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1 And He went forth from there, and came to His own country, and His disciples follow Him, 2 and Sabbath having come, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were astonished, saying, “From where [did] this One [hear] these things? And what [is] the wisdom that was given to Him, that also such mighty works are done through His hands? 3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they were being stumbled at Him. 4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his relatives, and in his own house”; 5 and He was not able to do any mighty work there, except having put hands on a few sick, He healed [them]; 6 and He wondered because of their unbelief. And He was going around the villages, in a circle, teaching, 7 and He calls near the Twelve, and He began to send them forth two by two, and He was giving them power over the unclean spirits, 8 and He commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only—no leather pouch, no bread, no brass in the girdle, 9 but having been shod with sandals, and you may not put on two coats. 10 And He said to them, “Whenever you may enter into a house, remain there until you may depart from there, 11 and as many as may not receive you nor hear you, going out from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; [[truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in [the] day of judgment than for that city.”]] 12 And having gone forth they were preaching that [men] might convert, 13 and they were casting out many demons, and they were anointing many sick with oil, and they were healing [them]. 14 And King Herod heard (for His Name became public), and he said, “John the Immerser was raised out of the dead, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.” 15 Others said, “It is Elijah,” and others said, “It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.” 16 And Herod having heard, said, “He whom I beheaded—John—this is he; he was raised out of the dead.” 17 For Herod himself, having sent forth, laid hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he married her, 18 for John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother”; 19 and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able, 20 for Herod was fearing John, knowing him [to be] a righteous and holy man, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly. 21 And a seasonable day having come when Herod on his birthday was making a banquet to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first men of Galilee, 22 and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those dining with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you will, and I will give to you,” 23 and he swore to her, “Whatever you may ask me, I will give to you—to the half of my kingdom.” 24 And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, “What will I ask for myself?” And she said, “The head of John the Immerser”; 25 and having come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying, “I will that you may immediately give me the head of John the Immerser on a plate.” 26 And the king, made very sorrowful because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, would not put her away, 27 and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, commanded his head to be brought, 28 and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a plate, and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother; 29 and having heard, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and laid it in the tomb. 30 And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus, and they told Him all, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught, 31 and He said to them, “Come yourselves apart to a desolate place, and rest a little,” for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity, 32 and they went away to a desolate place, in the boat, by themselves. 33 And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognized Him, and they ran there by land from all the cities, and went before them, and came together to Him, 34 and having come forth, Jesus saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion on them, that they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and He began to teach many things. 35 And now the hour being advanced, His disciples having come near to Him, say, “The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced, 36 let them away, that having gone away into the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy loaves for themselves, for they do not have what they may eat.” 37 And He answering said to them, “You give them to eat,” and they say to Him, “Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denarii worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?” 38 And He says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see”; and having known, they say, “Five, and two fishes.” 39 And He commanded them to make all recline in companies on the green grass, 40 and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the sky, He blessed, and broke the loaves, and was giving [them] to His disciples, that they may set [them] before them, and the two fishes He divided to all, 42 and they all ate, and were filled, 43 and they took up of broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full, and of the fishes, 44 and those eating of the loaves were about five thousand men. 45 And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before [Him] to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He may let the multitude away, 46 and having taken leave of them, He went away to the mountain to pray. 47 And evening having come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He alone on the land; 48 and He saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night He comes to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them. 49 And they having seen Him walking on the sea, thought [it] to be an apparition, and cried out, 50 for they all saw Him, and were troubled, and immediately He spoke with them, and says to them, “Take courage! I AM; do not be afraid.” 51 And He went up to them into the boat, and the wind stilled, and greatly out of measure they were amazed in themselves, and were wondering, 52 for they did not understand concerning the loaves, for their heart has been hard. 53 And having passed over, they came on the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore, 54 and they having come forth out of the boat, immediately having recognized Him, 55 they ran around through all that surrounding region, and they began to carry around on the pallets those being ill, where they were hearing that He is, 56 and wherever He was going, to villages, or cities, or fields, in the marketplaces they were laying the ailing, and were calling on Him, that they may touch if it were but the fringe of His garment, and as many as were touching Him were saved.

People & places in this chapter

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  • Herodias

    Wife of Herod the tetrarch

    Previously the wife of Herod's brother Philip, whom Herod married, and for whom John the Baptist rebuked him; she bore a grudge against John and sought his death.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Mark 6:19

  • Joses

    Brother of Jesus

    Named in the Gospels among Jesus' brothers: Joses in Mark 6:3, Joseph in Matthew 13:55. The Orthodox Church, following the early Church, understands the Lord's brothers as sons of…

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3

  • Simon

    Brother of Jesus

    Named in the Gospels among Jesus' brothers (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). The Orthodox Church, following the early Church, understands the Lord's brothers as sons of Joseph from an…

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3

Cross references (54)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Luke 4:16–30; Matthew 13:54–58; Matthew 2:23
  2. 2 John 7:15; John 6:42; Mark 1:21–22; Acts 4:13–14; Matthew 4:23
  3. 3 Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:55–57; John 6:42; Jude 1; Matthew 11:6
  4. 4 John 4:44; Luke 4:24; Matthew 13:57; Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 11:21
  5. 5 Matthew 13:58; Mark 9:23; Mark 5:23; Hebrews 4:2; Isaiah 59:1–2
  6. 6 Matthew 9:35; Matthew 8:10; Luke 13:22; Acts 10:38; Isaiah 59:16
  7. 7 Ecclesiastes 4:9–10; Matthew 10:1–5; Luke 10:17–20; Luke 9:1–6; Luke 10:1
  8. 8 Luke 9:3; Matthew 10:9–10; Luke 10:4; Luke 22:35
  9. 9 Acts 12:8; Ephesians 6:15
  10. 10 Luke 9:4; Luke 10:7–8; Matthew 10:11–13; Acts 17:5–7; Acts 16:15
  11. 11 Matthew 10:14–15; Nehemiah 5:13; Acts 18:6; Luke 10:10–15; Jude 7
  12. 12 Matthew 4:17; Luke 13:3; Acts 20:21; Acts 2:38; Luke 11:32
  13. 13 James 5:14–15; Mark 6:7; Luke 10:17
  14. 14 Luke 9:7–9; Mark 6:14–29; Mark 1:28; Luke 23:7–12; Luke 13:31
  15. 15 Matthew 16:14; Malachi 4:5; Matthew 21:11; Mark 8:28; Luke 7:16
  16. 16 Genesis 40:10–11; Luke 9:9; Revelation 11:10–13; Matthew 27:4; Psalm 53:5
  17. 17 Matthew 11:2; Luke 3:19–20; Luke 3:1; Matthew 4:12; Matthew 14:3–12
  18. 18 Leviticus 18:16; Leviticus 20:21; Ezekiel 3:18–19; 1 Kings 22:14; Matthew 14:3–4
  19. 19 Ephesians 4:26–27; Ecclesiastes 7:9; 1 Kings 21:20; Genesis 39:17–20
  20. 20 Matthew 21:26; Matthew 14:5; 2 Chronicles 24:15–22; John 5:35; Psalm 106:12–13
  21. 21 Esther 2:18; Genesis 40:20; Hosea 7:5; 1 Peter 4:3; 2 Samuel 13:23–29
  22. 22 Esther 1:10–12; Matthew 14:6; Daniel 5:2; Isaiah 3:16–26
  23. 23 Esther 5:3; Esther 7:2; Matthew 4:9; 1 Samuel 28:10; Esther 5:6
  24. 24 2 Chronicles 22:3–4; Job 31:31; Genesis 27:8–11; Ezekiel 19:2–3; Psalm 27:2
  25. 25 Proverbs 1:16; Numbers 7:13; Romans 3:15; Numbers 7:19–89
  26. 26 Matthew 27:24–25; Matthew 14:9; Matthew 27:3–5
  27. 27 Matthew 14:10–11
  28. 29 Matthew 14:12; 2 Chronicles 24:16; Acts 8:2; 1 Kings 13:29–30; Matthew 27:57–60
  29. 30 Luke 9:10; Luke 10:17; Matthew 10:2; Acts 20:18–21; Luke 22:14
  30. 31 Mark 3:20; Mark 3:7; John 6:1; Mark 1:45; Matthew 14:13
  31. 32 Mark 6:45; Mark 8:2–9; Mark 4:36; Mark 3:9; Matthew 14:13–21
  32. 33 John 6:2; Matthew 15:29–31; Mark 6:54–55; James 1:19
  33. 34 Matthew 9:36; Numbers 27:17; Luke 9:11; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Isaiah 61:1–3
  34. 35 John 6:5–15; Luke 9:12–17; Matthew 14:15–21
  35. 36 Matthew 15:23; Mark 3:21; Mark 5:31
  36. 37 2 Kings 4:42–44; Numbers 11:13; Matthew 14:16; Mark 8:2–3; Luke 9:13
  37. 38 Mark 8:5; Matthew 15:34; Luke 9:13; Matthew 14:17–18; John 6:9
  38. 39 1 Corinthians 14:33; Matthew 15:35; 1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Kings 10:5; Esther 1:5–6
  39. 40 Luke 9:14–15
  40. 41 Matthew 14:19; Mark 7:34; Luke 9:16; Luke 24:30; Mark 14:22
  41. 42 Mark 8:8–9; Luke 9:17; John 6:12; Matthew 15:37–38; Matthew 14:20–21
  42. 43 Mark 8:19–20
  43. 45 Matthew 14:22–33; John 6:15–21; Mark 6:32
  44. 46 Mark 1:35; Matthew 6:6; Luke 6:12; Matthew 14:23; 1 Peter 2:21
  45. 47 Matthew 14:23; John 6:16–17
  46. 48 Job 9:8; Luke 12:38; Luke 24:28; Psalm 93:4; Matthew 14:24
  47. 49 Matthew 14:25–26; Job 9:8; Luke 24:37; Job 4:14–16
  48. 50 Matthew 14:27; Isaiah 43:2; John 6:19–20; Luke 24:38–41; John 20:19–20
  49. 51 Mark 4:39; Psalm 93:3–4; Mark 7:37; John 6:21; Mark 1:27
  50. 52 Mark 8:17–21; Luke 24:25; Isaiah 63:17; Mark 16:14; Matthew 16:9–11
  51. 53 Matthew 14:34–36; John 6:24–25; Luke 5:1
  52. 54 Psalm 9:10; Philippians 3:10
  53. 55 Matthew 4:24; Mark 3:7–11; Mark 2:1–3
  54. 56 Matthew 9:20; Luke 6:19; Mark 3:10; Numbers 15:38–39; Mark 5:27–28

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 6:41 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book II, Chapters XXIII–XXIV)

    Soter is a name of five letters; Pater, too, contains five letters; Agape (love), too, consists of five letters; and our Lord, after blessing the five loaves, fed with them five thousand men.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 6:56 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter XV — 24, 25)

    … said by Mark: "And whithersoever He entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought Him that they might touch if it were but the border of His garment: and as many as touched Him were made whole." None other man did such things in them.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 6:18 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIV)

    For as the former said, "Ye generation of vipers;" so this latter, "How long will ye halt upon both your hips?" And the one said, "Hast thou killed, and inherited?" the other, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother Philip's wife." Seest thou the rock?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 6:5 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XLVIII)

    "A prophet," saith He, "is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house: and He did not," it is said, "many mighty works, because of their unbelief." But Luke saith, "And He did not there many miracles." And yet it was to be expected He should have done them.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 6:23 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XLVIII)

    … did he seize upon that wretched person just then, that he sware even to give the half of his kingdom: this being Mark's statement, "He sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom." Such was the value he set upon his royal power; so was he once for …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)