Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 14:1-21

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.

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.

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