Matthew 14:1-21 in English

¹ At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

³ 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.

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸ And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

⁹ 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;

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

³ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

⁸ And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

⁹ And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

³ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

⁸ And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

⁹ And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

¹ At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

³ 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.

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸ And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

⁹ And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them which sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

¹⁰ and he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that did eat were about five thousand men, beside women an children.

¹ During that time Herod Antipas, the ruler, heard reports about Jesus performing miracles.

² He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”

³ The reason Herod thought that was this: Herod had married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, while Philip was still living. So John had been saying to him, “ What you did by marrying your brother's wife while your brother is still alive is against God's law!” Then, to please Herodias, Herod told his soldiers to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.

⁵ Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that, because they believed that John was a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod gave a party to celebrate his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for his guests. This pleased Herod.

⁷ So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.

⁸ So Herodias' daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer's head. So her daughter went back and said to Herod: “ Cut off the head of John the Baptizer and please bring it here on a platter so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!”

⁹ The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. But because he had made an oath in front of his guests when he made that promise, and he did not want them to think that he would not do what he had promised, he commanded that the girl be given what she requested.

¹⁰ He sent the executioner to go to the prison and to cut off John's head.

¹¹ The executioner did that, and put John's head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.

¹² John's disciples then went to the prison, took John's body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus what had happened.

¹³ After Jesus heard that, he took just us disciples with him and we went by boat on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard that we had gone to an uninhabited place, they left their towns and followed Jesus, walking along the shore.

¹⁴ When Jesus came to the shore, he saw a large crowd of people who had gathered there, waiting for him. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those among them who were sick.

¹⁵ When it was nearly evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the nearby towns. Have them do that so that they can buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave to get food. Instead, you yourselves give them something to eat!”

¹⁷ We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two cooked fish here!”

¹⁸ He said to us, “Bring them to me!”

¹⁹ He told the people who had gathered there to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.

²⁰ All the people in the crowd ate until they had enough to eat. Then we disciples gathered the pieces that were left over, and we filled twelve baskets with them.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men. We did not count the women and children!

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptiser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced amongst them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptiser.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

² And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

³ For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

⁵ And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

⁷ So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

⁸ And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

⁹ And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

¹⁰ And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

¹³ Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

¹⁴ And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

¹⁵ And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

¹⁷ And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Give them to me.

¹⁹ And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

²⁰ And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

²¹ And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

³ For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

⁴ For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

⁷ whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸ But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

⁹ And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

¹⁰ And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

¹¹ and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

¹³ And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard of it followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

¹⁵ But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Bring them here to me.

¹⁹ And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

²⁰ And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.

²¹ But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At the time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

² And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

³ For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.

⁶ But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.

⁸ But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

⁹ And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given.

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.

¹³ Which when Jesus had heard, he retired from thence by boat, into a desert place apart, and the multitudes having heard of it, followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴ And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

¹⁷ They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said to them: Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And when he had commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

²¹ And the number of them that did eat, was five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

³ For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ Though desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.

⁶ Now when Herod's birthday was being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and she pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ So she, being urged on by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

⁹ And the king was grieved, but because of the oaths, and because of those who reclined to eat with him, he commanded it to be given.

¹⁰ And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter and it was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

¹² Then his disciples came forward and took the body and buried it, and coming, they reported it to Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there in a boat for a deserted place privately. But when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And coming out, Jesus saw a large crowd, and He was moved with compassion towards them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ Now when evening came, His disciples came to Him, saying, “The place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, that they may go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them food to eat.”

¹⁷ And they said to Him, “We do not have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish.”

¹⁸ But He said, “Bring them here to Me.”

¹⁹ And commanding the crowds to recline on the grass, taking the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looking up to heaven, He blessed, and breaking them, He gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the crowds.

²⁰ So they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up what they had left of the fragments, twelve baskets full.

²¹ Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

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

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore the powers are at work in him.”

³ For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ For John would say to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But while Herod's birthday was being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and she pleased Herod.

⁷ So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

⁸ So she, having been prompted by her mother, she says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer!”

⁹ And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and those who were reclining at the table with him, he commanded it to be given.

¹⁰ So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

¹² Then his disciples came forward and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Upon hearing it, Jesus departed from there by boat to a deserted place privately. But when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

¹⁴ So when Jesus disembarked He saw a large crowd, and He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ Now with evening coming on His disciples approached Him saying: “The place is uninhabited and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them: “They do not need to go away. You give them to eat.”

¹⁷ But they say to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ So He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ Then He commanded the crowds to recline on the grass. And taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, He blessed; and breaking the loaves He gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.

²⁰ So they all ate and were filled; and they took up the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

²¹ Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard what Jesus was doing

² and he told his servants, “He must be John the Baptist resurrected from the dead, and that's why he has such powers!”

³ Herod had detained John, and had him put in chains and imprisoned on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.

⁴ For John had told him, “It's not legal for you to marry her.”

⁵ Herod wanted to kill John but he was afraid of the people's reaction for they considered John a prophet.

⁶ However, on Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the party, and Herod was delighted with her.

⁷ So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she wanted.

⁸ Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.”

⁹ Then the king regretted the promise he had made, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his dinner guests, he gave the order to do it.

¹⁰ The order was passed on and John was beheaded in prison.

¹¹ John's head was brought on a plate and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.

¹² John's disciples came and took the body, and buried him. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard the news he went away by boat to a quiet place to be alone, but when the crowds learned where he was, they followed him on foot from the towns.

¹⁴ When Jesus got out of the boat and saw the huge crowds, he was full of sympathy for them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ As evening came the disciples went up to him and said, “This place is miles from anywhere and it's getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶ But Jesus told them, “They don't need to leave. You give them something to eat!”

¹⁷ “All we have here are five loaves and a couple of fish,” they replied.

¹⁸ “Bring them to me,” said Jesus.

¹⁹ He told the crowds to sit down on the grass. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven and blessed them. After that he broke the loaves into pieces and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the crowds.

²⁰ Everybody ate until they were full. Then they collected up the leftovers which filled twelve baskets.

²¹ Some five thousand men ate the food, not counting women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the Tetrarche heard of the fame of Iesus,

² And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

³ For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

⁴ For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

⁵ And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

⁶ But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.

⁸ And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

⁹ And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her,

¹⁰ And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and tooke vp the bodie, and buried it, and went, and tolde Iesus.

¹³ And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities.

¹⁴ And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.

¹⁵ And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.

¹⁶ But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.

¹⁷ Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰ And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.

²¹ And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

³ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

⁸ And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

⁹ And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oaths’ sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

³ For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

⁷ whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

⁸ And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

⁹ And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,

¹⁰ and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food.

¹⁷ And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

²⁰ And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time Prince Herod heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his attendants, “This must be John the Baptist; he must be risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip.

⁴ For John had said to him ‘You have no right to be living with her.’

⁵ Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a prophet.

⁶ But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod,

⁷ that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

⁸ Prompted by her mother, the girl said ‘Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.’

⁹ The king was distressed at this; yet, because of his oath and of the guests at his table, he ordered it to be given her.

¹⁰ He had John beheaded in the prison

¹¹ and his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

¹² Then John's disciples came, and took the body away, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he left privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.

¹⁴ On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick amongst them.

¹⁵ In the evening the disciples came up to him, and said, “This is a lonely spot, and the day is now far advanced; send the crowds away so that they can to the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said, “They need not go away, it is for you to give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ “We have nothing here,” they said, “except five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ “Bring them here to me,” was his reply.

¹⁹ Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

²⁰ Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.

²¹ The men who ate were about five thousand in number, without counting women and children.

¹ At that time Prince Herod heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his attendants, “This must be John the Baptist; he must be risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip.

⁴ For John had said to him ‘You have no right to be living with her.’

⁵ Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a prophet.

⁶ But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod,

⁷ that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

⁸ Prompted by her mother, the girl said ‘Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.’

⁹ The king was distressed at this; yet, because of his oath and of the guests at his table, he ordered it to be given her.

¹⁰ He had John beheaded in the prison

¹¹ and his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

¹² Then John's disciples came, and took the body away, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it, he left privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.

¹⁴ On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick among them.

¹⁵ In the evening the disciples came up to him, and said, “This is a lonely spot, and the day is now far advanced; send the crowds away so that they can to the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said, “They need not go away, it is for you to give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ “We have nothing here,” they said, “except five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ “Bring them here to me,” was his reply.

¹⁹ Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

²⁰ Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.

²¹ The men who ate were about five thousand in number, without counting women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod Heroic the tetrarch (one of four co-emperors) heard the report concerning Yeshua Salvation,

² and said to his servants, “This is John Yah is gracious the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod Heroic had laid hold of John Yah is gracious, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip Loves horses’s wife.

⁴ For John Yah is gracious said to him, “It violates the Torah ·Teaching· for you to have her as your wife.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod Heroic’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod Heroic.

⁷ There he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John Yah is gracious the Immerser.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John Yah is gracious in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Yeshua Salvation.

¹³ Now when Yeshua Salvation heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Yeshua Salvation went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Yeshua Salvation said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that tyme Herod the tetrarcha hearde of the fame of Iesu

² and sayde vnto his servautes: This is Ihon the baptist. He is risen agayne from deeth and therfore are soche myracles wrought by him.

³ For Herod had taken Ihon and bounde him and put him in preson for Herodias sake his brother Philips wyfe.

⁴ For Ihon sayde vnto him: That is not lawfull for the to have her.

⁵ And when he wold have put him to deeth he feared the people because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herodes birth daye was come the doughter of Herodias daunsed before them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Wherfore he promised with an oth that he wolde geve hir whatsoever she wolde axe.

⁸ And she beinge informed of her mother before sayde: geve me here Ihon baptistes heed in a platter.

⁹ And the kynge sorowed. Neverthelesse for his othes sake and for their sakis which sate also at the table he commaunded that to be geven hir:

¹⁰ and sent and beheeded Ihon in the preson

¹¹ and his heed was brought in a platter and geven to the damsell and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and toke vp his body and buryed it: and went and tolde Iesus.

¹³ When Iesus hearde that he departed thence by shippe in to a desert place out of the waye. And when the people had hearde therof they folowed him afote out of their cities.

¹⁴ And Iesus went forth and sawe moche people and his herte did melte vpon them and he healed of them those that were sicke.

¹⁵ When even was come his disciples came to him sayinge. This is a deserte place and the daye is spent: let the people departe that they maye go into the tounes and bye them vytayllis.

¹⁶ But Iesus sayde vnto them. They have no neade to go awaye. Geve ye them to eate.

¹⁷ Then sayde they vnto him: we have here but .v. loves and two fysshes.

¹⁸ And he sayde: bringe the hyther to me.

¹⁹ And he commaunded the people to syt downe on the grasse: and toke the .v. loves and the .ii. fysshes and loked vp to heven and blessed and brake and gave the loves to his disciples and the disciples gave them to the people.

²⁰ And they dyd all eate and were suffised. And they gadered vp of the gobbetes that remayned vii. basketes full.

²¹ And they that ate werein nobre about .v.M. men besyde wemen and chyldren.

¹ About that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.

² He said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. Therefore these powers are at work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴ For John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her as your wife.”

⁵ Herod would have put him to death, but he feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod.

⁷ In response, he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ After being instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.”

⁹ The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done.

¹⁰ He sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ Then his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she took it to her mother.

¹² Then his disciples came, took up the corpse, and buried it. After this, they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place. When the crowds heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Then Jesus came before them and saw the large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When the evening had come, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the day is already over. Dismiss the crowds, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They said to him, “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.”

¹⁸ Jesus said, “Bring them to me.”

¹⁹ Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. Then they took up what remained of the broken pieces of food—twelve baskets full.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptiser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced amongst them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptiser.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

³ 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.

⁴ For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

⁸ And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.

⁹ And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her .

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ When Jesus heard of it , he departed thence in a boat, into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard of it , they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰ And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹ And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Yeshua,

² and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested Yochanan, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For Yochanan said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded Yochanan in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Yeshua.

¹³ Now when Yeshua heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Yeshua went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Yeshua said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Yeshua,

² and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³ For Herod had arrested Yochanan, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For Yochanan said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced amongst them and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸ She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser.”

⁹ The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded Yochanan in the prison.

¹¹ His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

¹² His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Yeshua.

¹³ Now when Yeshua heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴ Yeshua went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶ But Yeshua said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸ He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰ They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹ Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

¹ In that time Herod tetrarch, that is, prince of the fourth part, heard the fame of Jesus;

² and said to his children, This is John Baptist, he is risen from death, and therefore virtues work in him.

³ For Herod had holden or held John, and bound him, and putted him in prison for Herodias, the wife of his brother.

⁴ For John said to him, It is not leaveful to thee to have her.

⁵ And he willing to slay him, dreaded the people; for they had him as a prophet.

⁶ But in the day of Herod’s birth, the daughter of Herodias danced in the middle, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Wherefore with an oath he promised to give to her, whatever thing she asked of him.

⁸ And she before-warned or before admonished of her mother, said, Give thou to me here the head of John Baptist in a dish.

⁹ And the king was sorrowful, but for the oath, and for them that sat together at the meat, he commanded to be given.

¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a dish, and it was given to the damsel, and she bare it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came, and took his body, and buried it; and they came, and told to Jesus.

¹³ And when Jesus had heard this thing, he went from thence in a boat, into a desert place beside. And when the people had heard, they followed him on their feet from cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went out, and saw a great people or a great multitude, and had ruth on them, and he healed the sick men of them.

¹⁵ But when eventide was come, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the time is now passed; let the people go into towns, to buy them meat.

¹⁶ Jesus said to them, They have not need or no need to go; give ye them somewhat to eat.

¹⁷ They answered, We have not here, but five loaves and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said to them, Bring ye them hither to me.

¹⁹ And when he had commanded the people to sit to the meat on the hay, he took five loaves and two fishes, and he beheld into heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave loaves to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the people.

²⁰ And all ate, and were fulfilled or filled. And they took the remnants of broken gobbets, twelve coffins full.

²¹ And the number of men that ate was five thousand of men, without women and little children.

¹ In that time Herod tetrarch, that is, (the) prince of the fourth part, heard (of) the fame of Jesus;

² and said to his children, This is John (the) Baptist, he is risen from death or he hath risen from (the) dead, and therefore virtues work in him, (or and that is why works of power, or miracles, can be done by him).

³ For Herod had (taken) hold (of) John, and bound him, and putted him in prison for Herodias, the wife of his brother.

⁴ For John said to him, It is not leaveful to thee to have her. (For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her as your wife.)

⁵ And he willing to slay him, dreaded the people; for they had him as a prophet. (And he wanted to kill him, but he feared the people; for they said that he was a prophet.)

⁶ But in the day of Herod’s birth (or But on Herod’s birthday), the daughter of Herodias danced in the middle, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Wherefore with an oath he promised to give to her, whatever thing she asked of him.

⁸ And she before-warned of her mother, said, or And she before-admonished of her mother, saith, (or And having earlier been admonished by her mother, she answered), Give thou to me here the head of John (the) Baptist in a dish.

⁹ And the king was sorrowful, but for the oath, and for them that sat together at the meat, (or but because of his promise, or his oath, and because of those who sat together with him at the meal), he commanded (it) to be given (to her).

¹⁰ And he sent (word), and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought in a dish, and it was given to the damsel, and she bare it to her mother (or and she carried it to her mother).

¹² And his disciples came, and took his body, and buried it; and they came, and told to Jesus.

¹³ And when Jesus had heard (about) this thing, he went from thence in a boat, into a desert place beside. And when the people had heard, they followed him on their feet from (the) cities.

¹⁴ And Jesus went out, and saw a great people or a great multitude, and had ruth on them (or and had compassion for them), and he healed the sick men (and women and children) of them.

¹⁵ But when eventide was come, his disciples came to him, and said, The place is (a) desert, and the time is now passed; let the people go into (the) towns, to buy them(selves) meat (or to buy some food for themselves).

¹⁶ Jesus said to them, They have not need to go or They have no need to go; give ye them somewhat to eat (or you give them something to eat).

¹⁷ They answered, We have not here, no but five loaves and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said to them, Bring ye them hither to me (or Bring them here to me).

¹⁹ And when he had commanded the people to sit to the meat on the hay (or And when he had commanded the people to sit down on the hay for the meal), he took (the) five loaves and (the) two fishes, and he beheld into heaven, and blessed (or and gave thanks), and brake (them), and gave (the) loaves to his disciples; and the disciples gave (them) to the people.

²⁰ And all ate, and were fulfilled, or And all ate, and were filled. And they took the remnants of broken gobbets, twelve coffins full, (or And they gathered up the remaining pieces of food, twelve baskets full).

²¹ And the number of men that ate was five thousand of men, without (the) women and (the) little children.

¹ In that tyme Eroude tetrarke, prynce of the fourthe part, herde the fame of Jhesu;

² and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym.

³ For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir.

⁴ For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir.

⁵ And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete.

⁶ But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude.

⁷ Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym.

⁸ And she bifor warned of hir modir, seide, Yif thou to me here the heed of Joon Baptist in a disch.

⁹ And the kyng was sorewful, but for the ooth, and for hem that saten to gidere at the mete, he comaundide to be youun.

¹⁰ And he sente, and bihedide Joon in the prisoun.

¹¹ And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir.

¹² And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu.

¹³ And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees.

¹⁴ And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem.

¹⁵ But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete.

¹⁶ Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete.

¹⁷ Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis.

¹⁸ And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me.

¹⁹ And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.

²⁰ And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful.

²¹ And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children.

¹ At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his servants, 'This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.'

³ For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

⁴ for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

⁵ and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

⁶ But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

⁷ whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.

⁸ And she having been instigated by her mother — 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

⁹ and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given;

¹⁰ and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,

¹¹ and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought it nigh to her mother.

¹² And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,

¹³ and 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.

¹⁴ And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion upon them, and did heal their infirm;

¹⁵ and 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.'

¹⁶ And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away — give ye them to eat.'

¹⁷ And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

¹⁸ And he said, 'Bring ye them to me hither.'

¹⁹ And 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,

²⁰ and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;

²¹ and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.