Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 14

(Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9)

1AtἘνEnG1722thatἐκείνῳekeinōG1565τῷtōG3588timeκαιρῷkairōG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264theὁhoG3588tetrarchτετραάρχηςtetraarchēsG5076heardἤκουσενēkousenG191theτὴνtēnG3588reportsἀκοὴνakoēnG189about JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424

2andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsπαισὶνpaisinG3816, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588Baptistβαπτιστής·baptistēsG910;heαὐτὸςautosG846has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498καὶkaiG2532!ThatτοῦτοtoutoG3778is whyδιὰdiaG1223αἱhaiG3588miraculous powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411are at workἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”

3NowγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had arrestedκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902τὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andboundἔδησενedēsenG1210himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532putἀπέθετοapethetoG659himinἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438on account ofδιὰdiaG1223HerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266τὴνtēnG3588,hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80Philip’sΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,

4becauseγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been tellingG2036himαὐτῷ·autōG846ὁhoG3588, “It is not lawfulοὐκ ἔξεστίνouk exestinG3756 G1832for youσοιsoiG4771to haveἔχεινecheinG2192herαὐτήν.autēnG846.”

5AlthoughκαὶkaiG2532HerodwantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615JohnαὐτὸνautonG846,he was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399of theτὸνtonG3588peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they regardedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192JohnαὐτὸνautonG846asὡςhōsG5613a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

6OnτοῦtouG3588Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264birthdayΓενεσίοις γενομένοιςGenesiois genomenoisG1077 G1096,howeverδὲdeG1161,theἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364τῆςtēsG3588of HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266dancedὠρχήσατοōrchēsatoG3738before themἐν τῷ μέσῳen tō mesōG1722 G3588 G3319andκαὶkaiG2532pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700τῷtōG3588HerodἩρῴδῃ·HērōdēG2264

7so much thatὅθενhothenG3606he promisedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326an oathὅρκουhorkouG3727to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325to herαὐτῇautēaG846whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437she askedαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.

8δὲdeG1161PromptedπροβιβασθεῖσαprobibastheisaG4264byὑπὸhupoG5259herαὐτῆς·autēsG846ἡhēG3588motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384τῆςtēsG3588,she saidφησὶνphēsinG5346, “GiveδόςdosG1325meG1473hereὧδεhōdeG5602onἐπὶepiG1909a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094theτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.”

9καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was grievedλυπηθεὶςlupētheisG3076,but because ofδιὰdiaG1223hisτοὺςtousG3588oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727andκαὶkaiG2532his guestsτοὺς συνανακειμένουςtous sunanakeimenousG3588 G4873,he ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753her wishbe grantedδοθῆναι.dothēnaiG1325

10andκαὶkaiG2532sent to haveπέμψαςpempsasG3992τὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438.

11καὶkaiG2532John’sαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776was brought inἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342onἐπὶepiG1909a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094andκαὶkaiG2532presentedἐδόθηedothēG1325to theτῷtōG3588girlκορασίῳ,korasiōG2877καὶkaiG2532, whocarriedἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342ittoτῇtēaG3588herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846motherμητρὶmētriG3384.

12ThenΚαὶKaiG2532John’sαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334andtookἦρανēranG142hisτὸtoG3588bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430andκαὶkaiG2532buriedἔθαψανethapsanG2290itαὐτόν,autonG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532they wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andinformedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)

13WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191about John,He withdrewἀνεχώρησεν ἐκεῖθενanechōrēsen ekeithenG402 G1564byἐνenG1722boatπλοίῳploiōG4143privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίαν.kat᾽ idianG2596 G2398toεἰςeisG1519a solitaryἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117.ButκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793found outἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191about it andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846on footπεζῇpezēaG3979fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588townsπόλεων.poleōnG4172.

14WhenκαὶkaiG2532He stepped ashoreἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andsawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793καὶkaiG2532,He had compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τοὺςtousG3588sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732.

15WhenδὲdeG1161eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to HimαὐτῷautōG846andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisὁhoG3588isἐστινestinG1510a desolateἔρημόςerēmosG2048placeτόπος,toposG5117,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610is already lateἤδη παρῆλθεν·ēdē parēlthenG2235 G3928G3767.DismissἀπόλυσονapolusonG630theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793soἵναinaG2443they can goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968andbuyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438some foodβρώματα.¶brōmataG1033.”

16“They doἔχουσινechousinG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532to go awayἀπελθεῖν·apeltheinG565δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771giveδότεdoteG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846somethingto eatφαγεῖν.phageinG5315.”

17οὐκoukG3756“We haveἔχομενechomenG2192hereὧδεhōdeG5602onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361fiveπέντεpenteG4002loaves of breadἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they answeredλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846.

18“BringφέρετέphereteG5342themαὐτούς.autousG846hereὧδεhōdeG5602to MeG1473δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” Jesussaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532He directedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793to sit downἀνακλιθῆναιanaklithēnaiG347onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588grassχόρτου,chortouG5528.TakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτοὺςtousG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486andlooking upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,He spoke a blessingεὐλόγησεν,eulogēsenG2127.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806theτοῖςtoisG3588loavesἄρτους,artousG740andgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themto theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gave themto theτοῖςtoisG3588peopleὄχλοις.ochloisG3793.

20καὶkaiG2532They all ateἔφαγον πάντεςephagon pantesG3956 G5315andκαὶkaiG2532were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν·echortasthēsanG5526,andκαὶkaiG2532the disciplespicked upἦρανēranG142twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketfulsκοφίνους πλήρεις.kophinous plēreisG2894 G4134τὸtoG3588of broken piecesκλασμάτων,klasmatōnG2801thatτῶνtōnG3588were left overπερισσεῦονperisseuonG4052.

21AboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616five thousandπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000menἄνδρεςandresG435δὲdeG1161wereἦσανēsanG1510fedοἱ ἐσθίοντεςhoi esthiontesG3588 G2068,besidesχωρὶςchōrisG5565womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135andκαὶkaiG2532childrenπαιδίων.¶paidiōnG3813.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21)

22ImmediatelyΚαὶ εὐθέωςKai eutheōsG2532 G2112JesusmadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101get intoἐμβῆναι εἰςembēnai eisG1684 G1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532go on ahead ofπροάγεινproageinG4254HimαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέρανperanG4008,whileἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193 G3739He dismissedἀπολύσῃapolusēG630theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλους.¶ochlousG3793.

23AfterΚαὶKaiG2532He had dismissedἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλουςapolusas tous ochlousG630 G3588 G3793them,He went upἀνέβηanebēG305onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588mountainὄροςorosG3735byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596HimselfἰδίανidianG2398to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336.WhenδὲdeG1161eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,He wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563aloneμόνοςmonosG3441,

24butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143wasἀπεῖχενapeichenG568alreadyἤδηēdēG2235farσταδίους πολλοὺςstadious pollousG4183 G4712fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588landγῆςgēsG1093,buffetedβασανιζόμενονbasanizomenonG928byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949becauseγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588windἄνεμος.anemosG417wasἦνēnG1510against itἐναντίοςenantiosG1727.

25During the fourthτετάρτῃ δὲtetartē deG1161 G5067watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571, Jesuswent outἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

26WhenδὲdeG1161theΟἱHoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they were terrifiedἐταράχθησανetarachthēsanG5015. “It’sἐστιν,estinG1510a ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326!”they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754,andκαὶkaiG2532cried outἔκραξαν.ekraxanG2896inἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588fearφόβουphobouG5401.

27ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spoke upἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖςelalēsen autoisG2980 G846at onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112λέγων·legōnG3004ὁhoG3588: “Take courageθαρσεῖτε·tharseiteG2293!It isεἰμι,eimiG1510IἐγώegōG1473. DonotμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβεῖσθε.¶phobeistheG5399.”

28“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487itisεἶ,eiG1510YouσὺsuG4771δὲdeG1161,”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedἈποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ὁ εἶπεν·Apokritheis autō ho eipenG611 G2036 G3588 G846, “commandκέλευσόνkeleusonG2753meG1473to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314YouσεseG4771onἐπὶepiG1909theτὰtaG3588waterὕδατα.hudataG5204.”

29“Comeἐλθέ.eltheG2064,”saidὁ δὲ εἶπεν·ho de eipenG1161 G3588 G2036Jesus.ThenκαὶkaiG2532PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074got down outκαταβὰςkatabasG2597ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588boatπλοίουploiouG4143ὁhoG3588,walkedπεριεπάτησενperiepatēsenG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτὰtaG3588waterὕδαταhudataG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

30ButδὲdeG1161when he sawβλέπωνblepōnG991theτὸνtonG3588strengthἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478of the windἄνεμονanemonG417,he was afraidἐφοβήθη,ephobēthēG5399andκαὶkaiG2532,beginningG756to sinkκαταποντίζεσθαιkatapontizesthaiG2670,cried outἔκραξενekraxenG2896λέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982meG1473!”

31δὲdeG1161ImmediatelyΕὐθέωςEutheōsG2112ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424reached outἐκτείναςekteinasG1614HisτὴνtēnG3588handχεῖραcheiraG5495andtook holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949ofαὐτοῦautouG846Peter. “Youof little faithὀλιγόπιστε,oligopisteG3640καὶkaiG2532,”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519 G5101did you doubtἐδίστασας;edistasasG1365?”

32AndκαὶkaiG2532whenαὐτῶνautōnG846they had climbed backἀναβάντωνanabantōnG305intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143,theὁhoG3588windἄνεμος.anemosG417died downἐκόπασενekopasenG2869.

33ThenδὲdeG1161those whoοἱhoiG3588wereinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588boatπλοίῳploiōG4143worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352HimαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230You areεἶ.eiG1510the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!”

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Mark 6:53–56)

34WhenκαὶkaiG2532they had crossed overδιαπεράσαντεςdiaperasantesG1276,they landedἦλθον τὴν γῆνēlthon tēn gēnG2064 G1909 G3588 G1093atG1519GennesaretΓεννησαρέτ.GennēsaretG1082.

35And whenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435of thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588placeτόπουtopouG5117recognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,they sent wordἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toεἰςeisG1519allὅληνholēnG3650ἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565theτὴνtēnG3588surrounding regionπερίχωρονperichōronG4066καὶkaiG2532. PeoplebroughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588ἔχονταςechontasG2192sickκακῶςkakōsG2560to HimαὐτῷautōG846

36andκαὶkaiG2532beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870HimαὐτὸνautonG846justG3440toἵναinaG2443let them touchG680theτοῦtouG3588fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440.AndκαὶkaiG2532all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745touchedG680Himwere healedδιεσώθησαν.¶diesōthēsanG1295.