many loaves have ye? go and 50 (For they all saw him, and see. And when they knew, they were troubled.) And immedisay, Five, and two fishes. ately he talked with them, and 39 And he commanded them saith unto them, Be of good to make all sit down by compa- cheer: it is I; be not afraid. nies upon the green grass. 51 And he went up unto them 40 And they sat down in into the ship; and the wind ranks, by hundreds, and by fif- ceased: and they were sore ties. amazed in themselves beyond

41 And when he had taken measure, and wondered. the five loaves and the two fish- 52 For they considered not es, he looked up to heaven, and the miracle of the loaves; for blessed and brake the loaves, and their heart was hardened. gave them to his disciples to set 53 And when they had passbefore them; and the two fishes ed over, they came into the land divided he among them all. of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

54 And when they were come

43 And they took up twelve out of the ship, straightway they baskets full of the fragments, and knew him,

of the fishes.

55 And ran through that 44 And they that did eat of whole region round about, and the loaves, were about five thou-began to carry about in beds sand men. those that were sick, where

45 And straightway he con- they heard he was. strained his disciples to get into 56 And whithersoever he enthe ship, and to go to the other tered, into villages, or cities, or side before unto Bethsaida, country, they laid the sick in while he sent away the peo- the streets, and besought him ple. that they might touch, if it were 46 And when he had sent but the border of his garment : them away he departed into a and as many as touched him mountain to pray. were made whole.

47 And when even was CHAP. VII. come the ship was in the midst The Pharisees find fault with the disciples of the sea, and he alone on the for eating with unwashen hands, &c land.

48 And he saw them toiling THEN came together_unto

him the Pharisees, and cerin rowing; for the wind was tain of the scribes, which came contrary unto them: and about from Jerusalem. the fourth watch of the night he 2 And when they saw some cometh unto them, walking up- of his disciples eat bread with on the sea, and would have defiled (that is to say, with unpassed by them. washen) hands, they found fault. 49 But when they saw him 3 For the Pharisees, and all walking upon the sea, they sup- the Jews, except they wash posed it had been a spirit, and their hands oft, eat not, holding cried out. the tradition of the elders.

4 And when they come from 14 And when he had called the market, except they wash, all the people unto him, he said they eat not. And many other unto them, Hearken unto me things there be which they have every one of you, and underreceived to hold, as the washing stand.

of cups, and pots, and brazen 15 There is nothing from vessels, and tables. without a man, that entering in5 Then the Pharisees and to him, can defile him: but the scribes asked him, Why walk things which come out of him, not thy disciples according to those are they that defile the the tradition of the elders, but man.

eat bread with unwashen hands? 16 If any man have ears to 6 He answered and said un- hear, let him hear.

to them, Well hath Esaias pro- 17 And when he was entered phesied of you hypocrites, as it is into the house from the people, written, This people honoureth his disciples asked him conme with their lips, but their cerning the parable.

heart is far from me.

18 And he saith unto them,

7 Howbeit, in vain do they Are ye so without understandworship me, teaching for doc-ing also? Do ye not perceive, trines the commandments of that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it

men.

8 For, laying aside the com- cannot defile him: mandment of God, ye hold the 19 Because it entereth not intradition of men, as the washing to his heart, but into the belly, of pots and cups: and many and goeth out into the draught, other such like things ye do. purging all meats?

9 And he said unto them, 20 And he said, That which Full well ye reject the com- cometh out of the man, that demandment of God, that ye may fileth the man.

keep your own tradition.

21 For from within, out of the 10 For Moses said, Honour heart of men, proceed evil thy father and thy mother; and, thoughts, adulteries, fornicaWhoso curseth father or moth- tions, murders,

er, let him die the death:

22 Thefts, covetousness, wick

11 But ye say, If a man shall edness, deceit, lasciviousness, an say to his father or mother, It is evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolCorban, that is to say, a gift, by ishness; whatsoever thou mightest be 23 All these evil things come profited by me; he shall be free. from within, and defile the man. 12 And ye suffer him no more 24 And from thence he to do aught for his father or his arose, and went into the borders mother; of Tyre and Sidon, and enter13 Making the word of God ed into a house, and would have of none effect through your tra- no man know it: but he could dition, which ye have delivered: not be hid. and many such like things do 25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an

ye.

unclean spirit, heard of him, | more he charged them, so much and came and fell at his feet : the more a great deal they pub

37 And were beyond meas

26 (The woman was a Greek, lished it ; a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him that he would ure astonished, saying, He hath cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled : for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it 1 unto the dogs.

28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

ter.

done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

CHAP. VIII.

Christ feedeth the people miraculously; 22 he giveth a blind man his sight, &c. TN those days the multitude

being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith

2 I have compassion on the

29 And he said unto her, unto them, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daugh- multitude, because they have now been with me three days, 30 And when she was come and have nothing to eat : to her house, she found the devil 3 And if I send them away gone out, and her daughter laid fasting to their own houses, they upon the bed. will faint by the way: for divers

31 And again, departing of them came from afar. from the coasts of Tyre and 4 And his disciples answered Sidon, he came unto the sea him, From whence can a man of Galilee, through the midst of satisfy these men with bread here the coasts of Decapolis. in the wilderness?

32 And they bring unto him 5 And he asked them, How one that was deaf, and had an many loaves have ye? And they impediment in his speech; and said, Seven.

they beseech him to put his 6 And he commanded the hand upon him. people to sit down sit down on the 33 And he took him aside ground: and he took the seven from the multitude, and put his loaves, and gave thanks, and fingers into his ears, and he spit, brake, and gave to his disciples and touched his tongue : to set before them; and they did

34 And looking up to heav- set them before the people. en, he sighed, and saith unto 7 And they had a few small him, Ephphatha, that is, Be fishes: and he blessed, and comopened. manded to set them also before

35 And straightway his ears them. were opened, and the string of 8 So they did eat, and were his tongue was loosed, and he filled: and they took up of the spake plain. broken meat that was left, seven

36 And he charged them that baskets. they should tell no man: but the 9 And they that had eater

were about four thousand: and 21 And he said unto them, he sent them away. How is it that ye do not under

10 ¶ And straightway he en- stand? tered into a ship with his disci- 22 1 And he cometh to Bethples, and came into the parts of saida; and they bring a blind man Dalmanutha. unto him, and besought him to

11 And the Pharisees came touch him. forth, and began to question 23 And he took the blind man with him, seeking of him a sign by the hand, and led him out of from heaven, tempting him. the town; and when he had

12 And he sighed deeply in spit on his eyes, and put his his spirit, and saith, Why doth hands upon him, he asked him this generation seek after a sign? if he saw aught.

Verily, I say unto you, There 24 And he looked up, and shall no sign be given unto this said, I see men as trees, walkgeneration.

ing.

13 And he left them, and en- 25 After that, he put his hands tering into the ship again, de-again upon his eyes, and made parted to the other side. him look up: and he was re14 I Now the disciples had stored, and saw every man forgotten to take bread, neither clearly. had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go in15 And he charged them, say-to the town, nor tell it to any in ing, Take heed, beware of the the town. leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

27 1 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns 16 And they reasoned among of Cesarea Philippi: and by the themselves, saying, It is because way he asked his disciples, saywe have no bread. ing unto them, Who do men say

17 And when Jesus knew it, that I am? he saith unto them, Why reason 28 And they answered, John ye, because ye have no bread? the Baptist: but some say, Eliperceive ye not yet, neither un-as; and others, One of the derstand? have ye your heart yet prophets.

hardened?

29 And he saith unto them, 18 Having eyes, see ye not? But who say ye that I am? And and having ears, hear ye not? Peter answereth and saith unto and do ye not remember? him, Thou art the Christ.

19 When I brake the five 30 And he charged them that loaves among five thousand, they should tell no man of him. how many baskets full of frag- 31 ¶ And he began to teach ments took ye up? They say them, that the Son of man must unto him, Twelve. suffer many things, and be re

20 And when the seven jected of the elders, and of the among four thousand, how many chief priests, and scribes, and be baskets full of fragments took ye killed, and after three days rise up? And they said, Seven. again.

32 And he spake that saying apart by themselves; and he was openly. And Peter took him, transfigured before them. and began to rebuke him. 3 And his raiment became

33 But when he had turned shining, exceeding white as about and looked on his disci- snow; so as no fuller on earth ples, he rebuked Peter, saying, can white them.

Get thee behind me, Satan: for 4 And there appeared unto thou savourest not the things them Elias, with Moses: and that be of God, but the things they were talking with Jesus. that be of men. 5 And Peter answered and

34 ¶ And when he had call- said to Jesus, Master, it is good ed the people unto him, with his for us to be here: and let us disciples also, he said unto them, make three tabernacles; one for Whosoever will come after me, thee, and one for Moses, and one let him deny himself, and take for Elias. up his cross, and follow me.

6 For he wist not what to

35 For whosoever will save say: for they were sore afraid. his life, shall lose it; but whoso- 7 And there was a cloud that ever shall lose his life for my overshadowed them: and a voice sake and the gospel's, the same came out of the cloud, saying, shall save it. This is my beloved Son: hear him.

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

38 Whosoever therefore shall 9 And as they came down be ashamed of me and of my from the mountain, he charged words in this adulterous and sin- them that they should tell no ful generation; of him also shall man what things they had seen, the Son of man be ashamed, till the Son of man were risen when he cometh in the glory of from the dead.

his Father with the holy angels. 10 And they kept that sayCHAP. IX. ing with themselves, questioning 2 Jesus transfigured; 11 he instructeth his one with another what the risdisciples concerning the coming of Eli-ing from the dead should mean. 11 And they asked him,

as, &c.

AND he said unto them, Veri- saying, Why say the scribes that I say unto you, That Elias must first come?

there be some of them that 12 And he answered and stand here which shall not taste told them, Elias verily cometh of death, till they have seen the first, and restoreth all things; and kingdom of God come with how it is written of the Son of power. man, that he must suffer many 2 ¶ And after six days, Jesus things, and be set at nought. taketh with him Peter, and 13 But I say unto you, That James, and John, and leadeth Elias is indeed come, and they them up into a high mountain have done unto him whatsoever