'At1that2time4Herod6the7tetrarch8heard about5the9fame10of Jesus,11 and1he said to2his5servants,4“This6is7John8the9Baptist.10He11has been raised12from13the14dead;15that is why1718these19miraculous powers20are at work21in22him.”23 For2Herod3had seized4John6andbound7him8and9put12himin10prison11for the sake of13Herodias,14his20brother19Philip’s17wife,16 because2John4had been saying1to him,5“It is7not6lawful7for you8to have9her.”10 And1though he wanted2to put4him3to death,4he feared5the6people,7because8they held12him11to be9a prophet.10 But2when3Herod’s5birthday1came,3the7daughter8of Herodias10danced6before111213the companyand14pleased15Herod,17 so that1he promised4with2an oath3to give6her5whatever78she might ask.9 Prompted3by4her7mother,6she said,10“Give8me9the14head15of John16the17Baptist18here11on12a platter.”13 And1the3king4was sorry,2butbecause of5hisoaths7and8his[guests]10he commanded11itto be given.12 He1sent2andhad3John5beheaded3in6the7prison,8 and1his5head4was brought2on6a platter7and8given9to the10girl,11and12she brought [it] to13her16mother.15 And1his5disciples4came2andtook6the7body8and9buried10it,11and12they went13andtold14Jesus.16 Now2when1Jesus4heard1this,he withdrew5from there6in7a boat8to9a desolate10place11by himself.1213But14when15the16crowds17heard15it,they followed18him19on foot20from21the22towns.23 When1he went [ashore]2he saw3a great4crowd,5and6he had compassion7on8them9and10healed11their14sick.13 Now2when it was3evening,1the6disciples7came4to him5andsaid,8“This is10a desolate9place,12and13the14day15is now over;1617send18the19crowds20away18to go2122into23the24villages25andbuy26food28for themselves.”27 But2Jesus3said,4“They need78not6go away;9you12give10them11somethingto eat.”13 They1said3to him,4“We have6only89five10loaves11here7and12two13fish.”14 And2he1said,3“Bring4them7here6to me.”5 Then1he ordered2the3crowds4to sit down5on6the7grass,8andtaking9the10five11loaves12and13the14two15fish,16he looked up17to18heaven20andsaid a blessing.21Then22he broke23the27loaves28andgave24themto the25disciples,26and30the29disciples31gave themto the32crowds.33 And1they2all3ate2and4were satisfied.5And6they took up7twelve12baskets13full14of the10broken pieces11left over.9 And2those1who ate3were4about6five thousand7men,5besides8women9and10children.11 Immediately2he made3the4disciples5get6into7the8boat9and10go before11him12to13the14other side,15while16he17dismissed18the19crowds.20 And1after he had dismissed2the3crowds,4he went up5on6the7mountain8by himself910to pray.11When13evening12came,14he was16there17alone,15 but2the1boat3by this time4was10a long way56from7the8land,9beaten11by12the13waves,14for16the18wind19was15against17them. And2in thefourth1watch3of the4night5he came6to7them,8walking9on10the11sea.12 But2whenthe1disciples3saw4him5walking9on6the7sea,8they were terrified,10andsaid,11“It is14a ghost!”13and15they cried out19in16fear.18 But2immediately1Jesus5spoke3to them,6saying,7“Take heart;8it is10I.9Donot11be afraid.”12 And2Peter5answered1him,3“Lord,7if8it is10you,9command11me12to come13to14you15on16the17water.”18 He1said,3“Come.”4So5Peter11got out6of7the8boat9andwalked12on13the14water15and16came17to18Jesus.20 But2when he saw1the3wind,4he was afraid,6and7beginning8to sink9he cried out,10“Lord,12save13me.”14 Jesus4immediately1reached out5hishand7andtook hold of8him,9saying11to him,12“O you of little faith,13why1415didyou doubt?”16 And1when2they3got2into4the5boat,6the8wind9ceased.7 And2those1in3the4boat5worshiped6him,7saying,8“Truly9you are12the Son11of God.”10 And1when they had crossed over,2they came3to4land6at7Gennesaret.8 And1when2the4men5of that8place7recognized2him,3they sent around9to10all11that14region13and15brought to16him17all18who were21sick20 and1implored2him3that4they might6only5touch6the7fringe8of10his11garment.10And12as many as13touched [it]14were made well.15