Mark 6:19-41

¹⁹And Herodias was enraged against him, and wished to put him to death, but could not.

²⁰For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him; and on hearing him, was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly.

²¹And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles and chief captains and the principal men of Galilee,

²²and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

²³And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, to the half of my kingdom.

²⁴And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

²⁵And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

²⁷And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹And his disciples, when they heard of it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.

³¹And he saith to them, Come ye by yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going; and they had no leisure, even to eat.

³²And they went away into a desert place in the boat apart.

³³And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them.

³⁴And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;

³⁶send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.

³⁷But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries' worth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.