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1 Jesus left that place and went to his hometown. His disciples followed him.
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Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.
2 When the day of worship came, he began to teach in the synagogue. He amazed many who heard him. They asked, "Where did this man get these ideas? Who gave him this kind of wisdom and the ability to do such great miracles?
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And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!
3 Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" So they took offense at him.
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Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at Him.
4 But Jesus told them, "The only place a prophet isn't honored is in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house."
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But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
5 He couldn't work any miracles there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and cure them.
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Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6 Their unbelief amazed him. Then Jesus went around to the villages and taught.
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And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
7 He called the twelve apostles, sent them out two by two, and gave them authority over evil spirits.
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And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
8 He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick. They were not to take any food, a traveling bag, or money in their pockets.
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He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts--
9 They could wear sandals but could not take along a change of clothes.
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but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
10 He told them, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave that place.
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Also He said to them, "In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.
11 Wherever people don't welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them."
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And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!"
12 So the apostles went and told people that they should turn to God and change the way they think and act.
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So they went out and preached that people should repent.
13 They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them.
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And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.
14 King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus' name had become well-known. Some people were saying, "John the Baptizer has come back to life. That's why he has the power to perform these miracles."
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Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."
15 Others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."
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Others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets."
16 But when Herod heard about it, he said, "I had John's head cut off, and he has come back to life!"
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But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"
17 Herod had sent men who had arrested John, tied him up, and put him in prison. Herod did that for Herodias, whom he had married. (She used to be his brother Philip's wife.)
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For 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.
18 John had been telling Herod, "It's not right for you to be married to your brother's wife."
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For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she wasn't allowed to do it
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Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;
20 because Herod was afraid of John. Herod knew that John was a fair and holy man, so he protected him. When he listened to John, he would become very disturbed, and yet he liked to listen to him.
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for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21 An opportunity finally came on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner for his top officials, army officers, and the most important people of Galilee.
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Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
22 His daughter, that is, Herodias' daughter, came in and danced. Herod and his guests were delighted with her. The king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."
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And when Herodias' daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you."
23 He swore an oath to her: "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."
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He also swore to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
24 So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."
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So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!"
25 So the girl hurried back to the king with her request. She said, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptizer on a platter at once."
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Immediately she came in 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."
26 The king deeply regretted his promise. But because of his oath and his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.
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And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.
27 Immediately, the king sent a guard and ordered him to bring John's head. The guard cut off John's head in prison.
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Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,
28 Then he brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
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brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard about this, they came for his body and laid it in a tomb.
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When his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered around Jesus. They reported to him everything they had done and taught.
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Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.
31 So he said to them, "Let's go to a place where we can be alone to rest for a while." Many people were coming and going, and Jesus and the apostles didn't even have a chance to eat.
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And He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
32 So they went away in a boat to a place where they could be alone.
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So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.
33 But many people saw them leave and recognized them. The people ran from all the cities and arrived ahead of them.
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But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him.
34 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd and felt sorry for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. So he spent a lot of time teaching them.
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And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
35 When it was late, his disciples came to him. They said, "No one lives around here, and it's already late.
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When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.
36 Send the people to the closest farms and villages to buy themselves something to eat."
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Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat."
37 Jesus replied, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Should we go and spend about a year's wages on bread to feed them?"
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But He answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to Him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?"
38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they told him, "Five loaves of bread and two fish."
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But He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish."
39 Then he ordered all of them to sit down in groups on the green grass.
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Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
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So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.
41 After he took the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed the food. He broke the loaves apart and kept giving them to the disciples to give to the people. He also gave pieces of the two fish to everyone.
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And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.
42 All of them ate as much as they wanted.
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So they all ate and were filled.
43 When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets with bread and fish.
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And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.
44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the bread.
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Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.
45 Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him while he sent the people away.
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Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.
46 After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray.
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And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.
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Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.
48 Jesus saw that they were in a lot of trouble as they rowed, because they were going against the wind. Between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them. He was walking on the sea. He wanted to pass by them.
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Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.
49 When they saw him walking on the sea, they thought, "It's a ghost!" and they began to scream.
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And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out;
50 All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately, he said, "Calm down! It's me. Don't be afraid!"
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for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."
51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were astounded.
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Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled.
52 (They didn't understand what had happened with the loaves of bread. Instead, their minds were closed.)
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For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.
53 They crossed the sea, came to shore at Gennesaret, and anchored there.
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When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there.
54 As soon as they stepped out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus.
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And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,
55 They ran all over the countryside and began to carry the sick on cots to any place where they heard he was.
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ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was.
56 Whenever he would go into villages, cities, or farms, people would put their sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched his clothes was made well.
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Wherever He entered into villages, cities, or in the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
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