Matthew 14
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard what Jesus was doing
2 and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.
and he told his servants, “He must be John the Baptist resurrected from the dead, and that's why he has such powers!”
3 For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Herod had detained John, and had him put in chains and imprisoned on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.
4 For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
For John had told him, “It's not legal for you to marry her.”
5 And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
Herod wanted to kill John but he was afraid of the people's reaction for they considered John a prophet.
6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;
However, on Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the party, and Herod was delighted with her.
7 whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she wanted.
8 And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.”
9 And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,
Then the king regretted the promise he had made, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his dinner guests, he gave the order to do it.
10 and sent and beheaded John in the prison.
The order was passed on and John was beheaded in prison.
11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.
John's head was brought on a plate and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
12 And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
John's disciples came and took the body, and buried him. Then they went and told Jesus.
13 When 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.
When Jesus heard the news he went away by boat to a quiet place to be alone, but when the crowds learned where he was, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14 And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
When Jesus got out of the boat and saw the huge crowds, he was full of sympathy for them, and healed their sick.
15 And 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.
As evening came the disciples went up to him and said, “This place is miles from anywhere and it's getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16 But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food.
But Jesus told them, “They don't need to leave. You give them something to eat!”
17 And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.
“All we have here are five loaves and a couple of fish,” they replied.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
“Bring them to me,” said Jesus.
19 And 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.
He told the crowds to sit down on the grass. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven and blessed them. After that he broke the loaves into pieces and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the crowds.
20 And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.
Everybody ate until they were full. Then they collected up the leftovers which filled twelve baskets.
21 And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Some five thousand men ate the food, not counting women and children.
22 and he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Right after this he made the disciples get into the boat and go back to the other side of the lake while he sent the crowds on their way.
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone.
After he'd sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountains to pray. Evening came and he was there all alone.
24 But the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
By now the boat was a long way out from land, being pounded by the waves because the wind was blowing against it.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night, he went to them, walking on the lake.
About 3 a.m. Jesus caught up with them, walking on the sea.
26 And seeing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, It is a spectre; and they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. They screamed out in fear, “It's a ghost!”
27 But he immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid.
But immediately Jesus said to them, “Don't worry, it's me! Don't be afraid!”
28 And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.
“Lord, if it's really you, tell me to come over to you, walking on the water,” Peter replied.
29 And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus.
“Come on then,” said Jesus. Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water towards Jesus.
30 But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!
But when he saw how strong the wind was, he became scared, and started to sink. “Lord! Save me!” he cried out.
31 And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?
Immediately Jesus reached out and grabbed hold of him, and said, “You have such little trust in me. Why did you doubt?”
32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind ceased.
When they got into the boat, the wind died down,
33 And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.
and those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “You really are the Son of God!”
34 And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret.
After crossing the lake they arrived at Gennesaret.
35 And 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,
When the people there realized Jesus was there, they let everyone in the whole area know. They brought all who were sick to him,
36 and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.
and pleaded with him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak. Everyone that touched him was healed.
