The Death of John the Baptist

^14 (A)King Herod heard of it, for Jesus'^[a] name had become known. Some^[b] said, ^(B)“John the Baptist^[c] has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” ^15 (C)But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is ^(D)a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” ¹⁶ But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” ^17 (E)For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and ^(F)bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. ^18 (G)For John had been saying to Herod, ^(H)“It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” ¹⁹ And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,

³¹ And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and ^(A)they had no leisure even to eat. ^32 (B)And they went away in ^(C)the boat to a desolate place by themselves. ³³ Now many saw them going and ^(D)recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. ³⁴ When he went ashore he ^(E)saw a great crowd, and ^(F)he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. ³⁵ And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. ^36 (G)Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” ³⁷ But he answered them, ^(H)“You give them something to eat.” And ^(I)they said to him, ^(J)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii^[a] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” ³⁸ And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, ^(K)“Five, and two fish.” ³⁹ Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰ So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹ And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he ^(L)looked up to heaven and ^(M)said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. ⁴² And they all ate and were satisfied. ⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. ⁴⁴ And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on the Water

^45 (N)Immediately he ^(O)made his disciples get into ^(P)the boat and go before him to the other side, ^(Q)to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. ⁴⁶ And after he had taken leave of them, ^(R)he went up on the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And when ^(S)evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about ^(T)the fourth watch of the night^[b] he came to them, walking on the sea. ^(U)He meant to pass by them, ⁴⁹ but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, ⁵⁰ for they all saw him and ^(V)were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ^(W)“Take heart; it is I. ^(X)Do not be afraid.” ⁵¹ And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, ⁵² for ^(Y)they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts ^(Z)were hardened.

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

^53 (AA)When they had crossed over, they came to land at ^(AB)Gennesaret and moored to the shore. ⁵⁴ And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately ^(AC)recognized him ⁵⁵ and ran about the whole region and began to bring ^(AD)the sick people ^(AE)on their beds to wherever they heard he was. ⁵⁶ And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ^(AF)they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even ^(AG)the fringe of his garment. And ^(AH)as many as touched it were made well.