Mateo 14
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Muerte de Juan el Bautista (Mc 6,14-29; Lc 9,7-9)
14 Por aquel tiempo, Herodes, que gobernaba en Galilea, oyó hablar de Jesús 2 y comentó con sus cortesanos:
— Este es Juan el Bautista, que ha resucitado de entre los muertos. Por eso tiene poder para hacer milagros.
3 Es que Herodes había hecho arrestar a Juan, lo encadenó y lo encerró en la cárcel por causa de Herodías, la esposa de su hermano Filipo. 4 Pues Juan le había dicho:
— No te es lícito tenerla por mujer.
5 Por eso, Herodes quería matar a Juan. Sin embargo, no se atrevía a hacerlo, porque temía al pueblo que tenía a Juan por profeta. 6 Pero el día del cumpleaños de Herodes, la hija de Herodías salió a bailar en medio de los invitados; y tanto le gustó a Herodes, 7 que le prometió bajo juramento darle todo lo que le pidiera. 8 Ella entonces, aconsejada por su madre, le dijo:
— Dame ahora mismo, en una bandeja, la cabeza de Juan el Bautista.
9 La petición entristeció al rey; pero como se había comprometido con su juramento delante de los invitados, ordenó que se la entregaran 10 y mandó que decapitaran a Juan en la cárcel. 11 En seguida trajeron la cabeza en una bandeja, se la dieron a la muchacha y esta, a su vez, se la entregó a su madre. 12 Después de esto, los discípulos de Juan recogieron su cadáver y lo llevaron a enterrar. Luego fueron a comunicar la noticia a Jesús.
Jesús da de comer a más de cinco mil personas (Mc 6,30-44; Lc 9,10-17; Jn 6,1-14)
13 Cuando Jesús se enteró de lo sucedido, subió a una barca y se retiró de allí él solo a un lugar solitario. Pero la gente, al saberlo, salió de los pueblos y lo siguió a pie por la orilla. 14 Al desembarcar Jesús y ver toda aquella multitud, se compadeció de ellos y curó a los enfermos.
15 La tarde comenzaba a caer y los discípulos se acercaron a él para decirle:
— La hora ya es avanzada y este es un lugar despoblado. Despide a la gente para que vaya a las aldeas a comprarse comida.
16 Jesús les contestó:
— No tienen por qué irse. Denles de comer ustedes mismos.
17 Ellos replicaron:
— Aquí sólo tenemos cinco panes y dos peces.
18 Dijo Jesús:
— Tráiganmelos.
19 Mandó Jesús que la gente se recostara sobre la hierba; luego tomó los cinco panes y los dos peces y, mirando al cielo, pronunció la bendición, partió los panes y se los dio a sus discípulos para que ellos los distribuyeran entre la gente. 20 Comieron todos hasta quedar satisfechos, y todavía se recogieron doce cestos llenos de trozos sobrantes de pan. 21 Los que comieron fueron unos cinco mil hombres, sin contar las mujeres ni los niños.
Jesús camina sobre el lago (Mc 6,45-52; Jn 6,16-21)
22 A continuación Jesús hizo que sus discípulos subieran a la barca para que llegaran antes que él a la otra orilla del lago, mientras él despedía a la gente. 23 Después de despedirla, subió al monte para orar a solas. Y todavía seguía allí él solo al llegar la noche.
24 Entre tanto, la barca ya estaba muy lejos de tierra y las olas la azotaban con violencia, pues el viento les era contrario. 25 En las últimas horas de la noche, Jesús se dirigió a ellos andando sobre el lago. 26 Cuando los discípulos lo vieron caminar sobre el lago, se asustaron creyendo que era un fantasma y llenos de miedo se pusieron a gritar. 27 Pero en seguida Jesús se dirigió a ellos diciendo:
— Tranquilícense, soy yo. No tengan miedo.
28 Pedro contestó:
— Señor, si eres tú, manda que yo vaya hasta ti caminando sobre el agua.
29 Jesús le dijo:
— Ven.
Pedro saltó de la barca y echó a andar sobre el agua para ir hacia Jesús. 30 Pero al sentir la violencia del viento, se asustó y, como vio que comenzaba a hundirse, gritó:
— ¡Señor, sálvame!
31 Jesús, tendiéndole en seguida la mano, lo sujetó y le dijo:
— ¡Qué débil es tu fe! ¿Por qué has dudado?
32 Luego subieron a la barca y el viento cesó. 33 Y los que estaban a bordo se postraron ante Jesús, exclamando:
— ¡Verdaderamente, tú eres el Hijo de Dios!
Curaciones en Genesaret (Mc 6,53-56)
34 Cruzaron el lago y tocaron tierra en Genesaret. 35 En cuanto los habitantes del lugar reconocieron a Jesús, divulgaron la noticia por toda la región; así que le trajeron toda clase de enfermos, 36 y le suplicaban que les permitiera tocar aunque sólo fuera el borde de su manto. Y cuantos lo tocaban recuperaban la salud.
Matthew 14
Expanded Bible
How John the Baptist Was Killed(A)
14 At that time Herod, the ·ruler of Galilee [L tetrarch; see Luke 3:1], heard the reports about Jesus. 2 So he said to his servants, “·Jesus [L This] is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why ·he can work these miracles [L miraculous powers are at work in him].”
3 ·Sometime before this, [L For] Herod had arrested John, ·tied him up [chained/bound him], and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, who had been the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. 4 [L For] John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to ·be married to Herodias [have her].” 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the ·people [crowd], because they ·believed John was [regarded John as] a prophet.
6 On Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests, and she [greatly] pleased him. 7 So he ·promised [announced] with ·an oath [a vow] to give her anything she ·wanted [asked]. 8 ·Herodias told her daughter what to ask for, so [At her mother’s urging/prompting] she said to Herod, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 Although King Herod was very ·sad [sorry; grieved; distressed], he had made a ·promise [vow; oath], and his dinner guests had heard him. So Herod ·ordered [commanded] that what she asked for be done. 10 He sent soldiers to the prison to cut off John’s head. 11 And they brought it on a platter and gave it to the girl, and she took it to her mother. 12 John’s ·followers [disciples] came and got his ·body [corpse] and buried it. Then they went and ·told [reported it to] Jesus.
More than Five Thousand Fed(B)
13 When Jesus heard what had happened to John, he left in a boat and went to a ·lonely [isolated; deserted] place by himself. But the crowds heard about it and followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he ·arrived [landed; came ashore], he saw a great crowd waiting. He ·felt sorry [had compassion] for them and healed those who were sick.
15 When it was evening, his ·followers [disciples] came to him and said, “·No one lives in this [This is a remote/deserted] place, and it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the ·towns [villages] and buy food for themselves.”
16 But Jesus answered, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 They said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish.”
18 Jesus said, “Bring ·the bread and the fish [L them here] to me.” 19 Then he ·told [commanded; ordered] the people to ·sit down [recline] on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking to heaven, he ·thanked God for [blessed] the food. Jesus ·divided [broke] the bread and gave it to his ·followers [disciples], who gave it to the people. 20 All the people ate and were satisfied. Then ·the followers [L they] filled twelve baskets with the leftover pieces of food. 21 There were about five thousand men there who ate, not counting women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water(C)
22 Immediately Jesus ·told [compelled; made] his ·followers [disciples] to get into the boat and go ahead of him ·across the lake [to the other side]. He stayed there to ·send the people home [dismiss the crowds]. 23 After he had ·sent them away [dismissed them], he went by himself up into the ·hills [mountain] to pray. ·It was late, and [When evening/night came,] Jesus was there alone. 24 By this time, the boat was already ·far away [L many stadia; C a stadion was about six hundred feet] from land. It was being ·hit [buffeted; beaten] by waves, because the wind was blowing against it.
25 ·Between three and six o’clock in the morning [L And in the fourth watch of the night], Jesus came to them, walking on the water. 26 When his ·followers [disciples] saw him walking on the water, they were ·afraid [terrified]. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus ·quickly [immediately] spoke to them, “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
28 Peter said, “Lord, if it is really you, then ·command [tell] me to come to you on the water.”
29 Jesus said, “Come.”
And Peter left the boat and walked on the water ·to [L and came toward] Jesus. 30 But when Peter saw the wind,[a] he became ·afraid [terrified] and began to sink. He shouted, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and ·caught [took hold of] Peter. Jesus said, “·Your faith is small [What little faith you have; T You of little faith]. Why did you doubt?”
32 After they got into the boat, the wind ·became calm [stopped; died down]. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
Healings at Gennesaret(D)
34 When they had crossed the lake, they came to shore at Gennesaret. 35 When the ·people there [or men of that place] recognized Jesus, they ·told people [sent word] all around there that Jesus had come, and they brought all their sick to him. 36 They begged Jesus to let them touch just the ·edge [or tassels; see Num. 15:38–39] of his ·coat [cloak], and all who touched it were healed.
Footnotes
- Matthew 14:30 wind Some Greek copies say “strong wind.”
Matthew 14
New King James Version
John the Baptist Beheaded(A)
14 At that time (B)Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus 2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” 3 (C)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 Because John had said to him, (D)“It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, (E)because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. 7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8 So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”
9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. 10 So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Feeding the Five Thousand(F)
13 (G)When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He (H)was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. 15 (I)When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, 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 do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18 He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Then 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, (J)He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Sea(K)
22 Immediately Jesus [a]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 (L)And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. (M)Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24 But the boat was now [b]in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him (N)walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, [c]“Be of good (O)cheer! [d]It is I; do not be afraid.”
28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw [e]that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of (P)little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33 Then those who were in the boat [f]came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly (Q)You are the Son of God.”
Many Touch Him and Are Made Well(R)
34 (S)When they had crossed over, they came [g]to the land of Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, 36 and begged Him that they might only (T)touch the hem of His garment. And (U)as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
Footnotes
- Matthew 14:22 invited, strongly urged
- Matthew 14:24 NU many furlongs away from the land
- Matthew 14:27 Take courage
- Matthew 14:27 Lit. I am
- Matthew 14:30 NU brackets that and boisterous as disputed.
- Matthew 14:33 NU omits came and
- Matthew 14:34 NU to land at
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