1 At the [timing], that timing, Heróydeys* the tetrarch* heard what [was being] heard about Iesoûs.
2 And he said to the servants* of his, "This is Ioánnes the baptiser. He has risen* from the dead, and due to this, the powers* operate by* him."
3 For the Heróydeys, having seized the Ioánnes, bound him, and put him away in prison, due to Heroydiás, the wife of Philíppos, the brother of his.
4 For the Ioánnes was saying to him, “It is not to be* for you to have her.”
5 And wanting to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him as [a] prophet.
6 Yet, at the happenings of Heróydeys's birthdays- [celebrations]*, the daughter of Heroidiás danced in the midst, and it* pleased the Heróydeys,
7 from which, with [an] oath, he swore to her to give whatever she might request.
8 Yet she, led on by the mother of hers, [answered,] "Give me," she asserted, "here, on [a] plank, the head of Ioánnes the baptiser."
9 And pained, the king, due to the oaths and the fellow diners, commanded [it] be granted,
10 and having sent, beheaded the Ioánnes in the prison.
11 And it was brought, the head of his, on [a] plank, and it was given to the little girl, and she carried it to the mother of hers.
12 And the disciples of his, having gone forth, lifted [up] the corpse and buried it. And having come, they told the Iesoûs.
13 Yet,* the Iesoûs, having heard, withdrew from there by boat to [a] deserted place on [His] own. And the crowds, having heard, followed Him, on foot from the towns.
14 And He, having come out, saw [a] multitudinous crowd, and He felt inwardly for them. And He healed the infirm of theirs.*
15 It having become evening though, the disciples came forth to Him, saying, "Uninhabited is the place, and the hour has already passed. Loose the crowds away, so that having gone away into the villages, they might buy things to eat."
16 Yet the Iesoûs* said to them, "They have not need to go away. Give to them, you [yourselves], to eat."
17 Yet they say to Him, "Here we have not, except five loaves of bread, and two fish."
18 Yet He said, "Bring them here to Me."
19 And having ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, having taken the five loaves of bread, and the two fish, [and] having looked up to the sky, He blessed, and having broken, He gave to the disciples the loaves of bread, yet the disciples to the crowds.
20 And all ate and were fed [fully], and they took up the surplus of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
21 Yet the [ones] eating were around 5000 men, without [counting] the women and the children.
22 And straight away [afterward], He compelled the disciples to step into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, during which He would loose the crowds.
23 And having loosed the crowds, He ascended into the mountain*, on [His] own, to pray. Now, evening having arrived,* He was alone there.
24 Yet the boat, already many stadia* from the land, was holding off*,* tormented by the waves*, for the wind was contrary.
25 Yet at the fourth watch* of the night, He went to them, walking on the sea.
26 Yet the disciples, having seen Him walking on the sea, were troubled*, saying that it is [a] phantom. And from the fear, they shouted.
27 Straight away, though, He* spoke to them, saying, "Be encouraged! I am [the One you see].* Fear not!"
28 Answering Him, though, the Petros said, "Lord, if it is You, order me to come to you on the waters."
29 Yet He answered, "Come!" And stepping down from the boat, the* Petros walked on the waters and came* toward the Iesoûs.
30 Yet seeing the strong* wind, he feared. And having begun to be plunged down, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
31 Straight away, though, the Iesoûs, having extended the hand [of His], took hold on him, and says to him, "Little faith [one], into what* did you doubt?"
32 And, their having gone up into* the boat, the wind stopped.
33 Yet the [ones] in the boat* made reverence* to Him, saying, "Truly, God's Son You are!
34 And having passed through to the opposite side, they went onto the land into Gennaysaret.*
35 And having recognised Him, the men of the place, that [place], sent into [the] whole of the surrounding area, that [surrounding area]. And they brought to Him all the [ones] holding [up] badly.*
36 And they appealed to Him,* that only they would touch the hem* of the outer garment of His. And they whosoever who touched [it] were thoroughly saved.
Notes
1 Transliteration of the Ancient Greek version of his name (more commonly given in English as Herod). "Tetrarch" is suggested to possibly mean here one or more of the following: a ruler of one-fourth of a region, a ruler ruling together with three other rulers, a ruler lower in rank than a "basileus" ("king", highest human ruler of a territory), a ruler under the power of the Roman empire.
2 Or "children". Or "has been raised". That is, "supernatural powers, miracles". Or "in him".
4 Or "permitted" ("exeînai" could literally mean "to be for being", so its negation would mean "not to be"; compare the manner of divine commandments "you will not murder, steal," etc., with the implication that people who do such things are taken out of being).
6 A plural term was used in Ancient Greek ("ta genésia"), perhaps akin to the preference in English for the plural "commemorations". Or "she".
13 Other manuscripts have "And".
14 Or "among them".
15 Some manuscripts add "therefore".
16 Some manuscripts read instead "Yet He".
23 I.e. into the terrain, the spaces, of the mountain (not necessarily caves). Or "Yet, when evening arrived,"
24 A "stadion" is commonly estimated to equal 183 metres or 600 feet. That is, the boat was failing to make progress to the shore. Many ancient manuscripts read instead "Yet the boat [was] already in the middle of the sea, tormented...". Or "swells".
25 Each 12-hour half of a 24-hour day was divided into watches, variously 3, 4 or even 5 watches per half-day, so the fourth watch could have begun at 2 am, 3 am, or circa 3:40 am.
26 Or "stirred".
27 Some manuscripts read "the Iesoûs". Note that "I am" (Greek: "ego eimi") is a phrase that in the New Testament can stand as the name of the Creator eternal God (possibly John 4:26, 8:58, the current verse, etc.) and of the Messiah (Mark 13:6, Luke 21:8).
29 Some manuscripts omit "the". Many manuscripts instead read "to come".
30 Some manuscripts omit "strong".
31 Or "for what" (Greek: "eis ti").
32 Many manuscripts instead read "stepped into" or "gotten into".
33 Many manuscripts here add "having come before [Him]" or "having come [to Him]". The Greek verb "proskuneo" ("to"/"before"/"for" + "kiss") had literal and figurative senses of showing respect or even worship for respected deities, people, etc.
34 Or "Gennisaret" (according to ancient Hebrew spelling and the progressive trend in Koine Greek to pronounce several vowel sounds including η / eta as an i-sound like in "pizza".
35 A complex meaning that covers being sick, being tormented, and having evil in one's life, is possible.'
36 Some manuscripts omit "to Him". Or "tassle" (very possibly the tassel commanded in Numbers 15:37-41 to be worn as a visual reminder of Almighty God's deliverance of Ancient Israel out of slavery in Egypt.)
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