' 18 19' fishes.' And he said; Bring them here to me.' And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he gave praise; and he brake, and gave the loaves 20 to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. And they all ate and were filled; and they took up of the 21 fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 23 And straightway he made the disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds. And after sending away the crowds, he went up the mountain apart to pray. And when it 24 was evening, he was there alone. And the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the 25 wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the 26 night he went towards them, walking on the lake. And when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were troubled, saying; 'It is an apparition;' and they 27 cried out for fear. And straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying; 'Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid.' 28 And Peter answered him and said; 'Lord, if it be thou, 29 'bid me come unto thee on the waters.' And he said; 'Come.' And Peter after coming down from the boat, 30 walked on the waters, to come to Jesus. But seeing the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink cried 31 out, saying; 'Lord, save me.' And straightway Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and saith unto him; 'O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?' And when they were come into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat came and worshipped him, saying; Truly thou art a son of God.' 32 34 And after crossing over they came into the land of 35 Gennesaret. And the men of that place knowing him again, sent out into all that neighbourhood, and brought 36 unto him all that were sick; and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his cloak. And as many as touched were healed. 1 Then came to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees of Jeru2 salem, saying; 'Why do thy disciples transgress the 'tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands man; 3 4 5 в 7 8 9 And he 10 called the crowd, and said to them; Hear and under'stand; not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the 11 but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth 'the man.' Then came his disciples, and said unto him; 12 'Knowest thou that the Pharisees, when they heard the 'word, found a difficulty?' But he answered and said; 18 Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, 'will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind 14 'leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, 'both will fall into the ditch.' And Peter answering 15 said unto him; Tell unto us this parable.' And Jesus 16 said; And are ye yet without understanding? Do not 17 'ye understand that whatever entereth into the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 'But those things which go out of the mouth come from 18 the heart, and these defile the man. For out of the 19 'heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, 'thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are what defile 20 'the man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not Then Jesus going thence departed to the parts about 21 Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan, 22 coming out of that neighbourhood, cried out unto him, saying; Have pity on me, O Lord, son of David; my daughter is sadly demoniacal.' But he answered her not 23 a word. And his disciples coming besought him, saying; 24 25 'Send her away; for she crieth after us.' But he answered and said; 'I am only sent to the lost sheep ' of the house of Israel.' Then she came and worshipped 26 him, saying; 'Lord, help me.' But he answered and said; ‘It is not right to take the children's bread, and to 'cast it to the dogs.' And she said; 'Yea, Lord; for the 'dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' 'table.' Then Jesus answered and said unto her; 'O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee as thou wishest.' And her daughter was healed from that very hour. 27 28 29 And Jesus departing thence came by the side of the lake of Galilee; and went up the mountain, and sat down 30 there. And great crowds came to him, having with ; them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them at the feet of Jesus; and he healed them 31 so that the crowds wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed healed, the lame walking, and the 32 blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. And Jesus calling his disciples, said; I have pity on the crowd, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I do not wish to 'send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.' 33 And his disciples say unto him; Whence can we have so many loaves in a desert place, as to fill so great a 34 crowd?' And Jesus saith unto them; 'How many 6 'loaves have ye?' And they said; Seven, and a few 35 'little fishes.' And he commanded the crowds to lie 36 down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks and brake them, and gave to 37 his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd. And they all ate and were filled; and they took up of the fragments 38 that remained seven baskets full. And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And after sending away the crowds he went into the boat and came to the neighbourhood of Magdala. 1 6 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting ? asked him to show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them; When it is evening, ye 3 'say; It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. And in the morning; It will be foul weather to day, for the sky ་ 'is red and lowering. Ye hypocrites, ye can judge the 'face of the sky, and can ye not judge the signs of the 'times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given unto it, but the sign of 'Jonah the prophet.' And leaving them he went away. 4 5 6 7 8 9 And his disciples on coming to the other side, had forgotten to bring any loaves. And Jesus said to them; Look, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.' And they reasoned among themselves, saying; 'Because we have brought no loaves.' And Jesus understanding, said; Why reason ye among yourselves, 'ye of little faith, because ye have brought no loaves? 'Do ye not understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ' nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many 10 'baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not under- 11 'stand, that it was not about bread I told you to beware < of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?' Then 12 they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And Jesus on coming into the parts about Cæsarea 13 Philippi, asked his disciples, saying; 'Who do men say that I the Son of man am?' And they said; 'Some 14 say, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.' He saith to them; 15 And who do ye say that I am?' And Simon Peter 16 answered and said; Thou art the Christ, the son of the 'living God.' And Jesus answered and said unto him; 17 'Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona; for flesh and blood 'hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in 'heaven. And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter [or a 18 'rock], and on this rock I will build my church, and the 'gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will 19 'give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and 'whatever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in 'heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be 'loosed in heaven.' Then he charged his disciples that 20 they should tell no one that he was the Christ. From 21 that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he 23 must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and 22 be raised again on the third day. And Peter taking him began to blame him, saying; May it be well with thee, Lord; this shall not be unto thee.' But he turning said unto Peter; Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art 'a stumbling-block to me; for thou thinkest not of the 24 things of God, but of those of men.' Then Jesus said unto his disciples; 'If any one wisheth to come after me, 'let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow 25 'me. For whoever shall wish to save his life, will lose 'it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, will find 26 'it.' For what is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his soul? Or what shall a man give in For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he 'will reward each man according to his work. Verily I say unto you, there are some of those standing here, 'who will not taste of death till they see the Son of man 'coming in his kingdom.' 27 exchange for his soul? 28 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up an high mountain 2 apart. And he was transfigured before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment became white as 3 the light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses 4 and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter answered and said unto Jesus; 'Lord, it is good for us to be here; if 'thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and 5 one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' While he yet spake, behold, a cloud of light overshadowed them; and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying; 'This is my beloved son, 6 'in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.' And when the disciples heard, they fell on their face, and were sore 7 afraid. And Jesus came, and touched them, and said; Arise, and be not afraid.' And on lifting up their eyes 9 they saw no one save Jesus alone. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying; 'Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen 10 from the dead.' And his disciples asked him, saying; 'Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? 8 |