Matthew 14
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CHAPTER 14
1In that time Herod tetrarch, [that is, prince of the fourth part], heard the fame of Jesus;
2and said to his children, This is John Baptist, he is risen from death, and therefore virtues work in him.
3For Herod had holden [or held] John, and bound him, and putted him in prison for Herodias, the wife of his brother.
4For John said to him, It is not leaveful to thee to have her.
5And he willing to slay him, dreaded the people; for they had him as a prophet.
6But in the day of Herod’s birth, the daughter of Herodias danced in the middle, and pleased Herod.
7Wherefore with an oath he promised to give to her, whatever thing she asked of him.
8And she before-warned [or before admonished] of her mother, said, Give thou to me here the head of John Baptist in a dish.
9And the king was sorrowful, but for the oath, and for them that sat together at the meat, he commanded to be given.
10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11And his head was brought in a dish, and it was given to the damsel, and she bare it to her mother.
12And his disciples came, and took his body, and buried it; and they came, and told to Jesus.
13And when Jesus had heard this thing, he went from thence in a boat, into a desert place beside. And when the people had heard, they followed him on their feet from cities.
14And Jesus went out, and saw a great people [or a great multitude], and had ruth on them, and he healed the sick men of them.
15But when eventide was come, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the time is now passed; let the people go into towns, to buy them meat.
16Jesus said to them, They have not need [or no need] to go; give ye them somewhat to eat.
17They answered, We have not here, but five loaves and two fishes.
18And he said to them, Bring ye them hither to me.
19And when he had commanded the people to sit to [the] meat on the hay, he took five loaves and two fishes, and he beheld into heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave [loaves] to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the people.
20And all ate, and were fulfilled [or filled]. And they took the remnants of broken gobbets, twelve coffins full.
21And the number of men that ate was five thousand of men, without women and little children.
22And anon Jesus compelled the disciples to go up into a boat, and [to] go before him over the sea, while he let go the people.
23And when the people was let go, he went up alone into an hill to pray. But when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24And the boat in the middle of the sea was shogged [or thrown] with waves, for the wind was contrary to them.
25But in the fourth waking of the night, he came to them walking on the sea.
26And they, seeing him walking on the sea, were disturbed [or distroubled], and said, That it is a phantom; and for dread they cried.
27And anon Jesus spake to them, and said, Have ye trust, I am; do not ye dread.
28And Peter answered, and said, Lord, if thou art, command me to come to thee on the waters.
29And he said, Come thou. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.
30But he saw the wind strong, and was afeared; and when he began to drench or drown, he cried, and said, Lord, make me safe.
31And anon Jesus held forth his hand, and took Peter, [or caught him], and said to him, Thou of little faith, why hast thou doubted?
32And when he had gone [up] into the boat, the wind ceased.
33And they, that were in the boat, came, and worshipped him, and said, Verily, thou art God’s Son.
34And when they had passed over the sea, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35And when men of that place had known him, they sent into all that country; and they brought to him all that had sicknesses [or all having evil].
36And they prayed him, that they should touch the hem of his clothing; and whoever touched were made safe.
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Matthew 14
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John the Baptist beheaded
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’ 5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’ 9The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10and had John beheaded in the prison. 11His head was brought in on a dish and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus feeds the five thousand
13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed those who were ill.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so that they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.’
16Jesus replied, ‘They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.’
17‘We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,’ they answered.
18 ‘Bring them here to me,’ he said. 19And he told the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus walks on the water
22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.
27But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’
28‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’
29 ‘Come,’ he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came towards Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’
32And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’
34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognised Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all who were ill to him 36and begged him to let those who were ill just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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