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14 At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.” For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask. She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given, 10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison. 11 His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother. 12 His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus. 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

14 Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, 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 don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

18 He said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 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, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces. 21 Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 In the fourth watch of the night,[a] Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.(A) 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! [b] Don’t be afraid.”

28 Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

29 He said, “Come!”

Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

34 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. 35 When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick; 36 and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe[c] of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

Footnotes

  1. 14:25 The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 a.m. to sunrise.
  2. 14:27 or, I AM!
  3. 14:36 or, tassel

Johannes döparens död

(Mark 6:14-29; Luk 9:7-9)

14 Efter ett tag fick tetrarken Herodes[a] höra vad man berättade om Jesus, och han sa då till sina tjänare: ”Det måste vara Johannes döparen som har uppstått från de döda. Det är därför sådana krafter verkar i honom.”

Herodes hade nämligen arresterat Johannes och låtit binda honom och kasta honom i fängelse på grund av Herodias, hans bror Filippos hustru. Johannes hade sagt rent ut till Herodes: ”Det är inte tillåtet för dig att leva ihop med henne.” Helst hade Herodes velat döda Johannes, men han var rädd för folket, som ansåg att Johannes var en profet.

Men när Herodes hade sin födelsedag, dansade Herodias dotter inför gästerna. Herodes blev så förtjust att han svor att ge henne vad hon än begärde. Hennes mor fick henne då att säga: ”Jag vill ha Johannes döparens huvud på ett fat.” Kungen blev ledsen, men på grund av sitt löfte och för gästernas skull, gav han order om att hon skulle få det. 10 Därför halshöggs Johannes i fängelset, 11 och man lade hans huvud på ett fat och gav det till flickan, som i sin tur bar det till sin mor.

12 Efteråt kom Johannes lärjungar och hämtade kroppen och begravde den. Sedan gick de till Jesus och berättade vad som hade hänt.

Jesus ger mat åt mer än 5 000 personer

(Mark 6:32-44; Luk 9:10-17; Joh 6:1-13)

13 Då Jesus fick höra vad som hade hänt åkte han iväg med en båt till en öde plats för att vara för sig själv. Men folket i städerna fick reda på det och följde efter honom till fots.

14 När Jesus steg ur båten och fick se allt folk som hade samlats, kände han medlidande med dem och botade dem som var sjuka.

15 På kvällen kom sedan hans lärjungar fram till honom och sa: ”Det är redan sent, och det här är ödemark. Skicka iväg folket, så att de kan gå till byarna och köpa sig mat.” 16 Men Jesus svarade: ”Det behövs inte. Ge dem mat, ni själva!” 17 De sa: ”Allt vi har är fem bröd och två fiskar.” 18 ”Ge dem till mig”, sa han.

19 Sedan bad han människorna att slå sig ner i gräset, och han tog de fem bröden och de två fiskarna, såg upp mot himlen och tackade Gud för dem. Efter det bröt han bröden i bitar och gav dem till sina lärjungar, som delade ut dem till folket. 20 Alla åt och blev mätta, och efteråt samlade man upp det som var över, och det blev tolv fulla korgar. 21 Det var omkring 5 000 män som hade ätit, förutom kvinnor och barn.

Jesus går på vattnet

(Mark 6:45-51; Joh 6:16-21)

22 Genast efter detta bad Jesus sina lärjungar att sätta sig i båten och åka i förväg över till andra sidan sjön. Själv stannade han kvar för att se till att folket började vandra hemåt. 23 Och sedan han gjort det, gick han upp på ett berg för att be. Där var han sedan ensam när det blev kväll.

24 Under tiden hade båten råkat i svårigheter långt ute på sjön. Det blåste upp, och båten kämpade mot vågorna i motvinden. 25 Strax innan det började ljusna kom sedan Jesus till dem, gående på vattnet. 26 Då hans lärjungar fick se honom gå på sjön blev de förskräckta, för de trodde det var ett spöke, och de skrek av rädsla.

27 Men Jesus talade genast till dem och sa: ”Lugna er, det är jag. Var inte rädda.”

28 Då svarade Petrus honom: ”Herre, om det verkligen är du, så säg till mig att komma till dig på vattnet.” 29 ”Ja”, sa Jesus. ”Kom!”

Petrus klev då över båtkanten och började gå på vattnet mot Jesus. 30 Men när han såg hur det blåste blev han rädd och började sjunka. ”Rädda mig, Herre!” skrek han. 31 Och genast räckte Jesus ut handen och grep tag i honom.

”Så lite tro du har!” sa Jesus. ”Varför tvivlade du?” 32 Sedan steg de i båten, och i samma stund lade sig vinden. 33 De som var i båten föll då ner för Jesus och sa: ”Du är verkligen Guds Son!”

Jesus botar alla som rör vid honom

(Mark 6:53-56)

34 När de hade åkt över sjön, kom de till Gennesaret, 35 och där blev Jesus genast igenkänd av människorna på platsen. De skickade bud i hela området, och snart kom folk dit med alla sina sjuka. 36 Man bad att de åtminstone skulle få röra vid tofsen på hans mantel. Och alla som gjorde det blev friska.

Footnotes

  1. 14:1 Herodes styrde över Galileen och Pereen. Han var son till den Herodes som regerade då Jesus föddes.

John the Baptist Beheaded(A)

14 At that time Herod(B) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(C) 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.”

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison(E) because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(F) for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(G) Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(H)

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 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.