7 February, 2026 – BIBLE

Tudela

Tudela es una de esas ciudades que se descubren paso a paso, casi sin darse cuenta, y que terminan dejando una huella profunda en quien la recorre. Situada en el sur de Navarra, a orillas del río Ebro y a unos 94 kilómetros de Pamplona, es una parada de gran valor histórico y cultural para quienes siguen el Camino Catalán, un lugar donde confluyen siglos de convivencia, patrimonio y buena mesa.

Fundada en el año 802 por Amrus ibn Yusuf al-Muwalad bajo el mandato del emir Al Hakam I, Tudela es una de las ciudades de origen islámico más importantes de España y de Europa. Durante más de cuatrocientos años convivieron aquí musulmanes, judíos y mozárabes, dando lugar a un mestizaje cultural que todavía hoy se percibe al pasear por su casco histórico. La trama urbana, irregular y laberíntica, conserva adarves, pasadizos y callejuelas estrechas que remiten a su pasado judío y árabe. En esta zona monumental se alzan numerosas casas nobiliarias, muchas de ellas restauradas, y también se han documentado restos como un antiguo cementerio musulmán, posteriormente cubierto por construcciones cristianas tras la expulsión de la población islámica.

Caminar por Tudela es caminar por la historia. La ciudad invita a recorrerla a pie, dejándose llevar por sus rincones y por la presencia constante del Ebro, que ha marcado su desarrollo desde la antigüedad. En el ámbito religioso, sobresale la Catedral de Santa María, construida entre los siglos XII y XIII en estilo tardorrománico, aunque con añadidos de épocas posteriores. Junto a ella, la iglesia de la Magdalena, levantada sobre un primitivo templo mozárabe, es uno de los ejemplos románicos más destacados de la ciudad. A estas se suman numerosas iglesias y conventos de diferentes estilos —barroco, manierista, gótico o neogótico— que reflejan la evolución artística y espiritual de Tudela a lo largo de los siglos.

El patrimonio civil es igualmente notable. Palacios como el Decanal, el del marqués de San Adrián, el del marqués de Huarte o la Casa del Almirante hablan de la importancia económica y social que tuvo Tudela en distintas épocas. Especial mención merece el antiguo convento de los jesuitas, hoy Centro Cultural Castel Ruiz, un elegante edificio del siglo XVII cuyo patio interior es uno de los espacios más armoniosos del casco histórico. Restaurado en el siglo XX, alberga actualmente la Escuela de Música y el Conservatorio Fernando Remacha.

El Ebro vuelve a ser protagonista en el puente de piedra, con sus diecisiete arcos, uno de los accesos históricos a la ciudad, y en el entorno natural que rodea Tudela. A todo ello se suma la Torre Monreal, de origen medieval, que recuerda el pasado defensivo de la ciudad, y otros elementos como el humilladero del puente o los monumentos religiosos que jalonan su término municipal.

Pero Tudela no es solo historia y monumentos. Es también conocida como la capital de la verdura, un título bien merecido gracias a la calidad de los productos de la Ribera. Para el peregrino, sentarse a la mesa en Tudela es parte esencial del viaje: una manera de conectar con la tierra, con la tradición y con el carácter acogedor de la ciudad.

En el Camino Catalán, Tudela se presenta como una etapa completa y equilibrada: historia viva, patrimonio diverso, paisajes fluviales y una gastronomía que reconforta cuerpo y espíritu antes de continuar la ruta. Una ciudad que no se atraviesa con prisa, sino que se disfruta despacio.

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TUDELA

Tudela Tudela es una de esas ciudades que se descubren paso a paso, casi sin darse cuenta, y que terminan dejando una huella profunda en quien la recorre. Situada en el sur de Navarra, a orillas del río Ebro y a unos 94 kilómetros de Pamplona, es una parada de gran valor histórico y cultural… Continue reading TUDELA

Zaragoza

Zaragoza es una de esas ciudades que se sienten grandes no solo por su tamaño, sino por todo lo que ha vivido. Capital de Aragón y uno de los municipios más poblados de España, se extiende a orillas del Ebro —junto a los ríos Huerva y Gállego y el Canal Imperial— en pleno valle del Ebro. Parte de su término municipal está protegido dentro de la reserva natural de los Sotos y Galachos del Ebro, un contraste verde y tranquilo que sorprende a pocos minutos del centro urbano.

Ciudad bimilenaria, Zaragoza ha sido romana, musulmana, cristiana y moderna, y cada etapa ha dejado huella. Esa historia de resistencia y carácter se refleja incluso en sus títulos honoríficos —Muy Noble, Muy Leal, Muy Heroica e Inmortal— concedidos tras los duros sitios que sufrió durante la Guerra de la Independencia. Hoy, el peregrino del Camino Catalán encuentra aquí una parada clave: una ciudad viva, acogedora y cargada de simbolismo.

El corazón espiritual y monumental de Zaragoza late en la plaza del Pilar, uno de los espacios urbanos más impresionantes de España. Aquí se alza la catedral-basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, el mayor templo barroco del país y centro de devoción mariana. En su interior conviven el extraordinario retablo mayor de Damián Forment, la sillería del coro del siglo XVI y la Santa Capilla diseñada por Ventura Rodríguez, junto a frescos de Goya y Bayeu que añaden emoción y arte al conjunto.

A pocos pasos se encuentra La Seo, la Catedral del Salvador, un edificio único por la mezcla de estilos que concentra: románico, gótico, mudéjar y barroco. Construida sobre una antigua mezquita y, antes aún, sobre un templo romano, es un reflejo perfecto de las capas históricas de la ciudad. Su exterior mudéjar y su cimborrio están reconocidos como Patrimonio Mundial por la UNESCO, mientras que su interior sorprende con el retablo gótico del altar mayor y el valioso Museo de Tapices.

Otro de los grandes iconos de Zaragoza es el Palacio de la Aljafería, joya del arte islámico del siglo XI. Antiguo palacio taifa, residencia real, sede de la Inquisición y hoy Parlamento de Aragón, este edificio resume siglos de historia política y cultural. El patio de arcos de herradura, el mihrab y el salón del trono renacentista convierten la visita en un auténtico viaje en el tiempo.

Más allá de los grandes monumentos, Zaragoza se descubre caminando. La calle Alfonso I, siempre animada, conduce directamente al Pilar; el paseo Independencia y las plazas de España y Aragón marcan el pulso urbano; y la plaza de San Bruno ofrece un ambiente más cercano, con mercadillos de antigüedades, productos artesanos y recreaciones medievales que conectan pasado y presente.

Para el peregrino, Zaragoza es mucho más que una etapa: es un punto de encuentro entre historia, fe y vida cotidiana. Una ciudad donde descansar, dejarse llevar por el ritmo del Ebro y continuar el Camino Catalán con la sensación de haber cruzado uno de los grandes corazones culturales de la península.

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ZARAGOZA

Zaragoza Zaragoza es una de esas ciudades que se sienten grandes no solo por su tamaño, sino por todo lo que ha vivido. Capital de Aragón y uno de los municipios más poblados de España, se extiende a orillas del Ebro —junto a los ríos Huerva y Gállego y el Canal Imperial— en pleno valle… Continue reading ZARAGOZA

The Bible – New Testament

Saint Mark

Index

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Chapter 6

1 He departed from there and came to his native place, ¹ accompanied by his disciples.

2 ² When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!

3 Is he not the carpenter, ³ the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

4 ⁴ Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”

5 So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, ⁵ apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.

6 He was amazed at their lack of faith. He went around to the villages in the vicinity teaching.

7 He summoned the Twelve ⁶ and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

8 ⁷ He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

9 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

10 ⁸ He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

11 Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.”

12 So they went off and preached repentance.

13 ⁹ They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

14 ¹⁰ King Herod ¹¹ heard about it, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”

15 Others were saying, “He is Elijah”; still others, “He is a prophet like any of the prophets.”

16 But when Herod learned of it, he said, “It is John whom I beheaded. He has been raised up.”

17 ¹² Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.

18 John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

19 Herodias ¹³ harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.

20 Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

21 She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.

22 Herodias’s own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”

23 He even swore (many things) to her, “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.”

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25 The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

26 The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her.

27 So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.

28 He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

30 The apostles ¹⁴ gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

31 ¹⁵ He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

32 So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.

33 People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.

34 When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

35 ¹⁶ By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.

36 Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37 He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?”

38 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”

39 So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.

40 ¹⁷ The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.

41 Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to (his) disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. ¹⁸

42 They all ate and were satisfied.

43 And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish.

44 Those who ate (of the loaves) were five thousand men.

45 ¹⁹ Then he made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, ²⁰ while he dismissed the crowd.

46 ²¹ And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.

48 Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. ²² He meant to pass by them.

49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out.

50 ²³ They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”

51 He got into the boat with them and the wind died down. They were (completely) astounded.

52 They had not understood the incident of the loaves. ²⁴ On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.

53 After making the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there.

54 As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.

55 They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.

56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.

1 [1] His native place: the Greek word patris here refers to Nazareth (cf ⇒ Mark 1:9; ⇒ Luke 4:16, ⇒ 23-24) though it can also mean native land.

2 [2-6] See the note on ⇒ Matthew 13:54-58.

3 [3] Is he not the carpenter?: no other gospel calls Jesus a carpenter. Some witnesses have “the carpenter’s son,” as in ⇒ Matthew 13:55. Son of Mary: contrary to Jewish custom, which calls a man the son of his father, this expression may reflect Mark’s own faith that God is the Father of Jesus (⇒ Mark 1:1, ⇒ 11; ⇒ 8:38; ⇒ 13:32; ⇒ 14:36). The brother of James . . . Simon: in Semitic usage, the terms “brother,” “sister” are applied not only to children of the same parents, but to nephews, nieces, cousins, half-brothers, and half-sisters; cf ⇒ Genesis 14:16; ⇒ 29:15; ⇒ Lev 10:4. While one cannot suppose that the meaning of a Greek word should be sought in the first place from Semitic usage, the Septuagint often translates the Hebrew ah by the Greek word adelphos, “brother,” as in the cited passages, a fact that may argue for a similar breadth of meaning in some New Testament passages. For instance, there is no doubt that in v 17, “brother” is used of Philip, who was actually the half-brother of Herod Antipas. On the other hand, Mark may have understood the terms literally; see also ⇒ Mark 3:31-32; ⇒ Matthew 12:46; ⇒ 13:55-56; ⇒ Luke 8:19; ⇒ John 7:3, 5. The question of meaning here would not have arisen but for the faith of the church in Mary’s perpetual virginity.

4 [4] A prophet is not without honor except . . . in his own house: a saying that finds parallels in other literatures, especially Jewish and Greek, but without reference to a prophet. Comparing himself to previous Hebrew prophets whom the people rejected, Jesus intimates his own eventual rejection by the nation especially in view of the dishonor his own relatives had shown him (⇒ Mark 3:21) and now his townspeople as well.

5 [5] He was not able to perform any mighty deed there: according to Mark, Jesus’ power could not take effect because of a person’s lack of faith.

6 [7-13] The preparation for the mission of the Twelve is seen in the call (1) of the first disciples to be fishers of men (⇒ Mark 1:16-20), (2) then of the Twelve set apart to be with Jesus and to receive authority to preach and expel demons (⇒ Mark 3:13-19). Now they are given the specific mission to exercise that authority in word and power as representatives of Jesus during the time of their formation.

7 [8-9] In Mark the use of a walking stick (⇒ Mark 6:8) and sandals (⇒ Mark 6:9) is permitted, but not in ⇒ Matthew 10:10 nor in ⇒ Luke 10:4. Mark does not mention any prohibition to visit pagan territory and to enter Samaritan towns. These differences indicate a certain adaptation to conditions in and outside of Palestine and suggest in Mark’s account a later activity in the church. For the rest, Jesus required of his apostles a total dependence on God for food and shelter; cf ⇒ Mark 6:35-44; ⇒ 8:1-9.

8 [10-11] Remaining in the same house as a guest (⇒ Mark 6:10) rather than moving to another offering greater comfort avoided any impression of seeking advantage for oneself and prevented dishonor to one’s host. Shaking the dust off one’s feet served as testimony against those who rejected the call to repentance.

9 [13] Anointed with oil . . . cured them: a common medicinal remedy, but seen here as a vehicle of divine power for healing.

10 [14-16] The various opinions about Jesus anticipate the theme of his identity that reaches its climax in ⇒ Mark 8:27-30.

11 [14] King Herod: see the note on ⇒ Matthew 14:1.

12 [17-29] Similarities are to be noted between Mark’s account of the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist in this pericope, and that of the passion of Jesus (⇒ Mark 15:1-47). Herod and Pilate, each in turn, acknowledges the holiness of life of one over whom he unjustly exercises the power of condemnation and death (⇒ Mark 6:26-27; ⇒ 15:9-10, ⇒ 14-15). The hatred of Herodias toward John parallels that of the Jewish leaders toward Jesus. After the deaths of John and of Jesus, well-disposed persons request the bodies of the victims of Herod and of Pilate in turn to give them respectful burial (⇒ Mark 6:29; ⇒ 15:45-46).

13 [19] Herodias: see the note on ⇒ Matthew 14:3.

14 [30] Apostles: here, and in some manuscripts at ⇒ Mark 3:14, Mark calls apostles (i.e., those sent forth) the Twelve whom Jesus sends as his emissaries, empowering them to preach, to expel demons, and to cure the sick (⇒ Mark 6:13). Only after Pentecost is the title used in the technical sense.

15 [31-34] The withdrawal of Jesus with his disciples to a desert place to rest attracts a great number of people to follow them. Toward this people of the new exodus Jesus is moved with pity; he satisfies their spiritual hunger by teaching them many things, thus gradually showing himself the faithful shepherd of a new Israel; cf ⇒ Numbers 27:17; ⇒ Ezekiel 34:15.

16 [35] See the note on ⇒ Matthew 14:13-21. Compare this section with ⇒ Mark 8:1-9. The various accounts of the multiplication of loaves and fishes, two each in Mark and in Matthew and one each in Luke and in John, indicate the wide interest of the early church in their eucharistic gatherings; see, e.g., ⇒ Mark 6:41; ⇒ 8:6; ⇒ 14:22; and recall also the sign of bread in Exodus 16; ⇒ Deut 8:3-16; ⇒ Psalm 78:24-25; ⇒ 105:40; ⇒ Wisdom 16:20-21.

17 [40] The people . . . in rows by hundreds and by fifties: reminiscent of the groupings of Israelites encamped in the desert (⇒ Exodus 18:21-25) and of the wilderness tradition of the prophets depicting the transformation of the wasteland into pastures where the true shepherd feeds his flock (⇒ Ezekiel 34:25-26) and makes his people beneficiaries of messianic grace.

18 [41] On the language of this verse as eucharistic (cf ⇒ Mark 14:22), see the notes on ⇒ Matthew 14:19, ⇒ 20. Jesus observed the Jewish table ritual of blessing God before partaking of food.

19 [45-52] See the note on ⇒ Matthew 14:22-33.

20 [45] To the other side toward Bethsaida: a village at the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.

21 [46] He went off to the mountain to pray: see ⇒ Mark 1:35-38. In ⇒ John 6:15 Jesus withdrew to evade any involvement in the false messianic hopes of the multitude.

22 [48] Walking on the sea: see the notes on ⇒ Matthew 14:22-33 and on ⇒ John 6:19.

23 [50] It is I, do not be afraid!: literally, “I am.” This may reflect the divine revelatory formula of ⇒ Exodus 3:14; ⇒ Isaiah 41:4, ⇒ 10, ⇒ 14; ⇒ 43:1-3, ⇒ 10, ⇒ 13. Mark implies the hidden identity of Jesus as Son of God.

24 [52] They had not understood . . . the loaves: the revelatory character of this sign and that of the walking on the sea completely escaped the disciples. Their hearts were hardened: in ⇒ Mark 3:5-6 hardness of heart was attributed to those who did not accept Jesus and plotted his death. Here the same disposition prevents the disciples from comprehending Jesus’ self-revelation through signs; cf ⇒ Mark 8:17.

Index

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

The Bible – Old Testament

Psalms

Index

Int. 1. 2. … 117. 118. 119. … 149. 150.

Chapter 118

1 ¹ Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose love endures forever.

2 Let the house of Israel say: God’s love endures forever.

3 Let the house of Aaron say, God’s love endures forever.

4 Let those who fear the LORD say, God’s love endures forever.

5 In danger I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.

6 The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me?

7 The LORD is with me as my helper; I shall look in triumph on my foes.

8 Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put one’s trust in mortals.

9 Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put one’s trust in princes.

10 All the nations surrounded me; in the LORD’S name I crushed them.

11 They surrounded me on every side; in the LORD’S name I crushed them.

12 They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like fire among thorns; in the LORD’S name I crushed them.

13 I was hard pressed and falling, but the LORD came to my help.

14 The LORD, my strength and might, came to me as savior.

15 The joyful shout of deliverance is heard in the tents of the victors: “The LORD’S right hand strikes with power;

16 the LORD’S right hand is raised; the LORD’S right hand strikes with power.”

17 I shall not die but live and declare the deeds of the LORD.

18 The LORD chastised me harshly, but did not hand me over to death.

19 Open the gates of victory; I will enter and thank the LORD.

20 ² This is the LORD’S own gate, where the victors enter.

21 I thank you for you answered me; you have been my savior.

22 ³ The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

23 By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes.

24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad.

25 ⁴ LORD, grant salvation! LORD, grant good fortune!

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the LORD’S house.

27 The LORD is God and has given us light. Join in procession with leafy branches up to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, I give you thanks; my God, I offer you praise.

29 Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose love endures forever.

1 [Psalm118] A thanksgiving liturgy accompanying a victory procession of the king and the people into the temple precincts. After an invocation in the form of a litany (⇒ Psalm 118:1-4), the psalmist (very likely speaking in the name of the community) describes how the people confidently implored God’s help (⇒ Psalm 118:5-9) when hostile peoples threatened its life (⇒ Psalm 118:10-14); vividly God’s rescue is recounted (⇒ Psalm 118:15-18). Then follows a dialogue at the temple gates between the priests and the psalmist as the latter enters to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice (⇒ Psalm 118:19-25). Finally, the priests impart their blessing (⇒ Psalm 118:26-27), and the psalmist sings in gratitude (⇒ Psalm 118:28-29).

2 [20] Where the victors enter: their victory has demonstrated that God favors them; they are “just” in the biblical sense.

3 [22] The stone the builders rejected: a proverb: what is insignificant to human beings has become great through divine election. The “stone” may originally have meant the foundation stone or capstone of the temple. The New Testament interpreted the verse as referring to the death and resurrection of Christ (⇒ Matthew 21:42; ⇒ Acts 4:11; cf ⇒ Isaiah 28:16 and ⇒ Romans 9: 3; ⇒ 1 Peter 2:7).

4 [25] Grant salvation: the Hebrew for this cry has come into English as “Hosanna.” This cry and the words in ⇒ Psalm 118:26 were used in the gospels to welcome Jesus entering the temple on Palm Sunday (⇒ Mark 11:9-10).

The Bible – Old Testament

Psalms

Int. 1. 2. … 117. 118. 119. … 149. 150.

The Bible – Old Testament

1 Kings

Index

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Chapter 3

1 With the royal power firmly in his grasp, Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. The daughter of Pharaoh, whom he married, he brought to the City of David, until he should finish building his palace, and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.

2 However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, for up to that time no temple had been built to the name of the LORD.

3 Solomon loved the LORD, and obeyed the statutes of his father David; yet he offered sacrifice and burned incense on the high places.

4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because that was the most renowned high place. Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand holocausts.

5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”

6 Solomon answered: “You have shown great favor to your servant, my father David, because he behaved faithfully toward you, with justice and an upright heart; and you have continued this great favor toward him, even today, seating a son of his on his throne.

7 O LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.

8 I serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.

9 Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?”

10 The LORD was pleased that Solomon made this request.

11 So God said to him: “Because you have asked for this – not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right –

12 I do as you requested. I give you a heart so wise and understanding that there has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.

13 In addition, I give you what you have not asked for, such riches and glory that among kings there is not your like.

14 And if you follow me by keeping my statutes and commandments, as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”

15 When Solomon awoke from his dream, he went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, offered holocausts and peace offerings, and gave a banquet for all his servants.

16 Later, two harlots came to the king and stood before him.

17 One woman said: “By your leave, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth in the house while she was present.

18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were alone in the house; there was no one there but us two.

19 This woman’s son died during the night; she smothered him by lying on him.

20 Later that night she got up and took my son from my side, as I, your handmaid, was sleeping. Then she laid him in her bosom, after she had laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 I rose in the morning to nurse my child, and I found him dead. But when I examined him in the morning light, I saw it was not the son whom I had borne.”

22 The other woman answered, “It is not so! The living one is my son, the dead one is yours.” But the first kept saying, “No, the dead one is your child, the living one is mine!” Thus they argued before the king.

23 Then the king said: “One woman claims, ‘This, the living one, is my child, and the dead one is yours.’ The other answers, ‘No! The dead one is your child; the living one is mine.'”

24 The king continued, “Get me a sword.” When they brought the sword before him,

25 he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other.”

26 The woman whose son it was, in the anguish she felt for it, said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living child – please do not kill it!” The other, however, said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it!”

27 The king then answered, “Give the first one the living child! By no means kill it, for she is the mother.”

28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they were in awe of him, because they saw that the king had in him the wisdom of God for giving judgment.

The Bible – Old Testament

1 Kings

Index

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

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The Bible – New Testament

Saint Mark

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Chapter 6

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He departed from there and came to his native place, 1 accompanied by his disciples.

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2 When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!

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Is he not the carpenter, 3 the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

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4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”

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So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, 5 apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.

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He was amazed at their lack of faith. He went around to the villages in the vicinity teaching.

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He summoned the Twelve 6 and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

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7 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

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They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

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8 He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

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Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.”

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So they went off and preached repentance.

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9 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

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10 King Herod 11 heard about it, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”

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Others were saying, “He is Elijah”; still others, “He is a prophet like any of the prophets.”

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But when Herod learned of it, he said, “It is John whom I beheaded. He has been raised up.”

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12 Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.

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John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

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Herodias 13 harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.

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Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

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She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.

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Herodias’s own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”

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He even swore (many things) to her, “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.”

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She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”

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The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

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The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her.

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So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.

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He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother.

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

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The apostles 14 gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

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15 He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

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So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.

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People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.

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When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

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16 By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.

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Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

He departed from there and came to his native place, ¹ accompanied by his disciples.

² When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!

Is he not the carpenter, ³ the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

⁴ Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”

So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, ⁵ apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.

He summoned the Twelve ⁶ and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

⁷ He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

⁸ He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

⁹ They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

¹⁰ King Herod ¹¹ heard about it, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”

¹² Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.

Herodias ¹³ harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.

The apostles ¹⁴ gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

¹⁵ He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

¹⁶ By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.

¹⁷ The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.

Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to (his) disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. ¹⁸

¹⁹ Then he made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, ²⁰ while he dismissed the crowd.

²¹ And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.

Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. ²² He meant to pass by them.

²³ They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”

They had not understood the incident of the loaves. ²⁴ On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.