1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2And 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. 4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. 9And 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. 10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12And 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. 14And 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. 16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18He said, Bring them hither to me. 19And 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. 20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 21And 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. 23And 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. 24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33Then 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. 35And 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; 36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
A morte de João Batista
(Mc 6.14-29; Lc 9.7-9)
1Quando o governador Herodes ouviu falar da fama de Jesus, 2disse aos seus homens: “Deve ser João Batista que voltou à vida; por isso, faz tais milagres.” 3Com efeito, Herodes tinha prendido João, acorrentando-o no cárcere, por causa de Herodíade, que era mulher de seu irmão Filipe. 4Visto que João lhe dizia com insistência: “Não te é lícito tomá-la por mulher.” 5Por sua vontade, teria matado João, mas receava que houvesse tumultos, pois o povo inteiro tinha João na conta de profeta.
6Todavia, numa festa de anos de Herodes, a filha de Herodíade agradou-lhe muito pela forma como dançou. 7Então jurou dar-lhe o que ela quisesse. 8A jovem, incitada pela mãe, pediu: “Dá-me a cabeça de João Batista numa bandeja!” 9O rei ficou triste com o pedido mas, comprometido pelo juramento feito diante dos convidados, ordenou que lhe fosse dado o que ela pedira. 10Assim João foi degolado no cárcere; 11a sua cabeça foi trazida numa bandeja e entregue à jovem, que a levou à mãe. 12Os discípulos de João foram buscar o corpo e sepultaram-no, contando a Jesus o sucedido.
Jesus alimenta 5000 homens
(Mc 6.32-44; Lc 9.10-17; Jo 6.1-13)
13Depois de ter recebido a notícia, Jesus saiu sozinho num barco para uma região deserta, a fim de ficar a sós. O povo, vendo para onde se tinha dirigido, seguiu-o por terra, vindo de muitas vilas. 14Quando Jesus saiu do barco, já lá se encontrava uma enorme multidão; teve compaixão deles e curou os que estavam doentes.
15Ao cair da tarde, os discípulos foram ter com ele e disseram-lhe: “Este lugar é deserto e a hora já vai avançada. Manda o povo retirar-se, para ir às aldeias comprar o que comer.”
16Jesus, porém, respondeu: “Não é preciso serem eles a ir. Deem-lhes vocês de comer!” 17E disseram: “Mas como? Temos só cinco pães e dois peixes!” 18Ao que respondeu: “Tragam-mos aqui!” 19Então mandou o povo sentar-se sobre a erva e, tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, ergueu os olhos para o céu e abençoou-os. Depois, partiu os pães em pedaços e deu-os aos discípulos, para que os levassem à multidão. 20Todos comeram até ficar satisfeitos. E quando as sobras foram recolhidas enchiam doze cestos. 21Nesse dia, a multidão era de uns 5000 homens, não falando em mulheres e crianças.
Jesus anda sobre a água
(Mc 6.45-51; Jo 6.16-21)
22Logo a seguir, Jesus mandou os discípulos voltar para o barco e partir à sua frente para a outra margem do lago, enquanto ele tratava de mandar as multidões embora. 23Depois subiu à montanha para orar a sós. Caiu a noite e ele ainda ali se encontrava sozinho. 24No lago, o barco já se tinha afastado muito da terra e passava dificuldades por causa das ondas, pois o vento soprava em sentido contrário.
25Por volta das quatro horas da madrugada, Jesus foi ter com eles, a caminhar sobre a água. 26Os discípulos, ao verem-no caminhar sobre a água, ficaram assustados, dizendo ser um fantasma. E gritaram com medo. 27Imediatamente Jesus lhes disse: “Está tudo bem, sou eu, não tenham medo!”
28Então Pedro gritou-lhe: “Senhor, se realmente és tu, manda-me ir ter contigo caminhando sobre a água.” 29Jesus disse-lhe: “Vem!” Pedro saiu do barco e caminhou por cima da água em direção a Jesus. 30Mas, ao olhar em torno de si sentindo o vento forte, ficou apavorado e começou a afundar-se. “Senhor, salva-me!” 31Jesus estendeu-lhe logo a mão e socorreu-o: “Homem de pequena fé, porque duvidaste?” 32Quando subiram para o barco, o vento cessou. 33Os outros prostraram-se diante de Jesus, dizendo: “És realmente o Filho de Deus!”
Jesus cura doentes em Genezaré
(Mc 6.53-56)
34Quando chegaram a Genezaré, do outro lado do lago, 35os habitantes daquela terra reconheceram-no, espalharam a notícia da sua chegada por toda a região e trouxeram-lhe todos os doentes. 36Estes pediam-lhe que os deixasse tocar nem que fosse na borda da sua roupa. E todos os que lhe tocavam ficavam curados.
