Matthew 14:1-21

1AtG1722 thatG1565 timeG2540 HerodG2264 theG3588 tetrarchG5076 heardG191 theG3588 reportsG189 about JesusG2424 2andG2532 saidG2036 toG3588 hisG846 servantsG3816, “ThisG3778 isG1510 JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910; heG846 has risenG1453 fromG575 theG3588 deadG3498! ThatG3778 is whyG1223 miraculous powersG1411 are at workG1754 inG1722 himG846.”

3Now HerodG2264 had arrestedG2902 JohnG2491 and boundG1210 himG846 andG2532 putG659 him inG1722 prisonG5438 on account ofG1223 HerodiasG2266, hisG846 brotherG80 Philip’sG5376 wifeG1135, 4becauseG1063 JohnG2491 had been tellingG2036 himG846, “It is not lawfulG3756G1832 for youG4771 to haveG2192 herG846.” 5AlthoughG2532 Herod wantedG2309 to killG615 John, he was afraidG5399 of theG3588 peopleG3793, becauseG3754 they regardedG2192 John asG5613 a prophetG4396.

6OnG3588 Herod’sG2264 birthdayG1077G1096, howeverG1161, theG3588 daughterG2364 of HerodiasG2266 dancedG3738 before themG1722G3588G3319 andG2532 pleasedG700 HerodG2264 7so much thatG3606 he promisedG3670 withG3326 an oathG3727 to giveG1325 to herG846 whateverG3739G1437 she askedG154.

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PromptedG4264 byG5259 herG846 motherG3384, she saidG5346, “GiveG1325 meG1473 hereG5602 onG1909 a platterG4094 theG3588 headG2776 of JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910.”

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TheG3588 kingG935 was grievedG3076, but because ofG1223 his oathsG3727 andG2532 his guestsG3588G4873, he ordered thatG2753 her wish be grantedG1325 10andG2532 sent to haveG3992 JohnG2491 beheadedG607 inG1722 theG3588 prisonG5438.

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John’s headG2776 was brought inG5342 onG1909 a platterG4094 andG2532 presentedG1325 to theG3588 girlG2877, who carriedG5342 it toG3588 herG846 motherG3384.

12ThenG2532 John’s disciplesG3101 cameG4334 and tookG142 his bodyG4430 andG2532 buriedG2290 itG846. AndG2532 they wentG2064 and informedG518 JesusG2424.

13WhenG1161 JesusG2424 heardG191 about John, He withdrewG402G1564 byG1722 boatG4143 privatelyG2596G2398 toG1519 a solitaryG2048 placeG5117. ButG2532 theG3588 crowdsG3793 found outG191 about it and followedG190 HimG846 on footG3979 fromG575 theG3588 townsG4172. 14WhenG2532 He stepped ashoreG1831 and sawG3708 a largeG4183 crowdG3793, He had compassionG4697 onG1909 themG846 andG2532 healedG2323 theirG846 sickG732.

15WhenG1161 eveningG3798 cameG1096, theG3588 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to HimG846 and saidG3004, “ThisG3588 isG1510 a desolateG2048 placeG5117, andG2532 theG3588 hourG5610 is already lateG2235G3928. DismissG630 theG3588 crowdsG3793 soG2443 they can goG565 toG1519 theG3588 villagesG2968 and buyG59 themselvesG1438 some foodG1033.”

16“They doG2192 notG3756 needG5532 to go awayG565,” JesusG2424 repliedG2036. “YouG4771 giveG1325 themG846 something to eatG5315.”

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“We haveG2192 hereG5602 onlyG1487G3361 fiveG4002 loaves of breadG740 andG2532 twoG1417 fishG2486,” they answeredG3004.

18“BringG5342 themG846 hereG5602 to MeG1473,” Jesus saidG2036. 19AndG2532 He directedG2753 theG3588 crowdsG3793 to sit downG347 onG1909 theG3588 grassG5528. TakingG2983 theG3588 fiveG4002 loavesG740 andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 fishG2486 and looking upG308 toG1519 heavenG3772, He spoke a blessingG2127. ThenG2532 He brokeG2806 theG3588 loavesG740 and gaveG1325 them to theG3588 disciplesG3101, andG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 gave them to theG3588 peopleG3793.

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They all ateG3956G5315 andG2532 were satisfiedG5526, andG2532 the disciples picked upG142 twelveG1427 basketfulsG2894G4134 of broken piecesG2801 thatG3588 were left overG4052. 21AboutG5616 five thousandG4000 menG435 wereG1510 fedG3588G2068, besidesG5565 womenG1135 andG2532 childrenG3813.