1 εν εκεινω τω καιρω ηκουσεν ηρωδης ο τετραρχης την ακοην ιησου 2 και ειπεν τοις παισιν αυτου· ουτος εστιν ιωαννης ο βαπτιστης· αυτος ηγερθη απο των νεκρων, και δια τουτο αι δυναμεις ενεργουσιν εν αυτω. 3 ο γαρ ηρωδης κρατησας τον ιωαννην εδησεν αυτον και εθετο εν φυλακη δια ηρωδιαδα την γυναικα φιλιππου του αδελφου αυτου. 4 ελεγεν γαρ αυτω ο ιωαννης· ουκ εξεστιν σοι εχειν αυτην. 5 και θελων αυτον αποκτειναι εφοβηθη τον οχλον, οτι ως προφητην αυτον ειχον. 6 γενεσιων δε αγομενων του ηρωδου ωρχησατο η θυγατηρ της ηρωδιαδος εν τω μεσω και ηρεσεν τω ηρωδη· 7 οθεν μεθ ορκου ωμολογησεν αυτη δουναι ο εαν αιτησηται. 8 η δε, προβιβασθεισα υπο της μητρος αυτης, δος μοι, φησιν, ωδε επι πινακι την κεφαλην ιωαννου του βαπτιστου. 9 και ελυπηθη ο βασιλευς, δια δε τους ορκους και τους συνανακειμενους εκελευσεν δοθηναι, 10 και πεμψας απεκεφαλισεν τον ιωαννην εν τη φυλακη. 11 και ηνεχθη η κεφαλη αυτου επι πινακι και εδοθη τω κορασιω, και ηνεγκεν τη μητρι αυτης. 12 και προσελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου ηραν το σωμα και εθαψαν αυτο, και ελθοντες απηγγειλαν τω ιησου. 13 ακουσας δε ο ιησους ανεχωρησεν εκειθεν εν πλοιω εις ερημον τοπον κατ ιδιαν· και ακουσαντες οι οχλοι ηκολουθησαν αυτω πεζη απο των πολεων. 14 και εξελθων ο ιησους ειδεν πολυν οχλον, και εσπλαγχνισθη επ αυτοις και εθεραπευσεν τους αρρωστους αυτων. 15 οψιας δε γενομενης προσηλθον αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντες· ερημος εστιν ο τοπος και η ωρα ηδη παρηλθεν· απολυσον τους οχλους, ινα απελθοντες εις τας κωμας αγορασωσιν εαυτοις βρωματα. 16 ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις· ου χρειαν εχουσιν απελθειν· δοτε αυτοις υμεις φαγειν. 17 οι δε λεγουσιν αυτω· ουκ εχομεν ωδε ει μη πεντε αρτους και δυο ιχθυας. 18 ο δε ειπεν· φερετε μοι αυτους ωδε. 19 και κελευσας τους οχλους ανακλιθηναι επι τους χορτους, λαβων τους πεντε αρτους και τους δυο ιχθυας, αναβλεψας εις τον ουρανον ευλογησεν, και κλασας εδωκεν τοις μαθηταις τους αρτους, οι δε μαθηται τοις οχλοις. 20 και εφαγον παντες και εχορτασθησαν, και ηραν το περισσευον των κλασματων δωδεκα κοφινους πληρεις. 21 οι δε εσθιοντες ησαν ανδρες ωσει πεντακισχιλιοι χωρις γυναικων και παιδιων. 22 και ευθεως ηναγκασεν ο ιησους τους μαθητας αυτου εμβηναι εις το πλοιον και προαγειν αυτον εις το περαν, εως ου απολυση τους οχλους. 23 και απολυσας τους οχλους ανεβη εις το ορος κατ ιδιαν προσευξασθαι. οψιας δε γενομενης μονος ην εκει. 24 το δε πλοιον ηδη μεσον της θαλασσης ην, βασανιζομενον υπο των κυματων· ην γαρ εναντιος ο ανεμος. 25 τεταρτη δε φυλακη της νυκτος απηλθεν προς αυτους ο ιησους περιπατων επι της θαλασσης. 26 και ιδοντες αυτον οι μαθηται επι την θαλασσαν περιπατουντα εταραχθησαν λεγοντες οτι φαντασμα εστιν, και απο του φοβου εκραξαν. 27 ευθεως δε ελαλησεν αυτοις ο ιησους λεγων· θαρσειτε, εγω ειμι· μη φοβεισθε. 28 αποκριθεις δε αυτω ο πετρος ειπεν· κυριε, ει συ ει, κελευσον με προς σε ελθειν επι τα υδατα. 29 ο δε ειπεν, ελθε. και καταβας απο του πλοιου ο πετρος περιεπατησεν επι τα υδατα ελθειν προς τον ιησουν. 30 βλεπων δε τον ανεμον ισχυρον εφοβηθη, και αρξαμενος καταποντιζεσθαι εκραξεν λεγων· κυριε, σωσον με. 31 ευθεως δε ο ιησους εκτεινας την χειρα επελαβετο αυτου και λεγει αυτω· ολιγοπιστε! εις τι εδιστασας; 32 και εμβαντων αυτων εις το πλοιον εκοπασεν ο ανεμος· 33 οι δε εν τω πλοιω ελθοντες προσεκυνησαν αυτω λεγοντες· αληθως θεου υιος ει. 34 και διαπερασαντες ηλθον εις την γην γεννησαρετ. 35 και επιγνοντες αυτον οι ανδρες του τοπου εκεινου απεστειλαν εις ολην την περιχωρον εκεινην, και προσηνεγκαν αυτω παντας τους κακως εχοντας, 36 και παρεκαλουν αυτον ινα καν μονον αψωνται του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου· και οσοι ηψαντο διεσωθησαν.
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Herod Antipas
Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, who had John the Baptist arrested over Herodias, his brother's wife whom he had married, and had him beheaded, and before whom Jesus appeared.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 14:1; Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17
Herodias
Previously the wife of Herod's brother Philip, whom Herod married, and for whom John the Baptist rebuked him; she bore a grudge against John and sought his death.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Mark 6:19
John the Baptist
Son of Zechariah, who preached in the wilderness and baptized in the Jordan, pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, rebuked Herod over Herodias and was imprisoned and beheaded.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 3:1; Matthew 14:3; Luke 1:13
Cross references (35)
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- 1 Luke 3:1; Mark 8:15; Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9; Acts 4:27
- 2 John 10:41; Matthew 16:14; Mark 8:28; Matthew 11:11
- 3 Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19–20; Matthew 4:12; Mark 6:19; Matthew 11:2
- 4 Leviticus 20:21; Leviticus 18:16; Mark 6:18; Proverbs 28:1; Deuteronomy 25:5–6
- 5 Matthew 21:32; Matthew 11:9; Matthew 21:26; Mark 14:1–2; Mark 6:19–20
- 6 Mark 6:21–23; Hosea 1:5–6; Genesis 40:20; Matthew 22:24; Esther 1:2–12
- 7 Esther 5:6; Esther 5:3; Esther 7:2
- 8 Proverbs 29:10; Mark 6:24; 1 Kings 18:13; 2 Chronicles 22:2–3; 2 Kings 11:1
- 9 John 19:12–16; Mark 6:14; Mark 6:26; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Daniel 6:14–16
- 10 Revelation 11:7; Luke 9:9; Matthew 17:12; Mark 6:27–29; Jeremiah 2:30
- 11 Revelation 16:6; Revelation 17:6; Jeremiah 22:17; Ezekiel 19:2–3; Ezekiel 16:3–4
- 12 Acts 8:2; Matthew 27:58–61
- 13 Luke 9:10–17; Matthew 14:1–2; Mark 6:30–44; John 6:1–15; Matthew 12:15
- 14 Hebrews 4:15; Matthew 9:36; Hebrews 2:17; Matthew 15:32–39; John 11:33–35
- 15 Matthew 15:23; Mark 8:3; Mark 6:35–36; Luke 9:12
- 16 2 Kings 4:42–44; 2 Corinthians 8:2–3; Ecclesiastes 11:2; John 13:29; Proverbs 11:24
- 17 John 6:5–9; Matthew 15:33–34; Mark 6:37–38; Luke 9:13; Mark 8:4–5
- 19 Mark 8:6–7; 1 Samuel 9:13; Luke 24:30; 1 Timothy 4:4–5; Mark 6:41
- 20 Exodus 16:12; 1 Kings 17:12–16; Mark 6:42–44; Matthew 16:8–10; Exodus 16:8
- 21 Philippians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 9:8–11; Acts 4:4; John 6:10; Acts 4:34
- 22 Mark 6:45–51; John 6:15–21; Matthew 15:39
- 23 Luke 6:12; Mark 6:46; Matthew 26:36; John 6:15–17; Matthew 6:6
- 24 Mark 6:48; John 6:18; Matthew 8:24; Isaiah 54:11
- 25 Job 9:8; John 6:19; Mark 6:48; Psalm 104:3; Matthew 24:43
- 26 Revelation 1:17; Luke 1:11–12; Mark 6:49–50; Daniel 10:6–12; Job 4:14–16
- 27 John 16:33; Revelation 1:17–18; Acts 23:11; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 41:4
- 28 John 6:68; Romans 12:3; Matthew 26:33–35; John 13:36–38; Matthew 19:27
- 29 Philippians 4:13; Mark 9:23; Acts 3:16; Luke 17:6; Mark 11:22–23
- 30 Lamentations 3:54–57; 2 Timothy 4:16–17; Mark 14:38; Matthew 8:24–25; Jonah 2:2–7
- 31 James 1:6–8; Psalm 138:7; Genesis 22:14; Matthew 8:26; Matthew 17:20
- 32 Psalm 107:29–30; Mark 4:41; Mark 6:51; John 6:21
- 33 Psalm 2:7; John 11:27; Romans 1:4; John 1:49; Mark 1:1
- 34 Mark 6:53–56; Luke 5:1; John 6:24–25
- 35 Matthew 4:24–25; Mark 2:1–12; Mark 3:8–10; Mark 6:55; Mark 1:28–34
- 36 Luke 6:19; Acts 19:11–12; Matthew 9:20–21; Acts 3:16; Mark 3:10
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The lesson of the Gospel which we have just heard is a lesson of humility to us all, that we may see and know where we are, and whither we must tend and hasten. For that ship which carries the disciples, which was tossed in the waves by a contrary wind, is not without its meaning.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
See Him on every occasion "departing," For not by His appearance only, but by His actions He would have this confirmed, because He knew the devil's craft, and that he would leave nothing undone to destroy this doctrine.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Soter is a name of five letters; Pater, too, contains five letters; Agape (love), too, consists of five letters; and our Lord, after blessing the five loaves, fed with them five thousand men.
Nevertheless after He was come up into the ship, they who were being borne in her, came saying, "Of a truth Thou art the Son of God." But before this plain discovery of Himself they were troubled, saying, "It is a phantom." But He coming up into the ship took away the fluctuation of mind from their hearts, when they …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus." For Herod the king, this man's father, he that slew the children, was dead.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)