Matthew 14 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

The Death of John the Baptist

(Mar 6:14–29; Luk 9:7–9 )

Mat 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus,

Mat 14:2and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Mat 14:3

Mat 14:3For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,[fn]

Mat 14:4

Mat 14:4because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Mat 14:5

Mat 14:5And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

Mat 14:6

Mat 14:6But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod,

Mat 14:7

Mat 14:7so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Mat 14:8

Mat 14:8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

Mat 14:9

Mat 14:9And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.

Mat 14:10

Mat 14:10He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,

Mat 14:11

Mat 14:11and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Mat 14:12

Mat 14:12And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

(Mar 6:30–44; Luk 9:10–17; Jhn 6:1–14 )

Mat 14:13

Mat 14:13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Mat 14:14

Mat 14:14When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Mat 14:15

Mat 14:15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Mat 14:16

Mat 14:16But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”

Mat 14:17

Mat 14:17They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”

Mat 14:18

Mat 14:18And he said, “Bring them here to me.”

Mat 14:19

Mat 14:19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Mat 14:20

Mat 14:20And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

Mat 14:21

Mat 14:21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

(Mar 6:45–52; Jhn 6:15–21 )

Mat 14:22

Mat 14:22Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

Mat 14:23

Mat 14:23And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

Mat 14:24

Mat 14:24but the boat by this time was a long way[fn] from the land,[fn] beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.

Mat 14:25

Mat 14:25And in the fourth watch of the night[fn] he came to them, walking on the sea.

Mat 14:26

Mat 14:26But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.

Mat 14:27

Mat 14:27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

Mat 14:28

Mat 14:28And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

Mat 14:29

Mat 14:29He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.

Mat 14:30

Mat 14:30But when he saw the wind,[fn] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”

Mat 14:31

Mat 14:31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Mat 14:32

Mat 14:32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Mat 14:33

Mat 14:33And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

(Mar 6:53–56 )

Mat 14:34

Mat 14:34And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Mat 14:35

Mat 14:35And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick

Mat 14:36

Mat 14:36and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.

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ESV Footnotes

(14:3)

Some manuscripts his brother’s wife

(14:24)

Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters

(14:24)

Some manuscripts was out on the sea

(14:25)

That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

(14:30)

Some manuscripts strong wind

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