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Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Marc 6,1-6
Jésus est parti pour son pays, et ses disciples le suivent.
Le jour du sabbat, il se mit à enseigner dans la synagogue. Les nombreux auditeurs, frappés d’étonnement, disaient : D’où cela lui vient-il ? Quelle est cette sagesse qui lui a été donnée, et ces grands miracles qui se réalisent par ses mains ? N’est-il pas le charpentier, le fils de Marie, et le frère de Jacques, de José, de Jude et de Simon ? Ses soeurs ne sont-elles pas ici chez nous ? » Et ils étaient profondément choqués à cause de lui.
Jésus leur disait : « Un prophète n’est méprisé que dans son pays, sa famille et sa propre maison. »
Et là il ne pouvait accomplir aucun miracle ; il guérit seulement quelques malades en leur imposant les mains.
Il s’étonna de leur manque de foi. Alors il parcourait les villages d’alentour en enseignant.
(Extrait de la Traduction Liturgique de la Bible - © AELF, Paris)
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 6,1-6
He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples.
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, 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.
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, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.
He was amazed at their lack of faith. He went around to the villages in the vicinity teaching.
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