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Matthew 14:14-34
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 14:14-34
New American Standard Bible
14 When He came [a]ashore, He (A)saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and (B)healed their sick.
15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go; you give them something to eat!” 17 They *said to Him, “We have nothing here except (C)five loaves and two fish.” 18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 And ordering the crowds to [b]sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looked up toward heaven. He (D)blessed the food and breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces: twelve full (E)baskets. 21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 (F)Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, (G)He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already [c]a long distance from the land, [d]battered by the waves; for the wind was [e](H)contrary. 25 And in (I)the [f]fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is (J)a ghost!” And they cried out [g]in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “(K)Take courage, [h]it is I; (L)do not be afraid.”
28 Peter responded and said to Him, “Lord, if [i]it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “(M)You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly (N)God’s Son!”
34 (O)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (P)Gennesaret.
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- Matthew 14:14 Lit out
- Matthew 14:19 Lit recline
- Matthew 14:24 Lit many stadia from; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
- Matthew 14:24 Lit tormented
- Matthew 14:24 Or adverse
- Matthew 14:25 I.e., 3-6 a.m.
- Matthew 14:26 Lit from
- Matthew 14:27 Lit I am
- Matthew 14:28 Lit You are
Matthew 14:14-34
New International Version
Matthew 14:14-34
New International Version
14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(A) and healed their sick.(B)
15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 “We have here only five loaves(C) of bread and two fish,” they answered.
18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(D) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water(E)(F)
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.(G) Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”(H) they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(I) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(J)
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”(K) he said, “why did you doubt?”
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(L)
34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
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