Matthew:14

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* * And said unto his servants , This is John the Baptist ; he is risen from the dead ; and therefore mighty (note :)By works he means that force and power by which works are performed , and not the works which are often seen before .(:note ) works do shew forth themselves in him . * For Herod had taken Iohn , and bounde him , and put him in prison for Herodias sake , his brother Philips wife . * For Iohn saide vnto him , It is not lawfull for thee to haue her . * And when hee woulde haue put him to death , hee feared the multitude , because they counted him as a Prophet . * But when Herod 's birthday was kept , the daughter of Herodias danced before them , and pleased (note :)There were three Herods : the first of them was Antipater 's son , who is also called Ascalonius , in whose reign Christ was born , and it was he that caused the children to be slain . The second was called Antipas , Magnus his son , whose mother 's name was Malthaca or Martaca , and he was called Tetrarch , because he enlarged his dominion , when Archelaus was banished to Vienna in France . The third was Agrippa , Magnus his nephew by Aristobulus , and it was he that slew James .(:note ) Herod . * Wherefore he promised with an othe , that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske . * And shee being before instructed of her mother , sayde , Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter . * And the King was sorie : neuerthelesse because of the othe , and them that sate with him at the table , he commanded it to be giuen her , * And sent , and beheaded Iohn in the prison . * And his head was brought in a platter , and giuen to the maide , and shee brought it vnto her mother . * And his disciples came , and tooke vp the bodie , and buried it , and went , and tolde Iesus . * And when Iesus heard it , hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart ; when the multitude had heard it , they followed him on foote out of the cities . * * And when euen was come , his disciples came to him , saying , This is a desart place , and the time is alreadie past : let the multitude depart , that they may goe into the townes , and bye them vitailes . * But Iesus saide to them , They haue no neede to goe away : giue yee them to eate . * Then saide they vnto him , Wee haue here but fiue loaues , and two fishes . * And he saide , Bring them hither to me . * And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse , and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes , and looked vp to heauen and blessed , and brake , and gaue the loaues to his disciples , and the disciples to the multitude . * And they did all eate , and were sufficed , and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained , twelue baskets full . * And they that had eaten , were about fiue thousande men , beside women and litle children . * And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe , and to goe ouer before him , while he sent the multitude away . * And assoone as hee had sent the multitude away , he went vp into a moutaine alone to pray : and when the euening was come , hee was there alone . * * And in the (note :)By the fourth watch is meant the time nearer to day break : for in ancient times they divided the night into four watches in which they posted watches .(:note ) fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them , walking on the sea . * And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea , they were troubled , saying , It is a (note :)A spirit , as it is taken here , is that which a man imagines to himself vainly in his mind , persuading himself that he sees something when he sees nothing .(:note ) spirit ; and they cried out for fear . * But straight way Iesus spake vnto them , saying , Be of good comfort , It is I : be not afraide . * * And he saide , Come ; when Peter was come downe out of the shippe , he walked on the water , to goe to Iesus . * But when he sawe a mightie winde , he was afraide : and as he began to sinke , he cried , saying , Master , saue me . * So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande , and caught him , and saide to him , O thou of litle faith , wherefore diddest thou doubt ? * And assoone as they were come into the ship , the winde ceased . * Then they that were in the ship , came and worshipped him , saying , Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God . * And when they were gone over , they came into the land of (note :)This Gennesaret was a lake near Capernaum , which is also called the Sea of Galilee or Tiberias ; so the country itself grew to be called Gennesaret .(:note ) Gennesaret . * * And besought him , that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely : and as many as touched it , were made whole .

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