Verse 16
Mark 6:16
New Living Translation
16
When Herod heard about Yashua (Jesus), he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”
Original Language Text
greek
ἀκούσας δὲ ⸀ὁ Ἡρῴδης ⸀ἔλεγεν· Ὃν ἐγὼ ἀπεκεφάλισα Ἰωάννην, οὗτος ⸀ἠγέρθη.
English Translation
And when Herod heard, he said: "John, whom I beheaded, this one has risen."
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Chapter 6 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometo...
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The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked,...
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3
Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas,...
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4
Then Yashua (Jesus) told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among...
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5
And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a...
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6
And he was amazed at their unbelief. <b>Yashua (Jesus) Sends Out the Twelve Disciples</b> Then Yashu...
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And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them autho...
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8
He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick — no food, no traveler’s bag,...
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9
He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.
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10
“Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town.
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But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave...
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12
So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God (Elohim...
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13
And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
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14
Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Yashua (Jesus), because everyone was talking about him. So...
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15
Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prop...
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16
When Herod heard about Yashua (Jesus), he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the de...
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For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his bro...
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18
John had been telling Herod, “It is against God (Elohim)’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife....
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19
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was...
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for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was g...
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21
Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government official...
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22
Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and...
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23
He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”
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24
She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head o...
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So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now,...
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Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his...
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So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The...
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brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.
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When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb.
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The apostles returned to Yashua (Jesus) from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this...
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So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.
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But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the...
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Yashua (Jesus) saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because...
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Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already...
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36
Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”
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But Yashua (Jesus) said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to...
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38
“How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.” They came back and reported, “We have fiv...
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39
Then Yashua (Jesus) told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
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40
So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
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41
Yashua (Jesus) took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, b...
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They all ate as much as they wanted,
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and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.
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A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.
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45
Immediately after this, Yashua (Jesus) insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head a...
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46
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
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47
Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Yashua (Jesus) was...
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48
He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. Abo...
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but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.
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50
They were all terrified when they saw him. But Yashua (Jesus) spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afrai...
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51
Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,
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for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were to...
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53
After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore
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and climbed out. The people recognized Yashua (Jesus) at once,
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and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.
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56
Wherever he went — in villages, cities, or the countryside — they brought the sick out to the market...
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