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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The death of John the Baptist
(Mark 6.14-29; Luke 9.7-9)
1About this time Herod the ruler#14.1 Herod the ruler: Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great (see 2.1). heard the news about Jesus 2and told his officials, “This is John the Baptist! He has come back from death, and that's why he has the power to perform these miracles.”
3-4Herod had earlier arrested John and had him chained and put in prison. He did this because John had told him, “It isn't right for you to take Herodias, the wife of your brother Philip.”#Lk 3.19,20.#Lv 18.16; 20.21. 5Herod wanted to kill John. But the people thought John was a prophet, and Herod was afraid of what they might do.
6When Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests. She pleased Herod 7so much that he swore to give her whatever she wanted. 8But the girl's mother told her to say, “Here on a dish I want the head of John the Baptist!”
9The king was sorry for what he had said. But he did not want to break the promise he had made in front of his guests. So he ordered a guard 10to go to the prison and cut off John's head. 11It was taken on a dish to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 12John's followers took his body and buried it. Then they told Jesus what had happened.
Jesus feeds five thousand
(Mark 6.30-44; Luke 9.10-17; John 6.1-14)
13After Jesus heard about John, he crossed Lake Galilee#14.13 crossed Lake Galilee: To the east side. to go to some place where he could be alone. But the crowds found out and followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd. He felt sorry for them and healed everyone who was sick.
15That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it is already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the villages and buy some food.”
16Jesus replied, “They don't have to leave. Why don't you give them something to eat?”
17But they said, “We have only five small loaves of bread#14.17 small loaves of bread: These would have been flat and round or in the shape of a bun. and two fish.” 18Jesus asked his disciples to bring the food to him, 19and he told the crowd to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up towards heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples, and they gave it to the people.
20After everyone had eaten all they wanted, Jesus' disciples picked up twelve large baskets of leftovers.
21There were about five thousand men who ate, not counting the women and children.
Jesus walks on the water
(Mark 6.45-52; John 6.15-21)
22Straight away, Jesus made his disciples get into a boat and start back across the lake.#14.22 back across the lake: To the west side. But he stayed until he had sent the crowds away. 23Then he went up on a mountain where he could be alone and pray. Later that evening, he was still there.
24By this time the boat was a long way from the shore. It was going against the wind and was being tossed around by the waves. 25A little while before morning, Jesus came walking on the water towards his disciples. 26When they saw him, they thought he was a ghost. They were terrified and started screaming.
27At once, Jesus said to them, “Don't worry! I am Jesus. Don't be afraid.”
28Peter replied, “Lord, if it is really you, tell me to come to you on the water.”
29“Come on!” Jesus said. Peter then got out of the boat and started walking on the water towards him.
30But when Peter saw how strong the wind was, he was afraid and started sinking. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.
31Straight away, Jesus reached out his hand. He helped Peter up and said, “You don't have much faith. Why do you doubt?”
32When Jesus and Peter got into the boat, the wind died down. 33The men in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “You really are the Son of God!”
Jesus heals sick people in Gennesaret
(Mark 6.53-56)
34Jesus and his disciples crossed the lake and came to shore near the town of Gennesaret. 35The people found out that he was there, and they sent word to everyone who lived in that part of the country. So they brought all the sick people to Jesus. 36They begged him just to let them touch his clothes, and everyone who did was healed.
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