Mark 7:14-23 Part 2 of 2

    And again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them."

    After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

    "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside defiles them? For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

    He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person." 

 

He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person."

Proverbs 4:23  

Above all else, guard your heart,

    for everything you do flows from it.  [see Proverbs 4:20-27]

Matthew 12:34   

"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."  

[see Matthew 12:22-37] 

Matthew 15:10-11  

    Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them."  [see Matthew 15:10-20]

Luke 6:45  

"A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."  [see Luke 6:43-45]

Titus 1:15-16  

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.  

[see all Titus, also Romans 1:18-32] 

 

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Mark 7:14-23 Part 1 of 2

    And again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them."

    After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

    "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside defiles them? For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

    He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person." 

 

And again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them." After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

Mark 9:28-29  

    After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

    He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."  

    [see Mark 9:14-29]

 

"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside defiles them? For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) 

Romans 14:1-3  

    Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person's faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.  [see all Romans 14]

Acts 10:14-15  

    "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."

    The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."  [see all Acts 10}  

 

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Mark 7:5-13 Part 2 of 2

    So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?"

    He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

    'These people honor me with their lips,

        but their hearts are far from me.

    They worship me in vain;

        their teachings are merely human rules.'

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions!"

    And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' But you say that if anyone declares what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)--then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."   

 

"Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."

Hebrews 4:12  

    For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  [see all Hebrews 4]

Acts 12:24  

    But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.  

    [see all Acts 12]

1 Thessalonians 2:13  

    And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.  

[see all 1 Thessalonians 2]

2 Timothy 2:9b  

But God's word is not chained.  [see 2 Timothy 2:8-13]

1 Peter 1:23  

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.  [see all 1 Peter 1]

Ephesians 6:17  

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.  [see Ephesians 6:10-20]  

 

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Mark 7:5-13 Part 1 of 2

    So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?"

    He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

    'These people honor me with their lips,

        but their hearts are far from me.

    They worship me in vain;

        their teachings are merely human rules.'

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions!"

    And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' But you say that if anyone declares what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)--then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."   

 

So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?" He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' "

Matthew 6:2  

    "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."  [see Matthew 6:1-4]

Isaiah 29:13  

    The LORD says:

"These people come near to me with their mouth

    and honor me with their lips,

    but their hearts are far from me.

Their worship of me

    is based on merely human rules they have been taught."  

    [see Isaiah 29:13-16]

 

"You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions!" And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' But you say that if anyone declares what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)--then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother." 

Deuteronomy 5:16  

"Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has

    commanded you, so that it may go well with you in the land 

    the LORD your God is giving you."

    [see all Deuteronomy 5, also Exodus 20:1-21]

Leviticus 20:9  

    " 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.' "  [see also Exodus 21:17]

Matthew 23:16  

    "Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.' "

Matthew 23:18  

"You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.' "  [see Matthew 23:13-39) 

 

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Mark 7:1-4

    The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the traditions of the elders. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.) 

 

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.

Acts 10:13-15  

Then a voice told him, "Get up Peter. Kill and eat."

    "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."

    The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."  [see Acts 10:9-16]

Acts 10:28  

He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure of unclean."  [see all Acts 10]

Romans 14:14  

I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.  

[see all Romans 14]

 

(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the traditions of the elders. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)  

Matthew 23:25  

    "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence."

[see Matthew 23:13-39]

Luke 11:37-39  

    When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

    Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."  [see Luke 11:37-53] 

Galatians 1:14 

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.  [see all Galatians 1]

Colossians 2:8  

    See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human traditions and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.  [see all Colossians 2]    

 

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Mark 6:53-56

    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went--into the villages, towns or countryside--they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.  

 

Matthew 14:34-36    

    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

John 6:22-25  

    The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

    When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" 

    Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."  (see John 6:25-59) 

 

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Mark 6:47-52 Part 2 of 2

    Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified.

    Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid," Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." 

Matthew 14:27  

But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

John 6:20  

But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid."

 

Then he climbed into the boat with them and the wind died down. 

Matthew 14:32  

    And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.  

    (see Matthew 14:28-33)

John 6:21  

Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

 

They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. 

Mark 8:17-21  

    Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    "Twelve," they replied.

    "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    They answered, "Seven."

    He said to them, "Do you still not understand?" 

 

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Mark 6:47-52 Part 1 of 2

    Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified.

    Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid," Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. 

 

Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. 

Matthew 14:23b-24  

Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 

John 6:16-18  

    When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the water grew rough. 

 

Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. 

Matthew 14:25-26  

    Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.

John 6:19  

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened.

 

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Mark 6:45-46

    Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.

 

Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 

Matthew 14:22  

    Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.

John 6:16-17  

    When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 

 

After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 

Matthew 14:23a  

After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.

Mark 1:35  

    Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.  (see Mark 1:29-39)

Luke 5:16  

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.  

(see Luke 5:12-16)

Luke 6:12  

    One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.  (see Luke 6:12-16)

Luke 9:18  

    Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them "Who do the crowds say I am?"  (see Luke 9:18-27)

Luke 9:28  

    About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.  (see Luke 9:28-36)

Luke 11:1  

    One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."  (see Luke 11:1-13)

John 6:15  

Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.  

(see John 6:1-15)     

 

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Mark 6:39-44 Part 2 of 2

    Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of men who had eaten was five thousand. 

 

John 6:8-13  

    Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

    Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

    When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

2 Kings 4:43-44  

    "How can I set this before a hundred men?" his servant asked.

    But Elisha answered, "Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says, 'They will eat and have some left over.' " Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according the word of the LORD.  [see 2 Kings 4:42-44]   

 

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Mark 6:39-44 Part 1 of 2

    Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of men who had eaten was five thousand. 

 

Matthew 14:19-21  

And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Luke 9:14-17  

(About five thousand men were there.)

    But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.   

 

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Mark 6:35-38

    By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. "This is a remote place," they said, "and it's already very late. Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

    But he answered, "You give them something to eat."

    They said to him, "That would take more than half a year's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"

    "How many loaves do you have?" he asked. "Go and see."

    When they found out, they said, "Five--and two fish."   

 

Matthew 14:15-18  

    As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it is already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

    Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

    "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

    "Bring them here to me," He said.

Luke 9:12-13  

    Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here."

    He replied, "You give them something to eat."

    They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd."

John 6:5-7  

    When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?" He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

    Philip answered him, "It would take more than half a year's wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!" 

2 Kings 4:42  

    A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain. "Give it to the people to eat," Elisha said.

 

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Mark 6:30-34 Part 2 of 2

    The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

    So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.    

 

But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

Matthew 9:36  When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (see Matthew 9:35-38)

Matthew 14:14  When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Matthew 15:30  Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.  

(see Matthew 15:29-31)

Numbers 27:15-16  Moses said to the LORD, "May the LORD, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the LORD's people will not be like sheep without a shepherd."  (see Numbers 27:12-23)

1 Kings 22:17  Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, 'These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.' "  

(see 1 Kings 22:1-18, also 2 Chronicles 18:1-27)

Ezekiel 34:5-6  " 'So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.' "  (see all Ezekiel 34)

Zechariah 10:2  

The idols speak deceitfully,

    diviners see visions that lie;

they tell dreams that are false,

    they give comfort in vain.

Therefore the people wander like sheep

    oppressed for lack of a shepherd.  (see all Zechariah 10)

John 10:11  "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."  (see John 10:1-21) 

 

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Mark 6:30-34 Part 1 of 2

    The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

    So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.    

 

The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.

Luke 9:10-11  When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

Mark 3:7  Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.  (see Mark 3:7-12) 

Mark 3:20  Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

Mark 4:1  Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.  (see Mark 4:1-20)

Mark 4:36  Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.  (see Mark 4:35-41)

Mark 5:21  When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.  (see Mark 5:21-43)

Matthew 14:13  When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.  (see Matthew 14:1-12)

Mark 6:45  Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 

 

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Mark 6:26-29

   The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. On hearing of this, John's disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

 

Matthew 14:9-12  The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John's disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

Matthew 17:11-13  Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

Matthew 11:12-15  "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Whoever has ears, let then hear." 

 

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Mark 6:21-25

    Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

    The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you." And he promised her with an oath, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

    She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?"

    "The head of John the Baptist," she answered.

    At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 

 

Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

Esther 1:1-3  This is what happened during the time of Xerxes (Ahasuerus), the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.  

(see Esther 1:1-8)

 

When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you." And he promised her with an oath, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom." 

Matthew 14:6-7  On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Esther 5:3  Then the king asked, "What is it Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you."  (see all Esther 5)

Esther 7:1-2  So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther's banquet, and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, "Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted."  (see all Esther 7)

 

She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she answered. At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 

Matthew 14:8  Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." 

 

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Mark 6:16-20

    But when Herod heard this, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!"

    For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him. 

 

But when Herod heard this, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!" For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

Matthew 4:12  When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.  (see Matthew 4:12-17)

 

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 

Leviticus 18:16  " 'Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother.' "

Leviticus 20:21  " 'If a man marries his brother's wife, it is an act if impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.' " 

 

So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him. 

Matthew 14:5  Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.

Matthew 21:26  "But if we say, 'Of human origin--we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."  (see Matthew 21:23-27)

Luke 7:26-28  "But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written:

    " 'I will send my messenger ahead of you,

    who will prepare your way before you.' (Malachi 3:1)

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." 

Luke 1:76-77  

"And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for

         him;

to give his people the knowledge of salvation

    through the forgiveness of their sins, ...  

    (see Luke 1:76-80) 

 

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Mark 6:14-15 Part 2 of 2

    King Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

    Others said, "He is Elijah."

    And still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago." 

 

Others said, "He is Elijah." And still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago."

Malachi 4:5  "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes."  

(see all Malachi 4)

Deuteronomy 18:15  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.  

(see Deuteronomy 18:14-22)

John 6:14  After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

Luke 7:16-17  They were all filled with awe and praised God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. "God has come to help his people." This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.  

(see Luke 7:11-17)

Matthew 16:13-16  When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

    "But what about you?" he asked, "who do you say I am?"

    Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."  (see Matthew 16:13-20)

Matthew 21:10-11  When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"

    The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." (see Matthew 21:1-11)

Luke 24:18-19  One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"

    "What things?" he asked.

    "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people."  (see Luke 24:13-35)  

 

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Mark 6:14-15 Part 1 of 2

    King Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

    Others said, "He is Elijah."

    And still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago." 

 

King Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

Matthew 3:1-2  In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, "Repent for the kingdom of Heaven has come near."  

(see Matthew 3:1-12)

Matthew 3:13-14  Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"  (see Matthew 3:13-17)

Luke 3:19-20  But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.  (see Luke 3:1-20)

Matthew 14:1-2  At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."  

(see Matthew 14:1-12)

Luke 9:7-9  Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. But Herod said, " I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?" And he tried to see him. 

 

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Mark 6:6b-13 Part 2 of 2

    Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

    These were his instructions:  "Take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

    They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. 

 

"And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

Matthew 10:14-15  "If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town."  (see Matthew 10:5-16)

Luke 9:5  "If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."  (see Luke 9:3-5)

Acts 13:51  So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium.  (see all Acts 13)

Acts 18:6  But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."  (see Acts 18:1-17)

 

They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. 

Luke 9:6  So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

James 5:14  Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.  (see James 5:13-20) 

 

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