1And he went out from there; and he comes into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2And when the sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From where does this man have these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and what are such mighty works done by his hands? 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. 4And Yeshua said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5And he could do no mighty work 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 the villages teaching. 7And he calls to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only; no bread, no bag, no money in their purse; 9but to go shod with sandals: and, he said, do not put on two coats. 10And he said to them, Wherever you enter into a house, there abide till you depart from there. 11And whatever place does not receive you, and they do not hear you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them. 12And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 13And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. 14And king Herod heard of it; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers work in him. 15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. 16But Herod, when he heard of it, said, John, whom I beheaded, he has risen. 17For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. 18For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. 19And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; 20for 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. 21And when a convenient day came, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee; 22and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those who reclined at table with him; and the king said to the girl, Ask of me whatever you wish, and I will give it to you. 23And he swore to her, Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to the half of my kingdom. 24And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. 25And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 26And the king was exceedingly sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who reclined at table, he would not reject her. 27And immediately the king sent a soldier of his guard, and commanded him to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 30And the apostles gather themselves together to Yeshua; and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught. 31And he says to them, Come yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. 33And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them. 34And he came out 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. 35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; 36send them away, that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves something to eat. 37But he answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them something to eat? 38And he says to them, How many loaves do you have? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. 42And they all ate, and were filled. 43And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. 45And immediately he made his disciples enter into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sends the multitude away. 46And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. 47And when evening had come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them: 49but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good cheer: it is I; do not be afraid. 51And he went up to them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were greatly amazed in themselves; 52for they did not understand about the loaves, but their heart was hardened. 53And when they had crossed over, they came to the land to Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54And when they had come out of the boat, immediately the people knew him, 55and ran around that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those who were sick, where they heard he was. 56And wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch if only the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.