1Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,⚓ Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”5He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. 8These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.9Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.11And 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.” 12They went out and preached that people should repent. 13They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded
14King 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.” 15Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.” 16But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!” 17For 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. 18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20because 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. 21Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22When 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.” 23And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” 24She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered. 25At 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.” 26The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
30The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31Then, 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.” 32So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34When 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. 35By 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. 36Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37But 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?” 38“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41Taking 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. 42They all ate and were satisfied, 43and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 47Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48He 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, 49but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”51Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. 53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he went—into 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.
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Cov Naxale tsw leeg yuav Yexu
(Mth. 13:53-58; Lk. 4:16-30)
1Yexu txawm tawm qhov ntawd moog rua nwg lub moos, cov thwjtim kuj nrug nwg moog. 2Txug nub Xanpatau nwg chiv qhuab qha huv lub tsev sablaaj, mas cov tuabneeg kws nov hov muaj ntau leej phemfwj sws has tas, “Tug tuabneeg nuav tau txhua yaam nuav hovtwg lug? Hab tug tswvyim kws muab pub rua nwg yog tswvyim daabtsw? Nwg txhais teg tau ua tej txujci phemfwj luj kawg le lauj! 3Nwg tsw yog tug Kws ntoo hab yog Maivlag le tub lov? Hab nwg cov kwv yog Yakaunpau hab Yauxes hab Yutas hab Ximoo los tsw yog? Nwg cov muam kuj nrug peb nyob nuav los tsw yog?” Puab txawm tsw txaus sab rua nwg. 4Yexu txawm has rua puab tas, “Luas tej yeej fwm tug xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug, tsuas yog nwg lub moos hab nwg cov kwvtij hab nwg cuab tuabneeg txhad tsw fwm nwg xwb.” 5Nwg txhad ua tsw tau ib yaam txujci phemfwj rua huv lub moos hov tsuas yog tsaa teg npuab cov kws muaj mob ob peb leeg zoo xwb. 6Nwg xaav tsw thoob tsua qhov puab tsw muaj kev ntseeg. Tes nwg txawm moog qhuab qha thoob plawg tej zej zog ib ncig.
Yexu khaiv kaum ob tug thwjtim tawm moog qhuab qha
(Mth. 10:5-15; Lk. 9:1-6)
7Yexu hu kaum ob tug thwjtim lug hab chiv khaiv puab tawm moog ua ib nkawg ib nkawg, hab pub fwjchim rua puab ntab tau daab tawm. 8Nwg nkaw lug kuas puab tsw xob coj daabtsw moog swv taug kev tsuas yog coj tug paas nreg xwb, tsw xob coj mov noj, tsw xob khuam naab thoob puab, tsw xob coj nyaj huv lub naas tawv, 9yuav tsum rau khau, tsw xob naav ob lub tsho. 10Hab Yexu has rua puab tas, “Yog mej moog poob rua yim twg kuj nyob huv lub tsev hov moog txug thaus tawm qhov ntawd moog. 11Yog lub chaw twg tsw txais mej hab tsw noog mej qha, mas thaus mej tawm moog mej ca le nchus tej moov aav kws lu mej kwtaw pov tseg ua timkhawv tawm tsaam puab.” 12Puab txawm tawm moog tshaaj tawm kuas ntxeev dua sab tshab. 13Puab ntab ntau tug daab tawm hab muab roj pleev cov kws muaj mob zoo ntau leej.
Yauhaa tuag
(Mth. 14:1-12; Lk. 9:7-9)
14Vaajntxwv Helauj nov txug tej nuav tsua qhov Yexu lub moo nto quas lug. Qee leej has tas, “Yauhaa kws coj ua kevcai raus dej sawv huv qhov tuag rov lug lawm, mas nwg txhad muaj fwjchim ua tau tej txujci phemfwj nuav.” 15Tassws qee leej has tas, “Nwg yog Eliya.” Hab qee leej has tas, “Nwg yog ib tug xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug ib yaam le ib tug xwbfwb thau u.” 16Thaus Helauj nov lawm nwg txawm has tas, “Yauhaa kws kuv txav cej daab lawd sawv huv qhov tuag rov lug.” 17Tsua qhov Helauj tub khaiv tuabneeg moog nteg Yauhaa khi lug kaw rua huv tsev lojfaaj, vem yog tim Helauntia kws yog Helauj tug kwv Fili tug quaspuj, kws Helauj yuav lug ua quaspuj, 18tsua qhov Yauhaa txeev has rua Helauj tas, “Koj tsw muaj cai yuav koj tug kwv tug quaspuj lug ua koj quaspuj.” 19Helauntia txhad cib nyeej rua Yauhaa xaav muab nwg tua pov tseg. Tassws nwg tua tsw tau, 20vem Helauj ntshai Yauhaa, hab paub tas Yauhaa yog ib tug ncaaj nceeg hab dawb huv Helauj txhad tsom kwm nwg. Thaus Helauj nov Yauhaa tej lug hov nwg kuj nyuaj sab heev los nwg tseed zoo sab noog hab. 21Muaj ib nub txawm txug swjhawm zoo yog nub kws ua kevcai ncu txug nub kws yug Helauj, tes Helauj npaaj ib rooj noj haus rua cov kws ua hlub hab cov thawj tub rog hab cov tuabneeg tseem ceeb thoob plawg lub xeev Kalilai. 22Thaus Helauntia tug ntxhais lug dha seev cev mas ua rua Helauj hab cov qhua txaus sab heev. Vaajntxwv txawm has rua tug ntxhais hov tas, “Koj thov yaam twg kuv yuav pub yaam hov rua koj.” 23Helauj txawm cog lug twv tas, “Koj thov yaam twg kuv yuav pub yaam hov rua koj, txawm yog thov lub tebchaws ib nraab los kuj tau.” 24Tug ntxhais txhad tawm moog nug leej nam tas, “Kuv yuav thov daabtsw?” Leej nam teb tas, “Ca le thov Yauhaa kws coj ua kevcai raus dej lub taubhau.” 25Taamswm ntawd tug ntxhais txawm maaj nroog nkaag moog cuag vaajntxwv hab thov has tas, “Kuv xaav kuas koj muab Yauhaa kws coj ua kevcai raus dej lub taubhau tso rua huv lub choo coj lug pub rua kuv taamswm nuav.” 26Mas vaajntxwv ntxhuv sab kawg, tassws vem yog saib rua tej lug kws nwg twv hab saib rua cov qhua nwg txhad tsw kaam rhuav tej lug kws twv ca hov. 27Taamswm ntawd vaajntxwv txawm khaiv tug kws tua tuabneeg moog coj Yauhaa lub taubhau lug. Nwg txhad moog txav Yauhaa lub taubhua huv tsev lojfaaj 28tso rua huv lub choo coj lug pub rua tug ntxhais hov, tug ntxhais txhad coj moog rua leej nam. 29Thaus Yauhaa cov thwjtim nov tej xwm txheej nuav, puab txawm tuaj coj Yauhaa lub cev moog log rua huv qhov ntxaa.
Pub mov rua tswb txheeb leej noj
(Mth. 14:13-21; Lk. 9:10-17; Yh. 6:1-14)
30Cov tubkhai txhad rov lug cuag Yexu hab pav txug txhua yaam kws puab tau ua hab qhuab qha. 31Mas Yexu has rua puab tas, “Mej ca le nrug kuv moog rua ib qho chaw kws tsw muaj tuabneeg es su kuas lug sav ib ntswv.” Tsua qhov muaj tuabneeg moog lug coob coob tub tsw muaj swjhawm noj mov le. 32Puab txawm nce nkoj moog rua ib qho chaw kws tsw muaj tuabneeg nyob. 33Muaj tuabneeg coob pum puab moog hab paub puab, tes txawm tawm huv txhua lub moos dha kwtaw moog txug ua ntej. 34Thaus Yexu tawm huv lub nkoj lug nwg pum muaj tuabneeg coob coob, nwg txhad taab ncuab puab tsua qhov puab zoo le paab yaaj kws tsw muaj tug tswv yug, mas Yexu txawm chiv qhuab qha puab ntau yaam. 35Thaus lig lawm nwg cov thwjtim lug has rua nwg tas, “Ntawm nuav yog ntuj nraag teb do, hab taav nuav lig lawm. 36Ca le tso cov tuabneeg moog sub puab txhad tau moog yuav mov noj tom tej teb hab tej zej zog ib ncig nuav.” 37Yexu teb puab tas, “Mej ca le pub rua puab noj.” Puab has rua nwg tas, “Peb yuav moog yuav ncuav ob puas txaj ntenalia⚓ pub rua puab noj lov?” 38Yexu has rua puab tas, “Mej muaj pes tsawg lub ncuav? Mej ca le moog saib.” Thaus puab saib lawd puab txawm has tas, “Muaj tswb lub ncuav hab ob tug ntseg.” 39Tes Yexu txawm has kuas cov tuabneeg suavdawg nyob tsawg rua huv tej nyom ntsuab ntsuab ua tej paab tej pawg. 40Puab txawm nyob tsawg ua tej pawg, tej pawg ib puas leej, tej pawg tswb caug leej. 41Thaus Yexu txais tswb lub ncuav hab ob tug ntseg hov lawm, nwg tsaa muag saib rua sau ntuj thov Vaajtswv foom koob moov mas muab cov ncuav ndais cev rua cov thwjtim kuas muab faib rua cov tuabneeg hab nwg muab ob tug ntseg hov faib rua puab suavdawg. 42Puab txhua tug noj tsau huvsw. 43Tej ncuav hab tej ntseg kws noj tsw taag puab khaws tau kaum ob tawb puv nkaus. 44Cov tuabneeg kws noj hov cov txwvneej xwb muaj tswb txheeb leej.
Yexu moog kwtaw sau nplaim dej
(Mth. 14:22-33; Yh. 6:15-21)
45Taamswm ntawd Yexu has kuas nwg cov thwjtim nce nkoj hlaa dej ua nwg ntej moog rua saab tid rua huv lub moos Npexainta, tes Yexu txawm tso cov tuabneeg rov moog. 46Thaus nwg xob puab taag lawm, nwg txawm nce moog thov Vaajtswv peg roob. 47Thaus tsaus ntuj lawd, lub nkoj nyob tom plawv havtxwv, Yexu tuab leeg nyob nruab nqhuab. 48Nwg pum tas cov thwjtim nkuam nkoj ceblaaj heev kawg vem yog cua ntsawj tom hauv ntej tuaj. Thaus kwvlaam qab qua thawj tswg Yexu moog kwtaw sau nplaim dej havtxwv tuaj rua ntawm cov thwjtim. Nwg yuav hlaa hlo puab moog, 49tassws thaus puab pum nwg lug kwtaw sau nplaim dej, puab xaav tas yog daab, hab puab qw nrov, 50tsua qhov puab suavdawg pum nwg hab ntshai kawg le. Taamswm ntawd Yexu has rua puab tas, “Ua sab tuab, yog kuv ntaag. Tsw xob ntshai.” 51Nwg txhad nce moog nrug puab nyob ua ke huv lub nkoj, tes cua kuj tu lawm. Puab phemfwj kawg le, 52tsua qhov puab tsw nkaag sab txug tej ncuav hov, puab lub sab tawv.
Yexu khu mob huv Kenexale
(Mth. 14:34-36)
53Thaus puab hlaa dhau havtxwv lawd puab tuaj txug ntawm Kenexale hab nreg nkoj hov ntawd. 54Thaus puab tawm huv lub nkoj, taamswm hov cov tuabneeg kws nyob ntawd cim tau Yexu. 55Puab txawm dha moog thoob plawg ib ncig ntawd, mas chiv kwv cov kws muaj mob pw sau txaaj tuaj rua tej chaw kws puab nov tas Yexu nyob ntawd. 56Thaus Yexu moog rua hovtwg, tsw has huv tej zej zog hab huv tej moos hab huv tej teb, puab kuj muab cov tuabneeg muaj mob tso rua ntawm tshaav puam, hab thov Yexu ca cov tuabneeg mob hov kov Yexu lub qaab tsho. Txhua tug kws tau kov lawd kuj zoo huvsw.