Verse 21

Mark 6:21

Bible in Basic English

21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου ὅτε Ἡρῴδης τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ δεῖπνον ⸀ἐποίησεν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς χιλιάρχοις καὶ τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας,
English Translation
And when a favorable day had come, Herod made a feast for his officials and the commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
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Chapter 6 Context
1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him. Focus ↗
2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing... Focus ↗
3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and... Focus ↗
4 And Yashua (Jesus) said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among... Focus ↗
5 And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who... Focus ↗
6 And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teachin... Focus ↗
7 And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the... Focus ↗
8 And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no... Focus ↗
9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats. Focus ↗
10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away. Focus ↗
11 And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the... Focus ↗
12 And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men. Focus ↗
13 And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made the... Focus ↗
14 And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Bapti... Focus ↗
15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets. Focus ↗
16 But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead. Focus ↗
17 For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brot... Focus ↗
18 For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife. Focus ↗
19 And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able; Focus ↗
20 For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him saf... Focus ↗
21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and...
22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table... Focus ↗
23 And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my k... Focus ↗
24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John th... Focus ↗
25 And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plat... Focus ↗
26 And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would... Focus ↗
27 And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with th... Focus ↗
28 And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. Focus ↗
29 And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last restin... Focus ↗
30 And the twelve came together to Yashua (Jesus); and they gave him an account of all the things they... Focus ↗
31 And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because t... Focus ↗
32 And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves. Focus ↗
33 And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running th... Focus ↗
34 And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like shee... Focus ↗
35 And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is l... Focus ↗
36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food... Focus ↗
37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get... Focus ↗
38 And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five ca... Focus ↗
39 And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass. Focus ↗
40 And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. Focus ↗
41 And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of b... Focus ↗
42 And they all took of the food and had enough. Focus ↗
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes. Focus ↗
44 And those who took of the bread were five thousand men. Focus ↗
45 And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Be... Focus ↗
46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer. Focus ↗
47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land. Focus ↗
48 And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was again... Focus ↗
49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry: Focus ↗
50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, hav... Focus ↗
51 And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselve... Focus ↗
52 For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard. Focus ↗
53 And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land. Focus ↗
54 And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him, Focus ↗
55 And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to... Focus ↗
56 And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who wer... Focus ↗