Matthew 14

Who heard about the fame of Jesus? (v1)

Who did he tell his servants Jesus was? (verse 2)

What was the reason he gave? (verse 2)

What had Herod done with John and why? (verse 3-11)

What had John been saying to Herod? (verse 4)

Why had Herod not put him to death? (verse 5)

What did the people hold John the Baptist to be? (verse 5)

When did the daughter of Herodias dance before the company and please Herod? (verse 6)

What did Herod do after she danced? (verse 7)

What did her mother prompt her to ask for? (verse 8)

What was the king's reaction? (verse 9)

What were the reasons why he followed through with his promise? (verse 9)

What did Herod do? (verse 10)

What was the girl's response to receiving John the Baptist's head on a platter? (verse 11)

Who came a took the body and buried it? (verse 12)

Who did they go to to tell? (verse 12)

What was His response? (verse 13)

How did Jesus leave to go to a desolate place by himself? (verse 13)

What was the cross response when they heard it? (verse 13)

How did they follow Jesus? (verse 13)

When Jesus went ashore, what did He see? (verse 14)

What was his response? (verse 14)

What time was it? (verse 15)

Who came to Jesus and said "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."? (verse 15)

What was Jesus' response?  (verse 16)

What was the response of the disciples? (verse 17)

How many loaves did they have? (verse 17)

How many fish did they have? (verse 17)

What did Jesus say?  (verse 18)

What did he order the crowds to do? (verse 19)

How many of the five loaves and two fish did he take? (verse 19)

When he looked up to heaven, what did Jesus say? (verse 19)

What did Jesus break and give to the disciples? (verse 19)

Who did the disciples give them to? (verse 19)

Who ate and were satisfied? (verse 19)

How many baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over were taken up? (v20)

About how many people ate and were satisfied? (verse 19, 21)

How soon after this did Jesus make the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds? (verse 22)

What did he do after he had dismissed the crowds? (verse 23)

Did Jesus take anyone with Him? (verse 23)

Was Jesus there alone when evening came? (verse 23)

Where was the boat at this time? (verse 24)

What kind of situation was the boat in? (verse 24)

Why was the boat beaten by the waves? (verse 24)

When did Jesus come to them? (verse 25)

During which watch of the night did He come? (verse 25)

How did He come to them? (verse 25)

What was the response of the disciples when they saw him walking on the sea? (verse 26)

Who did the disciples say Jesus was? (verse 26)

How quickly did Jesus respond to them? (verse 27)

What did Jesus say to them? (verse 27)

What did Jesus tell the disciples no to be? (verse 27)

Who answered Jesus? (verse 28)

What did He say? (verse 28)

What did He ask Jesus to do? (verse 28)

What did Jesus say? (verse 29)

What did Peter see? (verse 30)

Was Peter what Jesus told the disciples not to be? (verse 27, 30)

What did Peter begin to do? (verse 30)

Who did Peter cry out to? (verse 30)

Who did Peter ask to Jesus to save? (verse 30)

When did Jesus reach out his hand and took hold of Peter? (verse 31)

How does Jesus address Peter? (verse 31)

What does he ask Peter? (verse 31)

What happened when they got into the boat? (verse 32)

What was the response of those in the boat? (verse 33)

Who did they say Jesus was? (verse 33)

Did they cross over? (verse 34)

Where did they come to? (verse 34)

Did the men of that place recognize Jesus? (verse 35)

What was their response? (verse 35)

What specifically did those imploring Jesus ask for? (verse 36)

How many of those who touched it were made well? (verse 36)

Interpretation, Correlation, and Further Reading:

Is it clear that Jesus also give the fish after he looked up to heaven and said a blessing? (Don't miss the point of the story)

In verse 28, Peter asks Jesus to command Peter to do something miraculous. From the disciples' point of view, how would that prove it was Jesus?

Further Reading -

Matthew 8
Mark 4
Luke 8
John 6

Matthew 14English Standard Version (ESV)

The Death of John the Baptist

14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,[a] 4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.”19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way[b] from the land,[c]beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night[d] he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,[e] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

34 And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick 36 and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.

Footnotes:

1. Matthew 14:3 Some manuscripts his brother's wife
2. Matthew 14:24 Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
3. Matthew 14:24 Some manuscripts was out on the sea
4. Matthew 14:25 That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.
5. Matthew 14:30 Some manuscripts strong wind