Mark 6:9-40

⁹but shod with sandals, and that they should not be clothed with two coats.

¹⁰And he said to them, Whither ever ye enter into an house, dwell ye there, till ye go out from thence.

¹¹And whoever receive you not, nor hear you, go ye out from thence, and shake away the powder from your feet, into witnessing to them.

¹²And they went forth, and preached, that men should do penance.

¹³And they casted out many fiends, and anointed with oil many sick men, and they were healed.

¹⁴And king Herod heard, for his name was made open, and he said, That John Baptist hath risen again from death, and therefore virtues work in him.

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

¹⁶And when this thing was heard, Herod said, This is John, whom I have beheaded, he is risen again from death.

¹⁷For that Herod sent, and held John, and bound him into prison, for Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother; for he had wedded her.

¹⁸For John said to Herod, It is not leaveful to thee, to have the wife of thy brother.

¹⁹And Herodias laid ambush to him, and would slay him, and might not.

²⁰And Herod dreaded John, and knew him a just man and holy, and kept him. And Herod heard him, and he did many things, and gladly heard him.

²¹And when a covenable day was fallen, Herod in his birthday made a supper to the princes, and tribunes, and to the greatest of Galilee.

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.