New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 14:1-21

1At that timeκαιρῷkairōG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068heardἤκουσενēkousenG191the newsἀκοὴνakoēnG189about JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,

2and saidG3004to his servantsπαισὶνpaisinG3816, “ThisG3778is JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the Baptistβαπτιστής·baptistēsG910;he himself has been raisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from 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 toG615deathG615,he fearedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they regardedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192JohnG846asa prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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

7soG3606muchthatG3606he promisedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670with an oathὅρκουhorkouG3727to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325her whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437she askedαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.

8And after being promptedπροβιβασθεῖσαprobibastheisaG4264by her motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,she saidφησὶνphēsinG5346, “GiveδόςdosG1325me the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the Baptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910hereὧδεhōdeG5602on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094.”

9And although he was grievedλυπηθεὶςlupētheisG3076,the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753itto be givenδοθῆναι.dothēnaiG1325becauseδιὰdiaG1223of his oathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727andhis dinnerG4873guestsG4873.

10He sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992wordand had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438.

11And his headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776was broughtἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342on a platterπίνακιpinakiG4094and givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to the girlκορασίῳ,korasiōG2877,and she broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342itto her motherμητρὶmētriG3384.

12John’s disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and tookG142awayG142the bodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430and buriedἔθαψανethapsanG2290it; and they wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191about John,He withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402fromG1564thereG1564in a boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117by Himselfἰδίαν.idianG2398; and when thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191about this,they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him on footπεζῇpezēaG3979from the citiesπόλεων.poleōnG4172.

14When He cameG1831ashoreG1831, HesawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,and feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697for them andhealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323their sickἀρρώστουςarrōstousG732.

15Now when it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisG3588placeτόπος,toposG5117is secludedἔρημόςerēmosG2048and the hourὥραhōraG5610is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235pastπαρῆλθεν·parēlthenG3928to eat;sendG630the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793awayG630,soG2443thatG2443they may goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565into the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and buyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinG59foodβρώματα.¶brōmataG1033for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.”

16But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“They do not needχρείανchreianG5532to goἀπελθεῖν·apeltheinG565;you giveδότεdoteG1325them somethingto eatG2068!”

17They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “We haveἔχομενechomenG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756hereὧδεhōdeG5602exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας.ichthuasG2486.”

18And He saidG3004,“BringφέρετέphereteG5342them hereὧδεhōdeG5602to Me.”

19And orderingκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793tositG347downG347on the grassχόρτου,chortouG5528,He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and lookedἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308upG308towardεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772. Heblessedεὐλόγησεν,eulogēsenG2127the foodand breakingκλάσαςklasasG2806the loavesἄρτους,artousG740,He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,and the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gave themto the crowdsὄχλοις.ochloisG3793.

20And they allπάντεςpantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν·echortasthēsanG5526,and they pickedG142upG142whatG3588was leftG4052overG4052of the brokenG2801piecesG2801:twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427fullπλήρεις.plēreisG4134basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894.

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

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