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Good News Translation GNT
1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
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Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, followed by his disciples.
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 the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Many people were there; and when they heard him, they were all amazed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked. "What wisdom is this that has been given him? How does he perform miracles?
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 the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters living here?" And so they rejected 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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Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family."
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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He was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
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He was greatly surprised, because the people did not have faith. Then Jesus went to the villages around there, teaching the people.
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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He called the twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two. He gave them authority over the evil 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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and ordered them, "Don't take anything with you on the trip except a walking stick - no bread, no beggar's bag, no money in your pockets.
9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
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Wear sandals, but don't carry 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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He also told them, "Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that 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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If you come to a town where people do not welcome you or will not listen to you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them!"
12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
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So they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins.
13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
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They drove out many demons, and rubbed olive oil on many sick people 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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Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, "John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles."
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, however, said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago."
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
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When Herod heard it, he said, "He is John the Baptist! I had his head cut off, but he has come back to life!"
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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Herod himself had ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, whom he had married, even though she was the wife of his brother Philip.
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
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John the Baptist kept telling Herod, "It isn't right 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 held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not because of Herod.
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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Herod was afraid of John because he knew that John was a good and holy man, and so he kept him safe. He liked to listen to him, even though he became greatly disturbed every time he heard 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 Herodias got her chance. It was on Herod's birthday, when he gave a feast for all the top government officials, the military chiefs, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
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 pleased Herod and his guests. So the king said to the girl, "What would you like to have? I will give you anything you want."
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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With many vows he said to her, "I swear that I will give you anything you ask for, even as much as 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 the girl went out and asked her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she answered.
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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The girl hurried back at once to the king and demanded, "I want you to give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!"
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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This made the king very sad, but he could not refuse her because of the vows he had made in front of all his guests.
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 he sent off a guard at once with orders to bring John's head. The guard left, went to the prison, and cut John's head off;
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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then he brought it on a plate and gave it to the girl, who 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 John's disciples heard about this, they came and got his body, and buried it.
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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The apostles returned and met with Jesus, and told 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 Jesus and his disciples didn't even have time to eat. So he said to them, "Let us go off by ourselves to some place where we will be alone and you can rest a while."
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
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So they started out in a boat by themselves to a lonely place.
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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Many people, however, saw them leave and knew at once who they were; so they went from all the towns and ran ahead by land and arrived at the place ahead of Jesus and his disciples.
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 Jesus got out of the boat, he saw this large crowd, and his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach 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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When it was getting late, his disciples came to him and said, "It is already very late, and this is a lonely place.
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, and let them go to the nearby farms and villages in order to buy themselves something to eat."
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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"You yourselves give them something to eat," Jesus answered. They asked, "Do you want us to go and spend two hundred silver coins on bread in order to feed them?"
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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So Jesus asked them, "How much bread do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they told him, "Five loaves and also two fish."
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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Jesus then told his disciples to make all the people divide into groups and sit down on the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
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So the people sat down in rows, in groups of a hundred and groups of fifty.
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 Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
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Everyone ate and had enough.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
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Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left of the bread and the fish.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
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The number of men who were fed was five thousand.
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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At once Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side of the lake, while he sent the crowd away.
46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
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After saying good-bye to the people, he went away to a hill 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 evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, while Jesus was alone 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 his disciples were straining at the oars, because they were rowing against the wind; so sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them, walking on the water. He was going to pass them by,
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 they saw him walking on the water. "It's a ghost!" they thought, and screamed.
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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They were all terrified when they saw him. Jesus spoke to them at once, "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be 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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Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind died down. The disciples were completely amazed,
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
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because they had not understood the real meaning of the feeding of the five thousand; their minds could not grasp it.
53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
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They crossed the lake and came to land at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat.
54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
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As they left the boat, people recognized Jesus at once.
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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So they ran throughout the whole region; and wherever they heard he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats.
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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And everywhere Jesus went, to villages, towns, or farms, people would take their sick to the marketplaces and beg him to let the sick at least touch the edge of his cloak. And all who touched it were made well.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.