New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 14:1-21

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.

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.

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