knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him all the truth. And he said 34 unto her, Daughter, thy faith has saved thee; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. While he is still 35 speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead; why troublest thou the Teacher any further? But Jesus refused to hear the word 36 that was spoken, and says unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. And he allowed no one to follow 37 with him, save Peter and James, and John the brother of James. And they come into the house of the ruler of the 38 synagogue, and he beholds an uproar, and people weeping and wailing greatly, and having entered he says unto them, 39 Why do ye make a noise and weep? the child did not die, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But he 40 put all forth, and takes with him the father and the mother of the child, and them that were with him, and enters in where the child was. And he took hold of the child's hand, 41 and says unto her, Talitha kum; which is, being interpreted, Maid, I say unto thee, rise. And straightway the maid stood 42 up and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years; and straightway they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them much that no one should 43 know this, and commanded to give her to eat.

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AND he went out thence and comes into his own vi. country; and his disciples follow him. And when the 2 sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and the many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom which was given unto this man? and are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, 3 the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? and they were offended at him. And Jesus said unto 4 them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid 5 his hands upon a few sick and healed them. And he 6 marvelled because of their unbelief.

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And he went round about the villages, teaching. And he calls unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth two and two; and gave them authority over the 8 unclean spirits, and charged them that they should take nothing for the journey, save a staff only; no bread, no 9 scrip, no brass in the girdle, but be shod with sandals, 10 and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, Where

soever ye may have entered into an house, there abide till 11 ye go out thence. And whatsoever place will not receive

you, nor the people hear you, as ye depart thence, shake 12 off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. And 13 they went out, and preached that men should repent, and cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many sick, and healed them.

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And king Herod heard, for his name was spread abroad; and he said, John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and therefore the mighty works are active in 15 him. But others said, It is Elijah; and others said, It is a 16 prophet like one of the prophets. But when Herod heard he said, John whom I beheaded, he is raised.

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For Herod himself sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother 18 Philip's wife, because he married her. For John was saying unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's 19 wife. But Herodias was angry with him, and desired to 20 kill him, and was not able: for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him closely; and when he heard him was very anxious, and was hearing 21 him gladly. And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords and the 22 high captains and the first men of Galilee, and the daughter of the said Herodias having come in and danced, she pleased Herod and them who sat with him at meat. And the king said unto the maid, Ask of me whatsoever 23 thou wilt, and I will give it thee; and he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, unto 24 the half of my kingdom. And she went forth and said unto her mother, What should I ask? And she said,

The head of John the Baptist. And she came in straight- 25 way with haste unto the king and asked, saying, I will that thou give me forthwith on a dish the head of John the Baptist. And though the king was exceeding sorry, yet 26 because of the oaths and them that sat with him at meat, he would not reject her. And straightway the king sent a 27 soldier of the guard and commanded to bring his head. And he went away and beheaded him in the prison, and brought 23 his head on a dish, and gave it to the maid, and the maid gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard, they 29 came and took up his corpse, and laid him in a tomb.

And the apostles gather together unto Jesus, and told 30 him all things whatsoever they did and taught. And he 31 says unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For there were many coming and going, and they had not time even to eat. And they went 32 away into a desert place apart by ship. And many saw 33 them going and knew them fully, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and outwent them.

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And he went forth and saw a great multitude, and was 34 moved with compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. And the time being now far advanced, his 35 disciples came unto him and said, The place is desert and the time now far advanced send them away, that 36 they may go into the fields and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat. But he answered 37 and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Must we go away and buy two hundred denarii worth of loaves, and give them to eat? And 38 he says unto them, How many loaves have ye? go see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them to make all sit down by com- 39 panies upon the green grass. And they sat down in 40 ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. And when he took 41 the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided

42, 43 among all. And they did all eat and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments twelve baskets full, and of 44 the fishes. And they that did eat the loaves were five thousand men.

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And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go before to the opposite shore unto 46 Bethsaida, till he should send the multitude away. And when he dismissed them, he went away to the mountain 47 to pray. And when evening was come, the ship was in

the midst of the sea, and he himself alone on the land. 48 and when he saw them tormented in rowing, (for the wind was contrary unto them,) about the fourth watch of the night he comes unto them walking on the sea. And 49 he wished to pass them; but when they saw him walking

on the sea, they supposed it was an apparition, and cried 50 out for all saw him and were troubled. But straightway

he spake with them, and said unto them, Be of good 51 cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And he went up to them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were exceed52 ingly astonished in themselves. For they understood not the matter of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

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And they passed over to the land and came into. 54 Gennesaret, and came to anchor. And when they came 55 out of the ship, straightway they knew him, and ran about through that whole region, and began to carry about on beds those that were sick, wherever they were hearing he 56 was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into fields, they laid the sick in the market-places, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment and as many as touched him were saved.

AND there gather together unto him the Pharisees and 2 certain of the scribes who came from Jerusalem. And having seen some of his disciples that they eat the loaves 3 with common, that is to say, with unwashen, hands; (for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; 4 and when they return from market, except they wash

themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they received to hold, washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels) the Pharisees and the scribes asked 5 him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the loaf with common hands? But he 6 said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honours me with the lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they worship me, 7 while they teach for doctrines men's commandments. Having 8 left the commandment of God, ye are holding the tradition of men. And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the 9 commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and 10 He that curses father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, If a man shall say to the father or the 11 mother, Be that Korban, that is, an offering, whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by from me; ye allow him 12 no more to do aught for his father or his mother, making 13 the word of God of none effect by your tradition which ye delivered. And many such like things ye do. And 14 when he called the multitude again unto him, he said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand. There 15 is nothing from without the man that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of the man are those that defile the man. And when he entered 17 into the house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he says unto them, Are 18 ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever from without enters into the man, it cannot defile him, because it enters not into his heart but into 19 the belly, and goes out into the sewer; this he said, pronouncing all the food clean? And he said, That which 20 comes out of the man, it defiles the man. For from within, 21 out of the heart of men, proceed the evil reasonings, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, malice, 22 deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, fool- 23 ishness; all these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.