Mark - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1089
The New Testament
to His own country; and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sab· bath came, He began to teach in the synagogue ; when many who heard were struck with admiration, exclaim- Where has He obtained this?’ What is the wisdom given to How can such results come from His hands? Is not this fellow the carpenter, the son of Mary? 12 16 and only the brother of james, joses, judah, and Simon P and are His And they were scandalized because of Him. A pro·
phet is not dishonoured, except in his own country. among his relatives, and in his own house. And He was there unable to do any
powerful work; except that H e cured a few sick people by laying His hands upon them. And He wondered at their disbelief. But He traversed the surrounding villages, teaching. El]: £issi¤xt nf ily: Eiuzlfm. He then called to Him the twelve,
and began to send them out by two and two; and He gave them authority over foul spirits. He also instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except a walking—stick alone; no bag, no bread, no money in their purse; but only to be shod with sandals, and not wear two cloaks. And He in· Wherever you may enter a house, remain there until you leave the place; and whoever will neither accept you nor listen to you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust from under your feet, as an evidence against them. I tell you in- deed, that it will be more endurable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of judgment than for that town. Then departing, they preached that
they should change their minds. And they cast out many demons; and applied oil to many sick people, and they were cured. Wye jilurhzr nf isbn. King Herod also heard of it; for
His name had become public; and he It must be john the Baptizer, risen from the dead; and therefore the powers work through his hands} while He is a prophet, Herod, john whom Ibeheaded, has himself been raised For Herod had sent to arrest john, and confined him in prison, on account of Herodia, the wife of his brother Philip; for he had married her, although john had said It is not allowable for you to take your brother’s wit`e.“ Herodia herself consequently bore him a grudge, and longed to murder him; but was not able, for Herod respected ohn, knowing him to be a just and oly man, and had befriended him,
and gladly listened to him, and did many things willingly when he heard him. But upon the arrival of a suitable
day, when Herod gave a dinner to his nobles, generals, and the gentry of Galilee, Herodia’s own daughter entered and danced, greatly pleasing Herod and his guests. The king said Ask of me whatever you And Whatever you ask of me, I will give it you, even to the half of my kingdom. Then running out, she said to her
'1`he was her reply. Rushing back to the king, she I wish you would 18 Z! 22 give at once on a dish the head of The king was 26 horrified; yet because of his oath, and his guests, he did not like to refuse her._ So the king at once sent 27 one of his body-guards, with instruc- tions to take off his head. He accordingly went and beheaded
john in the prison. and brought his head upon a dish, and gaveit to the girl ; and the girl gave it to her mother. Then his disciples, hearing of it, came and took possession of his body, and placed it in artomb. $22hing Ellie illlinnsanh @e¤. When the apostles returned tojesus,
they reported to Him everything that they had done, and all that they had Come and retire privately by yourselves to a quiet place, and rest a little’* ;· for many were coming and going, so that they had no leisure, not even to eat. They accordingly retired privately by boat to a quiet place. Many, how- ever, observed their departure; and recognising Him, they ran by land from all the towns, and arrived first. ro8g 28 33
