1 En in daardie tyd het Herodes, die viervors, die gerug van Jesus gehoor

2 en aan sy knegte gesê: Hierdie man is Johannes die Doper. Hy het uit die dode opgestaan, en daarom werk die kragte in hom.

3 Want Herodes het Johannes gevang, hom geboei en in die gevangenis gesit vanweë Herodias, die vrou van Filippus, sy broer.

4 Want Johannes het vir hom gesê: Dit is u nie geoorloof om haar te hê nie.

5 En hoewel hy hom wou doodmaak, het hy die skare gevrees, omdat hulle hom vir 'n profeet gehou het.

6 Maar by die viering van die verjaarsdag van Herodes het die dogter van Herodias voor hulle gedans en Herodes behaag.

7 Daarom het hy met 'n eed beloof om haar enigiets te gee wat sy sou vra.

8 Toe sê sy, nadat sy deur haar moeder aangehits was: Gee my hier op 'n skottel die hoof van Johannes die Doper.

9 En die koning het treurig geword, maar ter wille van die eed en die feesgenote het hy beveel dat dit gegee moes word.

10 En hy het gestuur en Johannes in die gevangenis onthoof.

11 Sy hoof is toe op 'n skottel gebring en aan die meisie gegee, en sy het dit na haar moeder gebring.

12 En sy dissipels het gekom en sy liggaam weggeneem en dit begrawe; en hulle het gegaan en dit aan Jesus vertel.

13 En toe Jesus dit hoor, het Hy daarvandaan in 'n skuit vertrek na 'n verlate plek alleen. En die skare het dit gehoor en Hom van die stede af te voet gevolg.

14 En toe Jesus uitgaan, het Hy 'n groot skare gesien en innig jammer vir hulle gevoel, en Hy het hulle siekes gesond gemaak.

15 En toe dit aand geword het, kom sy dissipels na Hom en sê: Die plek is verlate, en dit is al oor die tyd; stuur die skare weg, sodat hulle na die dorpe kan gaan en vir hulle voedsel koop.

16 Maar Jesus sê vir hulle: Hulle hoef nie weg te gaan nie; gee julle vir hulle iets om te eet.

17 Maar hulle antwoord Hom: Ons het hier net vyf brode en twee visse.

18 En Hy sê: Bring dit hier vir My.

19 Toe gee Hy die skare bevel om op die gras te gaan sit; en Hy neem die vyf brode en die twee visse, kyk op na die hemel en dank; en nadat Hy die brode gebreek het, gee Hy dit aan die dissipels en die dissipels aan die skare.

20 En almal het geëet en versadig geword, en hulle het die oorskot van die brokstukke opgetel, twaalf mandjies vol.

21 En dit was omtrent vyf duisend manne wat geëet het, buiten die vroue en kinders.

22 En Jesus het dadelik sy dissipels gedwing om in die skuit te gaan en voor Hom uit te vaar na die oorkant, terwyl Hy die skare wegstuur.

23 En nadat Hy die skare weggestuur het, klim Hy op die berg om in die eensaamheid te bid. En toe dit aand geword het, was Hy daar alleen.

24 En die skuit was al in die middel van die see, geteister deur die golwe; want die wind was teen hulle.

25 Maar in die vierde nagwaak het Jesus na hulle gekom, al wandelende op die see.

26 En toe die dissipels Hom op die see sien loop, word hulle ontsteld en sê: Dit is 'n spook! En hulle het geskreeu van vrees.

27 Maar Jesus het dadelik met hulle gespreek en gesê: Hou goeie moed, dit is Ek! Moenie vrees nie.

28 En Petrus antwoord Hom en sê: Here, as dit U is, beveel my om op die water na U te kom.

29 En Hy sê: Kom! Petrus klim toe van die skuit af en loop op die water om na Jesus te gaan.

30 Maar toe hy die sterk wind sien, het hy bang geword; en toe hy begin sink, roep hy uit en sê: Here, red my!

31 En Jesus het dadelik sy hand uitgesteek en hom gegryp en vir hom gesê: Kleingelowige, waarom het jy getwyfel?

32 Daarop klim hulle in die skuit, en die wind het gaan lê.

33 Toe kom die wat in die skuit was, en val voor Hom neer en sê: Waarlik, U is die Seun van God!

34 En hulle het oorgevaar en in die land Genn,saret gekom.

35 En die manne van daardie plek het Hom herken en in daardie hele omtrek uitgestuur en almal wat ongesteld was, na Hom gebring;

36 en hulle het Hom gesmeek dat hulle net maar die soom van sy kleed mag aanraak; en almal wat dit aangeraak het, het gesond geword.

1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, 2 and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, 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 came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask. 8 And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 9 And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; 10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities. 14 And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 And he said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 20 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away. 23 And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone. 24 But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; 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 upon the waters. 29 And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick; 36 and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.