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Matthew 14
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Matthew 14
New Matthew Bible
John is taken and beheaded. Christ feeds 5,000 men with five loaves and two fishes, and appears to his disciples by night upon the lake.
14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus 2 and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen again from death, and therefore are such miracles wrought by him! 3 For Herod had seized John, and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. 4 For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her. 5 But when Herod would have put him to death, he feared the people, because they counted John as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod, 7 whereupon he promised with an oath that he would give her whatever she would ask. 8 And she, being first instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist on a platter.
9 And the king sorrowed. Nevertheless, because of his oath, and because of the people who were sitting also at the table, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took up his body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13 When Jesus heard about this, he withdrew from there by boat into an isolated place out of the way. But when the people heard of it, they followed him by foot out of their towns. 14 And Jesus went forth and saw the crowds of people, and his heart did melt upon them. And he healed among them those that were sick.
15 When evening was come, his disciples went to him, saying, This is an isolated place, and the day is spent. Let the people depart so that they can go into the towns and buy themselves some food. 16 But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go away; you give them to eat. 17 Then they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fishes. 18 And he said, Bring them here.
19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass, took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 And they did all eat, and were satisfied. And of the pieces that remained, they gathered twelve baskets full. 21 And the men that had eaten were in number about 5,000, as well as women and children.
22 Directly after, Jesus got his disciples to get into a boat, and to go over before him while he sent the people away. 23 And as soon as he had sent the people away, he went up into a mountain alone to pray. And when night was come, he was there himself alone. 24 And the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was tossed with waves, for it was a contrary wind.
25 In the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when his disciples saw him walking on the water, they were troubled, saying, It is some spirit! And they cried out for fear. 27 And straightaway Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I. Be not afraid. 28 Peter answered him and said, Master, if it is you, get me to come to you on the water. 29 And he said, Come!
And when Peter had gone down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw a mighty wind, he was afraid. And as he began to sink he cried out, saying, Master, save me! 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? 32 And as soon as they were in the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then the men in the boat came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth, you are the Son of God.
34 And when they had crossed over, they went into the land of Gennesaret. 35 When the men of that place learned of him, they sent out into all the area round about, and brought to him all that were sick, 36 and asked him if they might touch the hem of his vesture only. And as many as touched it were made well.
Matthew 14
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Matthew 14
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John the Baptist Beheaded(A)
14 At that time Herod(B) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(C) 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;(D) he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison(E) because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(F) 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(G) 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(H)
6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded(I) in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.(J) Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(K)(L)
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(M) and healed their sick.(N)
15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 “We have here only five loaves(O) of bread and two fish,” they answered.
18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(P) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water(Q)(R)
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.(S) Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”(T) they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(U) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(V)
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”(W) he said, “why did you doubt?”
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(X)
34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak,(Y) and all who touched it were healed.
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