Matthew 14

¹In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

¹⁵“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

¹⁴Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

¹⁵Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

⁷When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,

⁸others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

²⁷In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

¹⁵Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

⁴¹Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”

¹⁴They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

²⁸They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

¹¹Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

¹⁷For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

¹⁹But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

²⁰Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

¹²When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

¹⁹So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

²Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

²²When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

²¹If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

¹⁶You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.

¹⁸For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

¹The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

⁵When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

⁶The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

⁷Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

³²For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

⁹What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

²⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

¹Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

²“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

¹⁹So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

²⁰because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.

²¹After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

²¹On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

²²When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

⁵And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

⁶Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

²⁰On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

²⁴“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

²In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

³In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.

¹⁷For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

⁶And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

³“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

²and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

¹⁰Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.

²⁴Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

¹³Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the Lord? I hid a hundred prophets of the Lord, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.

²Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

³Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.

¹When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

⁴for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

¹²From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

¹³When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.

¹⁴Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

²⁶The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

²Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

¹⁴As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

¹⁵Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

³²But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’

⁷When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

⁹“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

¹²But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

²⁷So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

²⁸The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

³⁰“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

³⁴Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

³⁵And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

⁶For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

⁶I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

¹⁷“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

²and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.

³She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

³and tell her that this is what the Lord God says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

⁴On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

⁷Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

²God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

⁵⁸He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

⁵⁹So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

¹⁰Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.

¹¹But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

²and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

³⁰Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

³¹And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

¹After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).

²A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

¹⁵Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

²³When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

¹⁵For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

³⁶When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

¹⁷For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

³²Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

³³The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

³³When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

³⁴“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

²He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.

²³But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

³If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

³⁵By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

³⁶Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

¹²As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”

⁴²Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

⁴³But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

²In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.

³For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

²Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

²⁹Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

²⁴One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

¹¹John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

⁵When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

⁶But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

³³The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

³⁴“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

³⁷But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

³⁸“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

¹³But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

⁴His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

⁵“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

⁹Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

⁶And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

⁷They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

¹³As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”

³⁰While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

⁴For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

⁵because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

⁴¹Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

³⁵After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

¹²“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”

¹²But she replied, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

¹³“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

⁴²They all ate and were satisfied,

⁴³and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

⁸Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

⁹Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

⁸And Moses added, “The Lord will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the Lord.”

⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

¹⁹And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

⁸And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

⁹As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

⁴But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

¹⁰“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

³⁴There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

⁴⁵Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

⁴⁶After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

¹⁵Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

¹⁶When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

³⁹After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

¹²In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

⁴⁶After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

³⁶Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

¹⁵Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

¹⁶When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

⁶But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

⁴and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

⁴⁸He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

¹⁸A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.

²⁴Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

¹¹“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

⁸He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

¹⁹When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

⁴⁸He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

³laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

⁴³But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

³The floodwaters have risen, O Lord; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.

⁴Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the Lord on high is majestic.

¹⁷When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

¹¹Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

¹²When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

⁴⁹but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

⁵⁰for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

⁶His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

⁷Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.

¹⁴fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

¹⁵Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

³⁷But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

³³I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

¹⁷When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

¹⁸the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

¹¹The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

¹⁰Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

⁴Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord—the first and the last—I am He.”

¹“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

²In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

⁶⁸Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

³For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

³³Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”

³⁴“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

³⁶“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

³⁷“Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”

²⁷“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”

³¹Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

³²But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

¹³I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

²³“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”

¹⁶By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

⁶And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

²²“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.

²³“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

²¹“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

⁵⁴The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

⁵⁵I called on Your name, O Lord, out of the depths of the Pit.

¹⁶At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

³⁸Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

²⁴Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

²⁵The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

²saying: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

³For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.

⁵⁴Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.

⁵⁵When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

⁶But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

⁷That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

⁷If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

¹⁴And Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

²⁶“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

²⁰“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

³¹Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

³²But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

²⁹He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

³⁰They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

⁴¹Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

⁵¹Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

²¹Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

⁷I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the Lord: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

²⁷“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

⁴and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁴⁹“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

¹This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁹We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

⁵³When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

⁵⁴As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus

¹On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

²⁴So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.

²⁵When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”

²⁴News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

²⁵Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

¹A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,

²they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

⁸Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.

⁹Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

⁵⁵and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

²⁸And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.

²⁹As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

¹⁹The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

¹¹God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

¹²so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

²⁰Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.

²¹She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

¹⁶By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

¹⁰For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

³³Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

³⁴alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.