Matthew 14:13-36

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13 Now when Jesus heard this, ¹he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

14 When he went ashore he ²saw a great crowd, and ³he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; ⁴send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

16 But Jesus said, "They need not go away; ⁵you give them something to eat."

17 They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish."

18 And he said, "Bring them here to me."

19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, ⁶he looked up to heaven and ⁷said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 ⁸Immediately he ⁹made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, ¹⁰he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When ¹¹evening came, he was there alone,

24 but the boat by this time was a long way^[a] from the land,^[b] beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.

25 And ¹²in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, ¹³they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.

27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ¹⁴"Take heart; it is I. ¹⁵Do not be afraid."

28 And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

29 He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and ¹⁶walked on the water and came to Jesus.

30 But when he saw the wind,^[c] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ¹⁷"Lord, save me."

31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ¹⁸"O you of little faith, why did you ¹⁹doubt?"

32 And when they got into the boat, ²⁰the wind ceased.

33 And ²¹those in the boat ²²worshiped him, saying, ²³"Truly you are ²⁴the Son of God."

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

34 ²⁵And when they had crossed over, they came to land at ²⁶Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and ²⁷brought to him all who were sick

36 and implored him that they might only touch ²⁸the fringe of his garment. And ²⁹as many as touched it were made well.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 13-21, see Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13; [Matthew 15:32-38; Matthew 16:9; Mark 8:2-9]
• 2. [Matthew 9:36]
• 3. [Matthew 9:36]
• 4. ver. 22; [Matthew 15:23]
• 5. [2 Kings 4:42-44]
• 6. Mark 7:34; John 11:41; John 17:1
• 7. Matthew 26:26; 1 Samuel 9:13; Mark 8:7; Mark 14:22; Luke 24:30; [1 Corinthians 14:16]
• 8. For ver. 22-33, see Mark 6:45-51; John 6:15-21
• 9. [Matthew 8:18]
• 10. Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28; [Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16]
• 11. [Mark 13:35]
• 12. [See ver. 22 above]
• 13. [Luke 24:37]
• 14. Matthew 17:7; [Deuteronomy 31:6; Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 43:1, 2; John 16:33]
• 15. Matthew 17:7; [Deuteronomy 31:6; Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 43:1, 2; John 16:33]
• 16. [John 21:7]
• 17. [Matthew 8:25, 26]
• 18. See Matthew 6:30
• 19. [James 1:6]
• 20. [See ver. 30 above]
• 21. ver. 22
• 22. See Matthew 8:2
• 23. [John 6:14]
• 24. Matthew 16:16; Matthew 26:63; Psalms 2:7; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:35; Luke 4:41; John 1:49; John 10:36; John 11:27; John 20:31; [Matthew 3:17]
• 25. For ver. 34-36, see Mark 6:53-56; [John 6:24, 25]
• 26. Luke 5:1
• 27. Matthew 4:24
• 28. See Matthew 9:20
• 29. Mark 3:10; Luke 6:19; [Acts 5:15]

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
• [b]. Some manuscripts was out on the sea
• [c]. Some manuscripts strong wind