Dual Panel1At <1722> that <1565> time <2540> Herod <2264> the tetrarch <5076> heard <191> reports <189> about Jesus <2424>,
2and <2532> he said <2036> to his <846> servants <3816>, “This <3778> is <1510> John <2491> the Baptist <910>. He has been raised <1453> from <575> the dead <3498>! And <2532> because of <1223> this <5124>, miraculous powers <1411> are at work <1754> in <1722> him <846>.”
3For <1063> Herod <2264> had arrested <2902> John <2491>, bound <1210> him, and <2532> put <659> him in <1722> prison <5438> on account of <1223> Herodias <2266>, his <846> brother <80> Philip’s <5376> wife <1135>,
4because <1063> John <2491> had repeatedly told <3004> him <846>, “It is <1832> not <3756> lawful <1832> for you <4671> to have <2192> her <846>.”
5Although Herod wanted <2309> to kill <615> John <846>, he feared <5399> the crowd <3793> because <3754> they accepted <2192> John <846> as <5613> a prophet <4396>.
6But <1161> on Herod’s <2264> birthday <1077>, the daughter <2364> of Herodias <2266> danced <3738> before <1722> <3319> them and <2532> pleased <700> Herod <2264>,
7so much that <3606> he promised <3670> with <3326> an oath <3727> to give <1325> her <846> whatever <3739> <1437> she asked <154>.
8Instructed <4264> by <5259> her <846> mother <3384>, she said <5346>, “Give <1325> me <3427> the head <2776> of John <2491> the Baptist <910> here <5602> on <1909> a platter <4094>.”
9Although it grieved <3076> the king <935>, because of <1223> his oath <3727> and <2532> the dinner guests <4873> he commanded <2753> it to be given <1325>.
10So <2532> he sent <3992> and had John <2491> beheaded <607> in <1722> the prison <5438>.
11His <846> head <2776> was brought <5342> on <1909> a platter <4094> and <2532> given <1325> to the girl <2877>, and <2532> she brought <5342> it to her <846> mother <3384>.
12Then <2532> John’s <846> disciples <3101> came <4334> and took <142> the body <4430> and <2532> buried <2290> it <846> and <2532> went <2064> and told <518> Jesus <2424>.
13Now <1161> when Jesus <2424> heard <191> this he went away <402> from there <1564> privately in <1722> a boat <4143> to <1519> an isolated <2048> place <5117>. But <2532> when <191> the crowd <3793> heard <191> about it, they followed <190> him <846> on foot <3979> from <575> the towns <4172>.
14As he got out <1831> he saw <1492> the large <4183> crowd <3793>, and <2532> he had compassion <4697> on <1909> them <846> and <2532> healed <2323> their <846> sick <732>.
15When <1096> evening <3798> arrived <1096>, his disciples <3101> came <4334> to him <846> saying <3004>, “This is <1510> an isolated <2048> place <5117> and <2532> the hour <5610> is <3928> already <2235> late <3928>. Send <630> the crowds <3793> away <630> so that <2443> they can go <565> into <1519> the villages <2968> and buy <59> food <1033> for themselves <1438>.”
16But <1161> he <2424> replied <2036>, “They <846> don’t <3756> need <5532> <2192> to go <565>. You <5210> give <1325> them <846> something to eat <5315>.”
17They <1161> said <3004> to him <846>, “We have <2192> here <5602> only <1487> <3361> five <4002> loaves <740> and <2532> two <1417> fish <2486>.”
18“Bring <5342> them <846> here <5602> to me <3427>,” he replied <2036>.
19Then <2532> he instructed <2753> the crowds <3793> to sit down <347> on <1909> the grass <5528>. He took <2983> the five <4002> loaves <740> and <2532> two <1417> fish <2486>, and looking up <308> to <1519> heaven <3772> he gave thanks <2127> and <2532> broke <2806> the loaves <740>. He gave <1325> them to the disciples <3101>, who <3101> in turn gave them to the <3588> crowds <3793>.
20They <5315> all <3956> ate <5315> and <2532> were satisfied <5526>, and <2532> they picked up <142> the broken pieces <2801> left over <4052>, twelve <1427> baskets <2894> full <4134>.
21Not counting <5565> women <1135> and <2532> children <3813>, there were about <5616> five thousand <4000> men <435> who ate <2068>.
22Immediately <2112> Jesus made <315> the disciples <3101> get <1684> into <1519> the boat <4143> and <2532> go ahead <4254> of him <846> to <1519> the other side <4008>, while <2193> he dispersed <630> the crowds <3793>.
23And <2532> after he sent <630> the crowds <3793> away <630>, he went up <305> the mountain <3735> by <2596> himself <2398> to pray <4336>. When <1096> evening <3798> came <1096>, he was <1510> there <1563> alone <3441>.
24Meanwhile <1161> the boat <4143>, already <2235> far <4712> <4183> from <575> land <1093>, was taking <568> a beating <928> from <5259> the waves <2949> because <1063> the wind <417> was <1510> against <1727> it.
25As the night <3571> was ending <5067> <5438>, Jesus came <2064> to <4314> them <846> walking <4043> on <1909> the sea <2281>.
26When <1161> the disciples <3101> saw <1492> him <846> walking <4043> on <1909> the water <2281> they were terrified <5015> and said <3004>, “It’s <1510> a ghost <5326>!” and <2532> cried out <2896> with <575> fear <5401>.
27But <1161> immediately <2117> Jesus <2424> spoke <2980> to them <846>: “Have courage <2293>! It is I <1473> <1510>. Do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399>.”
28Peter <4074> said <611> <2036> to him <846>, “Lord <2962>, if <1487> it is <1510> you <4771>, order <2753> me <3165> to come <2064> to <4314> you <4571> on <1909> the water <5204>.”
29So <1161> he said <2036>, “Come <2064>.” Peter <4074> got <2597> out <575> of the boat <4143>, walked <4043> on <1909> the water <5204>, and <2532> came <2064> toward <4314> Jesus <2424>.
30But <1161> when <991> he saw <991> the strong wind <417> he became afraid <5399>. And <2532> starting <756> to sink <2670>, he cried out <2896> <3004>, “Lord <2962>, save <4982> me <3165>!”
31Immediately <2112> Jesus <2424> reached out <1614> his hand <5495> and caught <1949> him <846>, saying <3004> to him <846>, “You of little faith <3640>, why <5101> did you doubt <1365>?”
32When <2532> they <846> went up <305> into <1519> the boat <4143>, the wind <417> ceased <2869>.
33Then those who were in <1722> the boat <4143> worshiped <4352> him <846>, saying <3004>, “Truly <230> you are <1510> the Son <5207> of God <2316>.”
34After <1276> they had crossed over <1276>, they came <2064> to <1909> land <1093> at <1519> Gennesaret <1082>.
35When <2532> the people <435> there <5117> <1565> recognized <1921> him <846>, they sent <649> word into <1519> all <3650> the surrounding area <4066>, and <2532> they brought <4374> all <3956> their <2192> sick <2560> to him <846>.
36They begged <3870> him <846> if <2443> they could <680> only <3440> touch <680> the edge <2899> of his <846> cloak <2440>, and <2532> all <3745> who touched <680> it were healed <1295>.