Codex-Sinaiticus
14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 and said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he has risen from the dead, and for this reason the powers are active within him.
3 For Herod having taken John, had bound him, and put him away in prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.
4 For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5 And intending to kill him, he was afraid of the multitude, because they held him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod:
7 wherefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.
8 And she having been before instigated by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.
9 And the king though grieved, be cause of the oaths and the guests commanded it to be given,
10 and sent and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a dish and given to the maiden; and she carried it to her mother.
12 And his disciples came and took away the corpse and buried it, and came and told Jesus.
13 And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew thence in a ship to a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing it followed him on foot from the cities.
14 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with pity for them and cured their sick.
15 But when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the hour has already passed: therefore send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.
16 But he said to them: They have no need to go away; do you give them to eat.
17 And they say to him: We have here nothing but five loaves and two fishes.
18 And he said: Bring them hither to me.
19 And after commanding the multitudes to recline on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and having looked up to heaven he blessed, and broke, and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the multitudes.
20 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces twelve traveling baskets full.
21 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men besides women and children.
22 And he compelled the disciples to enter the ship, and go before him to the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.
23 And having sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening had come he was there alone.
24 But the ship now in the midst of the sea was tossed by the waves; for the wind was against it.
25 And at the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking over the sea.
26 And seeing him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying: It is a specter; and they cried out for fear.
27 But he immediately spoke to them, saying: Take courage, it is I: be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said: Lord, if it is thou, command me to come to thee over the waters.
29 And he said: Come. And going down from the ship Peter walked over the waters, and came to Jesus.
30 But seeing the wind he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.
31 And Jesus immediately stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him: O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?
32 And after they had come up into the ship the wind ceased.
33 And those in the ship worshipped him, saying: Truly thou art the Son of God.
34 And they passed over and came to the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when they had knowledge of him, the men of that place sent into that whole region round about, and brought to him all that were sick;
36 and they besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his mantle; and as many as touched were thoroughly restored to health.
