Mark 6:3-21

³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

⁴But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

⁵And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick persons, and healed them .

⁶And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went around the villages teaching.

⁷And he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

⁸And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bag, no bread, no money in their purse:

⁹But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

¹⁰And he said to them, In whatever place ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

¹¹And whoever 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 to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹²And they went out and preached that men should repent.

¹³And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them .

¹⁴And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

¹⁵Others said, That it is Elijah. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

¹⁶But when Herod heard of him , he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he hath risen from the dead.

¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

¹⁸For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

¹⁹Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

²⁰For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

²¹And when a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;