1 He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. 2 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 is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?" So they were offended at him.
4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house." 5 He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 He marveled because of their unbelief.
He went around the villages teaching. 7 He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse, 9 but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics. 10 He said to them, "Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!"
12 They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and healed them. 14 King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him." 15 But others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets." 16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead." 17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her. 18 For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife." 19 Herodias set herself against him and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.
21 Then a convenient day came when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you." 23 He swore to her, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
24 She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?"
She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."
25 She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."
26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
29 When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught. 31 He said to them, "Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him. 34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."
37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat."
They asked 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 see."
When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."
39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were filled. 43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish. 44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away. 46 After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.
47 When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them, 49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, "Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid." 51 He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled; 52 for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. 54 When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him, 55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick on their mats to where they heard he was. 56 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 just touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.
1 En Hy het daarvandaan weggegaan en in sy vaderstad gekom, en sy dissipels het Hom gevolg.
2 En toe dit sabbat geword het, begin Hy in die sinagoge te leer, en baie wat Hom gehoor het, was verslae en sê: Waar kry Hy hierdie dinge vandaan, en watter wysheid is aan Hom gegee, dat ook sulke kragte deur sy hande plaasvind?
3 Is Hy nie die timmerman, die seun van Maria, en die broer van Jakobus en Joses en Judas en Simon nie? En is sy susters nie hier by ons nie? En hulle het aanstoot aan Hom geneem.
4 En Jesus sê vir hulle: 'n Profeet is nie ongeëerd nie, behalwe in sy vaderland en onder sy familie en in sy huis.
5 En Hy kon daar geen krag doen nie, behalwe dat Hy 'n paar siekes die hande opgelê en hulle gesond gemaak het.
6 En Hy was verwonderd oor hulle ongeloof. Daarop het Hy die dorpe rondom deurgegaan en geleer.
7 En Hy het die twaalf na Hom geroep en hulle twee-twee begin uitstuur en het hulle mag gegee oor die onreine geeste,
8 en hulle bevel gegee om niks vir die pad saam te neem nie as net 'n stok alleen -- geen reissak, geen brood, geen geld in die beurs nie,
9 maar skoene aan die voete; en: Julle moet nie twee kledingstukke aantrek nie.
10 En Hy het vir hulle gesê: Waar julle ook al in 'n huis mag kom, bly d r totdat julle daarvandaan vertrek.
11 En almal wat julle nie ontvang of na julle luister nie, gaan daarvandaan weg en skud die stof onder julle voete af tot 'n getuienis teen hulle. Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, dit sal vir Sodom of Gomorra verdraagliker wees in die oordeelsdag as vir daardie stad.
12 En hulle het uitgegaan en gepreek dat die mense hulle moes bekeer.
13 En hulle het baie duiwels uitgedryf en baie siekes met olie gesalf en gesond gemaak.
14 Toe koning Herodes dit hoor -- want sy naam het bekend geword -- het hy gesê: Johannes die Doper het uit die dode opgestaan, en daarom werk die kragte in Hom.
15 Ander het gesê: Hy is El¡a, en ander weer het gesê: Hy is 'n profeet of soos een van die profete.
16 Maar toe Herodes dit hoor, sê hy: Johannes wat ek onthoof het, dit is hy; hy het uit die dode opgestaan.
17 Want Herodes self het gestuur en Johannes gevange geneem en hom in die gevangenis geboei, vanweë Herodias, die vrou van Filippus, sy broer, omdat hy met haar getrou het.
18 Want Johannes het aan Herodes gesê: Dit is u nie geoorloof om u broer se vrou te hê nie.
19 En Herodias het 'n oog op hom gehad en wou hom om die lewe bring en sy kon nie.
20 Want Herodes was bang vir Johannes, omdat hy wis dat hy 'n regverdige en heilige man was, en hy het hom beskerm; en nadat hy hom gehoor het, het hy baie dinge gedoen en graag na hom geluister.
21 En op die geskikte dag, toe Herodes op sy verjaarsdag vir sy groot manne en die owerstes oor duisend en die vernaamstes van Galil,a 'n maaltyd gegee het;
22 en toe die dogter van dieselfde Herodias inkom en dans, en Herodes en die wat saam aan tafel was, behaag, sê die koning vir die meisie: Vra my net wat jy wil, en ek sal dit aan jou gee.
23 En hy het vir haar gesweer: Net wat jy my vra, sal ek jou gee, al was dit ook die helfte van my koninkryk.
24 Daarop gaan sy uit en sê vir haar moeder: Wat sal ek vra? Toe antwoord sy: Die hoof van Johannes die Doper.
25 En dadelik gaan sy haastig in na die koning en vra en sê: Ek wil hê dat u my op die daad die hoof van Johannes die Doper op 'n skottel gee.
26 Toe word die koning baie bedroef, maar ter wille van die eed en die wat saam aan tafel was, wou hy haar nie afwys nie.
27 En die koning stuur dadelik een van sy lyfwag met die bevel om sy hoof te bring; en hy het gegaan en hom in die gevangenis onthoof
28 en sy hoof op 'n skottel gebring en dit aan die meisie gegee, en die meisie het dit aan haar moeder gegee.
29 En toe sy dissipels dit hoor, het hulle gekom en sy lyk weggeneem en dit in 'n graf neergelê.
30 En die apostels het by Jesus saamgekom en Hom alles vertel wat hulle gedoen sowel as wat hulle geleer het.
31 En Hy sê vir hulle: Kom julle self in die eensaamheid na 'n verlate plek en rus 'n bietjie. Want daar was baie wat kom en gaan, en hulle het selfs geen geskikte tyd gehad om te eet nie.
32 En hulle het met die skuit vertrek na 'n verlate plek in die eensaamheid.
33 En die skare het hulle sien weggaan, en baie het Hom herken en te voet van al die stede af daar saamgestroom en voor hulle uit gegaan en by Hom vergader.
34 En toe Jesus uitklim, sien Hy 'n groot menigte, en Hy het vir hulle innig jammer gevoel, omdat hulle soos skape sonder herder was; en Hy het hulle baie dinge begin leer.
35 En toe dit reeds laat geword het, kom sy dissipels na Hom en sê: Die plek is verlate en dit is reeds laat.
36 Stuur hulle weg, sodat hulle na die buitewyke en dorpe rondom kan gaan om brood vir hulleself te koop, want hulle het niks om te eet nie.
37 Maar Hy antwoord en sê vir hulle: Gee julle aan hulle iets om te eet. En hulle sê vir Hom: Moet ons gaan en vir twee honderd pennings brood koop en aan hulle gee om te eet?
38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Hoeveel brode het julle? Gaan kyk. En toe hulle dit te wete gekom het, sê hulle: Vyf, en twee visse.
39 En Hy het hulle beveel om almal klompies-klompies op die groen gras te laat sit.
40 En hulle het gaan sit in groepe van honderd en van vyftig.
41 Hy neem toe die vyf brode en die twee visse, kyk op na die hemel en dank; en Hy breek die brode en gee dit aan sy dissipels om dit aan hulle voor te sit. Ook die twee visse het Hy onder almal verdeel.
42 En almal het geëet en versadig geword;
43 en hulle het van die brokstukke twaalf mandjies vol opgetel, en van die visse.
44 En die wat van die brood geëet het, was omtrent vyf duisend manne.
45 En dadelik het Hy sy dissipels gedwing om in die skuit te gaan en vooruit te vaar na die oorkant, na Bets ida, onderwyl Hy die skare sou wegstuur.
46 En nadat Hy van hulle afskeid geneem het, het Hy na die berg gegaan om te bid.
47 En toe dit aand geword het, was die skuit in die middel van die see en Hy alleen op die land.
48 En Hy het gesien dat hulle swaar kry met roei, want die wind was teen hulle. En omtrent die vierde nagwaak het Hy na hulle gekom, al wandelende op die see. En Hy wou by hulle verbygaan.
49 En toe hulle Hom op die see sien loop, het hulle gemeen dat dit 'n spook was en hard uitgeskreeu;
50 want hulle het Hom almal gesien en was ontsteld. Toe spreek Hy dadelik met hulle en sê vir hulle: Hou goeie moed, dit is Ek; moenie vrees nie.
51 En Hy het by hulle in die skuit geklim, en die wind het gaan lê; en hulle was by hulleself uitermate verbaas en verwonderd.
52 Want hulle het by die wonder van die brode nie verstandig geword nie, omdat hulle hart verhard was.
53 En nadat hulle oorgevaar het, het hulle by die land Genn,saret aangekom en daar aan wal gaan lê.
54 En toe hulle uit die skuit gaan, het die mense Hom dadelik herken.
55 en hulle het in daardie hele omtrek rondgeloop en die wat ongesteld was, op bedde begin ronddra na die plek waar hulle hoor dat Hy is.
56 En waar Hy ook al ingegaan het in dorpe of stede of buitewyke, het hulle die wat ongesteld was, op die markpleine neergesit en Hom gesmeek om, al was dit maar die soom van sy kleed, aan te raak; en almal wat Hom aangeraak het, het gesond geword.