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sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this 57 man all these things? And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but 58 in his own country and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

CH. XIV.

AT that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of 2 Jesus, and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he was raised from the dead; and therefore the mighty 3 works are active in him. For Herod having laid hold of John, bound and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, the 4 wife of [Philip] his brother. For John was saying unto 5 him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And though desiring to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they 6 counted him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced among them 7 and pleased Herod; whereupon he promised with an oath 8 to give her whatsoever she would ask. And she, having been urged on by her mother, says, Give me here on a dish 9 the head of John the Baptist. And though the king was

sorry, yet because of the oaths and them who sat with him 10 at table, he commanded it to be given, and having sent 11 beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought

on a dish and given to the maid, and she brought it to her 12 mother. And his disciples came, and took up the corpse 13 and buried him, and went and told Jesus. But when Jesus heard, he withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: and the multitudes who heard followed him on foot from the cities.

14 And he went forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion on them and healed their 15 sick. Now when evening was come, the disciples came up

to him, saying, The place is desert and the time is already past; send therefore the multitudes away, that they may go 16 into the villages and buy themselves victuals. But he said unto them, They need not go away; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves and 18, 19 two fishes. And he said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass,

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and took the five loaves and the two fishes, looked up to heaven and blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. they did all eat and were satisfied, and took up that which remained of the fragments, twelve baskets full. And they 21 that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And he constrained the disciples to get into the ship, 22 and to go before him unto the opposite shore, till he should have sent the multitudes away. And when he sent the 23 multitudes away, he went up to the mountain apart to pray. And when evening was come, he was there alone. But the 24 ship was already in the midst of the sea, tormented by the waves; for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth 25 watch of the night he came unto them walking on the sea. And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were 26 troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried for fear. But straightway he spake unto them, saying, Be of 27 good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered 28 him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the waters. And he said, Come. And when Peter 29 came down from the ship, he walked on the waters and came to Jesus. But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and 30 when he began to sink he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took 31 hold of him and says unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come 32 up into the ship, the wind ceased. And they in the ship 33 worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art God's son.

And they passed over and came to the land into 34 Gennesaret. And when the men of that place knew him, 35 they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick, and besought him that they 36 might only touch the fringe of his garment and as many as touched were perfectly saved.

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THEN come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and xv. scribes, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradi- 2 tion of the elders ? for they wash not their hands when

3 they eat bread. Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God for 4 the sake of your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour the father and the mother, and, He that curses father 5 or mother, let him die the death; but ye say, Whosoever shall say to the father or the mother, Be that an offering what6 soever thou mightest have been profited by from me; he need not honour his father or his mother. And so ye made the law of God of none effect for the sake of your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people honours me with the lips; but their heart is far 9 from me. But in vain they worship me while they teach for 10 doctrines men's commandments. And he called the multi

But he answered and said unto them,

tude to him and said unto them, Hear and understand: 11 not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles 12 the man. Then the disciples came, and say unto him,

Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they 13 heard the saying? But he answered and said, Every

plant which my heavenly Father did not plant, will be 14 rooted out. Leave them: they are blind leaders of blind. And if a blind man lead a blind man, both shall fall into a 15 ditch. And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare 16 unto us the parable. But he said, Are ye also yet without 17 understanding? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever

enters into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast 18 out into a sewer? But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come forth evil reasonings, murders,

adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnesses, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not the man.

21 And Jesus went forth thence and withdrew into the 22 parts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of

Canaan came forth from those borders and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, lord, son of David; my daughter is 23 grievously possessed with a demon. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came up to him and were

asking him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost 24 sheep of the house of Israel. And she came and was wor- 25 shipping him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and 26 said, It is not lawful to. take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the 27 little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, 28 great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus passed thence and came beside the sea of 29 Galilee; and went up to the mountain, and was sitting there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with 30 them lame, blind, dumb, maimed and many others, and cast them at his feet. And he healed them, so that 31 the multitude marvelled when they saw dumb speaking, maimed whole, and lame walking and blind seeing and they were glorifying the God of Israel.

But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, I am 32 moved with compassion toward the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat : and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And the disciples say unto him, Whence 33 should we have in a wilderness so many loaves as to satisfy so great a multitude? And Jesus says unto them, 34 How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And when he commanded the multitude 35 to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and 36 the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they 37 did all eat and were satisfied; and they took up that which remained of the fragments, seven baskets full. And 38 they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and 39 entered into the ship, and came into the borders of Magadan.

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AND the Pharisees and Sadducees having come to him, xvI. were asking him temptingly to shew them a sign from

2 heaven. But he answered and said unto them, [When evening is come, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red; 3 and in the morning, Foul weather to-day, for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know to discern the face of the sky; but 4 can ye not the signs of the times ?] An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it but the sign of Jonah. And he left them and went away.

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And when the disciples came to the opposite shore, they 6 forgot to take loaves. But Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and 7 Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, 8 It is because we took no loaves. But when Jesus knew, he said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among your9 selves, because ye took no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and 10 how many baskets ye took? Neither the seven loaves of 11 the four thousand, and how many wallets ye took? How do ye not perceive that I spake not to you concerning loaves? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 12 Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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And when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that 14 the Son of man is? And they said, Some, John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah or one of 15 the prophets. He says unto them, But who say ye that I And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the 17 Christ, the son of the living God. And Jesus answered and

said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood revealed it not unto thee, but my Father 18 who is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou

art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and 19 the gates of hades shall not prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on the earth will be bound in the heavens and whatsoever thou shalt loose on the earth will

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