He is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their 3 force in him.* For Herod had laid hold on John, and had bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother. For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to 5 have her. And [while] desiring to kill *The construction is disputed here; as nearly as possible it is ενεργουσιν εν αυτω, 6 operate in him.' The passage has a certain reflective force as in French, s'opèrent en lui. But this can hardly be given in English; the Authorized Version has attempted it by changing the word to show forth.' I have sought to preserve the force of the verb used by adding 'their force.' The difficulty partly arises from the word which is used for the effects of power being the plural of power itself, because the power which wrought is more seen than the effects. Still I believe the intention is not to use dvvapeis differently, only the mind turns more to the agent than the effect. Powers and miracles are the same word in Greek. Hence it may be translated 'these powers operate in him; but its reflective force above spoken of is, I doubt not, the true one. The show forth' of the Authorized Version is alleged to be the force of the middle which I doubt, but of the active I cannot find it is. For the sense, how

ever, I should not object to display themselves in him '

him he feared the crowd, because they • held him for a prophet. But when Herod's birth-day was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod; whereupon he promised with oath to give her what8 ever she should ask. But she, being set on* by her mother, says: Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist. And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with [him], he commanded [it] 10 to be given. And he sent and beheaded 11 John in the prison; and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her 12 mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it;

and came And Jesus

13 and brought word to Jesus. having heard it, withdrew thence by ship to a desert place privately.

And the crowds having heard [of it] followed him on foot from the cities.

* Or, 'instructed,' as LXX. Deut. v. 6. Put up to it,' structed.'

Ex. xxxiv. 35,

not 'before in

14 And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about 15 them, and healed their infirm. But when { even was come, his disciples came to him saying: The place is desert, and [much of] the [day] time already gone by; dismiss the crowds that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves. 16 But Jesus said to them: They have no 17 need to go: give ye them to eat. But they say to him: We have not here save 18 five loaves and two fishes.

And he said:

19 Bring them here to me. And, having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes [and] looked up to heaven, he blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the 20 crowds. And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve handbaskets 21 full. But those that had eaten were about

five thousand men, besides women and 22 children. And immediately Jesus compelled the disciples to go on board ship,

and to go on before him to the other side 23 until he dismissed the crowds. And having dismissed the crowds he went up into* the mountain privately to pray. And when even was come he was alone there, 24 but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the 25 wind was contrary. But in the fourth

watch of the night Jesus went off to 26 them, walking on the sea. And the disciples seeing him walking on the sea were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out from fear. 27 But Jesus immediately spoke to them,

saying: Take courage, it is I, be not 28 afraid. And Peter answering him, said : : Lord, if it be thou, command me to come 29 to thee upon the waters. And he said:

Come. And Peter having descended from the ship walked upon the waters to go to 30 Jesus. But seeing the wind strong he

was afraid; and beginning to sink he 31 cried out, saying: Lord, save me. And

*Here, as noticed already, the mountain is only in contrast with the plain; so of the ship. It is not a mountain, but he left the low ground by the sea and went up.

immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and said to him:

O thou of little faith, why didst thou 32 doubt? And when they had gone up 33 into the ship the wind fell. But those in the ship came and did homage to him 34 saying: Truly thou art God's Son. And having crossed over they came to the 35 land of Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent to that whole country around, and they 36 brought to him all that were ill, and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well. XV. Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying: ? Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients, for they do not wash their hands when they 3 eat bread? But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God on account of 4 your traditional teaching? For God commanded, saying: Honour father and e tradition of the ancients.'

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