Matthew 14
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John the Baptist Beheaded
1At that time # Mk 6:14-29; Lk 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch # Mk 8:15; Lk 3:19; 13:31; 23:7; Ac 4:27; 12:1; 13:1 heard the report about Jesus. 2“This is John the Baptist! ” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.” # Mt 16:14; Mk 6:14; Lk 9:7
3For Herod had arrested John, chained # Or bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, # Mt 4:12; 11:2; Jn 3:24 4since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful # Lv 18:16; 20:21 for you to have her! ” 5Though he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, since they regarded him as a prophet. # Mt 11:9; 21:26,46
6But when Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them # Lit danced in the middle and pleased Herod. 7So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8And prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter! ” 9Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests. 10So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison. 11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12Then his disciples came, removed the corpse, # Other mss read body buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.
Feeding 5,000
13When Jesus heard about it, # Mk 6:32-44; Lk 9:10-17; Jn 6:1-13 He withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns. 14As He stepped ashore, # Lit Coming out (of the boat) He saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick. # Mt 4:23; 9:36
15When evening came, the disciples # Mt 10:1, 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16 approached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. # Lit and the time (for the evening meal) has already passed Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16“They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”
17“But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.
18“Bring them here to Me,” He said. 19Then He commanded the crowds to sit down # Lit to recline on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. # 1Sm 9:13; Mt 26:26; Mk 8:7; 14:22; Lk 24:30; Ac 27:35 20Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces! # Mt 16:9; Mk 6:43; 8:19; Lk 9:17; Jn 6:13 21Now those who ate were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.
Walking on the Water
22Immediately # Mk 6:45-51; Jn 6:15-21 He # Other mss read Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. 23After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone. # Lk 6:12; 9:48 24But the boat was already over a mile # Lit already many stadia ; 1 stadion = 600 feet from land, # Other mss read already in the middle of the sea battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. 25Around three in the morning, # Lit fourth watch of the night = 3 to 6 a.m. He came toward them walking on the sea. # Mt 24:23; Mk 13:35 26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost! ” they said, and cried out in fear.
27Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” # Dt 31:6; Is 41:13; 43:1-2; Mt 17:7; Lk 2:10; Rv 1:17
28“Lord, if it’s You,” Peter answered Him, “command me to come to You on the water.”
29“Come! ” He said.
And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus. 30But when he saw the strength of the wind, # Other mss read saw the wind he was afraid. And beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me! ”
31Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt? ” # Mt 6:30; 8:26; 16:8 32When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33Then those in the boat worshiped Him and said, “Truly You are the Son of God! ” # Ps 2:7; Mt 16:16; 26:63; Mk 1:1; Lk 4:41; Jn 11:4
Miraculous Healings
34Once they crossed over, # Mk 6:53-56; Jn 6:24-25 they came to land at Gennesaret. # Mk 6:5; Lk 5:1 35When the men of that place recognized Him, they alerted # Lit sent into the whole vicinity and brought to Him all who were sick. 36They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. # Mt 9:20; Mk 3:10; Lk 6:19; Ac 5:15
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Matthew 14
14
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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