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

² And 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.

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

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

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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

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

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

⁹ And 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.

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

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

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

¹³ When 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.

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

¹⁵ And 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.

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

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

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And 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.

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

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

²² And 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.

²³ And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁵ And 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;

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

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¹ At ^G1722 that ^G1565 time ^G2540 Herod ^G2264 the tetrarch ^G5076 heard ^G191 of the fame ^G189 of Jesus, ^G2424

² And ^G2532 said ^G2036 unto his ^G846 servants, ^G3816 This ^G3778 is ^G2076 John ^G2491 the Baptist; ^G910 he ^G846 is risen ^G1453 from ^G575 the dead; ^G3498 and ^G2532 therefore ^{G1223 G5124} mighty works ^G1411 do shew forth themselves ^G1754 in ^G1722 him. ^G846

³ For ^G1063 Herod ^G2264 had laid hold ^G2902 on John, ^G2491 and bound ^G1210 him, ^G846 and ^G2532 put ^G5087 him in ^G1722 prison ^G5438 for ^G1223 Herodias' ^G2266 sake, ^G1223 his ^G846 brother ^G80 Philip's ^G5376 wife. ^G1135

⁴ For ^G1063 John ^G2491 said ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 It is ^G1832 not ^G3756 lawful ^G1832 for thee ^G4671 to have ^G2192 her. ^G846

⁵ And ^G2532 when he would ^G2309 have put ^G615 him ^G846 to death, ^G615 he feared ^G5399 the multitude, ^G3793 because ^G3754 they counted ^G2192 him ^G846 as ^G5613 a prophet. ^G4396

⁶ But ^G1161 when Herod's ^G2264 birthday ^G1077 was kept, ^G71 the daughter ^G2364 of Herodias ^G2266 danced ^G3738 before them, ^{G1722 G3319} and ^G2532 pleased ^G700 Herod. ^G2264

⁷ Whereupon ^G3606 he promised ^G3670 with ^G3326 an oath ^G3727 to give ^G1325 her ^G846 whatsoever ^{G3739 G1437} she would ask. ^G154

⁸ And ^G1161 she, being before instructed ^G4264 of ^G5259 her ^G846 mother, ^G3384 said, ^G5346 Give ^G1325 me ^G3427 here ^G5602 John ^G2491 Baptist's ^G910 head ^G2776 in ^G1909 a charger. ^G4094

⁹ And ^G2532 the king ^G935 was sorry: ^G3076 nevertheless for ^{G1161 G1223} the oath's sake, ^G3727 and ^G2532 them which sat with him at meat, ^G4873 he commanded ^G2753 it to be given ^G1325 her.

¹⁰ And ^G2532 he sent, ^G3992 and beheaded ^G607 John ^G2491 in ^G1722 the prison. ^G5438

¹¹ And ^G2532 his ^G846 head ^G2776 was brought ^G5342 in ^G1909 a charger, ^G4094 and ^G2532 given ^G1325 to the damsel: ^G2877 and ^G2532 she brought ^G5342 it to her ^G846 mother. ^G3384

¹² And ^G2532 his ^G846 disciples ^G3101 came, ^G4334 and took up ^G142 the body, ^G4983 and ^G2532 buried ^G2290 it, ^G846 and ^G2532 went ^G2064 and told ^G518 Jesus. ^G2424

¹³ When ^G2532 Jesus ^G2424 heard ^G191 of it, he departed ^G402 thence ^G1564 by ^G1722 ship ^G4143 into ^G1519 a desert ^G2048 place ^G5117 apart: ^{G2596 G2398} and ^G2532 when the people ^G3793 had heard ^G191 thereof, they followed ^G190 him ^G846 on foot ^G3979 out of ^G575 the cities. ^G4172

¹⁴ And ^G2532 Jesus ^G2424 went forth, ^G1831 and saw ^G1492 a great ^G4183 multitude, ^G3793 and ^G2532 was moved with compassion ^G4697 toward ^G1909 them, ^G846 and ^G2532 he healed ^G2323 their ^G846 sick. ^G732

¹⁵ And ^G1161 when it was ^G1096 evening, ^G3798 his ^G846 disciples ^G3101 came ^G4334 to him, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 This is ^G2076 a desert ^G2048 place, ^G5117 and ^G2532 the time ^G5610 is now ^G2235 past; ^G3928 send ^G630 the multitude ^G3793 away, ^G630 that ^G2443 they may go ^G565 into ^G1519 the villages, ^G2968 and buy ^G59 themselves ^G1438 victuals. ^G1033

¹⁶ But ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 They need ^G5532 not ^G3756 depart; ^{G565 G2192} give ^G1325 ye ^G5210 them ^G846 to eat ^G5315 .

¹⁷ And ^G1161 they say ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 We have ^G2192 here ^G5602 but ^{G3756 G1508} five ^G4002 loaves, ^G740 and ^G2532 two ^G1417 fishes. ^G2486

^{18 G1161} He said, ^G2036 Bring ^G5342 them ^G846 hither ^G5602 to me. ^G3427

¹⁹ And ^G2532 he commanded ^G2753 the multitude ^G3793 to sit down ^G347 on ^G1909 the grass, ^G5528 and ^G2532 took ^G2983 the five ^G4002 loaves, ^G740 and ^G2532 the two ^G1417 fishes, ^G2486 and looking up ^G308 to ^G1519 heaven, ^G3772 he blessed, ^G2127 and ^G2532 brake, ^G2806 and gave ^G1325 the loaves ^G740 to his disciples, ^G3101 and ^G1161 the disciples ^G3101 to the multitude. ^G3793

²⁰ And ^G2532 they did ^G5315 all ^G3956 eat, ^G5315 and ^G2532 were filled: ^G5526 and ^G2532 they took up ^G142 of the fragments ^G2801 that remained ^G4052 twelve ^G1427 baskets ^G2894 full. ^G4134

²¹ And ^G1161 they that had eaten ^G2068 were ^G2258 about ^G5616 five thousand ^G4000 men, ^G435 beside ^G5565 women ^G1135 and ^G2532 children. ^G3813

²² And ^G2532 straightway ^G2112 Jesus ^G2424 constrained ^G315 his ^G846 disciples ^G3101 to get ^G1684 into ^G1519 a ship, ^G4143 and ^G2532 to go before ^G4254 him ^G846 unto ^G1519 the other side, ^G4008 while ^{G2193 G3739} he sent ^G630 the multitudes ^G3793 away. ^G630

²³ And ^G2532 when he had sent ^G630 the multitudes ^G3793 away, ^G630 he went up ^G305 into ^G1519 a mountain ^G3735 apart ^{G2596 G2398} to pray: ^G4336 and ^G1161 when the evening ^G3798 was come, ^G1096 he was ^G2258 there ^G1563 alone. ^G3441

²⁴ But ^G1161 the ship ^G4143 was ^G2258 now ^G2235 in the midst ^G3319 of the sea, ^G2281 tossed ^G928 with ^G5259 waves: ^G2949 for ^G1063 the wind ^G417 was ^G2258 contrary. ^G1727

²⁵ And ^G1161 in the fourth ^G5067 watch ^G5438 of the night ^G3571 Jesus ^G2424 went ^G565 unto ^G4314 them, ^G846 walking ^G4043 on ^G1909 the sea. ^G2281

²⁶ And ^G2532 when the disciples ^G3101 saw ^G1492 him ^G846 walking ^G4043 on ^G1909 the sea, ^G2281 they were troubled, ^G5015 saying, ^{G3004 G3754} It is ^G2076 a spirit; ^G5326 and ^G2532 they cried out ^G2896 for ^G575 fear. ^G5401

²⁷ But ^G1161 straightway ^G2112 Jesus ^G2424 spake ^G2980 unto them, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 Be of good cheer; ^G2293 it is ^G1510 I; ^G1473 be ^G5399 not ^G3361 afraid. ^G5399

²⁸ And ^G1161 Peter ^G4074 answered ^G611 him ^G846 and said, ^G2036 Lord, ^G2962 if ^G1487 it be ^G1488 thou, ^G4771 bid ^G2753 me ^G3165 come ^G2064 unto ^G4314 thee ^G4571 on ^G1909 the water. ^G5204

²⁹ And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 Come. ^G2064 And ^G2532 when Peter ^G4074 was come down ^G2597 out of ^G575 the ship, ^G4143 he walked ^G4043 on ^G1909 the water, ^G5204 to go ^G2064 to ^G4314 Jesus. ^G2424

³⁰ But ^G1161 when he saw ^G991 the wind ^G417 boisterous, ^G2478 he was afraid; ^G5399 and ^G2532 beginning ^G756 to sink, ^G2670 he cried, ^G2896 saying, ^G3004 Lord, ^G2962 save ^G4982 me. ^G3165

³¹ And ^G1161 immediately ^G2112 Jesus ^G2424 stretched forth ^G1614 his hand, ^G5495 and caught ^G1949 him, ^G846 and ^G2532 said ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 O thou of little faith, ^G3640 wherefore ^{G1519 G5101} didst thou doubt? ^G1365

³² And ^G2532 when they ^G846 were come ^G1684 into ^G1519 the ship, ^G4143 the wind ^G417 ceased. ^G2869

³³ Then ^G1161 they that were in ^G1722 the ship ^G4143 came ^G2064 and worshipped ^G4352 him, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 Of a truth ^G230 thou art ^G1488 the Son ^G5207 of God. ^G2316

³⁴ And ^G2532 when they were gone over, ^G1276 they came ^G2064 into ^G1519 the land ^G1093 of Gennesaret. ^G1082

³⁵ And ^G2532 when the men ^G435 of that ^G1565 place ^G5117 had knowledge ^G1921 of him, ^G846 they sent out ^G649 into ^G1519 all ^G3650 that ^G1565 country round about, ^G4066 and ^G2532 brought ^G4374 unto him ^G846 all ^G3956 that were ^G2192 diseased; ^G2560

³⁶ And ^G2532 besought ^G3870 him ^G846 that ^G2443 they might ^G680 only ^G3440 touch ^G680 the hem ^G2899 of his ^G846 garment: ^G2440 and ^G2532 as many as ^G3745 touched ^G680 were made perfectly whole. ^G1295

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¹ At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

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

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

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

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

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

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

⁹ And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard `it', he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard `thereof,' they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

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

¹⁸ And he said, Bring them hither to me.

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

²⁰ And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²² And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.

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

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

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.

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

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

²⁸ And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters.

²⁹ And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

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

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

³² And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³ And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

³⁴ And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.

³⁵ And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick,

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

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¹ At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his servants, `This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.'

³ For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

⁴ for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

⁵ and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

⁶ But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

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

⁸ And she having been instigated by her mother -- `Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

⁹ and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded `it' to be given;

¹⁰ and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,

¹¹ and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought `it' nigh to her mother.

¹² And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,

¹³ and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion upon them, and did heal their infirm;

¹⁵ and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, `The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.'

¹⁶ And Jesus said to them, `They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'

¹⁷ And they say to him, `We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

¹⁸ And he said, `Bring ye them to me hither.'

¹⁹ And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

²⁰ and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;

²¹ and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

²² And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

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,

²⁴ and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

²⁶ and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- `It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;

²⁷ and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, `Be of good courage, I am `he', be not afraid.'

²⁸ And Peter answering him said, `Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;'

²⁹ and he said, `Come;' and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,

³⁰ but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, `Sir, save me.'

³¹ And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, `Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

³² and they having gone to the boat the wind lulled,

³³ and those in the boat having come, did bow to him, saying, `Truly -- God's Son art thou.'

³⁴ And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret,

³⁵ and having recognized him, the men of that place sent forth to all that region round about, and they brought 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 did touch were saved.

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¹ 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 from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

³ For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison 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.

⁵ And [while] desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

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

⁷ whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸ But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

⁹ And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with [him], he commanded [it] to be given.

¹⁰ And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

¹¹ and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

¹³ And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard [of it] followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

¹⁵ But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and [much of] the [day] time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give *ye* them to eat.

¹⁷ But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Bring them here to me.

¹⁹ And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave [them] to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

²⁰ And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.

²¹ But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²² And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds.

²³ And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,

²⁴ but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵ But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶ And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

²⁷ But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage; it is *I*: be not afraid.

²⁸ And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be *thou*, command me to come to thee upon the waters.

²⁹ And he said, Come. And Peter, having descended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus.

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

³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

³² And when they had gone up into the ship, the wind fell.

³³ But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God's Son.

³⁴ And having crossed over they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵ And when the men of that place recognised him, they sent to that whole country around, and they brought to him all that were ill,

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

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¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

³ For Herod had laid hold of 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 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer."

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

¹⁷ They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

¹⁸ He said, "Bring them here to me."

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

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

²² Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³ After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

²⁴ But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵ In the fourth watch of the night,{The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 A. M. to sunrise.} Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.

²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! I AM!{see Exodus 3:14.} Don't be afraid."

²⁸ Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

²⁹ He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

³⁰ But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

³¹ Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

³² When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³ Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

³⁴ When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵ When the men of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

³⁶ and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

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¹ At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

² 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 had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

⁵ 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 when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

⁷ So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

⁸ 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 sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

¹⁰ And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

¹² 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 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 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 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 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 here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Give them to me.

¹⁹ 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 took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

²¹ And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

²² 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 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 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 he came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶ And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.

²⁷ But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

²⁸ 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 Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

³⁰ But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

³¹ 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 when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.

³³ And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

³⁴ And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.

³⁵ 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 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.