We have nothing here but five cakes and two fishes. (18) Jesus said to them: Bring them here 18 to me. (19) And he commanded the multitudes 19 to recline on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the multitudes. (20) And they all ate, and were satisfied: 20 and they took up the broken remains, twelve full baskets. (21) And the men who had eaten were 21 Sy. aside from. five thousand, besidess the women and children.

or, filled.

And immediately he constrained his disciples to 22 embark in a ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent away the multitudes. (23) And 23 when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain alone to pray. And when it was dark, he was there alone. (24) And the ship was dis- 24 tant from land many furlongs: meanwhile it was much tossed by the waves; for the wind was adverse to it. (25) And in the fourth watch of the 25 night, Jesus came up to them, walking upon the waters. (26) And his disciples saw him as he walk- 26 ed upon the waters, and they were perturbated: and they said, What we see is a spectre: and they cried out through fear. (27) But Jesus immediately 27 spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid. (28) Cephash replied, and said to him: My 28 Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the waters. (29) And Jesus said to him, Come. And 29 Cephas descended from the ship, and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus. (30) But when he saw 30 the wind to be violent, he was afraid, and began to sink. And he raised his voice, and said: My Lord, rescue me. (31) And immediately our Lord 31 reached forth his hand, and caught him, and said. to him: O small in faith, why didst thou distrust! (32) And as they entered the ship, the wind sub- 32 sided. (33) And they that were in the ship, came 33 and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God! (34) And they rowed on, and came 34 to the land of Gennesaret.i (35) And the men of 35 that place knew him: and they sent to all the villages around them; and they brought to him all that were very sick; (36) and they entreated of 36 him, that they might touch at least the extremity of his garment. And they who touched, were healed.

a

b

Sy. to die

XV. Then came to Jesus Pharisees and Scribes that 2 were from Jerusalem, and said: (2) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, Sy. Lao and wash not their hands when they eat bread? 3 (3) Jesus replied and said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, on ac4 count of your tradition? (4) For God hath said: Honor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revileth his father or his mother, shall be put to 5 death.b (5) But ye say: Whosoever shall say to a father or to a mother, Be that my offering, by which ye get profit from me: then he must not 6 honord his father or his mother. (6) And [thus] ye make void the word of God, for the sake of 7 your tradition. (7) Ye hypocrites, well did the 8 prophet Isaiah prophesy of you, and say: (8) This people honoreth me with the lips, but their heart 9 is far from me. (9) And in vain they pay me homage, while they teach doctrines that are the 10 precepts of men. (10) And he called the multi

tudes, and said to them, Hear and understand. 11 (11) Not that which entereth the mouth, defileth

a man; but that which proceedeth from the mouth, 12 that defileth a man. (12) Then came his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou, that the Pharisees 13 were offended when they heard that speech? (13) And he replied, and said to them: Every plant, which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted, 14 shall be eradicated. (14) Let them alone: they

are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch. 15 (15) And Simon Cephasf answered and said to him: My Lord, explain to us this similitude.g 16 (16) And he said to them: Are ye also, up to this 17 time, without understanding? (17) Know ye not,

that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the belly, and from there is ejected by purgation? 18 (18) But that which proceedeth from the mouth,

cometh from the heart: and that is what defileth 19 a man. (19) For, from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, whoredom, theft, false 20 testimony, reviling. (20) These are the things that defile a man. But if a man eat while his hands are unwashed, he is not defiled.

21 And Jesus departed from there, and went to 22 the confines of Tyre and Sidon. (22) And lo, a

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shall die.

Sy. and

i. e. by kind

offices.

e or, planting.

Gr. Peter.

or, parable.

h Sy.

i 8y. 1?1

woman, a Canaanitessh from those confines, came
forth, calling out and saying: Compassionate me,
my Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is
grievously distressed by a demon.i (23) But he 23
answered her not a word. And his disciples came
and requested of him, and said: Send her away,
for she crieth after us. (24) But he answered and 24
said to them: I am not sent, except to the sheep
that have strayed from the house of Israel. (25) 25
And she came, and worshipped him, and said:
Help me, my Lord. (26) Jesus said to her: It is 26
not proper, to take the bread of the children and
throw it to the dogs. (27) And she said: Even so, 27
my Lord; yet the dogs eat of the fragments that
fall from the tables of their masters, and live.
(28) Then Jesus said to her: O woman, great is 28
thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest. And her
daughter was cured from that hour.

And Jesus departed from there, and came to the 29 side of the sea of Galilee: and he ascended a mountain, and sat there. (30) And great multi- 30 tudes came to him; and with them were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the maimed, and many others: and they laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them. (31) So that the mul- 31 titudes were amazed, when they saw the dumb speaking, and the maimed made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel. (32) Then Jesus called 32 his disciples, and said to them: I pity this multitude; for lo, these three days they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, lest they faint by the way. (33) His disciples say to him: 33 Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude? (34) Jesus said to 34 them, How many loaves have ye? They said to him, Seven, and a few little fishes. (35) And he 35 commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground. (36) And he took the seven loavesk and 36 the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. (37) And they all ate, and were satisfied. 37 And they took up the remains of fragments, seven a, full baskets. (38) And they that had eaten were 38 Gr. Grupides. four thousand men, besides women and children.

k Sy. breads.

1 Sy.

.

39 (39) And when he had sent away the multitudes,

a Sy. the heaven

is.

he took ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.m Sy. Orto XVI. And Pharisees and Sadducees came near, tempting him, and asking him to show them a sign 2 from heaven. (2) But he answered, and said to them: When it is evening ye say, It will be fair 3 weather; for the heavensa are red. (3) And in the morning ye say, There will be a storm to-day; for the heavens are sadly red. Ye hypocrites, ye are intelligent to discover the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of this time ye have no skill to dis4 cern. (4) A wicked and adulterous generation asketh for a sign; but no sign shall be given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

5

b

And when his disciples had come to the farther shore, they had forgotten to take bread with Sy. 6 them. (6) And he said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sad7 ducees. (7) And they reasoned among themselves, and said, [it was] because they had taken no bread. 8 (8) But Jesus knew [it] and said to them: O ye small in faith! why reason ye among yourselves 9 because ye wve taken no bread? (9) Have ye not yet understood? Do ye not remember the five loaves and the five thousand, and the many bask- Sy. 10 etsc ye took up? (10) Nor the seven loaves and the four thousand, and the many basketsd ye took 11 up? (11) How is it that ye do not understand that it was not concerning bread that I spoke to you; but that ye should beware of the leaven of Nam? 12 the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? (12) Then understood they, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrinee of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

13

d

e

Sy.

Sy.

And when Jesus came into the region of Casarea Philippi, he questioned his disciples, and said: What do men say concerning me, that I the 14 Son of man, am? (14) And they said: Some say that [thou art] John the Baptizer; but others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the proph15 ets. (15) He said to them: But, who do ye 16 yourselves say that I am? (16) Simon Cephasf Gr. Simon Pe answered and said: Thou art the Messiah, the Son 17 of the living God. (17) Jesus answered, and said

f

ter.

1. e. a rock.

1 Sy. 2
Sy. So,

8 Sy. ; to him: Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonas; for flesh and blood have not revealed [it] to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. (18) Also I say 18 to thee, that thou art Cephas: and upon this rock,8 I will build my church:h and the gates of deathi shall not triumph over it. (19) To thee will I 19 give the keysk of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever thou shalt unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven. (20) Then 20 he enjoined on his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah.

the grave.

* Sy., Gr. xλsidas.

1 Sy. Lo

Sy. Ho

n Gr. Peter.

And from that time Jesus began to show to 21 his disciples, that he was to go up to Jerusalem, and to suffer much from the Elders, and from the chief priestsm and Scribes, and be killed, and on the third day arise. (22) And Cephas" took 22 him, and began to rebuke him; and he said: Far be it from thee, my Lord, that this should be to

thee. (23) But he turned, and said to Cephas: 23 Sy. Get thee behind me, Satan: Thou art a stumbling. block to me; for thou thinkest not the things of God, but the things of men.

r

soul alive.

Then said Jesus to his disciples: If any one de- 24 sireth to come after me, let him deny himself; and let him bear his cross, and come after me. (25) 25 P Sy. to keep his For, whoever chooseth to preserve his life, shall lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. (26) For what will it profit 26 a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and Sy. O shall lose his soul?r Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (27) For the Son of 27 man is to come in the glory of his Father, with all his holy angels; and then will he recompense to every man as his deeds are. (28) Verily I 28 say to you: There are some persons standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

• Gr. Peter.

And after six days Jesus took Cephas, a XVII. and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain. (2) And Jesus 2 was changed before them: and his face shone like the sun; and his vestments became white like the light. (3) And there appeared to them Moses and 3 Elijah, in conversation with him. (4) Then Ce- 4