New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 14

John the Baptist Beheaded

1At thattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068heardἤκουσενēkousenG191the newsἀκοὴνakoēnG189about JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,

2and saidG3004to his servantsπαισὶνpaisinG3816, “ThisG3778is JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the Baptistβαπτιστής·baptistēsG910;he has risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,and that is whyδιὰdiaG1223miraculousδυνάμειςdunameisG1411powersG1411are at workἐνεργοῦσινenergousinG1754in him.”

3For whenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491arrestedκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902,he boundἔδησενedēsenG1210him and putἀπέθετοapethetoG659himin prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266,the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135of his brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376.

4For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to him, “It is not lawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832for you to haveἔχεινecheinG2192her.”

5Although Herod wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to putG615him to deathG615,he fearedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they regardedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192JohnG846asa prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

6But when Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264birthdayΓενεσίοιςGenesioisG1077cameγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096,the daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266dancedὠρχήσατοōrchēsatoG3738beforeἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319themand pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700HerodἩρῴδῃ·HērōdēG2264,

7soὅθενhothenG3606muchthat he promisedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670with an oathὅρκουhorkouG3727to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325her whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437she askedαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.

8Having been promptedπροβιβασθεῖσαprobibastheisaG4264by her motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,she saidφησὶνphēsinG5346, “GiveδόςdosG1325me hereὧδεhōdeG5602on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.”

9Although he was grievedλυπηθεὶςlupētheisG3076,the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753itto be givenδοθῆναι.dothēnaiG1325becauseδιὰdiaG1223of his oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727, and because ofhis dinnerG4873guestsG4873.

10He sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992and had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438.

11And his headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776was broughtἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094and givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to the girlκορασίῳ,korasiōG2877,and she broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342it to her motherμητρὶmētriG3384.

12His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and tookG142awayG142the bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430and buriedἔθαψανethapsanG2290it; and they wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

Five Thousand Fed

13NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191about John,He withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564in a boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117by Himselfἰδίαν.idianG2398; and when thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of this,they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him on footπεζῇpezēaG3979from the citiesπόλεων.poleōnG4172.

14When He wentG1831ashoreG1831, HesawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,and feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697for them andhealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323their sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732.

15When it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisG3588placeτόπος,toposG5117is desolateἔρημόςerēmosG2048and the hourὥραhōraG5610is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateπαρῆλθεν·parēlthenG3928;soG3767sendG630the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793awayG630,that they may goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565into the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and buyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59foodβρώματα.¶brōmataG1033for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.”

16But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“They do not needχρείανchreianG5532to goἀπελθεῖν·apeltheinG565awayG565;you giveδότεdoteG1325them somethingto eatG2068!”

17They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “We haveἔχομενechomenG2192hereὧδεhōdeG5602onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486.”

18And He saidG3004,“BringφέρετέphereteG5342them hereὧδεhōdeG5602to Me.”

19OrderingκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753thepeopleὄχλουςochlousG3793tositG347downG347on the grassχόρτου,chortouG5528,He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up towardεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, Heblessedεὐλόγησεν,eulogēsenG2127the food,and breakingκλάσαςklasasG2806the loavesἄρτους,artousG740He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,and the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gave themto the crowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793,

20and they allπάντεςpantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν·echortasthēsanG5526.They pickedἦρανēranG142up whatG3588was leftG4052overG4052of the brokenG2801piecesG2801,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427fullπλήρεις.plēreisG4134basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894.

21There were aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fiveπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menἄνδρεςandresG435who ateἐσθίοντεςesthiontesG2068,besidesχωρὶςchōrisG5565womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135and childrenπαιδίων.¶paidiōnG3813.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112HemadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143and goπροάγεινproageinG4254aheadG4254of Him to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193He sentG630the crowdsὄχλους.¶ochlousG3793awayG630.

23After He had sentG630the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793awayG630,He wentἀνέβηanebēG305up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfἰδίανidianG2398to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336;and when it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,He was thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563aloneμόνοςmonosG3441.

24But the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235a longπολλοὺςpollousG4183distanceσταδίουςstadiousG4712from the landγῆςgēsG1093,batteredβασανιζόμενονbasanizomenonG928by the wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949;for the windἄνεμος.anemosG417wascontraryἐναντίοςenantiosG1727.

25And in thefourthτετάρτῃtetartēG5067watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043on the seaθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

26When the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708Him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they were terrifiedἐταράχθησανetarachthēsanG5015,and saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It isa ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326!”And they criedἔκραξαν.ekraxanG2896outin fearφόβουphobouG5401.

27But immediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Takeθαρσεῖτε·tharseiteG2293courageG2293, it is I;do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε.¶phobeistheG5399.”

28PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487it is You, commandκέλευσόνkeleusonG2753me to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to You on the waterὕδατα.hudataG5204.”

29And He saidG3004,“Comeἐλθέ.eltheG2064!”And PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074gotκαταβὰςkatabasG2597out of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143,and walkedπεριεπάτησενperiepatēsenG4043on the waterὕδαταhudataG5204and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

30But seeingβλέπωνblepōnG991the windἄνεμονanemonG417,he became frightenedἐφοβήθη,ephobēthēG5399,and beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757to sinkκαταποντίζεσθαιkatapontizesthaiG2670,he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982me!”

31ImmediatelyΕὐθέωςEutheōsG2112JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and tookG1949holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949of him, and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “You of littleὀλιγόπιστε,oligopisteG3640faithG3640,whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519 G5101did you doubtἐδίστασας;edistasasG1365?”

32When they gotἀναβάντωνanabantōnG305into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143,the windἄνεμος.anemosG417stoppedἐκόπασενekopasenG2869.

33And thoseG3588who were in the boatπλοίῳploiōG4143worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “You are certainlyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230God’sθεοῦtheouG2316SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207!”

34When they had crossedG1276overG1276,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to landγῆνgēnG1093atGennesaretΓεννησαρέτ.GennēsaretG1082.

35And when the menἄνδρεςandresG435of that placeτόπουtopouG5117recognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921Him, they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649wordinto allὅληνholēnG3650that surroundingπερίχωρονperichōronG4066districtG4066and broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to Him allπάνταςpantasG3956who were sickκακῶςkakōsG2560;

36and they imploredπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him that they might justμόνονmononG3441touchἅψωνταιhapsōntaiG681the fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of His cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440;and as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745astouchedἥψαντοhēpsantoG681itwere curedδιεσώθησαν.¶diesōthēsanG1295.

John the Baptist Beheaded

Five Thousand Fed

Jesus Walks on the Water

Commentaries on Matthew 14