King James Version · Under Rome
Mark 6
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And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his follow him. And when the was come, he began to teach in the : and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of , the brother of , and Joses, and of , and ? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. But said unto them, A is not without , but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, that he upon sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them over ; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, a only; no scrip, , no money in their purse: But be shod with ; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off under your feet for a against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for and Gomorrha in the day of , than for that city. And they went out, and preached that men should . And they cast out many devils, and with oil many that were sick, and healed them. And king heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That was from , and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Others said, That it is . And others said, That it is a , or as one of . But when heard thereof, he said, It is , whom I beheaded: he is from . For himself had sent forth and laid hold upon , and bound him in prison for ’ sake, his brother ’s wife: for he had married her. For had said unto , It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. Therefore had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: For feared , knowing that he was a man and an , and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of ; And when the daughter of the said came in, and danced, and pleased and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of . And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of . And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his ’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a . And gathered themselves together unto , and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a place by ship privately. And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. And , when he came out, saw much people, and was toward them, because they were as sheep not having a : and he began to teach them many things. And when the day was now far spent, his came unto him, and said, This is a place, and now the time is far passed: Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to , and , and brake the loaves, and gave them to his to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. And straightway he constrained his to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto , while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to . And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a , and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their was hardened. And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the : and as many as touched him were made whole.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.