Matthew 14
1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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.
and he said to his courtiers, "This is John the Baptist: he has come back to life--and that is why these miraculous Powers are working in him."
3 For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,
4 Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
because John had persistently said to him, "It is not lawful 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.
And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.
6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before all the company, and so pleased Herod
7 So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
that with an oath he promised to give her whatever she asked.
8 And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
So she, instigated by her mother, said, "Give me here on a dish 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;
The king was deeply vexed, yet because of his repeated oath and of the guests at his table he ordered it to be given her,
10 And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.
and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.
The head was brought on a dish and given to the young 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.
Then John's disciples went and removed the body and buried it, and came and informed Jesus.
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.
Upon receiving these tidings, Jesus went away by boat to an uninhabited and secluded district; but the people heard of it and followed Him in crowds from the towns by land.
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.
So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health.
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.
But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat."
16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."
17 And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
"We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."
18 And he said, Give them to me.
"Bring them here to me," He said,
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.
and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them 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.
So all ate, and were fully satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they gathered up, filling twelve baskets.
21 And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
Those who had eaten were about 5,000 adult men, without reckoning 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.
Immediately afterwards He made the disciples go on board the boat and cross to the opposite shore, leaving Him to dismiss the people.
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.
When He had done this, He climbed the hill to pray in solitude. Night came on, and he was there alone.
24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.
Meanwhile the boat was far out on the Lake, buffeted and tossed by the waves, the wind being adverse.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
But towards daybreak He went to them, walking over the waves.
26 And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the waves, they were greatly alarmed. "It is a spirit," they exclaimed, and they cried out with terror.
27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
But instantly Jesus spoke to them, and said, "There is no danger; it is I; do not be afraid."
28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.
"Master," answered Peter, "if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."
29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.
"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter climbed down from the boat and walked upon the water to go to Him.
30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
But when he felt the wind he grew frightened, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Master, save me."
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?
Instantly Jesus stretched out His hand and caught hold of him, saying to him, "O little faith, why did you doubt?"
32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.
So they climbed into the boat, and the wind lulled;
33 And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
and the men on board fell down before him and said, "You are indeed God's Son."
34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.
When they had quite crossed over, they put ashore 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,
and the men of the place, recognizing Him, sent word into all the country round. So they brought all the sick to Him,
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.
and they entreated Him that they might but touch the tassel of His outer garment; and all who did so were restored to perfect health.
