Matthew 14:5-19
New American Standard Bible
6But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
7so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8And after being prompted by her mother, she *said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.'
9And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and his dinner guests.
10He sent word and had John beheaded in the prison.
11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12John’s disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus.
13Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
14When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'
16But Jesus said to them, 'They do not need to go; you give them something to eat!'
17They *said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'
18And He said, 'Bring them here to Me.'
19And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looked up toward heaven. He blessed the food and breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
King James Version
Chapter 14
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.
13When 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.
15And 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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 14
5Though Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd since they regarded John as a prophet.
6When Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them and pleased Herod.
7So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8Prompted by her mother, she answered, "Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter."
9Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests.
10So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.
11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
12Then his disciples came, removed the corpse, buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.
New Living Translation
6But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
7so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
8At her mother’s urging, the girl said, 'I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!'
9Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
10So John was beheaded in the prison,
11and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
12Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.
English Standard Version
Chapter 14
5And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. 6But when Herod 's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." 9And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.
13Now when Jesus heard this, he 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.
14When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
16But Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."
17They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish."
18And he said, "Bring them here to me."
19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
New International Version
Chapter 14
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.
New King James Version
6But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
9And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.
10So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.
11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
14And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
15When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
