Matthew 14:13-34

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.

22ImmediatelyG2532G2112 Jesus madeG315 theG3588 disciplesG3101 get intoG1684G1519 theG3588 boatG4143 andG2532 go on ahead ofG4254 HimG846 toG1519 theG3588 other sideG4008, whileG2193G3739 He dismissedG630 theG3588 crowdsG3793. 23AfterG2532 He had dismissedG630G3588G3793 them, He went upG305 onG1519 theG3588 mountainG3735 byG2596 HimselfG2398 to prayG4336. WhenG1161 eveningG3798 cameG1096, He wasG1510 thereG1563 aloneG3441, 24butG1161 theG3588 boatG4143 wasG568 alreadyG2235 farG4183G47121 fromG575 landG1093, buffetedG928 byG5259 theG3588 wavesG2949 becauseG1063 theG3588 windG417 wasG1510 against itG1727.

25During the fourthG1161G5067 watchG5438 of theG3588 nightG3571,2 Jesus went outG2064 toG4314 themG846, walkingG4043 onG1909 theG3588 seaG2281. 26WhenG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 sawG3708 HimG846 walkingG4043 onG1909 theG3588 seaG2281, they were terrifiedG5015. “It’sG1510 a ghostG5326!” they saidG3004, andG2532 cried outG2896 inG575 fearG5401.

27ButG1161 JesusG2424 spoke upG2980G846 at onceG2112: “Take courageG2293! It isG1510 IG1473. Do notG3361 be afraidG5399.”

28“LordG2962, ifG1487 it isG1510 YouG4771,” PeterG4074 repliedG611G2036G3588G846, “commandG2753 meG1473 to comeG2064 toG4314 YouG4771 onG1909 theG3588 waterG5204.”

29“ComeG2064,” saidG1161G3588G2036 Jesus.

ThenG2532 PeterG4074 got down outG2597 ofG575 theG3588 boatG4143, walkedG4043 onG1909 theG3588 waterG5204, andG2532 cameG2064 towardG4314 JesusG2424. 30ButG1161 when he sawG991 theG3588 strengthG2478 of the windG417,3 he was afraidG5399 andG2532, beginningG756 to sinkG2670, cried outG2896, “LordG2962, saveG4982 meG1473!”

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ImmediatelyG2112 JesusG2424 reached outG1614 His handG5495 and took holdG1949 ofG846 Peter. “You of little faithG3640,” He saidG3004, “whyG1519G5101 did you doubtG1365?”

32AndG2532 whenG846 they had climbed backG305 intoG1519 theG3588 boatG4143, theG3588 windG417 died downG2869. 33ThenG1161 those whoG3588 were inG1722 theG3588 boatG4143 worshipedG4352 HimG846, sayingG3004, “TrulyG230 You areG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316!”

34WhenG2532 they had crossed overG1276, they landedG2064G1909G3588G1093 atG1519 GennesaretG1082.