Mark 6:22-55

²²And when the daughter of that Herodias was come in, and danced, and pleased to Herod or and pleased Herod, and also to men that sat at the meat, the king said to the damsel, Ask thou of me what thou wilt, and I shall give to thee.

²³And he swore to her, That what-ever thou ask, I shall give to thee, though it be half of my kingdom.

²⁴And when she had gone out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

²⁵And when she was come in anon with haste to the king, she asked, and said, I will that anon, thou give to me in a dish the head of John Baptist.

²⁶And the king was sorry or sorrowful for the oath, and for men that sat together at the meat, he would not make her sorry or heavy;

²⁷but he sent a man-queller and commanded, that John’s head were brought in a dish. And he beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹And when this thing was heard, his disciples came, and took his body, and laid it in a burial.

³⁰And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told to him all things, that they had done, and taught.

³¹And he said to them, Come ye by yourselves into a desert place; and rest ye a little. For there were many that came, and went again, and they had not space for to eat.

³²And they went into a boat, and went into a desert place by them-selves.

³³And they saw them go away, and many knew, and they went afoot from all cities, and ran together thither, and came before them.

³⁴And Jesus went out, and saw much people, and had ruth or mercy on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

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

³⁶let them go into the next towns and villages, to buy them meat to eat.

³⁷And he answered, and said to them, Give ye to them for to eat. And they said to him, Go we, and buy we loaves with two hundred pence, and we shall give to them for to eat.

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

³⁹And he commanded to them, that they should make all men sit to meat by companies, on the green hay.

⁴⁰And they sat down by parts or by parties, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹And when he had taken the five loaves, and two fishes, he beheld into heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, that they should set before them. And he parted two fishes to all;

⁴²and all ate, and were full-filled or fulfilled.

⁴³And they took the remnants of broken meats, twelve coffins full, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴And they that ate, were five thousand of men.

⁴⁵And anon he made his disciples to go up into a boat, to pass before him over the sea to Bethsaida, while he let the people go.

⁴⁶And when he had left them, he went into an high hill, to pray.

⁴⁷And when it was even, the boat was in the middle or in the midst of the sea, and he alone in the land;

⁴⁸and he saw them travailing in rowing; for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth waking of the night, he wandering on the sea, came to them, and would pass them.

⁴⁹And as they saw him wandering on the sea, they guessed that it were a phantom, and cried out;

⁵⁰for all saw him, and they were afraid, or they were troubled, or disturbed. And anon he spake with them, and said to them, Trust ye, I am; do not ye dread.

⁵¹And he came up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they wondered more within themselves;

⁵²for they understood not of the loaves; for their heart was blinded.

⁵³And when they were passed over the sea, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and setted to land.

⁵⁴And when they were gone out of the boat, anon they knew him.

⁵⁵And they ran through all that country, and began to bring sick men in beds on each side, where they heard that he was.