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Matthew 14 · Matthew 15

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The death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12

1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

Feeding the five thousand

Matthew 14:13-21

13When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18He said, Bring them hither to me.
19And 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.
20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

Jesus walks on water

Matthew 14:22-33

22And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Healings at Gennesaret

Matthew 14:34-36

34And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Tradition and what defiles

Matthew 15:1-20

1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

2Study & notable factsPeople, places, numbers, parallels

Important events, in order

1Herod the tetrarch hears the fame of Jesus and thinks John is risen (14:1-2)
2Herod had imprisoned John for Herodias' sake (14:3-5)
3Herodias' daughter dances and asks for John's head (14:6-11)
4John's disciples bury the body and tell Jesus (14:12)
5Jesus feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fishes (14:13-21)
6Jesus walks on the sea; Peter walks then sinks (14:22-31)
7The wind ceases and they worship him as Son of God (14:32-33)
8Healings at Gennesaret by touching his garment (14:34-36)
9Scribes and Pharisees challenge the tradition of washing hands (15:1-9)
10Jesus teaches what truly defiles a man (15:10-20)

Key facts

People

Placesthe sea

Numbers

Key statement

“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.”
Matthew 15:18

Who said it

“This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.”
— Herod to his servants · 14:2
“Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.”
— the daughter of Herodias to Herod · 14:8
“Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.”
— Jesus to the disciples · 14:27
“O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”
— Jesus to Peter · 14:31
“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
— Jesus to the multitude · 15:11

By passage — type & parallels

The death of John the BaptistMatthew 14:1-12
Feeding the five thousandMatthew 14:13-21MiracleMaMaLuJo
Jesus walks on waterMatthew 14:22-33MiracleMaMaLuJo
Healings at GennesaretMatthew 14:34-36
Tradition and what defilesMatthew 15:1-20

Highlighted abbreviations show which Gospels record the same event.

Easily-confused distinctives

▸It was Herodias' daughter (the damsel) who danced and asked; she was instructed beforehand by her mother Herodias.
▸Twelve baskets of fragments remained after about five thousand men ate, beside women and children.
▸Jesus walked on the sea in the fourth watch of the night, and Peter also walked before sinking.

KJV word helps

tetrarch: ruler over a fourth part of a province
charger: a large flat platter or dish
victuals: food or provisions
draught: the latrine or privy (waste place)

3Quiz20 questions

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When Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, what did he say to his servants?

Matthew 14:2

For whose sake had Herod laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison?

Matthew 14:3

Why did Herod fear to put John to death?

Matthew 14:5

According to John, what was not lawful for Herod?

Matthew 14:4

Who instructed the daughter of Herodias to ask for John's head in a charger?

Matthew 14:8

After John was beheaded, what did his disciples do?

Matthew 14:12

When Jesus saw the great multitude, what was he moved with toward them?

Matthew 14:14

How much food did the disciples say they had before Jesus fed the multitude?

Matthew 14:17

How many baskets full of fragments remained after all had eaten?

Matthew 14:20

10.

About how many were fed, besides women and children?

Matthew 14:21

11.

At what time did Jesus go unto the disciples, walking on the sea?

Matthew 14:25

12.

When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea, what did they say?

Matthew 14:26

13.

What did Peter say when he began to sink?

Matthew 14:30

14.

What did Jesus say to Peter when he caught him?

Matthew 14:31

15.

After the wind ceased, what did those in the ship say as they worshipped him?

Matthew 14:33

16.

Into what land did they come when they were gone over?

Matthew 14:34

17.

What did the diseased at Gennesaret beseech that they might touch?

Matthew 14:36

18.

What did the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem accuse the disciples of transgressing?

Matthew 15:2

19.

Whom did Jesus say prophesied of the hypocrites, saying their heart is far from him?

Matthew 15:7-8

20.

According to Jesus, what defiles a man?

Matthew 15:11

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