施洗者約翰之死
1那時，分封王希律聽見耶穌的名聲， 2就對臣僕說：「這個人是施洗者約翰！他從死裡復活了，所以能行這些神蹟。」
3原來希律為他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故，拘捕了約翰，把他捆綁起來關在監牢。 4因為約翰曾多次對他說：「你娶這個婦人不合法。」 5他想殺掉約翰，但怕觸怒百姓，因為他們都認為約翰是先知。
6在希律的生日那天，希羅底的女兒在眾人面前跳舞。希律非常高興， 7就起誓答應她無論要什麼都可以。 8她受了母親的指使，說：「請把施洗者約翰的頭放在盤子裡送給我。」 9希律感到為難，但既然在眾賓客面前起了誓，只好下令給她。 10他派人進監牢砍了約翰的頭， 11放在盤子裡送給女孩，她又轉送給她母親。 12約翰的門徒把屍體領回安葬後，就去告訴耶穌。
耶穌使五千人吃飽
13耶穌聽見這個消息，就獨自坐船退到一處荒僻的地方。眾人得知後，就從各城步行來跟隨祂。 14耶穌上了岸，看見一大群人，心裡憐憫他們，就治好了他們當中的病人。 15黃昏時，門徒過來對耶穌說：「這裡是荒郊野外，天又晚了，請遣散眾人，好讓他們到村莊去自己買些吃的。」
16耶穌回答說：「他們不用離開，你們給他們吃的吧。」
17門徒答道：「我們這裡只有五個餅和兩條魚。」
18耶穌說：「拿來給我。」
19於是，祂叫眾人坐在草地上，然後拿起那五個餅和兩條魚，舉目望著天祝謝後，掰開餅遞給門徒，讓他們分給眾人。 20大家都吃飽了，把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。 21當時吃飯的，除了婦女和小孩，約有五千男人。
耶穌在水上行走
22隨後，耶穌催門徒上船，叫他們先渡到湖對岸，祂則遣散眾人。 23等眾人都離開了，祂就獨自上山去禱告，在那裡一直待到晚上。
24那時，門徒的船離岸已遠，遇到逆風，船身被波浪撞擊得搖擺不定。 25天將破曉的時候，耶穌從水面上朝門徒走去。 26門徒看見祂在湖面上走，都嚇壞了，說：「是幽靈！」他們害怕得又喊又叫。
27耶穌立刻對他們說：「放心吧！是我，不要怕。」
28彼得說：「主啊！如果真的是你，就叫我從水面上走到你那裡。」
29耶穌說：「你來吧！」
於是，彼得就從船上下去，走在湖面上，要去耶穌那裡。 30他看到風浪很大，就害怕起來，身體開始往下沉，便大喊：「主啊，救我！」
31耶穌馬上伸手拉住他，說：「你信心太小了！為什麼懷疑呢？」
32他們上了船，風浪就平靜了。 33船上的人都敬拜祂，說：「你真是上帝的兒子。」
34他們渡到湖對岸，來到革尼撒勒。 35當地的人認出是耶穌，就派人去把附近所有的病人都帶到祂面前， 36求耶穌讓他們只摸一摸祂衣服的穗子，所有摸過的病人都好了。
John the Baptist Beheaded
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10and had John beheaded in the prison. 11His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
16Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
18“Bring them here to me,” he said. 19And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
27But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
28“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29“Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
32And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
