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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

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- Chapter 14 -

(Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9)
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In that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.(a)
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And he said to his servants: “This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why miracles are at work in him.”
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For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother.
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For John was telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
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And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
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Then, on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in their midst, and it pleased Herod.
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And so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask of him.
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But, having been advised by her mother, she said, “Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.”(b)
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And the king was greatly saddened. But because of his oath, and because of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given.
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And he sent and beheaded John in prison.
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And his head was brought on a platter, and it was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
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And his disciples approached and took the body, and they buried it. And arriving, they reported it to Jesus.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)
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When Jesus had heard it, he withdrew from there by boat, to a deserted place by himself. And when the crowds had heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
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And going out, he saw a great multitude, and he took pity on them, and he cured their sick.
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And when evening had arrived, his disciples approached him, saying: “This is a deserted place, and the hour has now passed. Dismiss the crowds, so that, by going into the towns, they may buy food for themselves.”
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But Jesus said to them: “They have no need to go. Give them something to eat yourselves.”
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They answered him, “We have nothing here, except five loaves and two fish.”
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He said to them, “Bring them here to me.”
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And when he had ordered the multitude to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fish, and gazing up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the bread to the disciples, and then the disciples to the multitudes.
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And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the remnants: twelve baskets full of fragments.
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Now the number of those who ate was five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21)
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And Jesus promptly compelled his disciples to climb into the boat, and to precede him in crossing the sea, while he dismissed the crowds.
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And having dismissed the multitude, he ascended alone onto a mountain to pray. And when evening arrived, he was alone there.
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But in the midst of the sea, the boat was being tossed about by the waves. For the wind was against them.
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Then, in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea.
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And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: “It must be an apparition.” And they cried out, because of fear.
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And immediately, Jesus spoke to them, saying: “Have faith. It is I. Do not be afraid.”(c)
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Then Peter responded by saying, “Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you over the waters.”
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And he said, “Come.” And Peter, descending from the boat, walked over the water, so as to go to Jesus.
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Yet truly, seeing that the wind was strong, he was afraid. And as he began to sink, he cried out, saying: “Lord, save me.”
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And immediately Jesus extended his hand and took hold of him. And he said to him, “O little in faith, why did you doubt?”
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And when they had ascended into the boat, the wind ceased.
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Then those who were in the boat drew near and adored him, saying: “Truly, you are the Son of God.”

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Mark 6:53–56)
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And having crossed the sea, they arrived in the land of Genesaret.
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And when the men of that place had recognized him, they sent into all that region, and they brought to him all who had maladies.
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And they petitioned him, so that they might touch even the hem of his garment. And as many as touched it were made whole.

Footnotes

(a)14:1 Tetrarch:This word, derived from the Greek, signifies one that rules over the fourth part of a kingdom: as Herod then ruled over Galilee, which was but the fourth part of the kingdom of his father.(Challoner)
(b)14:8 The translation ‘here and now’ could also be rendered as ‘in this place’ or ‘in this circumstance.’(Conte)
(c)14:27 Ego sum can also be translated as ‘I am.’(Conte)
(Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9)
1
At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
2
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
3
For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
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For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
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When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
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But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
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Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
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She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”
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The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,
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and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
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His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.
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His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15)
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Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
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Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
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When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”
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But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
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They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
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He said, “Bring them here to me.”
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He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
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They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
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Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

Jesus Walks on Water

(Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21)
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Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
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After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
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But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
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In the fourth watch of the night,(a) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.(b)
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When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! (c) Don’t be afraid.”
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Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”
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He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.
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But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
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Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
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When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.
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Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

Jesus Heals at Gennesaret

(Mark 6:53–56)
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When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
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When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick;
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and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe (d) of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

Footnotes

(a)14:25 The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 a.m. to sunrise.
(b)14:25 ℘ See Job 9:8
(c)14:27 or, I AM!
(d)14:36 or, tassel
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