9. The king was sorry. Nevertheless, for the oath’s sake and those who sat with him at supper, he commanded it to be given to her.
10. He sent and beheaded John in the prison.
11. His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12. His disciples came and took up the body and buried it. And they went and told Jesus.
13. When Jesus heard this, He departed from there by boat for a deserted place. But when the people heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
14. Jesus went ashore and saw a great assembly. And He was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.
15. When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a lonely place and the day is now over. Send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16. But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to depart. You give them something to eat.”
17. They said to Him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”
18. He said, “Bring them here to Me.”
19. Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to His disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
20. They all ate and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
21. Those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22. Then Jesus commanded His disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.
23. When He sent the crowds away, He went up into a mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening came, He was there alone.