14:1
At that time Herod
the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
(14:1-2) "Herod ... said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist;
he is risen from the dead."
Herod thought Jesus was a resurrected John the
Baptist. Apparently, it was a common opinion at the time (See Mt.16.13-14, Mk.6:14-15, 8:27-28, Lk.9:7-8, 18-19). If so many of Jesus' contemporaries could be
so easily fooled regarding John the Baptist, what does this do to the
credibility of the resurrection of Jesus? Did Herod think Jesus was John the Baptist?
14:2
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.
14:3
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for
Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
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For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because
they counted him as a prophet.
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But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before
them, and pleased Herod.
(14:6) "When Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them,
and pleased Herod." Is dancing a sin?
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Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
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And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John
Baptist's head in a charger.
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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.
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And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she
brought it to her mother.
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And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and
told Jesus.
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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.
(14:14) "Jesus ... saw a great multitude ... and he healed their sick."
(14:15-21) Jesus fed 5000 men (plus women and children) with five loaves and two fishes
(with 12 baskets left over).
(14:15) "When it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place ...
send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals."
(14:16) "But Jesus said ... They need not depart; give ye them to eat."
(14:17) "We have here but five loaves, and two fishes."
(14:19) "He ... took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and ... gave the loaves to his disciples,
and the disciples to the multitude."
(14:20) "They did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full."
(14:21) "And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children."
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And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with
compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
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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.
14:16But Jesus said unto them,
They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
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And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
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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.
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And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments
that remained twelve baskets full.
14:21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and
children.
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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.
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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.
(14:25-31) Jesus and Peter walk on water. You can too, if you have more than a little faith.
(14:25) "Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea."
(14:26) "When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear."
(14:27) "But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid."
(14:28) "Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water."
(14:29) "And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus."
(14:30) "But ... he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me."
(14:31) "Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"
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But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the
wind was contrary.
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And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the
sea.
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And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled,
saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I;
be not afraid.
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And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto
thee on the water.
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And he said, Come. And when Peter
was come down out of the ship, he walked
on the water, to go to Jesus.
14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous,
he was afraid; and beginning to sink,
he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
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And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and
caught him, and said
unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
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And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
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Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.
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And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
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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;
(14:35-36) "They sent out into
all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased ... and as
many as touched were made perfectly whole."
14:36
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as
many as touched were made perfectly whole.
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