1 Un Viņš no turienes aizgāja un nāk Savā tēva pilsētā, un Viņa mācekļi iet Viņam līdzi. 2 Un, kad sabats nāca, Viņš sāka sinagogā mācīt; un daudzi, Viņu dzirdēdami, izbrīnījās un sacīja: "No kurienes Viņš to ņēmis? Un kas tā par gudrību, kas Viņam dota, un kā tādi brīnumi nāk no Viņa rokām? 3 Vai Viņš nav namdaris, Marijas dēls un Jēkaba un Jāzepa, un Jūdas, un Sīmaņa brālis, un vai Viņa māsas nav šeit pie mums?" Un tie ņēma apgrēcību pie Viņa. 4 Bet Jēzus tiem sacīja: "Pravietis nekur nav mazāk cienīts kā savā tēvu zemē un savos rados un savās mājās." 5 Un Viņš tur nevienu brīnumu nevarēja darīt, tik vien retiem vājiem Viņš rokas uzlika un tos dziedināja. 6 Un Viņš brīnījās par viņu neticību. 7 Un Viņš pārstaigāja ciemus, visapkārt mācīdams. Un Viņš sasauca divpadsmit un sāka tos izsūtīt pa diviem, un deva tiem varu pār nešķīstiem gariem, 8 un tiem pavēlēja nekā neņemt līdzi ceļā kā vien nūju, ne maizi, ne kulīti, nedz naudu jostā, 9 bet tikai apaut kurpes un neapvilkt divi svārkus. 10 Un Viņš tiem sacīja: "Kur jūs ieiesit kādā namā, tur palieciet, tiekāms jūs no turienes aizejat. 11 Un, ja kādā vietā jūs nedz pieņems, nedz jūs klausīs, tad izeita no turienes un nokratait pīšļus no savām kājām viņiem par liecību." 12 Un tie izgājuši sludināja, lai atgriežas no grēkiem, 13 un izdzina daudz ļaunu garu un svaidīja daudz vājus ar eļļu un darīja viņus veselus. 14 Un ķēniņš Hērods to dzirdēja, jo Viņa Vārds bija tapis zināms, un sacīja, ka Jānis Kristītājs esot uzmodināts no miroņiem un tādēļ Viņā tādi brīnuma spēki darbojoties. 15 Bet citi sacīja: "Viņš ir Ēlija." Un citi sacīja: "Viņš ir pravietis, kā viens no praviešiem." 16 Bet Hērods, to dzirdējis, sacīja: "Jānis, kam es galvu nocirtu, uzcēlies no miroņiem." 17 Jo tas pats Hērods bija sūtījis un licis Jāni apcietināt un saistīt cietumā Hērodijas, sava brāļa Filipa sievas, dēļ; jo viņš to bija apprecējis. 18 Bet Jānis Hērodam bija sacījis: "Tev neklājas, ka tev ir tava brāļa sieva." 19 Un Hērodija viņu ienīda un gribēja nokaut, bet nevarēja. 20 Jo Hērods Jāni bijās, zinādams viņu esam taisnu un svētu vīru, un viņu sargāja, un, viņu dzirdēdams, tas bieži kļuva domīgs un tomēr labprāt viņu klausījās. 21 Un gadījās izdevīga diena, kad Hērods savā dzimšanas dienā saviem lielkungiem un virsniekiem, un augstākajiem vīriem Galilejā rīkoja dzīres. 22 Un Hērodijas meita ienākusi dejoja un labi patika Hērodam un tiem, kas līdz pie galda sēdēja. Tad ķēniņš sacīja meitenei: "Lūdz no manis, ko gribēdama, es tev to došu." 23 Un viņš tai zvērēja: "Ko tu no manis lūgsi, to es tev došu, līdz pat pusei no manas valsts." 24 Bet viņa, ārā izgājusi, sacīja savai mātei: "Ko lai es lūdzu?" Bet tā sacīja: "Jāņa Kristītāja galvu." 25 Un tūdaļ viņa gāja steigšus iekšā pie ķēniņa, lūdza un sacīja: "Es gribu, ka tu man tūlīt dod bļodā Jāņa Kristītāja galvu." 26 Un ķēniņš ļoti noskuma; tomēr zvēresta un to dēļ, kas pie galda sēdēja, tas negribēja viņu atraidīt. 27 Un ķēniņš tūdaļ sūtīja bendi un pavēlēja atnest viņa galvu. 28 Un tas nogājis viņam cietumā nocirta galvu un atnesa viņa galvu bļodā, un deva to meitenei, un meitene to deva savai mātei. 29 Un, kad viņa mācekļi to dzirdēja, tad tie nāca un paņēma viņa miesas un tās ielika kapā. 30 Un apustuļi sapulcējās pie Jēzus un Tam stāstīja visu, ko tie bija darījuši un ko tie bija mācījuši. 31 Un Viņš tiem saka: "Nāciet vieni paši savrup kādā vientuļā vietā un atpūtieties maķenīt." Jo daudz bija, kas nāca un gāja, un tiem nebija vaļas ne ēst. 32 Un tie laivā aizbrauca savrup uz kādu tukšu vietu. 33 Un daudzi redzēja tos aizbraucam un viņus pazina, un satecēja kājām no visām pilsētām kopā, un nonāca tur viņiem pa priekšu. 34 Un Jēzus, izkāpdams malā, redzēja daudz ļaužu, un sirds Viņam par tiem iežēlojās, jo tie bija kā avis, kam nav gana, un Viņš sāka tos daudz mācīt. 35 Un bija jau vēls, kad Viņa mācekļi pie Tā nāca un sacīja: "Šī vieta ir tukša, un laiks jau vēls. 36 Atlaid tos, ka tie var noiet apkārtējos ciemos un miestos un sev pirkt ko ēst." 37 Bet Viņš atbildēdams tiem sacīja: "Dodiet jūs viņiem ēst." Un tie Viņam sacīja: "Vai tad mums būs noiet un par divi simti denārijiem pirkt maizi un tiem dot ēst?" 38 Bet Viņš uz tiem saka: "Cik maizes jums ir? Eita un raugait." Un tie uzzinājuši saka: "Piecas un divi zivis." 39 Un Viņš visiem pavēlēja pa pulkiem apsēsties zaļajā zālē. 40 Un tie apsēdās pulciņos pa simtiem un pa piecdesmit. 41 Un Viņš ņēma tās piecas maizes un tās divi zivis, skatījās uz debesīm, pateicās un pārlauza maizes un deva Saviem mācekļiem, lai tie viņiem liktu priekšā, arī tās divi zivis Viņš visiem izdalīja. 42 Un tie visi ēda un paēda, 43 un salasīja no druskām divpadsmit pilnus grozus un no zivīm. 44 Un to, kas bija ēduši no tām maizēm, bija pieci tūkstoši. 45 Un Viņš tūdaļ Saviem mācekļiem lika kāpt laivā un papriekš pārcelties uz Betsaidu, kamēr Viņš ļaudis atlaistu. 46 Un, tos atlaidis, Viņš gāja kalnā Dievu lūgt. 47 Un, kad vakars metās, tad laiva bija jūras vidū un Viņš viens pats malā. 48 Un, redzēdams, ka tiem braucot bija grūtības, jo vējš tiem bija pretī, Viņš naktī gaiļos pie tiem nāca, pa jūru staigādams, un gribēja tiem iet garām. 49 Bet, kad tie Viņu redzēja pa jūru staigājam, tie noturēja Viņu par spoku un iesāka brēkt, 50 jo visi Viņu redzēja un izbijās. Un tūdaļ Viņš ar tiem runāja un uz tiem saka: "Turiet drošu prātu, Es tas esmu; nebīstieties!" 51 Un Viņš iekāpa pie tiem laivā, un vējš nostājās, bet tie bija pavisam iztrūkušies. 52 Jo viņi notikumu ar maizēm nebija sapratuši, bet viņu sirds bija apcietināta. 53 Un pārcēlušies tie nonāca Ģenecaretē un brauca tur pie malas. 54 Un, kad tie no laivas izkāpa, tad ļaudis Viņu tūdaļ pazina 55 un apstaigāja visu to apgabalu, un sāka nest slimos uz gultām turp, kur tie dzirdēja Viņu esam. 56 Un, kur Viņš iegāja miestos vai pilsētās, vai ciemos, tur tie neveselos nolika tirgus laukumos un Viņu lūdza, ka tikai Viņa drēbju vīli varētu aizskart; un, cik Viņu aizskāra, tie kļuva veseli.
Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth
(Matthew 13.53-58Luke 4.16-30)1 Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, followed by his disciples. 2 On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Many people were there; and when they heard him, they were all amazed. “Where did he get all this?” they asked. “What wisdom is this that has been given him? How does he perform miracles? 3 Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters living here?” And so they rejected him.
4 Jesus said to them, “Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family.”
5 He was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 He was greatly surprised, because the people did not have faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples
(Matthew 10.5-15Luke 9.1-6)Then Jesus went to the villages around there, teaching the people. 7 He called the twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two. He gave them authority over the evil spirits 8 and ordered them, “Don't take anything with you on the trip except a walking stick—no bread, no beggar's bag, no money in your pockets. 9 Wear sandals, but don't carry an extra shirt.” 10 He also told them, “Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that place. 11 If you come to a town where people do not welcome you or will not listen to you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them!”
12 So they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins. 13 They drove out many demons, and rubbed olive oil on many sick people and healed them.
The Death of John the Baptist
(Matthew 14.1-12Luke 9.7-9)14 Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, “John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles.”
15 Others, however, said, “He is Elijah.”
Others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
16 When Herod heard it, he said, “He is John the Baptist! I had his head cut off, but he has come back to life!” 17 Herod himself had ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, whom he had married, even though she was the wife of his brother Philip. 18 John the Baptist kept telling Herod, “It isn't right for you to marry your brother's wife!”
19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not because of Herod. 20 Herod was afraid of John because he knew that John was a good and holy man, and so he kept him safe. He liked to listen to him, even though he became greatly disturbed every time he heard him.
21 Finally Herodias got her chance. It was on Herod's birthday, when he gave a feast for all the top government officials, the military chiefs, and the leading citizens of Galilee. 22 The daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and his guests. So the king said to the girl, “What would you like to have? I will give you anything you want.” 23 With many vows he said to her, “I swear that I will give you anything you ask for, even as much as half my kingdom!”
24 So the girl went out and asked her mother, “What shall I ask for?”
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25 The girl hurried back at once to the king and demanded, “I want you to give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!”
26 This made the king very sad, but he could not refuse her because of the vows he had made in front of all his guests. 27 So he sent off a guard at once with orders to bring John's head. The guard left, went to the prison, and cut John's head off; 28 then he brought it on a plate and gave it to the girl, who gave it to her mother. 29 When John's disciples heard about this, they came and got his body, and buried it.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
(Matthew 14.13-21Luke 9.10-17John 6.1-14)30 The apostles returned and met with Jesus, and told him all they had done and taught. 31 There were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his disciples didn't even have time to eat. So he said to them, “Let us go off by ourselves to some place where we will be alone and you can rest a while.” 32 So they started out in a boat by themselves to a lonely place.
33 Many people, however, saw them leave and knew at once who they were; so they went from all the towns and ran ahead by land and arrived at the place ahead of Jesus and his disciples. 34 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw this large crowd, and his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things. 35 When it was getting late, his disciples came to him and said, “It is already very late, and this is a lonely place. 36 Send the people away, and let them go to the nearby farms and villages in order to buy themselves something to eat.”
37 “You yourselves give them something to eat,” Jesus answered.
They asked, “Do you want us to go and spend two hundred silver coins on bread in order to feed them?”
38 So Jesus asked them, “How much bread do you have? Go and see.”
When they found out, they told him, “Five loaves and also two fish.”
39 Jesus then told his disciples to make all the people divide into groups and sit down on the green grass. 40 So the people sat down in rows, in groups of a hundred and groups of fifty. 41 Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 Everyone ate and had enough. 43 Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left of the bread and the fish. 44 The number of men who were fed was five thousand.
Jesus Walks on the Water
(Matthew 14.22-33John 6.15-21)45 At once Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side of the lake, while he sent the crowd away. 46 After saying good-bye to the people, he went away to a hill to pray. 47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, while Jesus was alone on land. 48 He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because they were rowing against the wind; so sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them, walking on the water. He was going to pass them by, 49 but they saw him walking on the water. “It's a ghost!” they thought, and screamed. 50 They were all terrified when they saw him.
Jesus spoke to them at once, “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don't be afraid!” 51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind died down. The disciples were completely amazed, 52 because they had not understood the real meaning of the feeding of the five thousand; their minds could not grasp it.
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
(Matthew 14.34-36)53 They crossed the lake and came to land at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat. 54 As they left the boat, people recognized Jesus at once. 55 So they ran throughout the whole region; and wherever they heard he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats. 56 And everywhere Jesus went, to villages, towns, or farms, people would take their sick to the marketplaces and beg him to let the sick at least touch the edge of his cloak. And all who touched it were made well.
