Matthew 14–28

At that time ^aHerod ^bthe tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, ²and said unto his ^cservants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore ^dmighty works do shew forth themselves in him. ³For Herod ^ehad laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, ^fhis brother Philip’s wife. ⁴For John said unto him, ^gIt is not lawful for thee to have her. ⁵And when he would have put him to death, ^hhe feared the multitude, because they counted him as ⁱa prophet. ⁶But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. ⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. ⁸And she, being ^kbefore instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a ^lcharger. ⁹And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oaths’ sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. ¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹And his head was brought in a ^lcharger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. ¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

^13mWhen Jesus heard of it, ⁿhe departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. ¹⁴And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and ^owas moved with compassion toward them, and he ^phealed their sick. ¹⁵And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and ^qthe time is now past; ^rsend the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. ¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; ^sgive ye them to eat. ¹⁷And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. ¹⁸He said, Bring them hither to me. ¹⁹And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and ^sslooking up to heaven, ^the blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ²⁰And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve ^ubaskets full. ²¹And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

^22wAnd straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. ²³And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up ^xinto a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. ²⁴But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. ²⁵And in the ^yfourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. ²⁶And when the disciples saw him ^zwalking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is ^aa spirit; and they cried out for fear. ²⁷But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I, ^bbe not afraid. ²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. ²⁹And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. ³⁰But when he saw the wind boysterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. ³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, ^cO thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? ³²And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. ³³Then they that were in the ship came and ^dworshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art ^ethe Son of God.

³⁴And when they were gone over, they came into the land of ^fGennesaret. ³⁵And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; ³⁶and besought him that they might only touch ^gthe hem of his garment: and ^has many as touched ⁱwere made perfectly whole.

XV.Then ^acame to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, ²Why do thy disciples transgress ^bthe tradition of ^cthe elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. ³But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴For God commanded, saying, ^dHonour thy father and mother: and, ^eHe that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ⁵But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is ^fa gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; ⁶and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus ^ghave ye made the commandment of God ^gof none effect by your tradition. ⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, ^8hThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for ⁱdoctrines the commandments of men.

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: ^11knot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? ¹³But he answered and said, ^lEvery plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. ¹⁴Let them alone: ^mthey be blind leaders of the blind. And ⁿif the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ¹⁵Then answered ^oPeter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. ¹⁶And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? ^17pDo not ye yet understand, that ^qwhatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? ¹⁸But ^rthose things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile ^sthe man. ¹⁹For ^tout of the heart proceed ^uevil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: ²⁰these are the things which defile a man: but to eat ^xwith unwashen hands defileth not a man.

²¹Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of ^yTyre and Sidon. ²²And behold, a woman of ^zCanaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, ^athou Son of David; my daughter is grievously ^bvexed with a devil. ²³But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, ^cSend her away; for she crieth after us. ²⁴But he answered and said, ^dI am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵Then came she and ^eworshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. ²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to ^fdogs. ²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. ²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, ^ggreat is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. ^29hAnd Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto ⁱthe sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. ³⁰And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were ^klame, blind, dumb, ^lmaimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: ³¹insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the ^lmaimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and ^mthey glorified ⁿthe God of Israel.

^32oThen Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, ^pI have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they ^qfaint in the way. ³³And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? ³⁴And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few ^rlittle fishes. ³⁵And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. ³⁶And he took the seven loaves and ^rthe fishes, and ^sgave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven ^tbaskets full. ³⁸And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

^39uAnd he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of ^xMagdala.

XVI.The ^aPharisees also with the ^aaSadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. ²He answered and said unto them, ^bWhen it is evening, ye say, It will be ^cfair weather: for the sky is red. ³And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. ^dO ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? ^4eA wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

⁵And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. ⁶Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and ^fbeware of the ^gleaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. ⁷And they ^ggreasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. ⁸Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, ^hO ye of little faith, why ^ggreason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? ⁹Do ye not yet understand, neither remember ⁱthe five loaves of the five thousand, and how many ^kbaskets ye took up? ¹⁰Neither ^lthe seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many ^mbaskets ye took up? ¹¹How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? ¹²Then understood they how that he bade them not ^fbeware of the leaven of bread, but of the ^gdoctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

¹³ⁿWhen Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? ¹⁴And they said, Some say that thou art ^oJohn the Baptist:…