| 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning
Jesus, 2 and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen
from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him. 3 For Herod had
laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of
Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not
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 prophet. 6 But when
Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and
pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever
she should ask. 8 And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me
here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 9 And the king was
grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with
him, he commanded it to be given; 10 and he sent and beheaded John in the
prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel:
and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up
the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to
a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they
followed him on foot from the cities. 14 And he came forth, and saw a
great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is
desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may
go into the villages, and buy themselves food. 16 But Jesus said unto
them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say
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 multitudes to sit down on
the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the
disciples to the multitudes. 20 And they all ate, and were filled: and
they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets
full. 21 And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women
and children.
22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat,
and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes
away. 23 And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the
mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone. 24 But
the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the
wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto
them, walking upon the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on
the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for
fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer;
it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be
thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters. 29 And he said, Come. And
Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he
cried out, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth
his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were gone up into the boat,
the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying,
Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region
round about, and brought unto him all that were sick, 36 and they besought
him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as
touched were made whole.
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