Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Matthew 14

^{2 a} He spake affter the commune errour: for they thoght that the soules of them that were departed, entred into another bodie.

^{2 !} Herodes opinion concerning Christ.

^{2 b} To approue his resurrection, and to get him greater autoritie.

^{4 c} Aswel because nature abhorreth suche horrible inceste, as also that he had taken her by force from his brother.

^{7 d} The promes was wicked: but yet it was more vile to be obstinate in the same, that he might seme constant.

^{10 !} John is beheaded.

^{13 e} To the intent that his disciples now after their ambassage might some what rest them, or els that he might instruct them to greater enterprises.

^{16 f} Christ leaueth them not destitute of bodelie nourishment, which seke the fode of the soule.

^{19 /} Or, praied and gaue thankes to God.

^{19 !} Christ fedeth fiue thousand men with fiue loaues and two fishes.

^{22 g} The disciples were lothe to departe from Christ: but yet they shewed their obedience.

^{23 !} He prayeth iin the mountaine.

^{25 !} He appeareth by night vnto his disciples vpn the sea.

^{25 h} The night was deuided into foure watches, whereof euerie one conteined thre houres.

^{27 i} The presence of Christ maketh his bolde.

^{28 k} His zeale was great, but he had not sufficiently considered the measure of his faith.

^{30 l} His enterprise was to great, & therefore he must nedes fall in danger, when his faith failed.

^{31 m} Christ correcteth his faute, and also giueth remedie bothe, at once.

^{31 !} And saueth Peter.

^{33 !} They confesse him to be the sonne of God.

^{36 n} It semeth they were led with a certeine superstition, not with standing our Sauiour wolde not quence the smoking flaxe, and therefore did beare with these smale beginnings.

^{36 !} He healeth all that touched the hemme of his garment.