Matthew 14:1-19:2 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:

Wesley⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist: ² he is risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty powers exert themselves in him. ³ For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife. ⁴ For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. ⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they accounted him a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. ⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother, ⁸ she said, Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger. ⁹ And the king was sorry; yet for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her. ¹⁰ And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, ¹¹ and given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother. ¹² And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. ¹³ And Jesus hearing it, withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: but when the people heard thereof, they followed him by land out of the cities. ¹⁴ And going forth he saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them, and healed their sick. ¹⁵ And in the evening his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past: send the multitude away, that going into the villages, they may buy themselves victuals. ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, They need not go: give ye them to eat. ¹⁷ They say to him, We have here but five loaves and two fishes. ¹⁸ He said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass; ¹⁹ and taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ²⁰ And they all ate and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. ²¹ And they that had eaten were about five thousand, beside women and children. ²² And he constrained his disciples, to go straightway into the vessel, and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitude away. ²³ And having sent the multitude away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray. ²⁴ And in the evening, he was there alone: but the vessel was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. ²⁵ In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ And the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition: and they cried out for fear. ²⁷ But Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage: it is I: be not afraid. ²⁸ And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water. ²⁹ And he said, Come. And Peter coming down from the vessel, walked on the water, to go to Jesus. ³⁰ But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord, save me. ³¹ And immediately Jesus reaching forth his hand, caught him, and saith to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? ³² And when they were come into the vessel, the wind ceased. ³³ Then they that were in the vessel, came and worshiped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. ³⁴ And having crossed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought to him all that were diseased; And besought him, ³⁶ that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. ¹⁵ ¹ Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees who were of Jerusalem, saying, ² Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? ³ For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answering said, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God thro' your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, Honour thy father and mother: and He that revileth father or mother, let him die the death. ⁵ But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me: ⁶ Let him not honour his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the command of God thro' your tradition. ⁷ Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophecy of you, saying, ⁸ This people draweth nigh to me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹ But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ¹⁰ And calling the multitudes he said to them, Hear and understand. ¹¹ Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man. ¹² Then came his disciples and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, hearing this saying, were offended? ¹³ He answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind: but if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch. ¹⁵ Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable. ¹⁶ And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? ¹⁷ Do not ye yet understand, that whatever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the vault? ¹⁸ But those things which proceed out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they defile the man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings. ²⁰ These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. ²¹ And Jesus going thence, retired to the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold a woman of Canaan, of those coasts, came and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. ²³ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth after us. ²⁴ But he answering said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ Then came she and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me. ²⁶ But he answering said, It is not right, to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. ²⁷ And she said, True, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. ²⁸ And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. ²⁹ And Jesus passing thence, came nigh the sea of Galilee; and going up into a mountain, he sat down there. ³⁰ And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, disabled, and many others; and cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them: ³¹ So that the multitudes wondered, seeing the dumb to speak, the disabled whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus calling his disciples to him said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. ³³ And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in a wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude? ³⁴ And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have you? ³⁵ They said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass. ³⁶ And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks and brake them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷ And they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full. ³⁸ And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ And having sent away the multitude, he took ship again, and came into the coasts of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ Then the Parisees and Saducees came and tempting, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven. ² He answering said to them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red: ³ And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day; for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye know to discern the face of the sky: can ye not discern the signs of the times? ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; but there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and departed. ⁵ And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. ⁶ And Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees. ⁷ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We have taken no bread. ⁸ Jesus knowing it said to them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have taken no bread? ⁹ Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ¹⁰ Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ¹¹ How do ye not understand, that I spake not to you concerning bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees? ¹² Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Saducees. ¹³ And Jesus coming into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, asked his disciples saying, Whom do men say that I am? ¹⁴ The Son of man? And they said, Some say, John the Baptist, others Elijah; others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ He saith to them, But whom say ye that I am? ¹⁶ And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjonah; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ²⁰ Then charged he his disciples, to tell no one, that he was the Christ. ²¹ From that time Jesus began to shew his disciples, That he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. ²² Then Peter taking hold of him, rebuked him, saying, Favour thyself, Lord: this shall in no wise be unto thee. ²³ But he turning said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things of men. ²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then shall he render to every man according to his work. ²⁸ Verily I say to you, there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. ¹⁷ ¹ And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, ² And was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. ³ And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. ⁴ Then answered Peter and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ⁵ While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him. ⁶ And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face and were sore afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and be not afraid. ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no man, but Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, ⁹ Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen again from the dead. ¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, That Elijah must come first? ¹¹ And Jesus answering said to them, Elijah truly doth come first, and regulate all things. ¹² But I say to you, That Elijah is come already, and they acknowledged him not, but have done to him whatever they listed. ¹³ So shall also the Son of man suffer from them. Then the disciples understood, that he spoke to them of John the Baptist. ¹⁴ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, ¹⁵ kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffereth grievously; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples, but they could not cure him. ¹⁷ Then Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? ¹⁸ Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour. ¹⁹ Then the disciples coming to Jesus apart said, Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustardseed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you. ²¹ Howbeit this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. ²² And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men; ²³ And they will kill him, and the third day he shall rise again: and they were exceeding sorry. ²⁴ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the tribute-mony came to Peter and said, Doth not your master pay the tribute? ²⁵ He saith, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? ²⁶ Of their own sons, or of strangers? Peter saith to him, Of strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the sons free. ²⁷ Yet that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and cast an hook, and take the fish that first cometh up. And when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money. That take and give them for me and thee. ¹⁸ ¹ At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ² And Jesus calling to him a little child, set him in the midst of them, ³ And said, Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me. ⁶ But whoso shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh. ⁸ Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire. ⁹ And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. ¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that in heaven their angels continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. ¹¹ For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. ¹² What think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoiceth more over that sheep, than over the ninety and nine which went not astray. ¹⁴ So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. ¹⁵ But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and tell him his fault, between thee and him alone: if he will hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hear, take with thee one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. ¹⁷ And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican. ¹⁸ Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. ²¹ Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? ²² Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who was minded to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ Then the servant falling prostrate at his feet, said, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, moved with tender compassion, loosed him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that servant going out, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him an hundred pence, and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. ²⁹ And his fellow-servant falling at his feet, besought him saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ But his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and gave their lord an exact account of the whole matter. ³² Then his lord calling him, said to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou intreatedst me. ³³ Should'st not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord being wroth, delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him. ³⁵ So likewise will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. ¹⁹ ¹ And Jesus, when he had finished these sayings, departed from Gacilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. ² And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.