Immediately jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. Matthew 14 john the baptist beheaded at that bible. The text says that jesus made the disciples get into the boat 14. And 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. In matthews gospel, the story of jesus walking on water morphs into a story of peter walking on, then sinking into, the same water. Twice the writer states that jesus is by himself verse 23. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the son of god. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book.
In preparation for the major confrontation that was coming, jesus tells the parable of the marriage supper. In matthew 14, he sends the disciples ahead by themselves. And 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 mountain in matthews gospel is a place for encountering god and hearing the proclamation of gods. While matthew uses mark as one of his sources, his ending for this story is quite different. Matthew 14, new international version niv the bible app. Matthew 14 new international version niv john the baptist beheaded 14 at that time herod the tetrarch heard the reports about jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, this is john the baptist. Whats the meaning of the parable of the marriage feast matthew 22. Herod antipas, identified as herod the tetrarch in the gospels, was the son of herod the great and brother of archelaus 2. The real hero in the story is jesus whom the disciples worship for the first time in matthew as the son of god.