God's New Revelations

The Gospel According to St. Mark

Douay-Rheims :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 6 -

(Matthew 13:53–58; Luke 4:16–30)
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And going out from thence, he went into his own country; and his disciples followed him.
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And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands?
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Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in regard of him.
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And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.
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And he could not do any miracles there, only that he cured a few that were sick, laying his hands upon them.
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And he wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching.

The Ministry of the Twelve

(Matthew 10:5–15; Luke 9:1–6)
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And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
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And he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, but a staff only: no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse,
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But to be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coats.
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And he said to them: Wheresoever you shall enter into an house, there abide till you depart from that place.
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And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you; going forth from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.
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And going forth they preached that men should do penance:
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And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

The Beheading of John

(Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9)
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And king Herod heard, (for his name was made manifest,) and he said: John the Baptist is risen again from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.
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And others said: It is Elias. But others said: It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
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Which Herod hearing, said: John whom I beheaded, he is risen again from the dead.
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For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
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For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
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Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death, and could not.
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For Herod feared John, knowing him to be a just and holy man: and kept him, and when he heard him, did many things: and he heard him willingly.
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And when a convenient day was come, Herod made a supper for his birthday, for the princes, and tribunes, and chief men of Galilee.
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And when the daughter of the same Herodias had come in, and had danced, and pleased Herod, and them that were at table with him, the king said to the damsel: Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
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And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.
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Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But she said: The head of John the Baptist.
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And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.
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And the king was struck sad. Yet because of his oath, and because of them that were with him at table, he would not displease her:
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But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.
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And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
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Which his disciples hearing came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)
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And the apostles coming together unto Jesus, related to him all things that they had done and taught.
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And he said to them: Come apart into a desert place, and rest a little. For there were many coming and going: and they had not so much as time to eat.
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And going up into a ship, they went into a desert place apart.
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And they saw them going away, and many knew: and they ran flocking thither on foot from all the cities, and were there before them.
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And Jesus going out saw a great multitude: and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
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And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past:
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Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.
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And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat.
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And he saith to them: How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes.
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And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
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And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.
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And they all did eat, and had their fill.
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And they took up the leavings, twelve full baskets of fragments, and of the fishes.
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And they that did eat, were five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Matthew 14:22–33; John 6:16–21)
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And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people.
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And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray.
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And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land.
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And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.
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But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.
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For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I, fear ye not.
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And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased: and they were far more astonished within themselves:
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For they understood not concerning the loaves; for their heart was blinded.

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Matthew 14:34–36)
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And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore.
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And when they were gone out of the ship, immediately they knew him:
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And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
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And whithersoever he entered, into towns or into villages or cities, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
(Matthew 13:53–58; Luke 4:16–30)
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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?
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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.
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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.”
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He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
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He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.

The Ministry of the Twelve

(Matthew 10:5–15; Luke 9:1–6)
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He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
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He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,
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but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.
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He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
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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!”
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They went out and preached that people should repent.
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They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and healed them.

The Beheading of John

(Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9)
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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.”
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But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
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But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”
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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.
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For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
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Herodias set herself against him and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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He swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
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She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”
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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.”
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The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
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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,
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and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
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When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)
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The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.
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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.
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They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
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They (a) 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.
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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.
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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.
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Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”
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But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii (b) worth of bread and give them something to eat?”
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He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
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He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
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They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
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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.
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They all ate and were filled.
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They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.
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Those who ate the loaves were (c) five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Matthew 14:22–33; John 6:16–21)
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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.
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After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.
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When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.
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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; (d) and he would have passed by them,
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but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! (e) Don’t be afraid.”
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He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;
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for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Matthew 14:34–36)
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When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
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When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,
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and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick on their mats to where they heard he was.
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Wherever he enteredinto 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 (f) of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

Footnotes

(a)6:33 TR reads “The multitudes” instead of “They”
(b)6:37 200 denarii was about 7 or 8 months wages for an agricultural laborer.
(c)6:44 TR adds “about”
(d)6:48 ℘ See Job 9:8
(e)6:50 or, “I AM!”
(f)6:56 or, tassel