American Standard Version

Matthew 14

1AtthatseasonG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thetetrarchheardG191thereportG189concerningJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,

2andsaidG3004untohisservantsπαισὶνpaisinG3816,ThisisG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theBaptistβαπτιστής·baptistēsG910;heisG1510risenG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;andthereforedothesepowersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411workἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754inhim.

3ForHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264hadlaidholdG2902onJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,andboundG1210him,andputἀπέθετοapethetoG659himinprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438forthesakeG1223ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266,hisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80Philip’swifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

4ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491saidἔλεγενelegenG3004untohim,ItisnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832fortheetohaveher.

5AndwhenG5613hewouldhaveputG615himtodeathG615,hefearedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399themultitudeὄχλονochlonG3793,becausetheycountedhimasaprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

6ButwhenHerod’sbirthdayΓενεσίοιςGenesioisG1077cameG1096,thedaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266dancedG3738inthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319,andpleasedG700HerodG2264.

7WhereuponhepromisedwithanoathὅρκουhorkouG3727togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325herwhatsoeversheshouldaskαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.

8Andshe, beingputforwardbyhermotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384, saith,GiveδόςdosG1325mehereὧδεhōdeG5602onaplatterπίνακιpinakiG4094theheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theBaptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.

9AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasgrievedG3076;butforthesakeG1223ofhisoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727,andofthemthatsatatmeatwithhim,hecommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753ittobegivenG1325;

10andhesentG3992andbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491intheprisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438.

11AndhisheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776wasbroughtG5342onaplatterπίνακιpinakiG4094,andgivenG1325tothedamsel:andshebroughtG5342ittohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384.

12AndhisdisciplesG3101cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,andtookG142upthecorpse,andburiedG2290him;andtheywentandtoldG518JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13NowδὲdeG1161whenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardG191it,hewithdrewfromthenceinaboatπλοίῳploiōG4143,toadesertplaceτόπονtoponG5117apart:andwhenthemultitudesG3793heardG191thereof,theyfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190himonfootfromthecitiesG4172.

14AndhecameG1831forthG1831,andsawG3708agreatπολὺνpolunG4183multitudeG3793,andhehadcompassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697onthem,andhealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323theirsickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732.

15AndwhenevenG2532wasG1510comeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,thedisciplesG3101cameG4334tohim,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Theplaceτόπος,toposG5117isG1510desert,andthetimeὥραhōraG5610isG1510alreadyἤδηēdēG2235past;sendG630themultitudesG3793awayG565,thattheymaygoG565intothevillagesG2968,andbuyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59themselvesfoodβρώματα.¶brōmataG1033.

16ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004untothem,TheyhavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532togoἀπελθεῖν·apeltheinG565awayG565;giveδότεdoteG1325yethemtoeatG2068.

17AndtheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004untohim,WehavehereὧδεhōdeG5602butfiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesG740,andtwoδύοduoG1417fishes.

18AndhesaidG3004,BringφέρετέphereteG5342themhithertome.

19AndhecommandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753themultitudesG3793tositdownonthegrassχόρτου,chortouG5528;andhetookG2983thefiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesG740,andthetwoδύοduoG1417fishes,andlookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308uptoheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,heblessedG2127,andbrakeandgaveG1325theloavesG740tothedisciplesG3101,andthedisciplesG3101tothemultitudesG3793.

20AndtheyallateG2068,andwerefilledG5526:andtheytookG142upthatwhichremainedoverofthebrokenpieces,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketsfullπλήρεις.plēreisG4134.

21AndtheythatdideatἐσθίοντεςesthiontesG2068wereG1510aboutfiveπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menG435,besideswomenG1135andchildrenG3813.

22AndstraightwayheconstrainedthedisciplesG3101toenterintotheboatπλοῖονploionG4143,andtogoπροάγεινproageinG4254beforehimuntotheotherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008, tillheshouldsendG630themultitudesG3793awayG630.

23AndafterhehadsentG630themultitudesG3793awayG630,hewentG305upintothemountainὄροςorosG3735aparttoprayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336:andwhenevenG2532wasG1510comeG1096,hewasG1510therealoneμόνοςmonosG3441.

24ButtheboatπλοῖονploionG4143wasG1510nowG1161inthemidstG3319oftheseaG2281, distressedbythewaves;forthewindἄνεμος.anemosG417wasG1510contraryἐναντίοςenantiosG1727.

25AndinthefourthwatchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438ofthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571hecameG2064untothem,walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043upontheseaθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

26AndwhenthedisciplesG3101sawG3708himwalkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043ontheseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,theywereG1510troubledἐταράχθησανetarachthēsanG5015,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ItisG1510aghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326;andtheycriedG2896outforfearφόβουphobouG5401.

27ButstraightwayJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spake untothem,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,BeG1510ofgoodcheer;itisG1510I;beG1510notafraidG5399.

28AndPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611himandsaidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifitbeG1510thou, bidmecomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064unto theeuponthewatersὕδατα.hudataG5204.

29AndhesaidG3004,ComeG2064.AndPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentdownG2597fromtheboatπλοίουploiouG4143,andwalkedπεριεπάτησενperiepatēsenG4043uponthewatersὕδαταhudataG5204tocomeG2064toJesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

30ButwhenhesawβλέπωνblepōnG991thewindἄνεμονanemonG417,hewasafraidἐφοβήθη,ephobēthēG5399;andbeginningG757tosink,hecriedG2896out,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982me.

31AndimmediatelyΕὐθέωςEutheōsG2112JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614forthhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,andtookholdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949ofhim,andsaith untohim, O thouoflittle faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

32AndwhentheyweregoneG305upintotheboatπλοῖονploionG4143,thewindἄνεμος.anemosG417ceased.

33AndtheythatwereG1510intheboatπλοίῳploiōG4143worshippedhim,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Ofatruth thou arttheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

34Andwhentheyhadcrossedover,theycameG2064tothelandγῆνgēnG1093, untoGennesaretΓεννησαρέτ.GennēsaretG1082.

35AndwhenthemenG435ofthatplaceτόπουtopouG5117knewG1921him,theysentG649intoallthatregionπερίχωρονperichōronG4066roundabout,andbroughtG4374untohimallthatweresickκακῶςkakōsG2560;

36andtheybesoughthimthattheymightonlyG3440touchἅψωνταιhapsōntaiG681theborderofhisgarmentἱματίουhimatiouG2440:andasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745astouchedἥψαντοhēpsantoG681weremade whole.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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