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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 of Matthew—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus;
  2. and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him.”
  3. For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Hero′di-as, his brother Philip’s wife;[a]
  4. because John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
  5. And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
  6. But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Hero′di-as danced before the company, and pleased Herod,
  7. so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
  8. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
  9. And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given;
  10. he sent and had John beheaded in the prison,
  11. and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
  12. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.
  13. ¶ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
  14. As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
  15. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
  16. Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”
  17. They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”
  18. And he said, “Bring them here to me.”
  19. Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
  20. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
  21. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
  22. ¶ Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
  23. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
  24. but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land,[b] beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.
  25. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
  26. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
  27. But immediately he spoke to them, saying, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”
  28. ¶ And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.”
  29. He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus;
  30. but when he saw the wind,[c] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”
  31. Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?”
  32. And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
  33. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
  34. ¶ And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennes′aret.
  35. And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent round to all that region and brought to him all that were sick,
  36. and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Other ancient authorities read his brother’s wife
  2. ^ Other ancient authorities read was out on the sea
  3. ^ Other ancient authorities read strong wind

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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