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1At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3For when Herod had arrested John, he bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
4because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they considered him a prophet.
6But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them. She pleased Herod so much
7that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”
9The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he commanded it to be given,
10and he sent the command to behead John in the prison.
11His head was brought on a platter and given to the young woman, and then she brought it to her mother.
12His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
13When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place by himself. Hearing this, the crowds followed him on foot from the cities.
14As he got out, he saw a large crowd, and he felt gut-wrenching sympathy for them and healed their sick.
15When evening arrived, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is desolate, and the hour is already late. You must send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. Y’all must give them something to eat.”
17They told him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18He said, “Y’all bring them here to me.”
19He directed the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed the food. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the crowds.
20They all ate and were satisfied. The disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftover broken pieces.
21Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
23After he had sent the crowds away, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, battered by the waves, because the wind was against it.
25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.[#Job 9:8]
26When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
27But Jesus immediately said to them,, “Y’all take courage! It is I! Don’t be afraid, y’all.”
28Peter answered him, saying, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”
29He said, “Come!”
Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the water to come to Jesus.
30But when he saw the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33Those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”
34When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
35When the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding region and brought all who were sick to him.
36They begged him that they might just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.