1 Naquele tempo Herodes, o tetrarca, ouviu a fama de Jesus,

2 e disse aos seus cortesãos: Este é João, o Batista; ele ressuscitou dentre os mortos, e por isso estes poderes milagrosos operam nele.

3 Pois Herodes havia prendido a João, e, maniatando-o, o guardara no cárcere, por causa de Herodias, mulher de seu irmão Felipe;

4 porque João lhe dizia: Não te é lícito possuí-la.

5 E queria matá-lo, mas temia o povo; porque o tinham como profeta.

6 Festejando-se, porém, o dia natalício de Herodes, a filha de Herodias dançou no meio dos convivas, e agradou a Herodes,

7 pelo que este prometeu com juramento dar-lhe tudo o que pedisse.

8 E instigada por sua mãe, disse ela: Dá-me aqui num prato a cabeça de João, o Batista.

9 Entristeceu-se, então, o rei; mas, por causa do juramento, e dos que estavam à mesa com ele, ordenou que se lhe desse,

10 e mandou degolar a João no cárcere;

11 e a cabeça foi trazida num prato, e dada à jovem, e ela a levou para a sua mãe.

12 Então vieram os seus discípulos, levaram o corpo e o sepultaram; e foram anunciá-lo a Jesus.

13 Jesus, ouvindo isto, retirou-se dali num barco, para um, lugar deserto, à parte; e quando as multidões o souberam, seguiram-no a pé desde as cidades.

14 E ele, ao desembarcar, viu uma grande multidão; e, compadecendo-se dela, curou os seus enfermos.

15 Chegada a tarde, aproximaram-se dele os discípulos, dizendo: O lugar é deserto, e a hora é já passada; despede as multidões, para que vão às aldeias, e comprem o que comer.

16 Jesus, porém, lhes disse: Não precisam ir embora; dai-lhes vós de comer.

17 Então eles lhe disseram: Não temos aqui senão cinco pães e dois peixes.

18 E ele disse: trazei-mos aqui.

19 Tendo mandado às multidões que se reclinassem sobre a relva, tomou os cinco pães e os dois peixes e, erguendo os olhos ao céu, os abençoou; e partindo os pães, deu-os aos discípulos, e os discípulos às multidões.

20 Todos comeram e se fartaram; e dos pedaços que sobejaram levantaram doze cestos cheios.

21 Ora, os que comeram foram cerca de cinco mil homens, além de mulheres e crianças.

22 Logo em seguida obrigou os seus discípulos a entrar no barco, e passar adiante dele para o outro lado, enquanto ele despedia as multidões.

23 Tendo-as despedido, subiu ao monte para orar à parte. Ao anoitecer, estava ali sozinho.

24 Entrementes, o barco já estava a muitos estádios da terra, açoitado pelas ondas; porque o vento era contrário.

25 À quarta vigília da noite, foi Jesus ter com eles, andando sobre o mar.

26 Os discípulos, porém, ao vê-lo andando sobre o mar, assustaram-se e disseram: É um fantasma. E gritaram de medo.

27 Jesus, porém, imediatamente lhes falou, dizendo: Tende ânimo; sou eu; não temais.

28 Respondeu-lhe Pedro: Senhor! se és tu, manda-me ir ter contigo sobre as águas.

29 Disse-lhe ele: Vem. Pedro, descendo do barco, e andando sobre as águas, foi ao encontro de Jesus.

30 Mas, sentindo o vento, teve medo; e, começando a submergir, clamou: Senhor, salva-me.

31 Imediatamente estendeu Jesus a mão, segurou-o, e disse-lhe: Homem de pouca fé, por que duvidaste?

32 E logo que subiram para o barco, o vento cessou.

33 Então os que estavam no barco adoraram-no, dizendo: Verdadeiramente tu és Filho de Deus.

34 Ora, terminada a travessia, chegaram à terra em Genezaré.

35 Quando os homens daquele lugar o reconheceram, mandaram por toda aquela circunvizinhança, e trouxeram-lhe todos os enfermos;

36 e rogaram-lhe que apenas os deixasse tocar a orla do seu manto; e todos os que a tocaram ficaram curados.

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.