He meets unbelief and rejection in Nazareth
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📚And he left there and came into his native place, and his disciples followed him. 2 📚And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and hearing him many were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom that has been given him, that even such mighty works are performed at his hands? 3 📚Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended at him.4 📚But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honour, except in his native place and among his own relatives and in his own house”.
5 📚And he could do no mighty work there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick folk and healed them.
6:1-5 Matt 13:54-58. Jesus’ home town was Nazareth.⚜
6 📚And he marvelled 📖 at their unbelief. And he went around the villages teaching.
He sends out His disciples
7 📚And he called the Twelve and began to send them forth two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. 8 📚And he ordered them not to take anything for the journey, except a staff, no bag, no bread, no money in their belt, 9 📚but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
10 📚And he said to them, “When you enter a house anywhere, stay there until you leave the place. 11 📚And whoever will not receive you, or listen to you, when you leave there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city”.
12 📚And they went out and preached that men should repent.
13 📚And they drove out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
The death of John the Baptist
14 📚And King Herod heard about him, for his name had become well-known. And he said, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead. Therefore these mighty powers are at work in him”.
15 📚Others said, “It is Elijah 📖”. And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old”.
16 📚But when Herod heard this, he said, “It is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead”.
17 📚For Herod himself had sent out men and seized John, and chained him up in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; because he had married her. 18 📚For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife”.
19 📚Therefore Herodias held it against him, and wanted to kill him, but she could not, 20 📚because Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was greatly perplexed. And he was glad to hear him.
6:20 Herod was a weak man and did not know what to do with this man whom he held in some awe and fear.⚜
21 📚And a day of opportunity came, when Herod gave a feast on his birthday for his nobles, military commanders and the leading citizens of Galilee. 22 📚And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who were sitting with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you”.
23 📚And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask from me I will give to you, up to half of my kingdom”.
24 📚And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist”.
25 📚And immediately she hurried in to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a dish”.
26 📚And the king was very sorry. But because of his oath, and because of those who were sitting with him, he did not want to refuse her. 27 📚And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded that his head be brought. And the man went, beheaded him in the prison, 28 brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.
29 📚And when his disciples heard about it, they came and took his corpse, and placed it in a tomb.
He feeds the five thousand
30 📚And the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything, both what they had done and what they had taught.
6:30 This looks back to vs 7-13.⚜
31 📚And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while”. For many people were coming and going, and they did not have time even to eat.
32 📚And they went away alone by boat to a deserted place. 33 📚And the people saw them leaving, and many recognized him, and ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them, and gathered around him. 34 📚And when Jesus came out of the boat, he saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35 📚And when the day was almost over, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. 36 📚Send them away, so they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy bread for themselves, for they have nothing to eat”.
37 📚He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat”. And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred silver coins 📖’ worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 📚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 📚And he ordered them to have everyone sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 📚And they sat down in rows of hundreds and fifties. 41 📚And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed the loaves and broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 📚And they all ate, and were full.
43 📚And they picked up twelve full baskets of pieces of bread and fish. 44 And it was about five thousand men who ate the loaves.
He walks on the sea
45 📚And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the people away. 46 📚And when he had sent them away, he went off into a mountain to pray.
47 📚And when evening came, the boat was out in the middle of the lake, and he alone on the land. 48 📚And he saw them straining hard at the oars, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he approached them, walking on the lake, and would have passed by them. 49 📚But when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 📚for they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke to them, and said to them, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid”.
51 📚And he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. And in their hearts they were utterly amazed, beyond measure, and wondered. 52 📚For they did not consider the miracle of the loaves, for their heart was hardened.
He heals many
53 📚And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and drew up to the shore. 54 📚And when they came out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him, 55 📚ran throughout that whole surrounding region, and began to carry the sick on cots to wherever they heard he was. 56 📚And wherever he went, into villages, or cities, or countryside, they placed the sick in the marketplaces and begged him to let them touch even the hem of his cloak. And as many as touched him were made well.