1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

2 and said to his servants, This is John the Immerser; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these works of power are at work in him.

3 For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

4 Because John had said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

5 And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

8 So she, having been instructed by her mother, said, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Immerser.

9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.

10 So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

12 And his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

13 When Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. And when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.

14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

15 And when it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.

16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.

17 And they said to Him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.

18 He said, Bring them here to Me.

19 And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.

21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22 And immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening came, He was there alone.

24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on 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 immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.

28 And Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.

29 So He said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!

31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

33 Then those who were in the boat came and did homage to Him, saying, Truly You are the Son of God.

34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,

36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made completely well.

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.