Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 14:13-34

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.

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!”

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

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