MARK 6
Mark 6:52
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was
hardened. Mark 6.https://youtu.be/EBjdUk2vKUI Mark 6
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/3-28-17-mark-6.zip
ON VIDEO-
.Is it John?
.Herod thought so
.John spoke to corruption in leadership
.I’ll take his head
.Why the bread?
.Water walker
.Not a ghost [phantom]
.Not magic
.Is he stable?
.
NEW- [Past posts- verses below]
Jesus comes to his hometown- but because they are ‘familiar
with him’- he does no mighty work- just heals a few ‘sick folk’.
He gives us the famous saying -.Mark 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin,
and in his own house.
Then we see an interesting thing- as Jesus fame
spreads around- word gets to Herod that some prophet is going around- stirring
stuff up.Mark 6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread
abroad:)
And there are many questions about who he
really is.
‘is it Elijah come back’?
‘or another prophet’.
Herod says ‘no- it’s John the Baptist- he’s come back from
the dead’-
and he
said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works
do shew forth themselves in him.- Mk.16:14b
I find this funny in a way.
The story of the execution of John is also told in this
chapter.
It’s kind of famous.
Herod had a birthday party- the daughter of his wife does a
sensual dance.
Herod promises to give her whatever she wants.
She asks her mom what she should ask for.
Mom says ‘the head of John’-
Mark 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her
mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Yes- John preached against the corruption he saw in human
government.
He told Herod- that he was in sin because he married his
brother’s wife.
And Herod's wife was not to fond of John’s ‘prophetic
calling’.
Yet Herod feared John.Mark 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing
that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he
did many things, and heard him gladly.
Herod had put him in prison.
And now Herod's wife is going to get what she wants.
Yes- she got the head of
John- served on a platter-
Mark 6:27
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be
brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
Mark 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and
gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
But it is funny that
Herod was so afraid of John- that even after John died- he was still haunting
the megalomaniac
Mark 6:14
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said,
That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do
shew forth themselves in him.
Mark 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others
said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mark 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It
is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Now- Jesus does the
miracle of feeding the 5 thousand-
Mark 6:41
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to
heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to
set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mark 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mark 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of
the fragments, and of the fishes.
Mark 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were
about five thousand men.
On the video I explain why this is significant- in more ways
than one.
Jesus was building the faith of his men- and this miracle
was a big one indeed- I mean feeding 5 thousand- with 5 loaves and 2 fish- yes-
that's pretty good.
But notice what happens next.Mark 6:45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to
the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
Jesus sends his men away- on a boat-
He then goes to pray-Mark 6:46 And when he had sent them
away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
The seas get rough- his
men are scared- and Jesus walks to them on the water-
Mark 6:47
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on
the land.
Mark 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the
wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh
unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mark 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the
sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
They scream- they think they see ‘a Ghost’ [spirit].
The word used in the Creek- Phantasm- is only used one other
time in the New Testament.
It sort of implies a magical type element- a bit more than
the normal word we see when referring to spirit- or ghost.
Remember- Jesus did the miracle of feeding the many.
Now this miracle is about him- meaning he’s building the
faith of his men- about a ‘bodily miracle’ concerning himself.
Walking on the water.
And its important that they don’t mistake this as some sort
of
ghost.
Because when Jesus rises from the dead- bodily- they will be
challenged to believe the true testimony about his Resurrection.
Some early sects/cults confused the bodily Resurrection- and
actually said Jesus was a phantom.
[The Docetists- an offshoot of the Gnostics].
So- when they see Jesus walking- they thinks its a ‘ghost’
and he assures them he is real- his physical body is walking on the water.
And notice the rebuke-
Mark 6:49
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit,
and cried out:
Mark 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it
is I; be not afraid.
Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship;
and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure,
and wondered.
Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the
loaves: for their heart was hardened.
How does this connect to the bread and fish?
The multiplying of the bread and fish- if remembered- was a
real- physical miracle- of real material stuff.
Jesus is the Bread of life.
And his walking on the water was not some spiritual magic
trick- so to speak.
It was also a real- material- physical act.
And down the road- when he shows up after 3 days in the
grave- make no mistake about it-
It is the real- physical- bodily Resurrection of Jesus
Christ- come back from the grave.
Yes- it was no phantasm that appeared to his followers-
He was the real thing.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold
my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not
faithless, but believing. John 20.
PAST LINKS [verses below]
MARK-
I quoted from Corinthians- below is my complete commentary-
I mentioned Docetism on today’s video- below are some my past teachings on it-
ANTI- CHRIST- [Church Unlimited notes- 2nd- 3rd
John]
3John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth
good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.https://youtu.be/7dfLhO2HBf8 anti- Christ [2nd, 3rd John]
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/10-23-16-anti-christ-2nd-3rd-jn.zip
ON VIDEO [past posts below]
.See my Hillary drawing [sorry]
.Who is anti-christ?
.Some thought Hitler
.Apostles relate to the bride
.Soteriology
.Was John a theological liberal?
Mosul
.Iraq- Libya
.ISIS
.Sunni- Shia division
.Execution- or human shields- or just murder?
.Abortion
.Docetism refuted
[parts]
OBADIAH-
Obadiah 1:7
All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men
that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee;
that they eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none
understanding in him.https://youtu.be/LaG8b0etYK8 Obadiah
ON VIDEO-
.Peace treaty?
.Leaked emails
.How to skew the polls
.Do I like to lynch Black people?
.The 1 dollar cheese story
.Homeless stuff
.Iran- Yemen- Libya- Syria
.The shores of Tripoli
.ISIS
.Turkey
.Britannia ruled the seas- and lost
.Mosul
NEW- In this small book- 1 chapter- we read of the judgment
of God upon Edom.
They were a people that felt like they were unstoppable.
The alliances they made were their downfall.
As I read the book the other night- it made me think about
our present situation.
Let’s see if I can hit some high points.
[parts]
NEWS- [Mosul- 3 Americans shot and killed yesterday in
Jordan- Wiki leaks reveals real corruption]
I mentioned the last few weeks about our actions in Mosul
Iraq.
The U.S. is backing up the overthrow of this city- for
political purposes.
I mentioned how the Iraqi troops we are backing are Shia
[Muslim division] and some of the population of Mosul are Sunni.
Should we be backing up a ‘genocide’- meaning one group
[Iraqi Shia] wanting to eliminate another [Sunni].
I saw a report on PBS news- the interviewer brought up the
fact that the tanks that are now rolling into Mosul are flying Shia flags.
Meaning- they are not there to ‘liberate’ people- but to
murder Sunni.
[parts]
(738) ACTS 1- Luke,
the writer of this book, feels the need to document the ongoing work of Jesus
and his revolution. He already wrote a gospel and believes this to be the
beginning of the story. In essence, the reality of Jesus and his resurrection
are just the start, we have much more to do and become on this journey. Most
writers jump to chapter 2. We have churches and music groups called ‘Acts
chapter 2’. Why does Luke seem to wait till chapter 2 before getting to ‘the
good stuff’? Chapter one records the 40 days of Jesus showing himself alive
after his death. Luke feels this singular truth to be important enough to
simply stand alone [I do realize the early letters did not have chapter and
verse divisions like today]. The real physical fact of Jesus bodily
resurrection is without a doubt the foundational truth of the gospel. The
outpouring of the Spirit and the whole future of the church depends on the
reality of the resurrected Christ. Paul will write the Corinthians and tell
them if the resurrection were not true then they are the most miserable of all
people. Luke tells us Jesus gave instructions for the Apostles to wait at Jerusalem for the Spirit.
They will be witnesses of him to all the surrounding nations after the Spirit
empowers them. We also see Peter emerge as the key spokesman for the group. He
quotes freely from the Psalms and reads their own history into the book. He
sees the prophetic verse from David on ‘let another take his office’ as
referring to Judas betrayal and death. They cast lots and choose Matthias as
the one to replace Judas. Peter shows the importance of Judas replacement to
come from one that was with them thru out the earthly time of Jesus. Someone
who saw and witnessed Jesus after the resurrection. Scholars have confused this
with the ‘ascension gift Apostles’. Some scholars have taken the truth of the
early Apostles having the criteria of being actual witnesses of Jesus, and have
said ‘therefore, you have no Apostles today’. Paul will teach in Ephesians that
after Jesus ascension on high he gave gifts unto men ‘some Apostles, others
Prophets, etc.’ The New Testament clearly speaks of Apostles as an ongoing gift
in the church. Barnabas will later be called an Apostles [Acts 14:14 ] as well as many other
references in the original Greek using the same Greek word for Apostle. But
here we find Peter seeing the need to replace Judas. Other scholars think Peter
might have jumped the gun. They see Paul’s apostleship as the possible person
the Lord picked out as the replacement. You do find Paul referring time and
again to his Apostolic authority as one ‘born out of due time’ who saw Jesus on
the Damascus
road. If Paul was simply an ascension gift Apostle, why would he refer time and
again to his authority based on being a witness who also saw Jesus? It’s
possible that Paul was in this group of ‘Apostles of the Lamb’ who had extra
authority based upon their testimony of being eyewitnesses. So in chapter one
we see that Jesus appeared for 40 days giving instructions to the early
leadership and told them to wait at Jerusalem
for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We see the incarnational purpose of God,
Jesus was and continues to be the express image of God to man. He was not some
‘phantom’ like the Docetists will claim, but a very real physical resurrected
Lord. Luke begins the early history of the church with this reality being
important enough to stand on its own.
[parts]
ON VIDEO-
.Foundation stones
.Why Bishops?
.Gnostics and Docetism
.Dads boat
.GOV Christie and hot dogs
.Restore the paths
.Isaiah and John
.Memories of a kid- train tunnel
.Robert Moses to blame?
.Mayor LaGuardia
.The argument for Rome
.Church fathers
.Mystics
.Suicide signs
.Apostolic succession
.What church is the ‘true church’?
.Most amazing intellectual discourse ever? Only if you
don’t hear [have to watch to get it- sorry]
.Bedrock
.I am homeless- can you spare a 5?
VERSES-
Galatians 2:1 Then fourteen years after I went
up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and
communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but
privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or
had run, in vain.
Galatians 2:3 But neither Titus, who was with
me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Galatians 2:4 And that because of false brethren
unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have
in Christ Jesus, that they might
[parts]
I mentioned Gnostics as well- below is some past
teaching on that-
PLATO
Plato was
born in 427 BC- he was the most famous student of Socrates.
He is best
known for his theory of Ideas/Forms.
He believed
that the material world was an imperfect copy of the Idea world.
That is he
believed that Ideas exist apart from the construct of the human mind- that they
were the perfect forms of the things we see in the material realm.
He could
also be referred to as a Realist- because he believed these Ideas actually
existed [for real]. Where did he get
this from?
As we study
Philosophy- each one that comes down the line has been influenced in some way
by those that preceded them.
There was a
famous thinker- Pythagoras [his followers were the Pythagoreans] who taught a
concept called the Transmigration of the Soul [a sort of Reincarnation].
They
believed that the soul of man went thru various stages- and existed
independently of the body.
In Greek
thought the soul is immortal- it exists before the body.
In Christian
teaching the Soul [mind- Spirit] comes into existence when God creates man [the
bible says ‘and man BECAME a living soul’- referring to the creation of Adam].
The Greeks
saw the soul as preexisting before the natural life.
In the mind
of Plato- the body was a receptacle- in this life we recollect the knowledge
that comes from the Idea world.
He ascribed
Ontological status to ideas themselves.
In
Philosophy there are 2 basic ways knowledge comes [we study this in
Epistemology- an offshoot of Philosophy- which deals with how we know things].
A Priori
knowledge is knowledge obtained independent of experience.
A Posteriori
is knowledge obtained thru the senses- what we call Empirical evidence.
In Plato’s
schema he believed that the knowledge that comes to us from the Formal world
[ideas- forms] was A Priori knowledge- that the human mind recalls- and in the
present material world- knowledge comes to us from the perfect idea world.
The Greeks
believed that all matter was flawed- that the Body was an imperfect vessel- and
after death we are released into the perfect world- and free from the material
realm.
Christian
Tradition does not hold to this view.
The Church
teaches that the created world is good- not evil.
Among
Christians there is some confusion about this- because the older versions of
the bible [King James] seem to teach that matter [world, flesh] is evil.
Why?
Paul the apostle
talks about no good thing being in The Flesh- he talks about the Carnal mind-
the apostle John says ‘all that is in the World- the lust of the flesh- the
pride of life- is not of the Father but is of the world’.
There are
many references like this in the bible- but they are speaking about the sinful
nature of man [the flesh] and not about the human body itself [For instance
Paul says in Romans ‘present your BODIES as living sacrifices unto God- Holy
and acceptable’ in Corinthians ‘your BODY is the temple of the Holy Spirit’-
there are many references in scripture that speak of the Body as Holy.
When the
bible says ‘satan is the god of this world’ it is not speaking of the earth-
which God created- and calls GOOD- but it is speaking of the ‘world’ system- an
age of wickedness.
So- at times
Christians have confused this- and have held a sort of Dualistic view of
matter- that is not the biblical view- but a Gnostic view- that all matter is
evil.
Plato saw
the unseen world of Ideas as the perfect- pure world.
He taught
that in this life we obtain the knowledge of the pure- by reason of
recollection- that these pure ideas come to us ‘are recalled’ in this life.
He is famous
for founding the first Philosophical school- it was called The Academy- named
after a man by the name of Academus.
The land was
donated for the school- it was previously used as an Olive Grove- and in honor
of the donation- Plato named the school after the donor.
This is why
we use the phrase ‘The Groves of Academia’ today.
Plato was
actually a nick name- he wrestled in Athens- in a sort of precursor to what
would later become the Olympic games- and he was broad shouldered- that’s where
his name comes from- Plato means broad shouldered.
So- to sum
up- Plato believed that Forms [ideas] were eternal, the cause of all that is.
He believed
we are born with innate ideas- these are not learned thru sense experience- but
exist independently of the mind- and in this bodily life we retrieve [the body
is a receptacle] these ideas.
Does the bible
teach anything along these lines?
Not exactly.
Christians
believe that God himself is infinite- without beginning or end.
That wisdom-
ideas- ‘forms’ of things do indeed exist- prior to our own life.
But these
ideas are not without a Mind- God is Spirit- and he is everywhere [Omnipresent]
he knows all tings [Omniscient] - so- in a way- there are indeed ideas- forms-
but they come from the ultimate Mind of God.
A good
example would be the building of the Tabernacle- and later the Temple- under
Moses and King David [his son Solomon actually built it].
God told
Moses ‘see that you build it after the Pattern shown to thee in the mount’.
In the book
of Hebrews we read that the earthly Tabernacle [Temple] was simply an image- a
symbol- of heavenly realities.
That God
himself had the ‘form’ in his mind- indeed- like Plato taught- the heavenly
form is perfect- the earthly expression imperfect.
But these
patterns- forms- ideas- are from the Mind of God- they are not Innate in the
soul of man- nor does the soul of man exist before his birth.
In the past
few months I have had several Christian friends tell me that they feel like
they existed before this life- a type of reincarnation.
I explained
to them that in the Christian faith we do not hold to this view.
But- the
bible does tell us that God had a purpose for us- Predetermined- before the
‘foundation of the world’.
Meaning that
yes- in the Mind of God- in a way- we did exist- but we did not have actual
being [called Ontological status in the field of Philosophy] until we were
created by God.
God’s
purpose for us was already in the Mind of God before our birth.
The bible
says that Christ is made unto us wisdom- we are not Receptacles in the sense
that Plato taught.
But yes- in
time God reveals to us this Hidden Wisdom- about his love and purpose for us.
And in this
life we act out- we fulfil this eternal purpose.
Man [or
woman] can never find true happiness- true meaning- until they tap into this
purpose.
We were
created by the hand of God- to bring glory and honor to him- and we in this
life can ever find true fulfilment- until we make it back to God.
[parts]
I talked about Herod on today’s post- Mark 6- below are some of my past teachings on him-
The past few weeks I had a few friends ask me about the Dead
Sea Scrolls- and a few other questions about the ‘lost books of the bible’ and
some other common- and mistaken ideas [like the original sin being Eve had sex
with the serpent].
So- I figured I would cover a little Jewish history- which
would help in this study of Hebrews-
And also hit on a few of these subjects.
As we read Hebrews- it helps to also understand some of the
history that we don’t have in our bibles [though the Catholic bibles do have
some of it in the Apocrypha].
Ok- the ruling empire at the time of Christ was Rome- just
prior to the appearance of Jesus- the Roman Emperor- Caesar Augustus-
consolidated the Roman Empire under his rule-
Rome was ruled by a senate- some famous names from history
were in it- Cicero being one.
Caesar Augustus was the nephew of Julius Caesar- his real
name was Octavian [Octavius].
After the death of Julius Caesar- there were some power
struggles that took place- between some other famous people.
Marc Antony being one of them [Cleopatra too- he was in love
with the girl for sure].
Now- we read about Augustus in the New Testament- and we
read in the book of Revelation about the Mark of the Beast- and that those who
don't worship- give homage to the Beast- they will be killed.
So- Many Christians would be killed because they would
refuse to give homage to Caesar Augustus [meaning son of the Divine].
‘Wow- how did he get a name like that’ [there was more than
one Caesar by the way- as well as more than one Herod- who did play a part in
these power struggles- it can get confusing- even to me].
When Octavian defeated Marc Antony at Actium [32 BC].
Herod [The Great] had a problem- he had previously sided
with Antony and found himself on the losing side.
Yet he was smart- did some ‘brown nosing’ as we say-and
patched things up.
Herod had 3 sons- who would eventually take positions of
authority in the Roman government at the time of Christ.
Herod Antipas was over the region that we read about in the
New Testament where Jesus did most of his ministry- Galilee.
Ok- Octavian claimed deity because of a heavenly sign
associated with his rise to power- and this is how he became called ‘Caesar
Augustus’.
He sort of saw himself as a
‘re-incarnate’- of his great uncle Julius Caesar.
‘John- what in the heck does this have to do with the Dead
Sea Scrolls’.
Ok- good question.
The Jews had various responses to the empires that ruled
over them during various times.
Alexander the Great instituted Hellenization- a sort of
cultural compromise over the people he conquered.
They could keep their religious/cultural roots- but would be
subservient to Alexander and Greek rule.
Some Jewish people rejected any compromise- we call them the
Essenes- they moved out of town- so to speak, and lived in what we refer to as
the Qumran community.
This was a few centuries before the time of Christ- and this
was where the Dead Seas Scrolls were found in the 20th century.
A Bedouin boy was looking for his goats- threw a rock in a
cave right off the Dead Sea- and that’s how we found the scrolls.
The scrolls might have been hidden there by the Essenes-
Now- when my friends asked me about them- I told them that
it’s been a while since I read up on any of this- but to the best of my memory
the thing that made them significant was the fact that they were very old manuscripts-
from the bible- and they backed up what we had had all along.
I did read up this week- and basically had it right.
The earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament we had
previously dated back to around 900- 1000 A.D.
These manuscripts went back about 1000 years earlier- and
they contained portions from almost every book of the Old testament- and some
complete books.
The only book missing was Esther.
So- this was indeed a very significant find for scholars.
But the Scrolls also contain some of the writings from the
Essenes themselves- things we never had before- so this too was significant.
There were Jews at the time of the first century who tried
to ‘get along’ with Rome- and with the person in charge of their region [one of
the sons of Herod the Great at the time of Christ].
These are referred to as Herodian’s in the bible.
Some wanted a revolution to rid Rome from Jerusalem- these
were the Zealots [one of Jesus disciples was in this group].
Some thought if they returned to a legalistic obeisance of
the law- that this would bring in a deliverer- like the stories we read about
in the Old testament- these were the Pharisees.
And some took more of a political compromise- these were the
Sadducees.
Eventually a war with Rome would be fought [By the way-
Josephus- the famous 1st century historian- fought on the side of the Jews in
the war- and after Jerusalem was sacked in A.D. 70- he went to Rome and wrote
his great works- thinking he would make a case for the Jewish people with the
Romans. This is why we have his works today- which are very valuable to
scholars].
NOTE- In time I’ll try and cover how we ‘got our bibles’
[called the Canon- meaning Rule/ Measurement].
Frankly- there is a lot of confusion in the general public
about conspiracies [like the Catholic Church had some type of plot to keep
certain books out].
Or stories about how the Church taught Mary Magdalene was a
prostitute so they could discredit her.
Actually- we read in the gospels that Jesus cast out
‘spirits’ from a woman who was probably living this type of life-
And Jesus had a ministry to the down and out- it is indeed
possible that Mary was one of these women-
And if true- it would not demean her in any way-
That’s how this tradition more than likely developed- But-
we don’t know for sure.
So a few years back the Church officially said ‘we don’t
know’.
Ok- Plot?
No- just being careful.
So there are other misguided beliefs like this- that sincere
people have- and over time I hope to get to them.
I’ll do one more in keeping with this post.
I mentioned above that Caesar Augustus did indeed take the
title of ‘son of God’.
And some critics of the Church say ‘see- there were all
types of religions that had Sons of God’.
I watched one show a few years back- and it stated that
these religions had ’12 disciples- a leader named Lord and Savior- and he
healed and claimed to be God’s Son- and rose from the dead’.
Ok- that show was ‘fibbing’ to put it lightly- they went too
far [historically speaking] in trying to diminish the Christians claim of
Christ by doing this.
Now- is there some truth to this at all?
Yes- like I just mentioned above- Octavian did indeed claim
deity- a ‘son of god’.
So- how do we explain this?
In the book of Galatians the bible says ‘in the FULLNESS of
times God sent forth his Son’.
Jesus came at a set time in history- in fulfilment of the
Jewish Prophets- to be who he was- and to do what he did.
Now- this is not special pleading here- but I find it a
masterpiece that God’s Son came at a time when the Roman Empire had one sitting
on the throne- who too claimed deity.
Yet Jesus was in a region of the lower class- his men were
not highly educated- and his followers were people under oppression.
Augustus lived in the wealthy and influential capital of
‘the world’- he had all you could ever ask for- he was worshiped as a god.
Yet in 3 short centuries- one of the heirs of the empire-
Constantine- would have an experience – not with a former Caesar- but with a
vison of a Cross-
He would convert to Christianity- and declare Christianity
to be the religion of the realm.
[parts]
VERSES-
Mark 6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
Mark 6:2
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many
hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things?
and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works
are wrought by his hands?
Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary,
the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his
sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
Mark 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not
without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own
house.
Mark 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save
that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Mark 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages, teaching.
Mark 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and
began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean
spirits;
Mark 6:8 And commanded them that they should take
nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in
their purse:
Mark 6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on
two coats.
Mark 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place
soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
Mark 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor
hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony
against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and
Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mark 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Mark 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed
with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Mark 6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name
was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead,
and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mark 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others
said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mark 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It
is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Mark 6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid
hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother
Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Mark 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Mark 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against
him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
Mark 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was
a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many
things, and heard him gladly.
Mark 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief
estates of Galilee;
Mark 6:22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias
came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king
said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Mark 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou
shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mark 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her
mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Mark 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste
unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a
charger the head of John the Baptist.
Mark 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for
his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject
her.
Mark 6:27 And immediately the king sent an
executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him
in the prison,
Mark 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and
gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mark 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they
came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mark 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what
they had taught.
Mark 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves
apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and
going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mark 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by
ship privately.
Mark 6:33 And the people saw them departing, and
many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and
came together unto him.
Mark 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much
people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep
not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mark 6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his
disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is
far passed:
Mark 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the
country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they
have nothing to eat.
Mark 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye
them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth
of bread, and give them to eat?
Mark 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have
ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down
by companies upon the green grass.
Mark 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds,
and by fifties.
Mark 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and
the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and
gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he
among them all.
Mark 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mark 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of
the fragments, and of the fishes.
Mark 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were
about five thousand men.
Mark 6:45 And straightway he constrained his
disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto
Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
Mark 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he
departed into a mountain to pray.
Mark 6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in
the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Mark 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the
wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh
unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mark 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the
sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mark 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it
is I; be not afraid.
Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship;
and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure,
and wondered.
Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the
loaves: for their heart was hardened.
Mark 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came
into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mark 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship,
straightway they knew him,
Mark 6:55 And ran through that whole region round
about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard
he was.
Mark 6:56 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.
For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be
confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the
just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
But
he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after
a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
A
wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and
departed.
And
when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil
generation: they seek a sign;
and there shall no sign be given it, but the signof Jonas the prophet.
For
as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the
Son of man be to this generation.
Then Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink hisblood, ye have no life in
you.
It
is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his
lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall
they call them of his household?
But
when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils,
but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And
if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your
children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
And
the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of
the devils casteth he out devils.
But
some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
If
Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye
say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
And
if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons
cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
And
said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
We
heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within
three days I will build another made without hands.
Jesus
answered and said unto them, Destroy thistemple, and in three days I
will raise it up.
1Corinthians
15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto
you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;1Corinthians 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
1Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
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