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Matthew 14
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 14
Christian Standard Bible
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 Though 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 platter.” 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 platter 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. Well into the night, he was there alone.(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 toward 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 toward 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 worshiped 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 recognized him, they alerted the whole vicinity and brought to him all who were sick. 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 = 600 feet
- 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
Mateo 14
Reina-Valera 1995
Mateo 14
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Muerte de Juan el Bautista(A)
14 En aquel tiempo Herodes, el tetrarca, oyó la fama de Jesús, 2 y dijo a sus criados: «Éste es Juan el Bautista; ha resucitado de los muertos y por eso actúan en él estos poderes.» 3 Herodes había prendido a Juan, lo había encadenado y metido en la cárcel, por causa de Herodías, mujer de su hermano Felipe, 4 porque Juan le decía: «No te está permitido tenerla.» 5 Y Herodes quería matarlo, pero temía al pueblo, porque tenían a Juan por profeta. 6 Pero cuando se celebraba el cumpleaños de Herodes, la hija de Herodías danzó en medio y agradó a Herodes, 7 por lo cual éste le prometió con juramento darle todo lo que pidiera. 8 Ella, instruida primero por su madre, dijo: «Dame aquí en un plato la cabeza de Juan el Bautista.»
9 Entonces el rey se entristeció, pero a causa del juramento y de los que estaban con él a la mesa, mandó que se la dieran, 10 y ordenó decapitar a Juan en la cárcel. 11 Trajeron su cabeza en un plato, se la dieron a la muchacha y ella se la entregó a su madre. 12 Entonces llegaron sus discípulos, tomaron el cuerpo, lo enterraron y fueron a dar la noticia a Jesús.
Alimentación de los cinco mil(B)
13 Al oírlo Jesús, se apartó de allí, él solo, en una barca a un lugar desierto. Cuando la gente lo supo, lo siguió a pie desde las ciudades. 14 Al salir Jesús, vio una gran multitud, tuvo compasión de ellos y sanó a los que de ellos estaban enfermos. 15 Cuando anochecía, se acercaron a él sus discípulos, diciendo:
—El lugar es desierto y la hora ya avanzada. Despide a la multitud para que vayan por las aldeas y compren algo de comer.
16 Jesús les dijo:
—No tienen necesidad de irse; dadles vosotros de comer.
17 Ellos dijeron:
—No tenemos aquí sino cinco panes y dos peces.
18 Él les dijo:
—Traédmelos acá.
19 Entonces mandó a la gente recostarse sobre la hierba; y tomando los cinco panes y los dos peces, y levantando los ojos al cielo, bendijo, y partió y dio los panes a los discípulos, y los discípulos a la multitud. 20 Comieron todos y se saciaron; y recogieron lo que sobró de los pedazos, doce cestas llenas. 21 Los que comieron fueron como cinco mil hombres, sin contar las mujeres y los niños.
Jesús anda sobre el mar(C)
22 En seguida Jesús hizo a sus discípulos entrar en la barca e ir delante de él a la otra ribera, entre tanto que él despedía a la multitud. 23 Después de despedir a la multitud, subió al monte a orar aparte; y cuando llegó la noche, estaba allí solo. 24 Ya la barca estaba en medio del mar, azotada por las olas, porque el viento era contrario. 25 Pero a la cuarta vigilia de la noche, Jesús fue a ellos andando sobre el mar. 26 Los discípulos, viéndolo andar sobre el mar, se turbaron, diciendo:
—¡Un fantasma!
Y gritaron de miedo. 27 Pero en seguida Jesús les habló, diciendo:
—¡Tened ánimo! Soy yo, no temáis.
28 Entonces le respondió Pedro, y dijo:
—Señor, si eres tú, manda que yo vaya a ti sobre las aguas.
29 Y él dijo:
—Ven.
Y descendiendo Pedro de la barca, andaba sobre las aguas para ir a Jesús. 30 Pero al ver el fuerte viento, tuvo miedo y comenzó a hundirse. Entonces gritó:
—¡Señor, sálvame!
31 Al momento Jesús, extendiendo la mano, lo sostuvo y le dijo:
—¡Hombre de poca fe! ¿Por qué dudaste?
32 En cuanto ellos subieron a la barca, se calmó el viento. 33 Entonces los que estaban en la barca se acercaron y lo adoraron, diciendo:
—Verdaderamente eres Hijo de Dios.
Jesús sana a los enfermos en Genesaret(D)
34 Terminada la travesía, llegaron a tierra de Genesaret. 35 Cuando lo reconocieron los hombres de aquel lugar, enviaron noticia por toda aquella tierra alrededor, y trajeron a él todos los enfermos; 36 y le rogaban que los dejara tocar solamente el borde de su manto. Y todos los que lo tocaron, quedaron sanos.
Matthew 14
New International Version
Matthew 14
New International Version
John the Baptist Beheaded(A)
14 At that time Herod(B) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(C) 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;(D) he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison(E) because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(F) 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(G) 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(H)
6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded(I) in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.(J) Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(K)(L)
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(M) and healed their sick.(N)
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(O) 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.(P) 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(Q)(R)
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.(S) 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,”(T) they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(U) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(V)
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,”(W) 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.”(X)
34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak,(Y) and all who touched it were healed.
Matthew 14
New King James Version
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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