Matthew 14
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
John the Baptist Beheaded
14 At that time(A) Herod the tetrarch(B) heard the report about Jesus. 2 ‘This is John the Baptist,’ he told his servants. ‘He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.’(C)
3 For Herod had arrested John, chained[a] him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(D) 4 since John had been telling him, ‘It’s not lawful(E) for you to have her.’ 5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd since they regarded John as a prophet.(F)
6 When Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them[b] and pleased Herod. 7 So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she answered, ‘Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a dish.’ 9 Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests. 10 So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 Then his disciples came, removed the corpse,[c] buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.
Feeding of the Five Thousand
13 When Jesus heard about it,(G) he withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore,[d] he saw a large crowd, had compassion on them, and healed their sick.(H)
15 When evening came, the disciples(I) approached him and said, ‘This place is deserted, and it is already late.[e] Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’
16 ‘They don’t need to go away,’ Jesus told them. ‘You give them something to eat.’
17 ‘But we only have five loaves and two fish here,’ they said to him.
18 ‘Bring them here to me,’ he said. 19 Then he commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.(J) 20 Everyone ate and was satisfied. They picked up twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.(K) 21 Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Walking on the Water
22 Immediately(L) he[f] made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 After dismissing the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. He stayed there alone well into the night.(M) 24 Meanwhile, the boat was already some distance[g] from land,[h] battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. 25 Jesus came towards them walking on the sea(N) very early in the morning.[i] 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost! ’ they said, and they cried out in fear.
27 Immediately Jesus spoke to them. ‘Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’(O)
28 ‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter answered him, ‘command me to come to you on the water.’
29 He said, ‘Come.’
And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came towards Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strength of the wind,[j] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me! ’
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, ‘You of little faith, why did you doubt? ’(P)
32 When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those in the boat worshipped him and said, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’(Q)
Miraculous Healings
34 When they had crossed over,(R) they came to shore at Gennesaret.(S) 35 When the men of that place recognised him, they alerted the whole vicinity and brought to him all who were ill. 36 They begged him that they might only touch the end of his robe, and as many as touched it were healed.(T)
Footnotes
- 14:3 Or bound
- 14:6 Lit danced in the middle
- 14:12 Other mss read body
- 14:14 Lit Coming out (of the boat)
- 14:15 Lit and the time (for the evening meal) has already passed
- 14:22 Other mss read Jesus
- 14:24 Lit already many stadia; one stadion = 185 metres
- 14:24 Other mss read already in the middle of the sea
- 14:25 Lit fourth watch of the night = 3 to 6 a.m.
- 14:30 Other mss read saw the wind
Matthew 14
1599 Geneva Bible
14 1 Herod’s judgment of Christ. 3 Wherefore John was bound, 10 and beheaded. 13 Jesus departeth. 18 Of the five loaves, etc. 23 Christ prayeth. 24 The Apostles tossed with the waves. 28 Faith. 30 Peter in jeopardy. 36 The hem of Christ’s garment.
1 At (A)[a]that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 And said unto his servants, This is that John Baptist, he is risen again from the dead, and therefore great [b]works are wrought by him.
3 (B)For Herod had taken 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 (C)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 (D)Prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased [c]Herod.
7 Wherefore he promised with an oath, that he would 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 platter.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless, because of the oath, and them that sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given her,
10 And sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the maid, and she brought it unto her mother.
12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13 (E)And when Jesus heard it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14 [d]And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15 ¶ And when even was come, (F) his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is already past: let the multitude depart, that they may go into the towns, and buy them vittles.
16 But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go away: give ye them to eat.
17 Then said they 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 multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were sufficed, 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 little children.
22 ¶ And straightway Jesus compelled his disciples to enter into a ship, and to go over before him, while he sent the multitude away.
23 And as soon as he had sent the multitude away, he went up into a mountain alone to pray: and (G)when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24 [e]And the ship was now in the midst of the sea, and was tossed with waves: for it was a contrary wind.
25 And in the [f]fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a [g]spirit, and cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraid.
28 [h]Then Peter answered him, and said, Master, 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 a mighty wind, he was afraid: and as he began to sink, he cried, saying, Master, save me.
31 So immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt.
32 And as soon as 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 ¶ (H)And when they were come over, they came into the land of [i]Gennesaret.
35 [j]And when the men of that place knew him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were sick,
36 And besought him, that they might touch the hem of his garment only: and as many as touched it were made whole.
Footnotes
- Matthew 14:1 Here is in John an example of an invincible courage, which all faithful Ministers of God’s word ought to follow: in Herod, an example of tyrannous vanity, pride and cruelty, and to be short, of a courtly conscience, and of their insufferable slavery, which have once given themselves over to pleasures: in Herodias and her daughter, an example of whore-like wantonness, and womanlike cruelty.
- Matthew 14:2 By works he meaneth that force and power, whereby works are wrought and not the works, as is seen oft before.
- Matthew 14:6 There were three Herods: the first of them was Antipater’s son, who is also called Ascalonius, in whose reign Christ was born, and he it was that caused the children to be slain. The second was called Antipas, Magnus his son, whose mother’s name was Malthace or Martaca, and this was called Tetrarch, by reason of enlarging his dominion, when Archelaus was banished to Vienna in France. The third was Agrippa, Magnus his nephew by Aristobulus, and he it was that slew James.
- Matthew 14:14 Christ refresheth a great multitude with five loaves and two little fishes, showing thereby, that they shall want nothing, which lay all things aside and seek the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 14:24 We must sail even through mighty tempests, and Christ will never forsake us, so that we go whither he hath commanded us.
- Matthew 14:25 By the fourth watch is meant the time near to day breaking: for in old time they divided the night into four watches, in which they scouted.
- Matthew 14:26 A spirit, as it is here taken, is that which a man imagineth to himself vainly in his mind, persuading himself that he seeth something, and seeth nothing.
- Matthew 14:28 By faith we tread under our feet even the tempests themselves, but yet by the virtue of Christ, which helpeth that virtue, which he of his mercy hath given.
- Matthew 14:34 This Gennesaret was a lake nigh to Capernaum, which is also called the Sea of Galilee, and Tiberias, so that the country itself grew to be called by that name.
- Matthew 14:35 In that that Christ healeth the sick, we are given to understand that we must seek remedy for spiritual diseases at his hands: and that we are bound not only to run ourselves, but also to bring others to him.
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