Matt 14
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At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
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and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
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For Herod had laid hold on John, and 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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And 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 in the midst, and pleased Herod.
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Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
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And she, being put forward by her mother, says, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
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And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat 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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And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
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And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
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Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from there in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof,]
they followed him on foot from the cities.
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And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
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And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; 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 have no need to go away; give you them to eat.
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And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
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And he said, Bring them here to me.
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And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up
to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
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And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
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And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
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And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he should
send the multitudes away.
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And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there
alone.
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But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
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And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking upon the sea.
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And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
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But straightway Jesus spoke to them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
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And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be you, bid me come to the upon the waters.
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And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.
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But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.
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And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and says to him, O you of little faith, wherefore did
you doubt?
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And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.
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And they that were in the boat worshiped him, saying, Of a truth you are the Son of God.
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And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, to Gennesaret.
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And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought to him all that were sick,
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and they besought him whom they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.