And Y'shua went out from there and came to his city, and his disciples were clinging to him.

And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, and were saying: Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom that is given to him, that mighty works like these are done by his hands!

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Maryam, and the brother of Ya'akov and of Yosa and of Yehuda and of Shimon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbling over him.

And Y'shua said to them: There is no prophet who is despised except in his city and among his kinsmen and in his house.

And he was not able to do even one mighty work there, except that he laid his hand on a few sick people and healed them.

And he was amazed at the lack of their faith. And he was going around the villages while teaching.

And he called his twelve and began to send them two by two, and he gave them authority over unclean spirits to cast them out.

And he commanded them not to take anything for the road except a staff only, no wallet and no bread and no copper in their purses;

but to wear sandals, and not put on two coats.

And he said to them: Into whichever house you enter, stay there until you go out from there.

And whoever will not receive you and will not hear you, when you go out from there shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them. Amen I say to you that it will be more comfortable for Sedom and for Amora in the day of judgment than for that city.

And they went out and proclaimed that men should repent.

And they were casting out many demons, and they were anointing many sick with oil, and they were healing them.

And Herod the king heard about Y'shua, for his name had become known to him, and he was saying: Yochanan the Immerser has risen from the house of the dead; because of this, mighty works are done by him.

Others were saying: He is Eliyahu; and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.

But when Herod heard of him, he said: He is that Yochanan whose head I cut off; he has risen from the house of the dead.

For Herod had sent and seized Yochanan and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, whom he had taken.

For Yochanan had said to Herod: It is not lawful for you to take your brother's wife.

But Herodias herself was hostile to him and wanted to kill him, and she was not able.

For Herod was afraid of Yochanan, because he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe, and he heard him in many things and did the things, and he heard him with pleasure.

And there was a known day when Herod made a supper in the house of his birth for his nobles and the chiliarchs and the chiefs of Galila.

And the daughter of Herodias came in, danced, and pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl: Ask of me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.

And he swore to her: Whatever you ask, I will give you, even to half of my kingdom.

But she went out and said to her mother: What shall I ask him? She said to her: The head of Yochanan the Immerser.

And at once she went in with eagerness to the king and said to him, I want you this hour to give me on a dish the head of Yochanan the Immerser.

And it grieved the king greatly; yet because of the oath and because of the guests he would not refuse her.

But at once the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring the head of Yochanan. And he went and cut off the head of Yochanan in the prison.

And he brought it on a dish and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

And his disciples heard of it; and they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

And the apostles gathered to Y'shua and told him all they had done and all they had taught.

And he said to them, Come, let us go into the wilderness by ourselves and rest a little. For there were many going and coming, and they had no place even to eat.

And they went by boat to a wilderness place by themselves.

And many saw them as they were going, and recognized them, and they ran on foot from all the cities and arrived there before him.

And Y'shua went out and saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

And when much time had passed, his disciples came near to him and said to him, This place is a wilderness, and the time is advanced.

Send them away, that they may go into the farms around and into the villages and buy bread for themselves, for they have nothing to eat.

But he said to them, You give them to eat. They say to him, Shall we go buy two hundred denarii of bread and give them to eat?

But he said to them, Go, see how many loaves you have here. And when they saw, they say to him, Five loaves and two fishes.

And he commanded them to make everyone recline by companies on the grass.

And they reclined by companies of a hundred and of fifty.

And he took those five loaves and the two fishes, and looked toward heaven, and blessed and broke the bread and gave to his disciples to set before them, and they divided also the two fishes among them all.

And they all ate and were satisfied.

And they took up the fragments, twelve baskets full, and of the fish.

And those who ate the bread were five thousand men.

And at once he compelled his disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Beth-Tsayda, while he dismissed the crowd.

And when he had dismissed them, he went to the mountain to pray.

And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.

And he saw them straining as they rowed, for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night Y'shua came to them, walking on the water, and he wanted to pass by them.

But they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed it was a false appearance, and they cried out.

For they all saw him and were afraid. And at once he spoke with them and said to them, Take heart; it is I; do not be afraid.

And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed and astonished in themselves.

For they had not understood about the bread, because their heart was dull.

And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesar.

And when they went out of the boat, at once the men of the place recognized him.

And they ran through all that land, and began to bring those who were badly afflicted, carrying them on beds to where they were hearing that he was.

And wherever he entered into villages and into cities, in the streets they were laying the sick, and they were seeking from him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and all those who were touching him were being healed.