Matthew 14 - Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT)

Herod Says The Miracles of Jesus Mean He Is John The Baptist Back From The Dead

14 At that time, Herod the tetrarch^[a] heard the report about Jesus ² and said to his servants, “This One is John the Baptist. He himself arose from the dead, and for this reason the miraculous-powers^[b] are at-work in him”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

³ For^[c] Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him away in prison because of Herodias^[d], the wife of Philip^[e] his brother. ⁴ For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her”. ⁵ And while wanting to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they were holding him as a prophet. ⁶ But at Herod’s birthday-celebrations having come about, the daughter^[f] of Herodias danced in their midst. And she pleased Herod. ⁷ Hence, he declared with an oath to give her whatever she asked. ⁸ And the one, having been prompted^[g] by her mother, says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. ⁹ And [although] having been grieved, the king ordered that it be given, because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. ¹⁰ And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. ¹² And having come to him, his disciples took away the corpse and buried him. And having gone^[h], they reported it to Jesus.

Jesus Creates More Than Enough Bread And Fish To Feed 5000 Men

¹³ And having heard-of it ^[i], Jesus withdrew from there privately in a boat to a desolate place. And having heard-of it, the crowds followed Him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴ And having gone-out^[j], He saw a large crowd and felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] for them. And He cured their sick ones. ¹⁵ And having become evening^[k], the disciples came to Him saying, “This place is desolate and the hour already passed. Send-away the crowds in order that having gone away into the villages, they may buy themselves food”. ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away— you give them something to eat”. ¹⁷ But the ones say to Him, “We do not have anything here except five loaves and two fish!” ¹⁸ But the One said, “Bring them here to Me”. ¹⁹ And having ordered the crowds to lie-back on the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to heaven, He blessed^[l] them. And having broken them, He gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ²⁰ And they all ate and were filled-to-satisfaction. And they picked up the amount of the fragments being left over— twelve full baskets. ²¹ And the ones eating were about five-thousand men, apart from women and children.

Jesus Walks Across The Raging Sea To His Disciples. They Say, Truly You Are God’s Son

²² And immediately He compelled^[m] the disciples to get into the boat and to be going ahead of Him to the other side while^[n] He sent-away the crowds. ²³ And having sent-away the crowds, He went up on the mountain privately to pray. And having become evening^[o], He was there alone. ²⁴ And the boat was already many stades^[p] distant from the land, being tormented by the waves. For the wind was contrary. ²⁵ And He came to them in the fourth watch^[q] of the night, walking across^[r] the sea. ²⁶ But the disciples, having seen Him walking on the sea, were frightened, saying that “It is a phantom^[s]”. And they cried-out from the fear. ²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take-courage, I am^[t] the One. Do not be afraid^[u]”. ²⁸ But having responded to Him, Peter said, “Master, if You are^[v] the One, order me to come to You across the waters”. ²⁹ And the One said, “Come”. And having gone down from the boat, Peter walked across the waters and came^[w] to Jesus. ³⁰ But seeing the strong wind, he became afraid. And having begun to sink, he cried-out, saying, “Master, save me!” ³¹ And immediately Jesus, having stretched-out His hand, took-hold-of him. And He says to him, “One of-little-faith, for what purpose^[x] did you doubt?” ³² And they having gone-up^[y] into the boat, the wind stopped. ³³ And the ones in the boat gave-worship^[z] to Him, saying, “Truly^[aa] You are God’s Son”.

In Gennesaret, All Who Just Touch The Tassel of His Garment Are Healed

³⁴ And having crossed-over, they came on land in Gennesaret. ³⁵ And having recognized Him, the men of that place sent out into that whole surrounding-region. And they brought to Him all the ones being ill. ³⁶ And they were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel of His garment. And all-who touched it were restored.

Footnotes

1. Matthew 14:1 Or governor, appointed by Rome. That is, Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great (Mt 2:1). He was governor of Galilee and Perea from 4 b.c. to a.d. 39, when he was exiled. His capital was Tiberius, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. He divorced the daughter of Aretas (2 Cor 11:32) to marry Herodias, v 3.
2. Matthew 14:2 Or, the Powers, the supernatural beings who were the source of these miracles in Herod’s mind.
3. Matthew 14:3 Matthew now explains what happened to John at some time previous to this (see Mk 1:14), then continues in v 13.
4. Matthew 14:3 She was a grand-daughter of Herod the Great, daughter of Aristobulus, sister of Agrippa I (Act 12:1).
5. Matthew 14:3 That is, Philip I, a private citizen in Rome. Antipas, Aristobulus, and Philip were sons of Herod the Great from three different wives.
6. Matthew 14:6 Herodias had a daughter named Salome when she was married to Philip I. This may be the girl mentioned here.
7. Matthew 14:8 Or, put forward, coached, instructed. See Mk 6:22.
8. Matthew 14:12 Or, come.
9. Matthew 14:13 That is, heard that Herod said Jesus was John raised from the dead, v 1-2. Perhaps Jesus also heard of John’s death at this time. Matthew does not tell us how long prior to v 1-2 John’s death occurred.
10. Matthew 14:14 Or, come-out.
11. Matthew 14:15 That is, late in the day before sundown, between 3 and 6 p.m.
12. Matthew 14:19 That is, the loaves. Or, blessed God, spoke a blessing.
13. Matthew 14:22 Jn 6:15 explains why.
14. Matthew 14:22 Or, until which time.
15. Matthew 14:23 That is, later on since v 15, between 6 and 9 p.m.
16. Matthew 14:24 A stade is 607 feet or 185 meters. Compare Jn 6:19.
17. Matthew 14:25 That is, between 3 and 6 a.m.
18. Matthew 14:25 Or, over.
19. Matthew 14:26 Or, ghost.
20. Matthew 14:27 That is, It is Me.
21. Matthew 14:27 That is, Stop being afraid.
22. Matthew 14:28 That is, if it is You.
23. Matthew 14:29 Or, went.
24. Matthew 14:31 Or, to what end. What was the point of doubting?
25. Matthew 14:32 Or, come up.
26. Matthew 14:33 Or, prostrated-themselves before.
27. Matthew 14:33 Or, Really, Actually.