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John the Baptist Beheaded

1 aAt that Itime° bHerod° the tetrarch° heard° the news° about Jesus°, 2 and said° to his servants°, “aThis° is John° the Baptist°; Ihe has risen° from the dead°, and that is why° miraculous° powers° are at work° in him.”

[1] IOr occasion aMt 14:1-12: Mk 6:14-29; Mt 14:1, 2: Lk 9:7-9 bMk 8:15; Lk 3:1, 19; 8:3; 13:31; 23:7f, 11f, 15; Ac 4:27; 12:1
[2] IOr he, himself aMt 16:14; Mk 6:14; Lk 9:7

3 ¶ For when aHerod° had John° arrested°, he bound° him and put° him bin prison° because° of cHerodias°, the wife° of his brother° Philip°. 4 For John° had been saying° to him, “aIt is not lawful° for you to have° her.” 5 Although Herod wanted° to put° him to death°, he feared° the crowd°, because° they regarded° IJohn° as aa prophet°.

[3] aMt 14:1-12: Mk 6:14-29; Mk 8:15; Lk 3:1, 19; 8:3; 13:31; 23:7f, 11f, 15; Ac 4:27; 12:1 bMt 4:12; 11:2 cMt 14:6; Mk 6:17, 19, 22; Lk 3:19f
[4] aLv 18:16; 20:21
[5] ILit him aMt 11:9

6 ¶ But when Herod’s° birthday° came°, the daughter° of aHerodias° danced° Ibefore°° [them] and pleased° bHerod°, 7 so° [much] that he promised° with an oath° to give° her whatever°° she asked°. 8 Having been prompted° by her mother°, she *said°, “Give° me here° on a platter° the head° of John° the Baptist°.” 9 Although he was grieved°, the king° commanded° [it] to be given° because° of his oaths°, and because of Ihis dinner° guests°. 10 He sent° and had John° beheaded° in the prison°. 11 And his head° was brought° on a platter° and given° to the girl°, and she brought° it to her mother°. 12 His disciples° came° and took° away° the body° and buried° Iit; and they went° and reported° to Jesus°.

[6] ILit in the midst aMt 14:3; Mk 6:17, 19, 22; Lk 3:19 bMt 14:1-12: Mk 6:14-29; Mk 8:15; Lk 3:1, 19; 8:3; 13:31; 23:7f, 11f, 15; Ac 4:27; 12:1
[9] ILit those who reclined at the table with him
[12] ILit him

Five Thousand Fed

13aNow° when Jesus° heard° [about John], He withdrew° from there° in a boat° to a secluded° place° by Himself°; and when the Ipeople° heard° [of this], they followed° Him on foot° from the cities°. 14 When He went° Iashore°, He asaw° a large° crowd°, and felt° compassion° for them and bhealed° their sick°.

[13] ILit the crowds aMt 14:13-21: Mk 6:32-44; Lk 9:10-17; Jn 6:1-13; Mt 15:32-38
[14] ILit out aMt 9:36 bMt 4:23

15 ¶ When it was evening°, the disciples° came° to Him and said°, “This° place° is desolate° and the hour° is already° Ilate°; so° send° the crowds° away°, that they may go° into the villages° and buy° food° for themselves°.” 16 But Jesus° said° to them, “They do not need° to go° away°; you give° them [something] to eat°!” 17 They *said° to Him, “We have° here° only°°° afive° loaves° and two° fish°.” 18 And He said°, “Bring° them here° to Me.” 19 Ordering° the Ipeople° to IIsit° down° on the grass°, He took° the five° loaves° and the two° fish°, and looking° up toward° heaven°, He ablessed° [the food], and breaking° the loaves° He gave° them to the disciples°, and the disciples° [gave them] to the crowds°, 20 and they all° ate° and were satisfied°. They picked° up what° was left° over° of the broken° pieces°, twelve° full° abaskets°. 21 There were about° five° thousand° men° who ate°, besides° women° and children°.

[15] ILit past
[17] aMt 16:9
[19] ILit crowds IILit recline a1S 9:13; Mt 15:36; 26:26; Mk 6:41; 8:7; 14:22; Lk 24:30; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6
[20] aMt 16:9; Mk 6:43; 8:19; Lk 9:17; Jn 6:13

Jesus Walks on the Water

22aImmediately° He Imade° the disciples° get° into the boat° and go° ahead° of Him to the other° side°, while° He sent° the crowds° away°. 23 After He had sent° the crowds° away°, aHe went° up on the mountain° by Himself° to pray°; and when it was evening°, He was there° alone°. 24 But the boat° was already° Ia long° distance° from the land°, IIbattered° by the waves°; for the wind° was IIIacontrary°. 25 And in athe Ifourth° watch° of the night° He came° to them, walking° on the sea°. 26 When the disciples° saw° Him walking° on the sea°, they were terrified°, and said°, “It is aa ghost°!” And they cried° out Iin fear°. 27 But immediately° Jesus° spoke° to them, saying°, aTake° courage°, it is I; bdo not be afraid°.”

[22] ILit compelled aMt 14:22-33: Mk 6:45-51; Jn 6:15-21
[23] aMk 6:46; Lk 6:12; 9:28; Jn 6:15
[24] ILit many stadia from; a stadion was about 600 feet or about 182 meters IILit tormented IIIOr adverse aAc 27:4
[25] II.e. 3-6 a.m. aMt 24:43; Mk 13:35
[26] ILit from aLk 24:37
[27] aMt 9:2 bMt 17:7; 28:5, 10; Mk 6:50; Lk 1:13, 30; 2:10; 5:10; 12:32; Jn 6:20; Rv 1:17

28 ¶ Peter° said° to Him, “Lord°, if° it is You, command° me to come° to You on the water°.” 29 And He said°, “Come°!” And Peter° got° out of the boat°, and walked° on the water° and came° toward° Jesus°. 30 But seeing° the wind°, he became frightened°, and beginning° to sink°, he cried° out, “Lord°, save° me!” 31 Immediately° Jesus° stretched° out His hand° and took° hold° of him, and *said° to him, aYou of little° faith°, why°° did you doubt°?” 32 When they got° into the boat°, the wind° stopped°. 33 And those° who were in the boat° worshiped° Him, saying°, “You are certainly° aGod’s° Son°!”

[31] aMt 6:30; 8:26; 16:8
[33] aMt 4:3

34aWhen they had crossed° over°, they came° to land° at bGennesaret°. 35 And when the men° of that place° Irecognized° Him, they sent° [word] into all° that surrounding° district° and brought° to Him all° who were sick°; 36 and they implored° Him that they might just° touch° athe fringe° of His cloak°; and as many° as btouched° [it] were cured°.

[34] aMt 14:34-36: Mk 6:53-56; Jn 6:24, 25 bMk 6:53; Lk 5:1
[35] IOr knew
[36] aMt 9:20 bMt 9:21; Mk 3:10; 6:56; 8:22; Lk 6:19


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Herod's opinion of Christ.

1 ¶ Atº thatº timeº Herodº the² tetrarchº heardºª of the² fameº of Jesus,º 2 Andº saidºª unto his¹² servants,º Thisº isºª Johnº the² Baptist;º heº is risenºª fromº the² dead;º andº thereforeºº mighty worksº do shew forth² themselves¹ª inº him.º

[1] Mk 6:14; 8:15; Lk 3:1; 9:7; 13:31; 23:8, 15; Ac 4:27.
[2] Mt 11:11; 16:14; Mk 8:28; Jn 10:41.

Wherefore John the Baptist was beheaded.

3 ¶ Forº Herodº had laid hold¹ª on² John,º and boundºª him,º andº putºª [him] inº prisonº for¹ª Herodias'¹ sake,º² hisº brotherº Philip'sº wife.º 4 Forº Johnº saidºª unto him,º It is¹ª not¹ lawfulºª² for theeº to haveºª her.º 5 Andº when he wouldºª have put¹ª him¹ to death,ºª² he fearedºª the² multitude,º becauseº they countedºª himº asº a prophet.º 6 Butº when Herod'sº birthdayº was kept,ºª the² daughterº of Herodiasº dancedºª before them,ºº andº pleasedºª Herod.º 7 Whereuponº he promisedºª withº an oathº to giveºª herº whatsoeverº¹² she would ask.ºª 8 Andº she,² being before instructedºª ofº her¹² mother,º said,ºª Giveºª meº hereº Johnº Baptist'sº headº inº a charger.º 9 Andº the² kingº was sorry:ºª nevertheless² for¹¹ the oath's sake,º²² andº them which sat with him at meat,¹ª² he commandedºª [it] to be givenºª [her]. 10 Andº he sent,ºª and beheadedºª Johnº inº the² prison.º 11 Andº hisº headº was broughtºª inº a charger,º andº givenºª to the² damsel:º andº she broughtºª [it] to herº mother.º 12 Andº hisº disciplesº came,ºª and took upºª the² body,º andº buriedºª it,º andº wentºª and toldºª Jesus.º

[3] Mt 4:12; Mk 6:17; Lk 3:19; 13:1; Jn 3:23.
[4] Lv 18:16; 20:21; Dt 25:5; 2S 12:7; 1K 21:19; 2Ch 26:18; Pv 28:1; Is 8:20; Mk 6:18; Ac 24:24.
[5] Mt 21:26, 32; Mk 6:19; 11:30; 14:1; Lk 20:6; Ac 4:21; 5:26.
[6] Gn 40:20; Es 1:2, 10; 2:18; Dn 5:1; Ho 1:5; Mt 22:24; Mk 6:21.
[7] Es 5:3, 6; 7:2.
[8] Nu 7:13, 19, 84, 85; 1K 18:4, 13; 19:2; 2K 11:1; 2Ch 22:2; Ezr 1:9; Pv 1:16; 29:10; Mk 6:24.
[9] Nu 30:5; Jg 11:30, 39; 21:1, 7; 1S 14:24, 28, 39; 25:22, 32; 28:10; 2K 6:31; Ec 5:2; Dn 6:14; Mt 14:1, 5; 27:17; Mk 6:14, 20, 26; Lk 13:32; Jn 19:12; Ac 24:23; 25:3.
[10] 2Ch 36:16; Jr 2:30; Mt 17:12; 21:35; 22:3; 23:34; Mk 6:27; 9:13; Lk 9:9; Rv 11:7.
[11] Gn 49:7; Pv 27:4; 29:10; Jr 22:17; Ezk 16:3; 19:2; 35:6; Rv 16:6; 17:6.
[12] Mt 27:58; Ac 8:2.

Jesus departeth into a desert place:

13 ¶ Whenº Jesusº heardºª [of it], he departedºª thenceº byº shipº intoº a desertº placeº apart:ºº andº when the² peopleº had heardºª [thereof], they followedºª himº on footº out ofº the² cities.º 14 Andº Jesusº went forth,ºª and sawºª a greatº multitude,º andº was moved with compassionºª towardº them,º andº he healedºª theirº sick.º

[13] Mt 10:23; 12:15; 14:1; Mk 6:30; Lk 9:10; Jn 6:1.
[14] Mt 9:36; 15:32; Mk 6:34; 8:1; 9:22; Lk 7:13; 19:41; Jn 11:33; He 2:17; 4:15; 5:2.

where he feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.

15 ¶ Andº when it wasºª evening,º hisº disciplesº cameºª to him,º saying,ºª This isºª a desertº place,º andº the² timeº is nowº past;ºª send¹ª the multitude¹ away,ºª²² thatº they may goºª intoº the² villages,º and² buyºª themselvesº victuals.º 16 Butº Jesusº saidºª unto them,º They needº² notº depart;ºª¹ª giveºª yeº themº to eat.ºª 17 Andº they² sayºª unto him,º We haveºª² hereº butº¹ fiveº loaves,º andº twoº fishes.º 18 º He² said,ºª Bringºª themº hitherº to me.º 19 Andº he commandedºª the² multitudeº to sit downºª onº the² grass,º andº tookºª the² fiveº loaves,º andº the² twoº fishes,º and looking upºª toº heaven,º he blessed,ºª andº brake,ºª and² gaveºª the² loavesº to [his] disciples,º andº the² disciplesº to the² multitude.º 20 Andº they did¹ª allº eat,ºª andº were filled:ºª andº they took upºª of the² fragmentsº that remainedºª twelveº basketsº full.º 21 Andº they that had eatenºª wereºª aboutº five thousandº men,º besideº womenº andº children.º

[15] Mt 15:23; Mk 6:35; 8:3; Lk 9:12.
[16] 2K 4:42; Jb 31:16; Pv 11:24; Ec 11:2; Lk 3:11; Jn 13:29; 2Co 8:2; 9:7.
[17] Nu 11:21; Ps 78:19; Mt 15:33; Mk 6:37; 8:4; Lk 9:13; Jn 6:5.
[19] 1S 9:13; Mt 15:35, 36; 26:26; Mk 6:39, 41; 7:34; 8:6; 14:22; Lk 9:14, 16; 22:19; 24:30; Jn 6:10, 11, 23; 11:41; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6; 1Co 10:16, 31; 11:24; Col 3:17; 1Ti 4:4.
[20] Ex 16:8, 12; Lv 26:26; 1K 17:12; 2K 4:1, 43; Pv 13:25; Ezk 4:14; Hg 1:6; Mt 5:6; 15:33, 37; 16:8; Mk 6:42; 8:8, 16; Lk 1:53; 9:17; Jn 6:7, 11, 12.
[21] Jn 6:10; Ac 4:4, 34; 2Co 9:8; Php 4:19.

He walketh on the sea to his disciples:

22 ¶ Andº straightwayº Jesusº constrainedºª his¹² disciplesº to getºª intoº a ship,º andº to go beforeºª himº untoº the² other side,º whileºº he sent¹ª the multitudes¹ away.ºª²² 23 Andº when he had sent¹ª the multitudes¹ away,ºª²² he went upºª intoº a mountainº apartºº to pray:ºª andº when the eveningº was come,ºª he wasºª thereº alone.º 24 Butº the² shipº wasºª nowº in the midstº of the² sea,º tossedºª withº waves:º forº the² windº wasºª contrary.º 25 Andº in the fourthº watchº of the² nightº Jesusº wentºª untoº them,º walkingºª onº the² sea.º 26 Andº when the² disciplesº sawºª himº walkingºª onº the² sea,º they were troubled,ºª saying,ºª¹ It isºª a spirit;º andº they cried outºª forº fear.º 27 Butº straightwayº Jesusº spakeºª unto them,º saying,ºª Be of good cheer;ºª it isºª I;º be¹ª not¹ afraid.ºª² 28 Andº Peterº answeredºª himº and said,ºª Lord,º ifº it beºª thou,º bidºª meº comeºª untoº theeº onº the² water.º 29 Andº he² said,ºª Come.¹ª Andº² when Peterº was come downºª out ofº the² ship,º he walkedºª onº the² water,º to goºª toº Jesus.º 30 Butº when he sawºª the² windº boisterous,º he was afraid;ºª andº beginningºª to sink,ºª he cried,ºª saying,ºª Lord,º saveºª me.º 31 Andº immediatelyº Jesusº stretched forthºª [his] hand,º and caughtºª him,º andº saidºª unto him,º O thou of little faith,º whereforeºº didst thou doubt?ºª 32 Andº when theyº were comeºª intoº the² ship,º the² windº ceased.ºª 33 Thenº they² that were inº the² shipº cameºª and worshippedºª him,º saying,ºª Of a truthº thou artºª the Sonº of God.º

[22] Mt 13:36; 15:39; Mk 6:45.
[23] Mt 6:6; 26:36; Mk 6:46; Lk 6:12; Jn 6:15; Ac 6:4.
[24] Is 54:11; Mt 8:24; Mk 6:48; Jn 6:18.
[25] Jb 9:8; Ps 93:3; 104:3; Mt 24:43; Mk 6:48; Lk 12:38; Jn 6:19; Rv 10:2, 5, 8.
[26] 1S 28:12; Jb 4:14; Dn 10:6; Mk 6:49; Lk 1:11; 24:5, 45; Ac 12:15; Rv 1:17.
[27] Is 41:4, 10, 14; 51:12; Mt 9:2; Lk 24:38; Jn 6:20; 14:1; 16:33; Ac 23:11; Rv 1:17.
[28] Mt 19:27; 26:33; Mk 14:31; Lk 22:31, 49; Jn 6:68; 13:36; Ro 12:3.
[29] Mt 17:20; 21:21; Mk 9:23; 11:22; Lk 17:6; Ac 3:16; Ro 4:19; Php 4:13.
[30] 2K 6:15; Ps 3:7; 69:1; 107:27; 116:3; Lm 3:54; Jna 2:2; Mt 8:24; 26:69; Mk 14:38, 66; Lk 22:54; Jn 18:25; 2Co 12:7; 2Ti 4:16.
[31] Gn 22:14; Dt 32:36; Ps 138:7; Is 63:12; Mt 8:26; 16:8; 17:20; Mk 1:31, 41; 5:41; 11:23; 16:7; Lk 22:31; 24:34; Ac 4:30; Ro 4:18; 1Ti 2:8; Jm 1:6; 1P 1:5.
[32] Ps 107:29; Mk 4:41; 6:51; Jn 6:21.
[33] Ps 2:7; Dn 3:25; Mt 15:25; 16:16; 17:5; 26:63; 27:43, 54; 28:9, 17; Mk 1:1; 14:61; 15:39; Lk 4:41; 8:28; 24:52; Jn 1:49; 6:69; 9:35; 11:27; 17:1; 19:7; Ac 8:37; Ro 1:4.

and landing at Gennesaret, healeth the sick by the touch of the hem of his garment.

34 ¶ Andº when they were gone over,ºª they cameºª intoº the² landº of Gennesaret.º 35 Andº when the² menº of thatº placeº had knowledgeºª of him,º they sent outºª intoº allº thatº country round about,º andº broughtºª unto himº allº that were¹ª diseased;º² 36 Andº besoughtºª himº thatº they might¹ª onlyº touchºª the² hemº of hisº garment:º andº as many asº touchedºª were made perfectly whole.ºª²

[34] Mk 6:53; Lk 5:1.
[35] Mt 4:24; Mk 1:28; 2:1; 3:8; 6:55.
[36] Ex 28:33; Nu 15:38; Mt 9:20; 23:5; Mk 3:10; Lk 6:19; Jn 6:37; 7:23; Ac 3:16; 4:9, 14; 19:11.


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