Matthew 14

Matthew 14
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Gospel of Matthew 13:55-56 on Papyrus 103, from ca. AD 200.
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Category	Gospel
Christian Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Christian part	1

Matthew 14 is the fourteenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galileia.

Text

• Originally written in Koine Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic
• Some ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 103 (~200; extant: verses 3-5)
  • Codex Vaticanus (~325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (~330-360)
  • Codex Bezae (~400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (~400)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450)
  • Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
  • Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant: verses 1-5, 23-36)
  • Codex Sinopensis (6th century; extant: verses 1-4, 13-20)
• This chapter is divided into 36 verses.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Matthew 14:1–12 = Death of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14–29}; Luke 9:7–9)
• Matthew 14:13–21 = Feeding the 5000 (Mark 6:30–44}; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–13)
• Matthew 14:22–33 = Jesus' walk on water (Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21)
• Matthew 14:34–36 = Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret (Mark 6:53–56)

See also

• Gennesaret
• Herod Antipas
• Herodias
• John the Baptist
• Miracles of Jesus
• Philip the brother of Herod Antipas
• Sea of Galilee
• Tzitzit
• Related Bible parts: Numbers 15, Matthew 15, Mark 6, Mark 8, Luke 9, John 6

References

Preceded by Matthew 13

Chapters of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew

Succeeded by Matthew 15