Matthew 14

¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

²and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

³For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

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

⁵And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

⁶But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

⁷whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

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

⁹And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,

¹⁰and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

¹²And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food.

¹⁷And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

²⁰And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

²¹And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²²and he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone.

²⁴But the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night, he went to them, walking on the lake.

²⁶And seeing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, It is a spectre; and they cried out for fear.

²⁷But he immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid.

²⁸And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.

²⁹And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus.

³⁰But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!

³¹And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

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

³³And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

³⁴And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret.

³⁵And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all the diseased,

³⁶and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

Matthew 14

¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

²And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee 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 was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

⁸And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

⁹And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

²²And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

²⁴But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

²⁶And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

²⁷But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

²⁹And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

³⁰But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

³²And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

³³Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

³⁴And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;

³⁶And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.