MATTHEW Chapter 14 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus; 2 and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him." 3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; 4 because John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 5 And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and pleased Herod, 7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." 9 And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given; 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 And his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus. 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 16 Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." 17 They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." 18 And he said, "Bring them here to me." 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. 22 Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately he spoke to them, saying, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." 28 And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water." 29 He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; 30 but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." 35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent round to all that region and brought to him all that were sick, 36 and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

MARK Mark 6:14 King Herod heard of it; for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him." Mark 6:15 But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old." Mark 6:16 But when Herod heard of it he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised." Mark 6:17 For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her. Mark 6:18 For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." Mark 6:19 And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, Mark 6:20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly. Mark 6:21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading men of Galilee. Mark 6:22 For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will grant it." Mark 6:23 And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom." Mark 6:24 And she went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer." Mark 6:25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." Mark 6:26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. Mark 6:27 And immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, Mark 6:28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. Mark 6:29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb. Mark 6:32 And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves. Mark 6:33 Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. Mark 6:34 As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Mark 6:35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late; Mark 6:36 send them away, to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat." Mark 6:37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?" Mark 6:38 And he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish." Mark 6:39 Then he commanded them all to sit down by companies upon the green grass. Mark 6:40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. Mark 6:41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. Mark 6:42 And they all ate and were satisfied. Mark 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Mark 6:44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. Mark 6:45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. Mark 6:46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. Mark 6:47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. Mark 6:48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, Mark 6:49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out; Mark 6:50 for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." Mark 6:51 And he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,

LUKE Luke 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, Luke 9:8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen. Luke 9:9 Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. Luke 9:10 On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. Luke 9:11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of healing. Luke 9:12 Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go into the villages and country round about, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a lonely place." Luke 9:13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." Luke 9:14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each." Luke 9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. Luke 9:16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. Luke 9:17 And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over, twelve baskets of broken pieces. John 6:1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. John 6:2 And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased. John 6:3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples. John 6:4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. John 6:5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, "How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" John 6:6 This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. John 6:7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." John 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, John 6:9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?" John 6:10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand. John 6:11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. John 6:12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost." John 6:13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten.