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.
Herodes zabíjí Jana Křtitele
1Tehdy slyšel galilejský vládce Herodes Antipas vyprávění o Ježíšovi 2a řekl svým dvořanům: „To musí být Jan Křtitel! Vstal z mrtvých, a proto dělá takové zázraky!“
3Před časem dal tento Herodes Jana zatknout a uvěznit. 4Jan mu totiž vytýkal, že žije s Herodiadou, manželkou svého bratra Filipa. 5Herodes by se Jana rád zbavil, ale bál se, protože lidé v něm viděli proroka. 6Na oslavě Herodových narozenin tančila dcera Herodiady a okouzlila Heroda tak, 7že jí přísahal splnit každé přání. 8Herodiada navedla svou dceru a ta požádala: „Chci tady na míse hlavu Jana Křtitele.“
9To bylo i na Heroda příliš. Nechtěl se však zostudit před hosty tím, že by zrušil svou přísahu. 10Poručil proto, aby Jana sťali přímo ve vězení. 11Jeho hlavu přinesli na míse tanečnici a ta ji donesla své matce. 12Janovi žáci si vyžádali jeho tělo a pohřbili ho. Pak šli oznámit Ježíšovi, co se stalo.
Ježíš sytí pět tisíců
13Když to Ježíš slyšel, vstoupil do loďky a odplul na osamělé místo. Jakmile však lidé z okolí zjistili, kam jeho loďka míří, shromáždili se tam. 14Když Ježíš vystoupil na břeh, čekaly ho již davy lidí. Měl s nimi soucit a uzdravil jejich nemocné.
15Večer za ním přišli jeho učedníci a řekli: „Už je pozdě a tady v pustině se nedá koupit nic k jídlu. Rozluč se s nimi, ať si mohou po vesnicích něco opatřit.“
16Ježíš jim na to řekl: „Kam by chodili, dejte jim najíst vy!“
17Namítli: „Vždyť tu máme všeho všudy pět chlebů a dvě ryby!“
18„Přineste je sem,“ vybídl je. 19Potom řekl lidem, aby se usadili na trávě. A vzal těch pět chlebů a dvě ryby a poděkoval za ně Bohu. Pak ulamoval, dával učedníkům a ti rozdávali lidem. 20-21Najedlo se tam dosyta pět tisíc mužů kromě žen a dětí. A ještě nasbírali plných dvanáct košů zbytků.
Ježíš jde po vodě
22Hned potom Ježíš přiměl své učedníky, aby přepluli na druhý břeh, zatímco on propustí shromážděné lidi.
23Když se zástupy rozcházely, vystoupil Ježíš na horu, aby se o samotě modlil. Strávil tam skoro celou noc. 24Loď s učedníky stále nemohla dosáhnout druhého břehu, protože vítr hnal vlny proti ní. 25K ránu se Ježíš přiblížil k lodi po hladině jezera. 26Učedníci ho považovali za přízrak a vyděsili se. 27Ale Ježíš promluvil a uklidnil je: „Vzchopte se, to jsem já, nebojte se!“
28Petr zvolal: „Pane, když máš takovou moc, rozkaž, ať přijdu k tobě po vodě!“
29„Tak pojď!“ řekl Ježíš. A tak Petr opustil loď a šel k Ježíšovi. 30Velké vlny ho však přece poděsily a začal se topit. „Pane, pomoz!“ vykřikl.
31Ježíš ho rychle zachytil a řekl: „Kde je tvoje víra? Proč jsi pochyboval?“ 32Vstoupili na loď a vítr se hned utišil. 33Učedníci před Ježíšem poklekli a vyznávali: „Ty jsi určitě Boží Syn!“
Ježíš uzdravuje všechny, kdo se ho dotýkají
34Pak přistáli v genezaretském kraji. 35Jakmile ho tamější lidé poznali, rozneslo se to po širokém okolí a odevšad k němu nosili nemocné. 36Prosili ho, aby se mohli alespoň dotknout lemu jeho šatu. A kdo se dotkl, byl uzdraven.
