Matthew 14

¹At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

²And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

³For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

⁵And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

⁶But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

⁷So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

⁸And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

⁹And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

¹⁰And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

¹¹And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

¹²And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

¹³Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

¹⁴And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

¹⁵And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

¹⁶But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

¹⁷And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

¹⁸And he said, Give them to me.

¹⁹And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

²⁰And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

²¹And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

²²And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.

²³And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.

²⁴But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.

²⁷But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

²⁸And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

²⁹And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

³⁰But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

³¹And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

³²And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.

³³And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

³⁴And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.

³⁵And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,

³⁶With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

Matthew 14

¹At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

²and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

³For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

⁹And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

¹²Then his disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a secluded place to be alone. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴And he went out, and he saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵Now when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, "This place is desolate, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

¹⁶But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

¹⁷And they told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

¹⁸So he said, "Bring them here to me."

¹⁹Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰And they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²²And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

²⁴But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was against it.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they screamed with fear.

²⁷But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! It is I! Do not be afraid."

²⁸Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

²⁹He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

³⁰But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he yelled, saying, "Lord, save me!"

³¹Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

³²When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

³⁴When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

³⁶and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.