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Matthew 13:54 (NIV)

Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.

Matthew 13:55 (NIV)

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?

Matthew 13:56 (NIV)

Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

Matthew 13:57 (NIV)

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”

Matthew 13:58 (NIV)

And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Matthew 14:1 (NIV)

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,

Matthew 14:2 (NIV)

and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Matthew 14:3 (NIV)

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Matthew 14:4 (NIV)

for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:5 (NIV)

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.

Matthew 14:6 (NIV)

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much

Matthew 14:7 (NIV)

that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Matthew 14:8 (NIV)

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

Matthew 14:9 (NIV)

The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

Matthew 14:11 (NIV)

His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Matthew 14:12 (NIV)

John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

Matthew 14:13 (NIV)

When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

Matthew 14:14 (NIV)

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Matthew 14:15 (NIV)

As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

Matthew 14:16 (NIV)

Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

Matthew 14:17 (NIV)

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Matthew 14:21 (NIV)

The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.