Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 On leaving that place, Jesus, followed by
his disciples, went to his own part of the
country. ⪆⪆
2 When the Sabbath came, he
began to teach in the Synagogue; and the people, as they
listened, were deeply impressed.
“Where did he get this?” they said, “and what is this
wisdom that has been given him? and these miracles which
he is doing?
3 Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and
the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And
are not his sisters, too, living here among us?”
4 This proved a hindrance to their believing in him; on which
Jesus said:
“A Prophet is not without honour, except in his own country,
and among his own relations, and in his own home.”
5 And he could not work any miracle there, beyond placing
his hands upon a few infirm persons, and curing them;
6 and he wondered at the want of faith shown by the people.
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Jesus went round the villages, one after another,
teaching. ⪆⪆
7 He called the Twelve to him,
and began to send them out as his Messengers,
two and two, and gave them authority over foul spirits.
8 He
instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey
—not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse;
9 but they
were to wear sandals, and not to put on a second coat.
10 “Whenever you go to stay at a house,” he said, “remain
there till you leave that place;
11 and if a place does not welcome
you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the
dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them.”
12 So they set out, and proclaimed the need of repentance.
13 They drove out many demons, and anointed with oil many
who were infirm, and cured them.
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14 Now King Herod heard of Jesus; for his name
had become well known. People were saying—
“John the Baptizer must have risen from the dead, and
that is why these miraculous powers are active in him.”
15 Others again said—“He is Elijah,” and others—“He is a
Prophet, like one of the great Prophets.”
16 But when Herod
heard of him, he said—“The man whom I beheaded—John—
he must be risen!”
17 For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him
in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother
Philip, because Herod had married her.
18 For John had said
to Herod—‘You have no right to be living with your brother's
wife.’
19 So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted
to put him to death,
20 but was unable to do so, because Herod
stood in fear of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy
man, and protected him. He had listened to John, but still
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remained much perplexed, and yet he found pleasure in listening
to him. ⪆⪆
21 A suitable opportunity, however, occurred
when Herod, on his birthday, gave a dinner to his high officials,
and his generals, and the foremost men in Galilee.
22 And
when his daughter—that is, the daughter of Herodias—came
in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining
with him. ‘Ask me for whatever you like,’ the King said to
the girl, ‘and I will give it to you’;
23 and he swore to her that
he would give her whatever she asked him—up to half his
kingdom. The girl went out, and said to her mother ‘What
must I ask for?’ ‘The head of John the Baptizer,’ answered
her mother.
25 So she went in as quickly as possible to the King,
and made her request. ‘I want you,’ she said, ‘to give me
at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.’
26 The King was
much distressed; yet, on account of his oath and of the guests
at his table, he did not like to refuse her.
27 He immediately
despatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John's
head.
28 The man went and beheaded John in the prison, and,
bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl
gave it to her mother.
29 When John's disciples heard of it,
they came and took his body away, and laid it in a tomb.
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30 When the Apostles came back to Jesus, they
told him all that they had done and all that they
had taught.
31 “Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot,” he said,
“and rest for a while”—for there were so many people coming
and going that they had not time even to eat.
32 So they
set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.
33 And many
people saw them going, and recognised them, and from all the
towns they flocked together to the place on foot, and got there
before them. ⪆⪆
34 On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a
great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them, because
they were ‘like sheep without a shepherd’; and he began
to teach them many things. note ⪆⪆
35 When it grew
late, his disciples came up to him, and said:
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“This is a lonely spot, and it is already late.
36 Send the people away, so that they may go to
the farms and villages around and buy themselves something
to eat.”
37 But Jesus answered: “It is for you to give them something
to eat.”
“Are we to go and buy twenty pounds' worth of bread,”
they asked, “to give them to eat?”
38 “How many loaves have you?” he asked; “go, and see.”
When they had found out, they told him: “Five, and two
fishes.”
39 Jesus directed them to make all the people take their
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seats on the green grass, in parties;
40 and they sat down
in groups—in hundreds, and in fifties.
41 Taking the five
loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven, and
said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave
them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and
he divided the two fishes also among them all.
42 Every one
had sufficient to eat;
43 and they picked up enough broken
pieces to fill twelve baskets, as well as some of the fish.
44 The
men who ate the bread were five thousand in number.
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45 Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples
get into the boat, and cross over in advance,
in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was
dismissing the crowd.
46 After he had taken leave of the people,
he went away up the hill to pray.
47 When evening fell, the
boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore
alone.
48 Seeing them labouring at the oars—for the wind was
against them—about three hours after midnight Jesus came
towards them, walking on the water, intending to join them.
49 But, when they saw him walking on the water, they thought
it was a ghost, and cried out;
50 for all of them saw him, and
were terrified. But Jesus at once spoke to them.
“Courage!” he said, “it is I; do not be afraid!”
51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind dropped.
52 The disciples were utterly amazed, for they had not understood
about the loaves, their minds being slow to learn.
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53 When they had crossed over, they landed at
Gennesaret, and moored the boat.
54 But they had
no sooner left her than the people,
55 recognizing Jesus, hurried
over the whole country-side, and began to carry about upon
mats those who were ill, wherever they heard he was.
56 So
wherever he went—to villages, or towns, or farms—they would
lay their sick in the market-places, begging him to let them
touch only the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched
were made well. note
Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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