A prophet without Honour
1Jesus left there and went to his home town, 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,6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?’ And they took offence at him.
4Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour 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 people who were ill 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 with oil many people who were ill and healed them.
John the Baptist beheaded
14King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,6:14 Some early manuscripts He was 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 puzzled6:20 Some early manuscripts he did many things; 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 of6:22 Some early manuscripts When his daughter 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 dish.’
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 dish. 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 round 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 recognised 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 wages6:37 Greek take two hundred denarii! 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 told them to make 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 recognised Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried those who were ill on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he went – into villages, towns or countryside – they placed those who were ill in the market-places. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
Odiyifoɔ A Ɔnni Animuonyam
1Yesu firi baabi a ɔwɔ hɔ kɔɔ ne kurom a nʼasuafoɔ no ka ne ho. 2Ɔkɔɔ hyiadan mu Homeda, hyɛɛ aseɛ kyerɛkyerɛeɛ, maa dodoɔ a wɔbɛtiee no ho dwirii wɔn.
Wobisaa sɛ, “Ɛhe na saa onipa yi nyaa saa nneɛma yi, ɛdeɛn nyansa na wɔde ama no a enti ɔtumi yɛ anwanwadeɛ yi? 3Ɛnyɛ dua dwumfoɔ ba no ni? Ɛnyɛ Maria babarima a ne nuanom ne Yakobo, Yosef, Yuda ne Simon no nie? Ɛnyɛ yɛne ne nuammaanom na ɛte ha!” Na wɔn bo fuu no.
4Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Odiyifoɔ kurom, nʼabusuafoɔ mu, ne ne fie na ɔnni animuonyam.” 5Wantumi anyɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ wɔ hɔ, gye ayarefoɔ kakra bi na ɔde ne nsa guu wɔn so, saa wɔn yadeɛ. 6Gye a wɔannye no anni no yɛɛ no nwanwa.
Yesu Soma Asuafoɔ Dumienu No
Na Yesu kyinkyinii nkuraa ase kyerɛkyerɛeɛ. 7Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ dumienu no baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔsomaa wɔn baanu baanu, maa wɔn tumi wɔ ahonhommɔne so.
8Akwankyerɛ a ɔde maa wɔn nie, “Mommfa biribiara nkura gye mo poma nko ara; mommfa aduane anaa kotokuo anaa sika. 9Bio, mommfa mpaboa foforɔ anaa atadeɛ foforɔ nka deɛ ɛhyɛ mo yi ho. 10Baabiara a mobɛkɔ no, montena efie baako pɛ mu. Monnsesa mo atenaeɛ. 11Na sɛ morefiri kuro bi a wɔannye anaa wɔantie mo no mu akɔ a, momporoporo mo nan ase tutuo, mfa nni adanseɛ.”
12Asuafoɔ no kɔkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ obiara a wɔhyiaa no no sɛ ɔnnu ne ho, ntwe ne ho mfiri ne bɔne ho. 13Na wɔtutuu ahonhommɔne bebree, de ngo sraa ayarefoɔ pii saa wɔn yadeɛ.
Yohane Osubɔni No Kum
14Ɔhene Herode tee yei, ɛfiri sɛ na Yesu din atrɛ. Ebinom kaa sɛ, “Yohane Osubɔni no na wasane aba nkwa mu bio, enti na ɔtumi yɛ anwanwadeɛ a ɔyɛ yi.”
15Ebinom nso susuu sɛ, Yesu yɛ Odiyifoɔ Elia na wasane aba.
Afoforɔ nso kaa sɛ, odiyifoɔ foforɔ bi a ɔte sɛ tete adiyifoɔ akɛseɛ no bi na waba.
16Herode kaa sɛ, “Dabi, ɛyɛ Yohane Osubɔni a metwaa ne ti no. Wanyane afiri owuo mu.”
17Saa ɛberɛ no, na Herode asoma asraafoɔ ma wɔakɔkyere Yohane de no ato afiase, ɛfiri sɛ, na Yohane akasa atia Herode ne Herodia a na ɔyɛ Herode nua Filipo yere no awadeɛ. 18Yohane Osubɔni ka kyerɛɛ Herode sɛ, “Wonni ho ɛkwan sɛ woware wo nua yere.” 19Asɛm a Yohane kaeɛ no anyɛ Herodia nso dɛ, ma ɔnyaa ne ho menasepɔ kaa sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum Yohane. Nanso, ɔrentumi nku no gye sɛ Herode ama no tumi. 20Na Herode de obuo ma Yohane, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔnim sɛ ɔyɛ onipa tenenee. Yei enti, ɔbɔɔ ne ho ban. Ɛberɛ biara a Horode ne Yohane bɛkasa no, na ne ho yera no, nanso yei nyinaa akyi no, ɔde ntoboaseɛ tiee no.
21Deɛ Herodia pɛɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ Yohane no baa mu. Ɛne sɛ, na Herode redi nʼawoda, ma ɔtoo ɛpono wɔ nʼahemfie maa ne mpanimfoɔ, nʼasafohene ne Galilea mpanimfoɔ. 22-23Herodia babaa bɛsa kyerɛɛ wɔn ma ɛyɛɛ wɔn nyinaa fɛ. Herode de ntamka kyerɛɛ ababaawa no sɛ, “Bisa me biribiara a wopɛ; sɛ mʼahemman mu fa mpo na wopɛ koraa a, mede bɛma wo!”
24Ababaawa yi kɔɔ ne maame nkyɛn kɔbisaa no deɛ ɔmmisa, ma ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Bisa no Yohane Osubɔni ti!”
25Ababaawa yi de ahoɔherɛ sane baa ɔhene no nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mepɛ sɛ wode Yohane Osubɔni tiri to prɛte mu ma me seesei ara!”
26Yei maa ɔhene no werɛ hoeɛ, nanso ɛsiane sɛ na waka ntam wɔ nnipa no anim no enti, wammu ɛbɔ a ɔhyɛɛ ne babaa no so. 27Herode somaa nʼasraafoɔ no mu baako sɛ ɔnkɔ afiase hɔ nkɔtwa Yohane ti mfa mmrɛ no. Ɔsraani no kɔtwaa Yohane Osubɔni ti, 28na ɔde too prɛte mu de brɛɛ ababaawa no maa ɔde kɔmaa ne maame. 29Ɛberɛ a Yohane asuafoɔ no tee deɛ asi no, wɔbɛfaa nʼamu no kɔsiee no wɔ ɔboda bi mu.
Yesu Ma Nnipa Mpemnum Aduane
30Asomafoɔ no sane baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛkaa deɛ wɔyɛeɛ ne deɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔkɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no. 31Yesu tiee wɔn amaneɛ no wieeɛ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momma yɛntwe yɛn ho mfiri nnipakuo yi ho, na yɛnkɔhome kakra.” Deɛ ɛma ɔkaa saa ne sɛ, na nnipa a wɔba wɔn nkyɛn no to ntwa da. Wɔnnya ɛkwan mpo na wɔadidi.
32Yesu ne nʼasuafoɔ no tenaa kodoɔ mu kɔɔ baabi a obiara nni hɔ. 33Nanso, ɛberɛ a wɔrekɔ no, nnipa pii hunuu wɔn, na wɔtuu mmirika faa mpoano hɔ kɔhyiaa wɔn. 34Yei enti, ɛberɛ a Yesu sii fam no, na nnipakuo ahyia wɔ hɔ. Ɔhunuu wɔn no, ne yam hyehyee no maa wɔn ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔte sɛ nnwan a wɔnni ɔhwɛfoɔ. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn nneɛma bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhunu.
35Onwunu reyɛ adwo no, nʼasuafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn, bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Adeɛ resa. Aduane biara nso nni ha. 36Ka kyerɛ nnipa no na wɔnkɔ nkuro mu ne nkuraa a atwa yɛn ho ahyia yi ase, na wɔnkɔtɔ aduane bi nni.”
37Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momma wɔn aduane nni.”
Wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Ansa na yɛbɛtumi ama saa nnipa dodoɔ yi aduane no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnya abosome nwɔtwe akatua. Sɛ yɛse yɛbɛma wɔn aduane a, yɛrennya saa nnipakuo yi ho sika!”
38Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Burodo ahe na yɛwɔ? Monkɔ na monkɔhwɛ.”
Wɔsane ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wɔwɔ burodo enum ne mpataa mmienu.”
39Afei, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nnipakuo no sɛ, wɔntenatena ase, na wɔtenatenaa ase akuakuo wɔ ɛserɛ no so. 40Enti, wɔtenatenaa ase akuakuo a ebi yɛ ɔha na ebi yɛ aduonum. 41Yesu faa burodo enum ne mpataa mmienu no, na ɔhwɛɛ ɔsoro, bɔɔ mpaeɛ, hyiraa so. Ɔbubuu burodo no mu de maa asuafoɔ no sɛ wɔnkyɛ mma nnipa no. Na ɔkyɛɛ mpataa no nso maa wɔn. 42Nnipa no dii aduane no maa obiara meeɛ! 43Nnipa a wɔdii aduane no bɛyɛ mmarima mpemnum; 44na wɔtasee aseɛ nkaeɛ no, ɛyɛɛ nkɛntɛmma dumienu.
Yesu Nante Nsuo Ani
45Adidie no akyi pɛ, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, wɔnkɔtena kodoɔ no mu, na wɔnni ɛkan nkɔ Betsaida, na ɔregya nnipakuo no ɛkwan na wati wɔn. 46Akyire yi, ɔkɔɔ bepɔ no so kɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ.
47Anadwo no a asuafoɔ no te kodoɔ mu aduru nsuo no mfimfini no, na Yesu nko ara na ɔwɔ mpoano. 48Ɔhunuu sɛ na wɔn ho akyere wɔn; ɛne sɛ, mframa a ano yɛ den ne asorɔkye bɔ dweradweraa kodoɔ no, enti na wɔrebrɛ ɔkodoɔ no hare mu. Anɔpahema bɛyɛ sɛ nnɔnmiɛnsa berɛ mu no, ɔnantee nsuo no ani baa wɔn nkyɛn. Ɔyɛɛ sɛ ɔretwa wɔn ho. 49Ɛberɛ a asuafoɔ no hunuu obi sɛ ɔnam nsuo no ani no, wɔde ehu teateaam ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔsusu sɛ wɔahunu ɔsaman. 50Wɔn nyinaa hunuu no.
Ɛhɔ ara, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam. Ɛyɛ me! Monnsuro!” 51Afei, ɔkɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn wɔ kodoɔ no mu no, mframa no gyaeeɛ! Asuafoɔ no ho dwirii wɔn, 52ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔnnte aduanema no ase, na wɔapirim wɔn akoma.
Genesaret Ayaresa
53Wɔtwaa asuo no baa Genesaret na wɔduruu hɔ no, wɔde kodoɔ no baa mpoano. 54Na wɔsi firii kodoɔ no mu no, nnipa a wɔgyina hɔ no hunuu no. 55Wɔtuu mmirika kyinii nkuro a atwa hɔ ahyia no nyinaa so soaa nnipa a wɔyare da wɔn kɛtɛ so brɛɛ no wɔ baabiara a wɔtee sɛ ɔwɔ. 56Na nkuraa ase anaa nkuro so baabiara a ɔkɔreɛ no, wɔde ayarefoɔ bɛguu mmɔntene so, srɛɛ no sɛ, ɔmma wɔmfa wɔn nsa nka nʼatadeɛ ano kɛkɛ. Ayarefoɔ dodoɔ a wɔtumi de wɔn nsa kaa nʼatadeɛ ano no ho yɛɛ wɔn den.
