1 Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. They said, "Where did this man get all these things? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!
3 This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.
4 Jesus was telling them,"A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home."
5 He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
6 He was utterly amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around to the villages and continued teaching.
7 He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
8 He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick—no bread, no traveling bag, nothing in their moneybag.
9 They could wear sandals but not take along an extra shirt.
10 He told them repeatedly,"Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you leave that place.
11 If any place will not welcome you and thepeoplerefuse to listen to you, when you leave, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
12 So they went and preached that people should repent.
13 They also kept driving out many demons and pouring oil on many who were sick and healing them.
14 King Herod heard about this, because Jesus’ name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why these miracles are at work in him."
15 Others were saying, "He is Elijah." Still others were saying, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."
16 But when Herod heard about it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!"
17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For Herod had married her.
18 John had been telling Herod, "It's not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19 So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it
20 because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that John was a righteous and holy man, and so he protected him. Whenever he listened to John, he did much of what he said. In fact, he liked listening to him.
21 An opportunity came during Herod's birthday celebration, when he gave a banquet for his top officials, military officers, and the most important people of Galilee.
22 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."
23 He swore with an oath to her, "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."
24 So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?"Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."
25 Immediately the girl hurried back to the king with her request, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
26 The king was deeply saddened, yet because of his oaths and his guests he was reluctant to refuse her.
27 So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in prison.
28 Then he brought John's head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard about this, they came and carried off his body and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.
31 He said to them,"Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while." For so many people were coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.
32 So they went away in a boat to a deserted place by themselves.
33 But many people saw them leave and recognized them. So they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.
34 When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35 When it was quite late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late.
36 Send the crowds away so that they can go to the neighboring farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat."
37 But he answered them,"You give them something to eat."They said to him, "Should we go and buy 200 denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
38 He asked them,"How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and see."They found out and told him, "Five loaves and two fish."
39 Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
42 All of them ate and were filled.
43 Then the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftover bread and fish.
44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.
45 Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.
46 After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray.
47 When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while he was alone on the land.
48 He saw that they were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,
49 but when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and began to scream.
50 All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he said to them,"Have courage! It is I. Stop being afraid!"
51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were utterly astounded,
52 for they didn't understand the significance of the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
53 When they had crossed over, they came ashore at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
54 As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus.
55 They ran all over the countryside and began carrying the sick on their cots to any place where they heard he was.
56 Wherever he went, whether into villages, towns, or farms, people would place their sick in the marketplaces and beg him to let them touch even the tassel of his garment, and all who touched it were healed.
1 Jesus saiu dali e foi para a sua cidade, acompanhado dos seus discípulos.
2 Quando chegou o sábado, começou a ensinar na sinagoga, e muitos dos que o ouviam ficavam admirados. "De onde lhe vêm estas coisas? ", perguntavam eles. "Que sabedoria é esta que lhe foi dada? E estes milagres que ele faz?
3 Não é este o carpinteiro, filho de Maria e irmão de Tiago, José, Judas e Simão? Não estão aqui conosco as suas irmãs? " E ficavam escandalizados por causa dele.
4 Jesus lhes disse: "Só em sua própria terra, entre seus parentes e em sua própria casa, é que um profeta não tem honra".
5 E não pôde fazer ali nenhum milagre, exceto impor as mãos sobre alguns doentes e curá-los.
6 E ficou admirado com a incredulidade deles. Então Jesus passou a percorrer os povoados, ensinando.
7 Chamando os Doze para junto de si, enviou-os de dois em dois e deu-lhes autoridade sobre os espíritos imundos.
8 Estas foram as suas instruções: "Não levem nada pelo caminho, a não ser um bordão. Não levem pão, nem saco de viagem, nem dinheiro em seus cintos;
9 calcem sandálias, mas não levem túnica extra;
10 sempre que entrarem numa casa, fiquem ali até partirem;
11 e, se algum povoado não os receber nem os ouvir, sacudam a poeira dos seus pés quando saírem de lá, como testemunho contra eles".
12 Eles saíram e pregaram ao povo que se arrependesse.
13 Expulsavam muitos demônios, ungiam muitos doentes com óleo e os curavam.
14 O rei Herodes ouviu falar dessas coisas, pois o nome de Jesus havia se tornado bem conhecido. Algumas pessoas estavam dizendo: "João Batista ressuscitou dos mortos! Por isso estão operando nele poderes miraculosos".
15 Outros diziam: "Ele é Elias". E ainda outros afirmavam: "Ele é um profeta, como um dos antigos profetas".
16 Mas quando Herodes ouviu essas coisas, disse: "João, o homem a quem decapitei, ressuscitou dos mortos! "
17 Pois o próprio Herodes tinha dado ordens para que prendessem João, o amarrassem e o colocassem na prisão, por causa de Herodias, mulher de Filipe, seu irmão, com a qual se casara.
18 Porquanto João dizia a Herodes: "Não te é permitido viver com a mulher do teu irmão".
19 Assim, Herodias o odiava e queria matá-lo. Mas não podia fazê-lo,
20 porque Herodes temia a João e o protegia, sabendo que ele era um homem justo e santo; e quando o ouvia, ficava perplexo. Mesmo assim gostava de ouvi-lo.
21 Finalmente chegou uma ocasião oportuna. No seu aniversário, Herodes ofereceu um banquete aos seus líderes mais importantes, aos comandantes militares e às principais personalidades da Galiléia.
22 Quando a filha de Herodias entrou e dançou, agradou a Herodes e aos convidados. O rei disse à jovem: "Peça-me qualquer coisa que você quiser, e eu lhe darei".
23 E prometeu-lhe sob juramento: "Seja o que for que me pedir, eu lhe darei, até a metade do meu reino".
24 Ela saiu e disse à sua mãe: "Que pedirei? " "A cabeça de João Batista", respondeu ela.
25 Imediatamente a jovem apressou-se em apresentar-se ao rei com o pedido: "Desejo que me dês agora mesmo a cabeça de João Batista num prato".
26 O rei ficou muito aflito, mas por causa do seu juramento e dos convidados, não quis negar o pedido à jovem.
27 Assim enviou imediatamente um carrasco com ordens para trazer a cabeça de João. O homem foi, decapitou João na prisão
28 e trouxe sua cabeça num prato. Ele a entregou à jovem, e esta a deu à sua mãe.
29 Tendo ouvido isso, os discípulos de João vieram, levaram o seu corpo e o colocaram num túmulo.
30 Os apóstolos reuniram-se a Jesus e lhe relataram tudo o que tinham feito e ensinado.
31 Havia muita gente indo e vindo, a ponto de eles não terem tempo para comer. Jesus lhes disse: "Venham comigo para um lugar deserto e descansem um pouco".
32 Assim, eles se afastaram num barco para um lugar deserto.
33 Mas muitos dos que os viram retirar-se, tendo-os reconhecido, correram a pé de todas as cidades e chegaram lá antes deles.
34 Quando Jesus saiu do barco e viu uma grande multidão, teve compaixão deles, porque eram como ovelhas sem pastor. Então começou a ensinar-lhes muitas coisas.
35 Já era tarde e, por isso, os seus discípulos aproximaram-se dele e disseram: "Este é um lugar deserto, e já é tarde.
36 Manda embora o povo para que possa ir aos campos e povoados vizinhos comprar algo para comer".
37 Ele, porém, respondeu: "Dêem-lhes vocês algo para comer". Eles lhe disseram: "Isto exigiria duzentos denários! Devemos gastar tanto dinheiro em pão e dar-lhes de comer? "
38 Perguntou ele: "Quantos pães vocês têm? Verifiquem". Quando ficaram sabendo, disseram: "Cinco pães e dois peixes".
39 Então Jesus ordenou que fizessem todo o povo assentar-se em grupos na grama verde.
40 Assim, eles se assentaram em grupos de cem e de cinqüenta.
41 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes e, olhando para o céu, deu graças e partiu os pães. Em seguida, entregou-os aos seus discípulos para que os servissem ao povo. E também dividiu os dois peixes entre todos eles.
42 Todos comeram e ficaram satisfeitos,
43 e os discípulos recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços de pão e de peixe.
44 Os que comeram foram cinco mil homens.
45 Logo em seguida, Jesus insistiu com os discípulos para que entrassem no barco e fossem adiante dele para Betsaida, enquanto ele despedia a multidão.
46 Tendo-a despedido, subiu a um monte para orar.
47 Ao anoitecer, o barco estava no meio do mar, e Jesus se achava sozinho em terra.
48 Ele viu os discípulos remando com dificuldade, porque o vento soprava contra eles. Alta madrugada, Jesus dirigiu-se a eles, andando sobre o mar; e estava já a ponto de passar por eles.
49 Quando o viram andando sobre o mar, pensaram que fosse um fantasma. Então gritaram,
50 pois todos o tinham visto e ficam aterrorizados. Mas Jesus imediatamente lhes disse: "Coragem! Sou eu! Não tenham medo! "
51 Então subiu no barco para junto deles, e o vento se acalmou; e eles ficaram atônitos,
52 pois não tinham entendido o milagre dos pães. Seus corações estavam endurecidos.
53 Depois de atravessarem o mar, chegaram a Genesaré e ali amarraram o barco.
54 Logo que desembarcaram, o povo reconheceu Jesus.
55 Eles percorriam toda aquela região e levavam os doentes em macas, para onde ouviam que ele estava.
56 E aonde quer que ele fosse, povoados, cidades ou campos, levavam os doentes para as praças. Suplicavam-lhe que pudessem pelo menos tocar na borda do seu manto; e todos os que nele tocavam eram curados.