Study Desk

An opportune day came when Herod, on his birthday, held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, and the leading people of Galilee;

and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

And although the king was very sorry, because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

When his disciples heard about this, they came and carried away his body, and laid it in a tomb.

And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, "This place is secluded and it is already late;

And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself dismissed the crowd.

And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or a countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and all who touched it were being healed.

and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unholy hands, that is, unwashed.

but you say, 'If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is, given to God),'

you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother;

And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)

But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

And they brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Him to lay His hand on him.

And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them,

And His disciples replied to Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"