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Jesus Goes to His Hometown(Mt. 13:53-58; Lk. 4:16-30)

¹Jesus left and went back to his hometown. His followers went with him. ²On the Sabbatha day Jesus taught in the synagogueb, and many people heard him. They were amazed and said, "Where did this man get this teaching? How did he get such wisdom? Who gave it to him? And where did he get the power to do miraclesc? ³Isn't he just the carpenter we know - Mary's son, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And don't his sisters still live here in town?" So they had a problem accepting him.
⁴Then Jesus said to them, "People everywhere give honor to a prophetd, except in his own town, with his own people, or in his home." ⁵Jesus was not able to do any miracles there except the healing of some sick people by laying his hands one them. ⁶He was surprised that the people there had no faith. Then he went to other villages in that area and taught.

Jesus Sends His Apostles on a Mission(Mt. 10:1, 5-15; Lk. 9:1-6) ⁷Jesus called his twelve apostlesf together. He sent them out in groups of two and gave them power over evil spirits. ⁸This is what he told them: "Take nothing for your trip except a stick for walking. Take no bread, no bag, and no money. ⁹You can wear sandals, but don't take extra clothes. ¹⁰When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. ¹¹If any town refuses to accept you or refuses to listen to you, then leave that town and shake the dust off your feetg as a warning to them."
¹²The apostles left and went to other places. They talked to the people and told them to change their hearts and lives. ¹³They forced many demonsh out of people and put olive oil oni many who were sick and healed them.

Herod Thinks Jesus Is John the Baptizer(Mt. 14:1-12; Lk. 9:7-9) ¹⁴King Herodj heard about Jesus, because Jesus was now famous. Some people said, "He is John the Baptizerk. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miraclesc."
¹⁵Other people said, "He is Elijahl."
And others said, "He is a prophetd. He is like the prophetds who lived long ago."
¹⁶Herod heard these things about Jesus. He said, "I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!"

How John the Baptizer Was Killed ¹⁷Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison. Herodj did this to please his wife Herodias. She had been married to Herod's brother Philip, but then Herod married her. ¹⁸John told Herod, "It is not right for you to be married to your brother's wife." ¹⁹So Herodias hated John. She wanted him dead, but she was not able to persuade Herod to kill him. ²⁰Herod was afraid to kill John, because he knew that he was a good and holym man. So he protected him. He liked listening to John, although what John said left him with so many questions.
²¹Then the right time came for Herodias to cause John's death. It happened on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee. ²²The daughter of Herodias came to the party and danced. When she danced, Herod and the people eating with him were very pleased.
So King Herod said to the girl, "I will give you anything you want." ²³He promised her, "Anything you ask for I will give to you - even half of my kingdom."
²⁴The girl went to her mother and asked, "What should I ask King Herod to give me?"
Her mother answered, "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."
²⁵So right then the girl went back in to the king. She said to him, "Please give me the head of John the Baptizerk. Bring it to me now on a plate."
²⁶King Herod was very sad, but he didn't want to break the promise he had made to her in front of his guests. ²⁷So he sent a soldier to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier went and cut off John's head in the prison. ²⁸He brought the head back on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹John's followers heard about what happened, so they came and got John's body and put it in a tombn.

Jesus Feeds More Than 5000(Mt. 14:13-21; Lk. 9:10-17; Jn. 6:1-14) ³⁰The apostlesf Jesus had sent out came back to him. They gathered around him and told him about all they had done and taught. ³¹Jesus and his followers were in a very busy place. There were so many people that he and his followers did not even have time to eat. He said to them, "Come with me. We will go to a quiet place to be alone. There we will get some rest."
³²So Jesus and his followers went away alone. They went in a boat to a place where no one lived. ³³But many people saw them leave and knew who they were. So people from every town ran to the place where they were going and got there before Jesus. ³⁴As Jesus stepped out of the boat, he saw a large crowd waiting. He felt sorry for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd to care for them. So he taught the people many things.
³⁵It was now very late in the day. Jesus' followers came to him and said, "No one lives around here, and it is already very late. ³⁶So send the people away. They need to go to the farms and towns around here to buy some food to eat."
³⁷But Jesus answered, "You give them some food to eat."
They said to Jesus, "We can't buy enough bread to feed all these people. We would all have to work a month to earn enough to buy that much bread!"
³⁸Jesus asked them, "How many loaves of bread do you have now? Go and see."
They counted their loaves of bread. They came to Jesus and said, "We have five loaves of bread and two fish."
³⁹Then Jesus said to them, "Tell everyone to sit in groups on the green grass." ⁴⁰So all the people sat in groups. There were about 50 or 100 people in each group.
⁴¹Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He looked up to the sky and thanked God for the food. Then he broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to his followers to distribute to the people. Then he divided the two fish among everyone there.
⁴²They all ate until they were full. ⁴³After they finished eating, the followers filled twelve baskets with the pieces of bread and fish that were left. ⁴⁴There were about 5000 men there who ate.

Jesus Walks on Water(Mt. 14:22-33; Jn. 6:16-21) ⁴⁵Then Jesus told the followers to get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake to Bethsaida. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home. ⁴⁶After he said goodbye to them, he went up into the hills to pray.
⁴⁷That night, the boat was still in the middle of the lake. Jesus was alone on the land. ⁴⁸He saw the boat far away on the lake. And he saw the followers working hard to row the boat. The wind was blowing against them. Sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus went out to the boat, walking on the water. He continued walking until he was almost past the boat. ⁴⁹But the followers saw Jesus walking on the water. They thought he was a ghost, and they started screaming. ⁵⁰It scared them all to see him. But he spoke to them and said, "Don't worry! It's me! Don't be afraid." ⁵¹When he got into the boat with the followers, the wind stopped. The followers were completely amazed. ⁵²They could not believe what happened. It was like the miracle he did with the bread. They still didn't understand what that meant.

Jesus Heals Many Sick People(Mt. 14:34-36) ⁵³Jesus and his followers went across the lake and came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there. ⁵⁴When they were out of the boat, the people there saw Jesus. They knew who he was, ⁵⁵so they ran to tell others throughout that area. They brought sick people on mats to every place Jesus went. ⁵⁶Jesus went into towns, cities, and farms around that area. And every place he went, the people brought sick people to the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch any part of his coat. And all those who touched him were healed.

^aSabbath Saturday, the seventh day of the week and a special day for Israelites or Jews. By God’s command it was set aside as a time for the people to rest and honor God.
^bsynagogue A place in many cities where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.
^cmiracle An amazing act done by the power of God.
^dprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
^elay hands on This act was a way of asking God to bless people in a special way - to heal them, to cause the Holy Spirit to come into them, or to give them power for a special work.
^fapostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
^g6:11 shake the dust off your feet A warning. It would show that they were finished talking to these people.
^hdemon An evil spirit from the devil.
ⁱ6:13 put olive oil on Olive oil was used like a medicine.
^jHerod (1) Herod I (the Great), king of Judea and all of Palestine (40-4 b.c.), Mt. 2:1-22; Lk. 1:5; Acts 23:35. (2) Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, tetrarch (ruler) of Galilee and Perea (4 b.c.-39 a.d.), Mt. 14:1-6; Mk. 6:14-22; 8:15; Lk. 3:1, 19; 8:3; 9:7, 9; 13:31; 23:7-15; Acts 4:27; 13:1. (3) Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, king of Palestine (37-44 a.d.), Acts 12:1, 6-21.
^kJohn the Baptizer The man God chose to tell people about Christ’s coming and to prepare them by warning them to change their lives and by baptizing them (see “baptize”) as a sign of their decision to change. Read Mt. 3; Mk. 1:1-11; Lk. 1:5-25, 57-80; 3:1-18.
^lElijah A very important Israelite leader and prophet who spoke for God during a 25-year period ending about 850 b.c. In the time of Jesus, the Jews were expecting Elijah to come again before the Messiah. See Mal. 4:5-6.
^mholy When referring to people or things, holy means set apart or chosen for a special use; especially, belonging to God or used only for him. It can also mean pure or perfect, worthy of God and fit for his service. When God is called holy, in addition to the idea of pure and perfect, it often means he is completely separate or different from and above everything else that exists. In the New Testament God’s people are holy because they have been made perfect and pure through Christ and, with the help of the Holy Spirit, keep themselves away from sin and live only for God.
ⁿtomb A grave dug in a wall of rock or a building where a dead body is buried. It can also be a small building made to show respect for important people who had died.