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Matthew 14:1-21

1AtthattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thetetrarchheardG191ofthefameofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,

2andsaidG3004tohisservantsπαισὶνpaisinG3816,ThisisG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491thebaptistβαπτιστής·baptistēsG910:heisG1510risenG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andbecauseofthistheseworksἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754ofpowerδυνάμειςdunameisG1411displaytheirforceinhim.

3ForHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264hadseizedG2902JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,andhadboundG1210himandputἀπέθετοapethetoG659himinprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266thewifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135ofPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376hisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.

4ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491saidἔλεγενelegenG3004tohim,ItisnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832fortheetohaveher.

5And[while]desiringG2309tokillἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him,hefearedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399thecrowdG3793,becausetheyheldεἶχον.¶eichonG2192himforaprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

6ButwhenHerod'sbirthdayΓενεσίοιςGenesioisG1077wascelebrated,thedaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266dancedG3738beforethem,andpleasedG700HerodG2264;

7whereuponhepromisedwithoathὅρκουhorkouG3727togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325herwhatsoeversheshouldaskαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.

8Butshe, being setonbyhermotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,saysφησὶνphēsinG5346,GiveδόςdosG1325mehereὧδεhōdeG5602uponadishtheheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491thebaptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.

9AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasgrievedG3076;butonaccountδιὰdiaG1223oftheoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727,andthoselyingattablewith[him],hecommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753[it]tobegivenG1325.

10AndhesentG3992andbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491intheprisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;

11andhisheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776wasbroughtG5342uponadish,andwasgivenG1325tothedamsel,andshecarried [it]tohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384.

12AndhisdisciplesG3101cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andtookG142thebodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430andburiedG2290it,andcameG2064andbroughtwordG518toJesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424, havingheardG191it,wentawayG575thencebyshipG4143toadesertplaceτόπονtoponG5117apart.AndthecrowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793havingheardG191[ofit]followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190himonfootfromthecitiesG4172.

14AndgoingG1831outhesawG3708agreatπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,andwasmovedwithcompassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697aboutthem,andhealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323theirinfirm.

15ButwhenevenG2532wasG1510comeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,hisdisciplesG3101cameG4334tohimsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Theplaceτόπος,toposG5117isG1510desert,and[muchof]the[day]timeὥραhōraG5610alreadyἤδηēdēG2235goneG565by; dismissthecrowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793,thattheymaygoG565intothevillagesG2968andbuyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59foodβρώματα.¶brōmataG1033forthemselves.

16ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004tothem,TheyhavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532togoἀπελθεῖν·apeltheinG565:giveδότεdoteG1325yethemtoeatG2068.

17ButtheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohim,WehavenothereὧδεhōdeG5602savefiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesG740andtwoδύοduoG1417fishes.

18AndhesaidG3004,BringφέρετέphereteG5342themhereὧδεhōdeG5602tome.

19AndhavingcommandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753thecrowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793toreclineG347uponthegrassχόρτου,chortouG5528, havingtakenG2983thefiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesG740andthetwoδύοduoG1417fishes,helookedἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308uptoheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,andblessedG2127:andhavingbrokenG2806theloavesG740,hegaveG1325[them]tothedisciplesG3101,andthedisciplesG3101[gaveG1325them]tothecrowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793.

20AndallateG2068andwerefilledG5526,andtheytookG142upwhatwasoverandaboveoffragmentsκλασμάτων,klasmatōnG2801twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427hand-basketsfullπλήρεις.plēreisG4134.

21ButthosethathadeatenἐσθίοντεςesthiontesG2068wereG1510aboutfiveπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menG435,besideswomenG1135andchildrenG3813.

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