aFor ver. 13-17, see Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21, 22; [John 1:32-34]
bch. 2:22
c[John 13:6]
dActs 7:56
fJohn 1:32, 33; [Luke 4:18, 21; Acts 10:38]
gJohn 12:28
hch. 17:5; 2 Pet. 1:17; [Ps. 2:7; Isa. 42:1; Eph. 1:6; Col. 1:13; 1 John 5:9]
jFor ver. 1-12, see Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9
kLuke 3:1; Acts 13:1
lch. 16:14
mLuke 3:19, 20
nch. 11:2; John 3:24
pLev. 18:16; 20:21
qch. 21:26; [ch. 21:46]
rSee ch. 11:9
sGen. 40:20
tSee ch. 9:14
uFor ver. 13-21, see Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13; [ch. 15:32-38; 16:9; Mark 8:2-9]

Matthew 3:13-17

The Baptism of Jesus

13 aThen Jesus came bfrom Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 cJohn would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, dthe heavens were opened to him, ▼
▼Some manuscripts omit  to him
 and he fsaw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17and behold, ga voice from heaven said, h“This is my beloved Son, ▼
▼Or  my Son, my (or the) Beloved
 with whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 14:1-13

The Death of John the Baptist

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

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13Now when Jesus heard this, uhe 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.
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