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World English Bible

Matthew 14 (WEBP)

[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.
[22] Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
[23] After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
[24] But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
[25] In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
[26] When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
[27] But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”
[28] Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”
[29] He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.
[30] But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
[31] Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
[32] When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.
[33] Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”
[34] When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
[35] When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick;
[36] and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

Matthew 14:25a The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 a.m. to sunrise.
Matthew 14:25b See
Matthew 14:27 or, I Am!
Matthew 14:36 or, tassel

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 14 (KJVS)

[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.
[22] And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
[23] And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
[24] But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
[25] And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
[26] And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
[27] But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
[28] And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
[29] And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
[30] But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
[31] And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
[32] And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
[33] Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
[34] And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
[35] And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
[36] and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Matthew 14:30 Or, strong

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 14 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () ἐκείνῳ () τῷ () καιρῷ () ἤκουσεν () Ἡρῴδης () ὁ () τετράρχης () τὴν () ἀκοὴν () Ἰησοῦ, ()
[2] καὶ () εἶπεν () τοῖς () παισὶν () αὐτοῦ, () Οὗτός () ἐστιν () Ἰωάννης () ὁ () βαπτιστής· () αὐτὸς () ἠγέρθη () ἀπὸ () τῶν () νεκρῶν, () καὶ () διὰ () τοῦτο () αἱ () δυνάμεις () ἐνεργοῦσιν () ἐν () αὐτῷ. ()
[3] Ὁ () γὰρ () Ἡρῴδης () κρατήσας () τὸν () Ἰωάννην () ἔδησεν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἔθετο () ἐν () φυλακῇ, () διὰ () Ἡρῳδιάδα () τὴν () γυναῖκα () Φιλίππου () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[4] Ἔλεγεν () γὰρ () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Ἰωάννης, () Οὐκ () ἔξεστίν () σοι () ἔχειν () αὐτήν. ()
[5] Καὶ () θέλων () αὐτὸν () ἀποκτεῖναι, () ἐφοβήθη () τὸν () ὄχλον, () ὅτι () ὡς () προφήτην () αὐτὸν () εἶχον. ()
[6] Γενεσίων () δὲ () ἀγομένων () τοῦ () Ἡρῴδου, () ὠρχήσατο () ἡ () θυγάτηρ () τῆς () Ἡρῳδιάδος () ἐν () τῷ () μέσῳ, () καὶ () ἤρεσεν () τῷ () Ἡρῴδῃ· ()
[7] ὅθεν () μεθ’ () ὅρκου () ὡμολόγησεν () αὐτῇ () δοῦναι () ὃ () ἐὰν () αἰτήσηται. ()
[8] Ἡ () δέ, () προβιβασθεῖσα () ὑπὸ () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτῆς, () Δός () μοι, () φησίν, () ὧδε () ἐπὶ () πίνακι () τὴν () κεφαλὴν () Ἰωάννου () τοῦ () βαπτιστοῦ. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐλυπήθη () ὁ () βασιλεύς, () διὰ () δὲ () τοὺς () ὅρκους () καὶ () τοὺς () συνανακειμένους () ἐκέλευσεν () δοθῆναι· ()
[10] καὶ () πέμψας () ἀπεκεφάλισεν () τὸν () Ἰωάννην () ἐν () τῇ () φυλακῇ. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἠνέχθη () ἡ () κεφαλὴ () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () πίνακι, () καὶ () ἐδόθη () τῷ () κορασίῳ· () καὶ () ἤνεγκεν () τῇ () μητρὶ () αὐτῆς. ()
[12] Καὶ () προσελθόντες () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ () ἦραν () τὸ () σῶμα, () καὶ () ἔθαψαν () αὐτό· () καὶ () ἐλθόντες () ἀπήγγειλαν () τῷ () Ἰησοῦ. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἀκούσας () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἀνεχώρησεν () ἐκεῖθεν () ἐν () πλοίῳ () εἰς () ἔρημον () τόπον () κατ’ () ἰδίαν· () καὶ () ἀκούσαντες () οἱ () ὄχλοι () ἠκολούθησαν () αὐτῷ () πεζῇ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () πόλεων. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἐξελθὼν () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶδεν () πολὺν () ὄχλον, () καὶ () ἐσπλαγχνίσθη () ἐπ’ () αὐτοῖς, () καὶ () ἐθεράπευσεν () τοὺς () ἀρρώστους () αὐτῶν. ()
[15] Ὀψίας () δὲ () γενομένης, () προσῆλθον () αὐτῷ () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ, () λέγοντες, () Ἔρημός () ἐστιν () ὁ () τόπος, () καὶ () ἡ () ὥρα () ἤδη () παρῆλθεν· () ἀπόλυσον () τοὺς () ὄχλους, () ἵνα () ἀπελθόντες () εἰς () τὰς () κώμας () ἀγοράσωσιν () ἑαυτοῖς () βρώματα. ()
[16] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχουσιν () ἀπελθεῖν· () δότε () αὐτοῖς () ὑμεῖς () φαγεῖν. ()
[17] Οἱ () δὲ () λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ, () Οὐκ () ἔχομεν () ὧδε () εἰ () μὴ () πέντε () ἄρτους () καὶ () δύο () ἰχθύας. ()
[18] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν, () Φέρετέ () μοι () αὐτοὺς () ὧδε. ()
[19] Καὶ () κελεύσας () τοὺς () ὄχλους () ἀνακλιθῆναι () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () χόρτους, () λαβὼν () τοὺς () πέντε () ἄρτους () καὶ () τοὺς () δύο () ἰχθύας, () ἀναβλέψας () εἰς () τὸν () οὐρανόν, () εὐλόγησεν, () καὶ () κλάσας () ἔδωκεν () τοῖς () μαθηταῖς () τοὺς () ἄρτους, () οἱ () δὲ () μαθηταὶ () τοῖς () ὄχλοις. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἔφαγον () πάντες, () καὶ () ἐχορτάσθησαν· () καὶ () ἦραν () τὸ () περισσεῦον () τῶν () κλασμάτων, () δώδεκα () κοφίνους () πλήρεις. ()
[21] Οἱ () δὲ () ἐσθίοντες () ἦσαν () ἄνδρες () ὡσεὶ () πεντακισχίλιοι, () χωρὶς () γυναικῶν () καὶ () παιδίων. ()
[22] Καὶ () εὐθέως () ἠνάγκασεν () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () τοὺς () μαθητὰς () ἐμβῆναι () εἰς () τὸ () πλοῖον, () καὶ () προάγειν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὸ () πέραν, () ἕως () οὗ () ἀπολύσῃ () τοὺς () ὄχλους. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἀπολύσας () τοὺς () ὄχλους, () ἀνέβη () εἰς () τὸ () ὄρος () κατ’ () ἰδίαν () προσεύξασθαι· () ὀψίας () δὲ () γενομένης, () μόνος () ἦν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[24] Τὸ () δὲ () πλοῖον () ἤδη () μέσον () τῆς () θαλάσσης () ἦν, () βασανιζόμενον () ὑπὸ () τῶν () κυμάτων· () ἦν () γὰρ () ἐναντίος () ὁ () ἄνεμος. ()
[25] Τετάρτῃ () δὲ () φυλακῇ () τῆς () νυκτὸς () ἀπῆλθεν () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς, () περιπατῶν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () θαλάσσης. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἰδόντες () αὐτὸν () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () θάλασσαν () περιπατοῦντα () ἐταράχθησαν, () λέγοντες () ὅτι () Φάντασμά () ἐστιν· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () φόβου () ἔκραξαν. ()
[27] Εὐθέως () δὲ () ἐλάλησεν () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς, () λέγων, () Θαρσεῖτε· () ἐγώ () εἰμι· () μὴ () φοβεῖσθε. ()
[28] Ἀποκριθεὶς () δὲ () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Πέτρος () εἶπεν, () Κύριε, () εἰ () σὺ () εἶ, () κέλευσόν () με () πρός () σε () ἐλθεῖν () ἐπὶ () τὰ () ὕδατα. ()
[29] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν, () Ἐλθέ. () Καὶ () καταβὰς () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () πλοίου () ὁ () Πέτρος () περιεπάτησεν () ἐπὶ () τὰ () ὕδατα, () ἐλθεῖν () πρὸς () τὸν () Ἰησοῦν. ()
[30] Βλέπων () δὲ () τὸν () ἄνεμον () ἰσχυρὸν () ἐφοβήθη· () καὶ () ἀρξάμενος () καταποντίζεσθαι () ἔκραξεν, () λέγων, () Κύριε, () σῶσόν () με. ()
[31] Εὐθέως () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἐκτείνας () τὴν () χεῖρα () ἐπελάβετο () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () λέγει () αὐτῷ, () Ὀλιγόπιστε, () εἰς () τί () ἐδίστασας; ()
[32] Καὶ () ἐμβάντων () αὐτῶν () εἰς () τὸ () πλοῖον, () ἐκόπασεν () ὁ () ἄνεμος· ()
[33] οἱ () δὲ () ἐν () τῷ () πλοίῳ () ἐλθόντες () προσεκύνησαν () αὐτῷ, () λέγοντες, () Ἀληθῶς () θεοῦ () υἱὸς () εἶ. ()
[34] Καὶ () διαπεράσαντες () ἦλθον () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () Γεννησαρέτ. ()
[35] Καὶ () ἐπιγνόντες () αὐτὸν () οἱ () ἄνδρες () τοῦ () τόπου () ἐκείνου () ἀπέστειλαν () εἰς () ὅλην () τὴν () περίχωρον () ἐκείνην, () καὶ () προσήνεγκαν () αὐτῷ () πάντας () τοὺς () κακῶς () ἔχοντας· ()
[36] καὶ () παρεκάλουν () αὐτόν, () ἵνα () μόνον () ἅψωνται () τοῦ () κρασπέδου () τοῦ () ἱματίου () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () ὅσοι () ἥψαντο () διεσώθησαν. ()

Matthew 14:1 τετράρχης ¦ NA SBL WH τετραάρχης
Matthew 14:2 Ἰωάννης … Ἰωάννην ¦ WH Ἰωάνης … Ἰωάνην
Matthew 14:3a αὐτὸν ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Matthew 14:3b ἔθετο ἐν φυλακῇ ¦ NA SBL WH ἐν φυλακῇ ἀπέθετο ¦ TH ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ ἀπέθετο
Matthew 14:4 αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης ¦ NA ὁ Ἰωάννης αὐτῷ ¦ WH ὁ Ἰωάνης αὐτῷ
Matthew 14:5 ἐφοβήθη ¦ PCK ἐφοβεῖτο
Matthew 14:6 Γενεσίων δὲ ἀγομένων ¦ CT γενεσίοις δὲ γενομένοις
Matthew 14:7 μεθ’ ¦ SBL WH μετὰ
Matthew 14:8 Ἰωάννου ¦ WH Ἰωάνου
Matthew 14:9 ἐλυπήθη ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ δὲ ¦ CT λυπηθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ
Matthew 14:10 τὸν Ἰωάννην ¦ NA [τὸν] Ἰωάννην ¦ WH Ἰωάνην
Matthew 14:12a σῶμα ¦ CT πτῶμα
Matthew 14:12b αὐτό ¦ SBL TH WH αὐτόν ¦ NA αυτο[ν]
Matthew 14:13 Καὶ ἀκούσας ¦ CT PT Ἀκούσας δὲ
Matthew 14:14a ὁ Ἰησοῦς ¦ CT om.
Matthew 14:14b αὐτοῖς ¦ TR αὐτούς
Matthew 14:15a προσῆλθον ¦ WH προσῆλθαν
Matthew 14:15b αὐτοῦ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 14:16 Ἰησοῦς ¦ [NA]
Matthew 14:18 αὐτοὺς ὧδε ¦ CT ὧδε αὐτούς
Matthew 14:19a τοὺς χόρτους ¦ CT τοῦ χόρτου
Matthew 14:19b λαβὼν ¦ TR καὶ λαβὼν
Matthew 14:22a εὐθέως ¦ [WH]
Matthew 14:22b ὁ Ἰησοῦς ¦ CT om.
Matthew 14:22c μαθητὰς ¦ PCK PT TR μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ
Matthew 14:22d τὸ ¦ SBL WH om.
Matthew 14:24 μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης ἦν ¦ NA SBL WH σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπεῖχεν
Matthew 14:25a ἀπῆλθεν ¦ CT ἦλθεν
Matthew 14:25b ὁ Ἰησοῦς ¦ CT om.
Matthew 14:25c τῆς θαλάσσης ¦ CT τὴν θάλασσαν
Matthew 14:26a Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ ¦ NA SBL WH Οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν
Matthew 14:26b τὴν θάλασσαν ¦ CT τῆς θαλάσσης
Matthew 14:27a Εὐθέως ¦ CT Εὐθὺς
Matthew 14:27b αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ¦ TH ὁ Ἰησοῦς αὐτοῖς ¦ NA WH [ὁ Ἰησοῦς] αὐτοῖς
Matthew 14:28a αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν ¦ WH ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ ¦ PCK ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν
Matthew 14:28b πρός σε ἐλθεῖν ¦ CT ἐλθεῖν πρός σε
Matthew 14:29a ὁ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL TH WH om.
Matthew 14:29b ἐλθεῖν ¦ CT καὶ ἦλθεν
Matthew 14:30 ἰσχυρὸν ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Matthew 14:31 Εὐθέως δὲ ¦ PCK Καὶ εὐθέως
Matthew 14:32 ἐμβάντων ¦ CT ἀναβάντων
Matthew 14:33 ἐλθόντες ¦ CT om.
Matthew 14:34a ἦλθον ¦ WH ἦλθαν
Matthew 14:34b εἰς τὴν γῆν ¦ CT ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν εἰς
Matthew 14:34c Γεννησαρέτ ¦ PCK Γενησαρέτ
Matthew 14:36 αὐτὸν ἵνα ¦ WH [αὐτὸν] ἵνα ¦ PCK PT αὐτὸν ἵνα κἂν

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.