1 Por aquele tempo Herodes, o tetrarca, ouviu os relatos a respeito de Jesus
2 e disse aos que o serviam: "Este é João Batista; ele ressuscitou dos mortos! Por isso estão operando nele poderes miraculosos".
3 Pois Herodes havia prendido e amarrado João, colocando-o na prisão por causa de Herodias, mulher de Filipe, seu irmão,
4 porquanto João lhe dizia: "Não te é permitido viver com ela".
5 Herodes queria matá-lo, mas tinha medo do povo, porque este o considerava profeta.
6 No aniversário de Herodes, a filha de Herodias dançou diante de todos, e agradou tanto a Herodes
7 que ele prometeu sob juramento dar-lhe o que ela pedisse.
8 Influenciada por sua mãe, ela disse: "Dá-me aqui, num prato, a cabeça de João Batista".
9 O rei ficou aflito, mas, por causa dos juramento e dos convidados, ordenou que lhe fosse dado o que ela pedia
10 e mandou decapitar João na prisão.
11 Sua cabeça foi levada num prato e entregue à jovem, que a levou à sua mãe.
12 Os discípulos de João vieram, levaram o seu corpo e o sepultaram. Depois foram contar isso a Jesus.
13 Ouvindo o que havia ocorrido, Jesus retirou-se de barco em particular para um lugar deserto. As multidões, ao ouvirem falar disso, saíram das cidades e o seguiram a pé.
14 Quando Jesus saiu do barco e viu tão grande multidão, teve compaixão deles e curou os seus doentes.
15 Ao cair da tarde, os discípulos aproximaram-se dele e disseram: "Este é um lugar deserto, e já está ficando tarde. Manda embora a multidão para que possam ir aos povoados comprar comida".
16 Respondeu Jesus: "Eles não precisam ir. Dêem-lhes vocês algo para comer".
17 Eles lhe disseram: "Tudo o que temos aqui são cinco pães e dois peixes".
18 "Tragam-nos aqui para mim", disse ele.
19 E ordenou que a multidão se assentasse na grama. Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes e, olhando para o céu, deu graças e partiu os pães. Em seguida, deu-os aos discípulos, e estes à multidão.
20 Todos comeram e ficaram satisfeitos, e os discípulos recolheram doze cestos cheios de pedaços que sobraram.
21 Os que comeram foram cerca de cinco mil homens, sem contar mulheres e crianças.
22 Logo em seguida, Jesus insistiu com os discípulos para que entrassem no barco e fossem adiante dele para o outro lado, enquanto ele despedia a multidão.
23 Tendo despedido a multidão, subiu sozinho a um monte para orar. Ao anoitecer, ele estava ali sozinho,
24 mas o barco já estava a considerável distância da terra, fustigado pelas ondas, porque o vento soprava contra ele.
25 Alta madrugada, Jesus dirigiu-se a eles, andando sobre o mar.
26 Quando o viram andando sobre o mar, ficaram aterrorizados e disseram: "É um fantasma! " E gritaram de medo.
27 Mas Jesus imediatamente lhes disse: "Coragem! Sou eu. Não tenham medo! "
28 "Senhor", disse Pedro, "se és tu, manda-me ir ao teu encontro por sobre as águas".
29 "Venha", respondeu ele. Então Pedro saiu do barco, andou sobre a água e foi na direção de Jesus.
30 Mas, quando reparou no vento, ficou com medo e, começando a afundar, gritou: "Senhor, salva-me! "
31 Imediatamente Jesus estendeu a mão e o segurou. E disse: "Homem de pequena fé, porque você duvidou? "
32 Quando entraram no barco, o vento cessou.
33 Então os que estavam no barco o adoraram, dizendo: "Verdadeiramente tu és o Filho de Deus".
34 Depois de atravessarem o mar, chegaram a Genesaré.
35 Quando os homens daquele lugar reconheceram Jesus, espalharam a notícia em toda aquela região e lhe trouxeram os seus doentes.
36 Suplicavam-lhe que apenas pudessem tocar na borda do seu manto; e todos os que nele tocaram foram curados.
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.
22 And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.
23 And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.
24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
26 And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
31 And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?
32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.
33 And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,
36 With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.