The King, King Herod, and John the Baptist
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📚✭At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 📚✭and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and so miraculous powers are at work in him”.3 📚✭For Herod had seized John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 4 📚✭For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her”. 5 📚✭And though he wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they counted him a prophet.
6 📚But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7 📚So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 📚And she, having been previously instructed by her mother, said, “Give me here John the Baptist's head in a dish”. 9 📚✭And the king was sorry. Nevertheless because of his oath and those who were sitting at the table with him, he commanded that it be given to her. 10 📚✭And he sent men and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 📚And his head was brought in a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother. 12 📚And his disciples came, took away the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus.
The King feeds five thousand
13 📚✭When Jesus heard this, he left there by boat to a deserted place alone. And when the people heard about it, they followed him on foot from the cities. 14 📚And Jesus went out and saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion for them, and he healed their sick.
15 📚✭And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the time is late. Send the crowd away, so that they can go to the villages and buy themselves food”.
16 📚But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat”.
17 📚✭And they said to him, “We have here only five loaves, and two fish”.
18 ✭He said, “Bring them here to me”. 19 📚✭And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed them, broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd. 20 📚✭And they all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve basketfuls of the pieces that were left over. 21 📚✭And the number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
The King walks on water
22 📚And immediately Jesus had his disciples get into a boat and go before him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away. 23 📚And after sending the crowds away, he went up into a mountain by himself to pray✭. And when evening came, he was there alone. 24 📚✭But the boat was now in the middle of the lake, tossed by waves, for the wind was against it.
25 📚✭And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the lake. 26 📚✭And when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were alarmed, saying, “It is a spirit”. And they cried out in fear.
27 📚But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid”.
28 📚✭And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water”.
29 📚✭And he said, “Come”. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 📚✭But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me”.
31 📚✭And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32 📚And when they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 📚✭Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped him, saying, “You truly are the Son of God”.
34 📚✭And when they crossed over, they arrived at the land of Gennesaret. 35 📚And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word out into all the surrounding countryside, and people brought to him all who were sick, 36 📚✭and begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak. And all who touched it became perfectly well.