Mar 5-6 | ESV | STEP | They came to the other side of the sea , to the country of the Gerasenes .

1 ^aThey came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gadarenes} 2 And when Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he; also verse 9} had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 ^dHe lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and ^efell down before him. 7 And ^fcrying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, ^gSon of ^hthe Most High God? ⁱI adjure you by God, do not torment me.” 8 For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is ^jLegion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.

14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed ^{▼▼Greek daimonizomai; also verses 16, 18; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons} man, the one who had had ^lthe legion, sitting there, ^mclothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And ⁿthey began to beg Jesus ^{▼▼Greek him} to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and ^ptell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in ^qthe Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter

21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 ^rThen came one of ^sthe rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and ^tlay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.

And a great crowd followed him and ^uthronged about him. 25 And there was a woman ^vwho had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 ^wAnd immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her ^xdisease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that ^ypower had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, ^zyour faith has made you well; ^aago in peace, and be healed of your ^abdisease.”

35 While he was still speaking, there came from ^acthe ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why ^adtrouble ^aethe Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing ^{▼▼Or ignoring; some manuscripts hearing} what they said, Jesus said to ^agthe ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except ^ahPeter and James and ^aiJohn the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, ^ak“Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but ^alsleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he ^amput them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41 ^anTaking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, ^aoarise.” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43 And ^aphe strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Mark 6

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

1 ^aqHe went away from there and came to ^arhis hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And ^ason the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and ^atmany who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 ^auIs not this ^avthe carpenter, the son of Mary and ^awbrother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And ^axthey took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, ^ay“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5 And ^azhe could do no mighty work there, except that ^bahe laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And ^bbhe marveled because of their unbelief.

^bcAnd he went about among the villages teaching.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

7 ^bdAnd he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to ^bewear sandals and not put on two tunics. ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, ^bgshake off the dust that is on your feet ^bhas a testimony against them.” 12 ^biSo they went out and ^bjproclaimed ^bkthat people should repent. 13 ^blAnd they cast out many demons and ^bmanointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

The Death of John the Baptist

14 ^bnKing Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ ^{▼▼Greek his} name had become known. Some ^{▼▼Some manuscripts He} said, ^bq“John the Baptist ^{▼▼Greek baptizer; also verse 24} has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 ^bsBut others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is ^bta prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” 17 ^buFor it was Herod who had sent and seized John and ^bvbound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. 18 ^bwFor John had been saying to Herod, ^bx“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, 20 for Herod ^byfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he ^bzheard him gladly.

21 But an opportunity came when Herod ^caon his birthday ^cbgave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, ^ccup to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s ^{▼▼Greek his} head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his ^cedisciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

30 ^cf, ^cgThe apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and ^chthey had no leisure even to eat. 32 ^ciAnd they went away in ^cjthe boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and ^ckrecognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When he went ashore he ^clsaw a great crowd, and ^cmhe had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. 35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 36 ^cnSend them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he answered them, ^co“You give them something to eat.” And ^cpthey said to him, ^cq“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” 38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, ^cs“Five, and two fish.” 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he ^ctlooked up to heaven and ^cusaid a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45 ^cvImmediately he ^cwmade his disciples get into ^cxthe boat and go before him to the other side, ^cyto Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, ^czhe went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when ^daevening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about ^dbthe fourth watch of the night ^{▼▼That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.} he came to them, walking on the sea. ^ddHe meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 for they all saw him and ^dewere terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ^df“Take heart; it is I. ^dgDo not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for ^dhthey did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts ^diwere hardened.

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

53 ^djWhen they had crossed over, they came to land at ^dkGennesaret and moored to the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately ^dlrecognized him 55 and ran about the whole region and began to bring ^dmthe sick people ^dnon their beds to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ^dothey laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even ^dpthe fringe of his garment. And ^dqas many as touched it were made well.