Matthew:14

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* At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus * and said to his servants , This is John the Baptist . He has risen from the dead , and therefore the powerful works [are ] working in him . * For Herod had laid hold on John , and had bound him , and had put [him ] in prison because of Herodias his brother Philip 's wife . * For John said to him , It is not lawful for you to have her . * And when he desired to put him to death , he 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 Herod . * So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask . * And she , being instructed before by her mother , said , Give me John the Baptist 's head here on a platter . * And the king was sorry . But for the oath 's sake , and those reclining with [him ], he commanded [it ] to be given . * And he sent and beheaded John in the prison . * And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl . And she brought [it ] to her mother . * And his disciples came and took up the body and buried it , and went and told Jesus . * When Jesus heard , He departed from there by boat into a deserted place apart . And hearing , the crowds followed Him on foot out of the cities . * And Jesus went out and saw a great crowd , and He was moved with compassion toward them . And He healed their sick . * And evening coming on , His disciples came to Him , saying , The place is deserted and the time has already gone by . Send the crowd away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves . * But Jesus said to them , They do not need to leave , you give them [something ] to eat . * And they said to Him , We have here only five loaves and two fish . * And He said , Bring them here to Me . * And He commanded the crowd to recline on the grass . And He took the five loaves and the two fish , and looking up to Heaven He blessed and broke , and gave the loaves to [His ] disciples . And the disciples [gave ] to the crowd . * And they all ate and were filled . And they took up twelve hand baskets full from the fragments that remained . * And they who had eaten were about five thousand men , besides women and children . * And immediately Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a boat and to go before Him to the other side , while He sent the crowds away . * And when He had sent the crowds away , He went up into a mountain apart to pray . And when evening had come , He was there alone . * But the boat was now in [the ] midst of the sea , tossed with waves ; for the wind was against them . * And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them , walking on the sea . * And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea , they were troubled , saying , It is a phantom ! And they cried out for fear . * But immediately Jesus spoke to them , saying , Be of good cheer , I AM ! Do not fear . * And Peter answered Him and said , LORD , if it is You , tell me to come to You on the water . * And He said , Come . And when Peter had come down out of the boat , he walked on the water to go to Jesus . * But seeing that the wind was strong , he was afraid . And beginning to sink , he cried , saying , Lord , save me ! * And immediately Jesus stretched out [His ] hand and caught him ; and said to him , Little-faith ! Why did you doubt ? * And when they had come into the boat , the wind ceased . * And those in the boat came and worshiped Him , saying , Truly You are the Son of God . * And when they had passed over , they came to the land of Gennesaret . * And recognizing Him , the men of that place sent to all that neighborhood , and brought to Him all who were diseased . * And [they ] begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His robe . And as many as touched were made perfectly whole .

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