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1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
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Then Yeshua left and went to his home town, and his talmidim followed him.
2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
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On Shabbat he started to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They asked, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom he has been given? What are these miracles worked through him?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
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Isn't he just the carpenter? the son of Miryam? the brother of Ya`akov and Yosi and Y'hudah and Shim`on? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
4 But Jesus said unto them,A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
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But Yeshua said to them. "The only place people don't respect a prophet is in his home town, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
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So he could do no miracles there, other than lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
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He was amazed at their lack of trust. Then he went through the surrounding towns and villages, teaching.
7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
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Yeshua summoned the Twelve and started sending them out in pairs, giving them authority over the unclean spirits.
8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
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He instructed them, "Take nothing for your trip except a walking stick -- no bread, no pack, no money in your belt.
9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
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Wear shoes but not an extra shirt.
10 And he said unto them,In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
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Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place;
11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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and if the people of some place will not welcome you, and they refuse to hear you, then, as you leave, shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."
12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
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So they set out and preached that people should turn from sin to God,
13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
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they expelled many demons, and they anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
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Meanwhile, King Herod heard about this, for Yeshua's reputation had spread. Some were saying, "Yochanan the Immerser has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
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Others said, "It is Eliyahu!" and still others, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
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But when Herod heard about it, he said, "Yochanan, whom I had beheaded, has been raised."
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
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For Herod had sent and had Yochanan arrested and chained in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod had married her,
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
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but Yochanan had told him, "It violates the Torah for you to marry your brother's wife."
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
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So Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted him put to death. But this she could not accomplish,
20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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because Herod stood in awe of Yochanan and protected him, for he knew that he was a tzaddik, a holy man. Whenever he heard him, he became deeply disturbed; yet he liked to listen to him.
21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
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Finally, the opportunity came. Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his nobles and officers and the leading men of the Galil.
22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
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The daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want; I will give it to you";
23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
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and he made a vow to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the Immerser."
25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
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At once the daughter hurried back to the king and announced her request: "I want you to give me right now on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser."
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
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Herod was appalled; but out of regard for the oaths he had sworn before his dinner guests, he did not want to break his word to her.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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So the king immediately sent a soldier from his personal guard with orders to bring Yochanan's head. The soldier went and beheaded Yochanan in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel 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 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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When Yochanan's talmidim heard of it, they came and took the body and laid it in a grave.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
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Those who had been sent out rejoined Yeshua and reported to him all they had done and taught.
31 And he said unto them,Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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There were so many people coming and going that they couldn't even take time to eat, so he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a place where we can be alone, and you can get some rest."
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
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They went off by themselves to an isolated spot;
33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
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but many people, seeing them leave and recognizing them, ran ahead on foot from all the towns and got there first.
34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
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When Yeshua came ashore, he saw a huge crowd. Filled with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, he began teaching them many things.
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
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By this time, the hour was late. The talmidim came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's getting late.
36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
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Send the people away, so that they can go and buy food for themselves in the farms and towns around here."
37 He answered and said unto them,Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
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But he answered them, "Give them something to eat, yourselves!" They replied, "We are to go and spend thousands on bread, and give it to them to eat?"
38 He saith unto them,How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
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He asked them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and check." When they had found out, they said, "Five. And two fish."
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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Then he ordered all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
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They sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up toward heaven, made a b'rakhah. Next he broke up the loaves and began giving them to the talmidim to distribute. He also divided up the two fish among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
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They all ate as much as they wanted,
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
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and they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces and fish.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
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Those who ate the loaves numbered five thousand men.
45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
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Immediately Yeshua had his talmidim get in the boat and go on ahead of him toward the other side of the lake, toward Beit-Tzaidah, while he sent the crowds away.
46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
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After he had left them, he went into the hills to pray.
47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
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When night came, the boat was out on the lake, and he was by himself on land.
48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
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He saw that they were having difficulty rowing, because the wind was against them; so at around four o'clock in the morning he came toward them, walking on the lake! He meant to come alongside them;
49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
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but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought it was a ghost and let out a shriek;
50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them,Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
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for they had all seen him and were terrified. However, he spoke to them. "Courage," he said, "it is I. Stop being afraid!"
51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
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He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
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for they did not understand about the loaves; on the contrary, their hearts had been made stone-like.
53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
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After they had made the crossing, they landed at Ginosar and anchored.
54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
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As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized him
55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
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and began running around throughout that whole region and bringing sick people on their stretchers to any place where they heard he was.
56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
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Wherever he went, in towns, cities or country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the tzitzit on his robe, and all who touched it were healed.
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