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And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?

Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?