Herod Kills John the Baptist

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus

² and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this reason miraculous powers are at work in him.”

³ For Herod, after¹ arresting John, bound him and put him² in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arresting”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

⁴ because John had been saying to him, “It is not permitted for you to have her.”

⁵ And although he¹ wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

1. *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as concessive

⁶ But when¹ Herod’s birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst of them and pleased Herod.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“took place”) which is understood as temporal

⁷ Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

⁸ And coached by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!”

⁹ And although¹ the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his ⌞dinner guests⌟² he commanded the request³ to be granted.

1. *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was distressed”) which is understood as concessive
2. Literally “those reclining at table with”
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁰ And he sent orders¹ and² had John beheaded in the prison,

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹¹ and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it¹ to her mother.

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹² And his disciples came and¹ took away the corpse and buried it, and went and² told Jesus.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb

The Feeding of Five Thousand

¹³ Now when¹ Jesus heard it,² he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And when³ the crowds heard it,⁴ they followed him by land from the towns.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁴ And as he¹ got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.

1. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got out”) which is understood as temporal

¹⁵ Now when it¹ was evening, the disciples came to him saying, “The place is desolate and the hour ⌞is late⌟.² Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and³ purchase food for themselves.”

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
2. Literally “has passed away”
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go away”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They do not ⌞need⌟¹ to go away. You give them something² to eat.”

1. Literally “have need”
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁷ And they said to him, “We do not have anything¹ here except five loaves and two fish.”

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁸ So he said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹ And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and¹ looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And after² breaking them,³ he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them⁴ to the crowds.

1. *Here “and” has been supplied in the English translation for stylistic reasons
2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“breaking”) which is understood as temporal
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
4. *“gave them” is an implied repetition of the earlier verb

²⁰ And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

²¹ Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

²² And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

²³ And after he¹ sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So when² evening came, he was there alone.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sent away”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)

²⁴ But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against it.

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶ But the disciples, when they¹ saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!”

²⁸ And Peter answered him and¹ said, “Lord, if ⌞it is you⌟,² command me to come to you on the water!”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. Literally “you are” he

²⁹ So he said, “Come!” And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

³⁰ But when he¹ saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

³¹ And immediately Jesus extended his¹ hand and² caught him and said to him, “You of little faith! Why did you doubt?”

1. Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“extended”) has been translated as a finite verb

³² And when¹ they got into the boat, the wind abated.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“got”)

³³ So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”

Many Healed at Gennesaret

³⁴ And after they¹ had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crossed over”) which is understood as temporal

³⁵ And when¹ the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those ⌞who were sick⌟.²

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“recognized”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “having badly”

³⁶ And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge¹ of his cloak, and all those who touched it² were cured.

1. Or “tassel”
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation