesus Sends Out the TwelveThen Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
undefined Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.
undefined These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.
undefined Wear sandals but not an extra tunic.
undefined Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.
undefined And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them.”
undefined They went out and preached that people should repent.
undefined They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
undefined John the Baptist BeheadedKing Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
undefined Others said, “He is Elijah.”And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
undefined But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
undefined For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
undefined For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
undefined So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
undefined because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
undefined Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
undefined When the daughter of 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.”
undefined And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
undefined She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
undefined 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.”
undefined The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
undefined So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
undefined and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
undefined On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
undefined Jesus Feeds the Five ThousandThe apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
undefined Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
undefined So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
undefined But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
undefined When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
undefined 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.
undefined Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
undefined But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”They said to him, “That would take eight months of a man’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
undefined “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
undefined Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
undefined So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
undefined Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
undefined They all ate and were satisfied,
undefined and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
undefined The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
undefined Jesus Walks on the WaterImmediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
undefined After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
undefined When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
undefined He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
undefined but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
undefined because they all saw him and were terrified.Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
undefined Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
undefined for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
undefined When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
undefined As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.
undefined They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
undefined 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, and all who touched him were healed.

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