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 Miriam, and brother of Jacob, Yosi, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?" So they were offended at him.

4 Yeshua 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, "Yochanan the Immerser 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 Yochanan, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead." 17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested Yochanan, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her. 18 For Yochanan 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 Yochanan, 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, that 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 shall 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 Yochanan the Immerser."

25 She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the Immerser 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 Yochanan’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 emissaries gathered themselves together to Yeshua, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught. 31 He said to them, "You come apart 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 Yeshua 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 Logo depois disto, Jesus saiu daquela parte do país e voltou com os discípulos para Nazaré, a sua terra.2 No sábado seguinte, foi à sinagoga ensinar, e o povo, vendo nele apenas o seu conterrâneo, estava admirado com a sua sabedoria e milagres3 De onde lhe veio toda esta sabedoria e poder para realizar tais milagres?, dizia-se. Não passa de um carpinteiro, filho de Maria e irmão de Tiago, José, Judas e Simão. As suas irmãs moram aqui mesmo, nesta localidade. E estavam escandalizados e não acreditavam nele.4 Então Jesus disse-lhes: Um profeta é honrado em qualquer lugar menos na sua terra, entre o seus parentes e no meio da própria família5 Por não acreditarem nele, Jesus não pôde fazer ali nenhum grande milagre, a não ser pôr as mãos sobre alguns doentes e curá-los./6 A Jesus custava-lhe que não quisessem acreditar em si e, saindo dali, foi ensinar pelas aldeias.7 Juntando os doze discípulos, mandou-os de dois em dois, com o poder de expulsar demónios.8 Disse-lhes que nada levassem consigo a não ser o bordão; nem comida, nem mochila, nem dinheiro, nem mesmo uma muda de roupa, nem calçado, além das sandálias.10 Fiquem sempre na mesma casa em cada terra, enquanto ali estiverem; não andem de casa em casa11 E sempre que uma localidade não vos quiser receber nem ouvir, sacudam a poeira dos vossos pés quando saírem, em sinal de que abandonaram essa terra à sua própria sorte.12 Então os discípulos partiram, incitando todos os que encontravam a abandonarem o pecado. Expulsaram muitos demónios e curaram muitos doentes, ungindo-os com azeite.14 Não tardou que Herodes ouvisse falar em Jesus, cujos milagres eram contados com espanto em toda a parte. Algumas pessoas estavam a dizer que era João Baptista que tinha ressuscitado. Por isso dizia: Não admira que possa fazer tais milagres.15 Havia gente também que pensava que Jesus fosse Elias; outros, ainda, afirmavam que era um novo homem de Deus igual aos grandes profetas do passado. Não, dizia Herodes, é João, o homem a quem eu cortei a cabeça. Voltou de entre os mortos!17 Porque Herodes mandara soldados meterem João no cárcere, por este andar sempre a dizer que não estava certo casar-se com Herodias, mulher de Filipe, irmão do próprio rei. Para se vingar, Herodias queria que João fosse morto, mas sem a aprovação de Herodes nada podia fazer. Porque Herodes respeitava João, sabendo que era um homem bom e santo, e protegia-o. Sempre que falava com João, Herodes ficava preocupado, mas gostava de ouvi-lo.21 Até que, por fim, chegou a oportunidade por que Herodias esperava. Herodes fazia anos e dera uma festa para a gente do palácio, para os oficiais do exército e para a gente importante da Galileia. A certa altura, entrou a filha de Herodias, que dançou na presença dos convidados e agradou a todos. Pede-me o que quiseres, prometeu o rei, que eu dou-te nem que seja metade dos meus domínios.24 Ouvindo isto, ela saiu para se aconselhar junto da mãe, que lhe disse: Pede-lhe a cabeça de João Baptista!25 Então voltou logo à presença do rei: Quero a cabeça de João Baptista, agora mesmo, numa bandeja!26 O rei ficou muito triste com o pedido, mas teve vergonha de quebrar o juramento diante dos convidados. Mandou então um dos da sua guarda pessoal à prisão cortar a cabeça de João e trazê-la. O soldado matou João no cárcere e trouxe a sua cabeça numa bandeja, dando-a à jovem, que a levou à mãe.-29 Quando os discípulos de João souberam o que tinha acontecido, foram buscar o corpo e sepultaram-no num túmulo.30 Por fim, os apóstolos voltaram da sua viagem e, indo ter com Jesus, contaram-lhe tudo o que tinham feito e como haviam falado às populações visitadas. Jesus disse-lhes: Saiamos por um pouco do meio do povo para descansar. Pois era tanta a gente que ia e vinha que mal tinham tempo para comer. Saíram, pois, do barco para um sítio mais sossegado.33 Mas muitas pessoas deram por isso e, correndo pela praia fora, foram esperá-los ao ponto de desembarque34 Quando Jesus saiu do barco, já lá se encontrava a enorme multidão de sempre. E teve pena deles, porque eram como ovelhas sem pastor. Ensinou-lhes muitas coisas que precisavam de saber.35 Ao cair da tarde, os discípulos foram ter com Jesus e disseram: Manda ao povo que vá até às aldeias e quintas próximas para comprar alimento, porque neste lugar deserto não há nada para comer e está a fazer-se tarde.37 Jesus discordou: Dêem-lhe vocês de comer.Com quê? Seria preciso uma fortuna para comprar comida para tanta gente!38 Quanta comida temos?, perguntou Jesus. Vão ver. Eles voltaram, dizendo que havia cinco pães e dois peixes.39 Então Jesus disse à multidão que se sentasse. E sentaram-se, na erva verde, em grupos de cinquenta ou cem. 241 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, Jesus ergueu os olhos para o céu e agradeceu a comida. Depois, partindo os pães em pedaços, deu um pouco de pão e de peixe a cada discípulo para que oferecessem ao povo.42 A multidão comeu até se fartar.43 Havia cerca de cinco mil homens naquela refeição, e ainda se recolheram doze cestos de sobras.45 Logo a seguir, Jesus mandou os discípulos que voltassem para o barco e fossem à sua frente, atravessando o lago até Betsaida, onde se lhes juntaria mais tarde, pois ficaria um pouco mais para despedir o povo e enviá-lo para casa. Feito isto, Jesus subiu à montanha para orar.47 Durante a noite, estando os discípulos no barco, no meio do lago e ele sozinho em terra, viu que se encontravam em aflição, remando com esforço e lutando contra o vento e as ondas. Por volta das três da madrugada, caminhou para eles por cima da água e ia passar-lhes adiante49 Quando deram conta que ia alguém a caminhar perto deles, gritaram de terror, pensando que fosse um fantasma, porque todos o viam. Ele, porém, logo lhes falou, dizendo: Vai tudo bem, sou eu, não tenham medo! Então subiu para o barco e o vento parou.51 Os discípulos ficaram ali sentados, de boca aberta, sem compreender o que se passara. Porque ainda não tinham percebido quem Jesus realmente era, nem mesmo depois do milagre da tarde anterior. Os seus corações estavam endurecidos.53 Quando chegaram a Genezaré, do outro lado do lago, amarraram o barco e saltaram para terra. O povo que se encontrava ali reconheceu-o imediatamente e percorreu toda a região espalhando a notícia da sua chegada; começaram a trazer-.-lhe os doentes em esteiras e padiolas.56 Aonde quer que fosse, aldeias, cidades e quintas, punham os doentes nas praças e ruas, pedindo que os deixasse ao menos tocar-lhe nas franjas da roupa, e todos os que lhe tocavam ficavam curados.