1 At that time the news about Jesus reached King Herod.
2 And he said to his servants, "This man is John the Baptist. John has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."
3 Herod had, in fact, ordered that John be arrested, bound in chains and put in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
4 For John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."
5 Herod wanted to kill him but he did not dare, because he feared the people who regarded John as a prophet.
6 On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst of the guests; she so delighted Herod
7 that he promised under oath to give her anything she asked.
8 The girl, following the advice of her mother, said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a dish."
9 The king was very displeased, but because he had made this promise under oath in the presence of the guests, he ordered it to be given her.
10 So he had John beheaded in prison
11 and his head brought on a dish and given to the girl. The girl then took it to her mother.
12 Then John's disciples came to take his body and bury it. And they went to bring the news to Jesus.
13 On hearing this, Jesus set out secretly by boat for a secluded place. But the people heard of it, and they followed him on foot from their towns.
14 When Jesus went ashore, he saw the crowd gathered there and he had compassion on them. And he healed their sick.
15 Late in the afternoon, his disciples came to him and said, "We are in a lonely place and it is now late. You should send these people away, so they can go to the villages and buy something for themselves to eat."
16 But Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat."
17 They answered, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fishes."
18 Jesus said to them, "Bring them here to me."
19 Then he made everyone sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fishes, raised his eyes to heaven, pronounced the blessing, broke the loaves and handed them to the disciples to distribute to the people.
20 And they all ate, and everyone had enough; then the disciples gathered up the leftovers, filling twelve baskets.
21 About five thousand men had eaten there besides women and children.
22 Immediately Jesus obliged his disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowd away.
23 And having sent the people away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. At nightfall, he was there alone.
24 Meanwhile, the boat was very far from land, dangerously rocked by the waves for the wind was against it.
25 At daybreak, Jesus came to them walking on the lake.
26 When they saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, thinking that it was a ghost. And they cried out in fear.
27 But at once Jesus said to them, "Courage! Don't be afraid. It's me!"
28 Peter answered, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you walking on the water."
29 Jesus said to him, "Come." And Peter got out of the boat, walking on the water to go to Jesus.
30 But, in face of the strong wind, he was afraid and began to sink. So he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31 Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and took hold of him, saying, "Man of little faith, why did you doubt?"
32 As they got into the boat, the wind dropped.
33 Then those in the boat bowed down before Jesus saying, "Truly, you are the Son of God!"
34 They came ashore at Gennesareth.
35 The local people recognized Jesus and spread the news throughout the region. So they brought all the sick to him,
36 begging him to let them touch just the fringe of his cloak. All who touched it became perfectly well.
Versículos relacionados com Matthew, 14:
Chapter 14 of Matthew tells the death of John the Baptist, the famous miracle of the multiplication of bread and fish performed by Jesus, and the walk of Jesus over the waters. The verses selected below are related to the themes of death, food and faith.
Psalm 34:19: "There are many afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from all." This verse can be related to the death of John the Baptist, who was beheaded by Herod. Although John has suffered a violent death, God is able to rid the righteous of all afflictions.
1 Corinthians 10:16: "Is the bread we departed, is not the communion of the body of Christ?" This verse can be related to the multiplication of bread and fish by Jesus, which provided food to the crowd. Physical food is important, but we can also be spiritually fed by communion with Christ.
Hebrews 11:6: "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because it is necessary that he who approaches God believes that he exists and who is a rewarding of those who seek Him." This verse can be related to Jesus' walk over the waters. Peter had faith to walk on the water too, but when he began to doubt, he began to sink. Faith is necessary to please God and achieve things impossible for human eyes.
Philippians 4:19: "My God, according to His riches, will supply all your needs in glory by Christ Jesus." This verse can be related to the multiplication of bread and fish. Although the crowd was hungry, Jesus was able to meet all his needs with just a few breads and fish. God is able to meet all our needs, even when it seems impossible.
Romans 8:38-39: "For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, principalists, nor future things, nor potestes, height, nor depth, nor any other creature It can separate us from the love of God, who is in Christ Jesus our Lord. " This verse can be related to the death of John the Baptist and faith in God. Even when we face death and other difficulties, nothing can separate us from God's love.
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