Matthew 14
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The Death of John the Baptist
1 # For ver. 1-12, see Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9 At that time #Luke 3:1; Acts 13:1Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2and he said to his servants, #ch. 16:14“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3For #Luke 3:19, 20 Herod had seized John and bound him and #ch. 11:2; John 3:24put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,#14:3 Some manuscripts his brother’s wife 4because John had been saying to him, #Lev. 18:16; 20:21“It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5And though he wanted to put him to death, #ch. 21:26; [ch. 21:46] he feared the people, because they held him to be #See ch. 11:9a prophet. 6But when Herod’s #Gen. 40:20birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12And #See ch. 9:14his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
13Now when Jesus heard this, #For ver. 13-21, see Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13; [ch. 15:32-38; 16:9; Mark 8:2-9]he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore he #[ch. 9:36]saw a great crowd, and #[ch. 9:36]he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; #ver. 22; [ch. 15:23]send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16But Jesus said, “They need not go away; #[2 Kgs. 4:42-44]you give them something to eat.” 17They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, #Mark 7:34; John 11:41; 17:1 he looked up to heaven and #ch. 26:26; 1 Sam. 9:13; Mark 8:7; 14:22; Luke 24:30; [1 Cor. 14:16]said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 # For ver. 22-33, see Mark 6:45-51; John 6:15-21 Immediately he #[ch. 8:18]made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the crowds, #Luke 6:12; 9:28; [Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16] he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When #[Mark 13:35]evening came, he was there alone, 24but the boat by this time was a long way#14:24 Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters from the land,#14:24 Some manuscripts was out on the sea beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25And #[See ver. 22 above]in the fourth watch of the night#14:25 That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. he came to them, walking on the sea. 26But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, #[Luke 24:37]they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, #ch. 17:7; [Deut. 31:6; Isa. 41:13; 43:1, 2; John 16:33]“Take heart; it is I. #ch. 17:7; [Deut. 31:6; Isa. 41:13; 43:1, 2; John 16:33]Do not be afraid.”
28And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and #[John 21:7]walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind,#14:30 Some manuscripts strong wind he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, #[ch. 8:25, 26]“Lord, save me.” 31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, #See ch. 6:30 “O you of little faith, why did you #[James 1:6]doubt?” 32And when they got into the boat, #[See ver. 30 above]the wind ceased. 33And #ver. 22 those in the boat #See ch. 8:2 worshiped him, saying, #[John 6:14] “Truly you are #ch. 16:16; 26:63; Ps. 2:7; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:35; 4:41; John 1:49; 10:36; 11:27; 20:31; [ch. 3:17]the Son of God.”
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
34 # For ver. 34-36, see Mark 6:53-56; [John 6:24, 25] And when they had crossed over, they came to land at #Luke 5:1Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and #ch. 4:24brought to him all who were sick 36and implored him that they might only touch #See ch. 9:20 the fringe of his garment. And #Mark 3:10; Luke 6:19; [Acts 5:15]as many as touched it were made 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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