Matthew 14:13–33

¹³And Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities. ¹⁴And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion upon them, and did heal their infirm; ¹⁵and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, ‘The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.’ ¹⁶And Jesus said to them, ‘They have no need to go away—give ye them to eat.’ ¹⁷And they say to him, ‘We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.’ ¹⁸And he said, ‘Bring ye them to me hither.’ ¹⁹And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes, ²⁰and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full; ²¹and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

²²And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes; ²³and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone, ²⁴and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. ²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea, ²⁶and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying—‘It is an apparition,’ and from the fear they cried out; ²⁷and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, ‘Be of good courage, I am he, be not afraid.’ ²⁸And Peter answering him said, ‘Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;’ ²⁹and he said, ‘Come;’ and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus, ³⁰but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, ‘Sir, save me.’ ³¹And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, ‘Little faith! for what didst thou waver?’ ³²and they having gone to the boat the wind lulled, ³³and those in the boat having come, did bow to him, saying, ‘Truly—God’s Son art thou.’