Matthew 14
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus,
At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Immerser, he rose from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.”
And 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.
3 For Herod having laid hold on John, bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
4 for John was saying to him, “It is not lawful to you to have her,”
Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
5 and willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.
And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
6 But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod,
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.
7 after which with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.
So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
8 And she, having been instigated by her mother, says, “Give me here on a plate the head of John the Immerser”;
And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
9 and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those dining with him, he commanded [it] to be given;
And 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;
10 and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,
And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.
11 and his head was brought on a plate, and was given to the girl, and she brought [it] near to her mother.
And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.
12 And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,
And 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.
13 and Jesus having heard, withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by Himself, and the multitudes having heard followed Him on land from the cities.
Now 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.
14 And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion on them, and healed their sick;
And 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.
15 and evening having come, His disciples came to Him, saying, “The place is desolate, and the hour has now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves.”
And 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.
16 And Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away—you give them to eat.”
But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
17 And they say to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes.”
And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
18 And He said, “Bring them to Me here.”
And he said, Give them to me.
19 And having commanded the multitudes to recline on the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the sky, He blessed, and having broken, He gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave] to the multitudes,
And 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.
20 and they all ate, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;
And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.
21 and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.
And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
22 And immediately Jesus constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before Him to the other side, until He might let away the multitudes;
And 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.
23 and having let away the multitudes, He went up to the mountain by Himself to pray, and evening having come, He was there alone,
And 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.
24 and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking on the sea,
And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
26 and the disciples having seen Him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, “It is an apparition,” and from the fear they cried out;
And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
27 and immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage! I AM; do not be afraid.”
But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
28 And Peter answering Him said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the waters”;
And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.
29 and He said, “Come”; and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked on the waters to come to Jesus,
And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.
30 but seeing the vehement wind, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
31 And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him and says to him, “Little faith! For why did you waver?”
And 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?
32 And they having gone into the boat, the wind stilled,
And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.
33 and those in the boat having come, worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly God’s Son.”
And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
34 And having passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret,
And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.
35 and having recognized Him, the men of that place sent forth to all that surrounding region, and they brought to Him all who were ill,
And 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,
36 and were calling on Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched were saved.
With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.
