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New Testament
Matthew 14
Recalling the Death of John the Baptist
141At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus. 2He said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist! He has risen from the dead! That is why these powers are working in him.” 3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. 4John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet. 6But when it was Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced among them. This pleased Herod. 7So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
9Although this saddened the king, because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that it be done. 10He sent the order and had John beheaded in prison. 11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12John's disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and reported this to Jesus.
Jesus Feeds More Than Five Thousand
13When Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15When evening came, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17They told him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18“Bring them here to me,” he replied. 19Then he instructed the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. After looking up to heaven, he blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave the food to the people. 20They all ate and were filled. They picked up twelve basketfuls of what was left over from the broken pieces. 21Those who ate were about five thousand men, not even counting women and children.
Jesus Walks on Water
22Immediately Jesus urged the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed the crowd, he went up onto the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. 24By then the boat was quite a distance from shore, being pounded by the waves because the wind was against it. 25In the fourth watch of the night,[] Jesus came toward them, walking on the sea. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and cried out in fear, “It's a ghost!” 27But Jesus spoke to them at once, saying, “Take heart! 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 water.”
29Jesus said, “Come!”
Peter stepped down from the boat, walked on the water, and went toward Jesus. 30But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. As he began to sink, he cried out, “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 into the boat, the wind stopped. 33Those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
34When they had crossed over, they came to the shore at Gennesaret. 35When the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding region. They brought to him all who were sick 36and begged that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. All who touched it were completely cured.
Footnotes
- 14:25 Between 3 AM and 6 AM