Matthew 14
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The Death of John the Baptist
Mk 6:14–29; Lk 9:7–9
1#Lk 3:1; 9:7–9At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2#Mt 16:14and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. And therefore mighty works are at work in him.”
3#Mt 4:12; Mk 6:17For Herod had laid hold of John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. 4#Lev 18:16; 20:21For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5#Mt 11:9; 21:26When Herod would have put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet.
6#Ge 40:20; Mk 6:21–23But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. 7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. 8Being previously instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter.” 9The king was sorry. Nevertheless, for the oath’s sake and those who sat with him at supper, he commanded it to be given to her. 10#Mt 17:12He sent and beheaded John in the prison. 11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12#Ac 8:2His disciples came and took up the body and buried it. And they went and told Jesus.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Mk 6:30–44; Lk 9:10–17; Jn 6:1–14
13#Lk 9:10–17When Jesus heard this, He departed from there by boat for a deserted place. But when the people heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14#Mt 9:36; 4:23Jesus went ashore and saw a great assembly. And He was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.
15#Mt 15:23When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a lonely place and the day is now over. Send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16#2Ki 4:42–44But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to depart. You give them something to eat.”
17They said to Him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”
18He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19#1Sa 9:13; Lk 24:30Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to His disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20#Lk 9:17They all ate and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21Those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Walking on the Water
Mk 6:45–52; Jn 6:15–21
22Then Jesus commanded His disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23#Lk 6:12; Mk 6:46When He sent the crowds away, He went up into a mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening came, He was there alone. 24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was turbulent.
25#Job 9:8; Mt 24:43During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26#Lk 24:37But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit.” And they cried out in fear.
27#Mt 9:2; Ac 23:11But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer. It is I. Do not be afraid.”
28Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, bid me come to You on the water.”
29He said, “Come.”
And when Peter got out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31#Mt 6:30; 8:26Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33#Ps 2:7; Mt 16:16Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
The Healing of the Sick in Gennesaret
Mk 6:53–56
34#Mk 6:53–56; Lk 5:1When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word to all the surrounding country and brought to Him all who were sick, 36#Mk 3:10; Lk 6:19and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
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Matthew 14
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How John the Baptist Was Killed
1At that time Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard the reports about Jesus. 2So he said to his servants, “Jesus is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why he can work these miracles.”
3Sometime before this, Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, who had been the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. 4John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to be married to Herodias.” 5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they believed John was a prophet.
6On Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests, and she pleased him. 7So he promised with an oath to give her anything she wanted. 8Herodias told her daughter what to ask for, so she said to Herod, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9Although King Herod was very sad, he had made a promise, and his dinner guests had heard him. So Herod ordered that what she asked for be done. 10He sent soldiers to the prison to cut off John’s head. 11And they brought it on a platter and gave it to the girl, and she took it to her mother. 12John’s followers came and got his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
More than Five Thousand Fed
13When Jesus heard what had happened to John, he left in a boat and went to a lonely place by himself. But the crowds heard about it and followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he arrived, he saw a great crowd waiting. He felt sorry for them and healed those who were sick.
15When it was evening, his followers came to him and said, “No one lives in this place, and it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the towns and buy food for themselves.”
16But Jesus answered, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17They said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish.”
18Jesus said, “Bring the bread and the fish to me.” 19Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking to heaven, he thanked God for the food. Jesus divided the bread and gave it to his followers, who gave it to the people. 20All the people ate and were satisfied. Then the followers filled twelve baskets with the leftover pieces of food. 21There were about five thousand men there who ate, not counting women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22Immediately Jesus told his followers to get into the boat and go ahead of him across the lake. He stayed there to send the people home. 23After he had sent them away, he went by himself up into the hills to pray. It was late, and Jesus was there alone. 24By this time, the boat was already far away from land. It was being hit by waves, because the wind was blowing against it.
25Between three and six o’clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. 26When his followers saw him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out in fear.
27But Jesus quickly spoke to them, “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
28Peter said, “Lord, if it is really you, then command me to come to you on the water.”
29Jesus said, “Come.”
And Peter left the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. 30But when Peter saw the wind and the waves, he became afraid and began to sink. He shouted, “Lord, save me!”
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught Peter. Jesus said, “Your faith is small. Why did you doubt?”
32After they got into the boat, the wind became calm. 33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
34When they had crossed the lake, they came to shore at Gennesaret. 35When the people there recognized Jesus, they told people all around there that Jesus had come, and they brought all their sick to him. 36They begged Jesus to let them touch just the edge of his coat, and all who touched it were healed.
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