Jubilee2000 - Matthew - 14

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

14:2  and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

14:3  For Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put [him] in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

14:4  For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

14:5  And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude because they counted him as a prophet.

14:6  But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

14:7  Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

14:8  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter.

14:9  And the king was sorry; nevertheless because of the oath and of those who sat with him at the table, he commanded [it] to be given [her].

14:10  And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

14:11  And his head was brought in a platter and given to the damsel, and she brought [it] to her mother.

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

14:13  When Jesus heard [of it], he departed from there by ship into a desert place apart; and when the people had heard [of it], they followed him on foot out of the cities.

14:14  And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

14:15  And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.

14:16  But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

14:17  And they said unto him, We have here but five loaves and two fishes.

14:18  He said, Bring them here to me.

14:19  And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass and took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

14:20  And they all ate and were filled, and they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

14:21  And those that had eaten were about five thousand men besides women and children.

14:22  And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship and to go before him unto the other side while he sent the multitude away.

14:23  And when he had sent the multitude away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray; and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

14:24  But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves, for the wind was contrary.

14:25  And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking upon the sea.

14:26  And when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

14:27  But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying, Trust [that] I AM; be not afraid.

14:28  Then Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me [to] come unto thee upon the water.

14:29  And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked upon the water to go to Jesus.

14:30  But seeing that the wind was strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

14:31  And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand and caught him and said unto him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

14:32  And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

14:33  Then those that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Truly thou art [the] Son of God.

14:34  And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

14:35  And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about and brought unto him all that were sick

14:36  and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment, and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.: