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2 heaven. But he answering said to them: When evening is come, ye say— 3 Fine weather, for the sky is red; and in the morning-a storm to-day, for the sky is red [and] lowering. Hypocrites, ye know [how] to discern the face of the sky, but ye cannot the signs of the ✦ times. A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet. And he left them and went

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And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take [any] loaves. And Jesus said to them: See and beware* of the leaven 7 of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying: 8 Because we have taken no loaves. And Jesus, knowing [it], said: Why reason

*ПроσεXете аro is unusual, compare Luke xii. 1. It has the sense of the German vor' or 'wegen: TроσEXETE is, to pay attention to, not to guard from; (behuten, not bewahren ;) and the arro is, because of,' in view of,'' to attend so as to guard yourself from.' 'Beware of,' I believe, most nearly conveys it.

ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith 9 because you have taken no loaves? Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets* ye took [up]? 10 nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets† ye took "1 [up]? How do ye not understand that [it was] not concerning bread, I said to you to beware of the leaven of the Pha12 risees and Sadducees? Then they comprehended that he did not speak of being beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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coasts of Cæsarea-Philippi, he demanded of his disciples, saying: Who do men say 14 that I the Son of man am? And they said:

Some, John the baptizer; and others, Elias; and others again,‡ Jeremias or * Kopios, a round-plaited hand-basket for a journey.

† Σπυρις larger than the κοφινos, particularly a fish-basket.

I have added 'again' here, because it is έτεροι, not αλλοι. The former is 'different,' the latter, simply 'others.'

15 one of the prophets. He saith to them : But ye, who do ye say that I am? And 16 Simon Peter answering, said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou Simon bar Jonas,* for flesh and blood has not revealed [it] to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens. 18 And I also, I say unto thee: That thou art Peter,† and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades'‡ gates shall not 19 prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens; and whatever thou mayest loose on the earth shall be loosed in the 20 heavens. Then he enjoined on his disciples that they should say to no man that he was the Christ.

* Or, son of Jonas.'

† Or, a stone.'

‡ Or, 'gates of hades.' These words are rather in a remarkable manner without the article, giving the character of the power rather than a particular object before the mind.

§ T. R. inserts here 'Jesus.'

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From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised. 22 And Peter taking him to [him] began to rebuke him, saying: [God] be favourable to thee, Lord; this shall not be 23 unto thee. But turning round, he said to Peter: Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thou savourest not the things of God but the things 24 of men. Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up 25 his cross and follow me. For whosoever shall desire to save his life* shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what does a man profit if he should gain the whole world and lose his soul,* or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, The word vxn signifies both 'life' and 'soul.'

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and then he will render to each accord28 ing to his doings. Verily, I say to you: There are some of those standing here who shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother with [him], and brings them up into a high mountain apart. figured before them.

And he was transAnd his face shone

as the sun, and his garments became 3 white as the light; and lo Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with 4 him. And Peter answering said to Jesus : Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles for thee one, and for Moses one, and 5 one for Elias. While he was still speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed* them, and lo a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight, hear

*ЕπεσKιασEV, used for the cloud covering the tabernacle, so that it was filled with the glory; not a shadow above or over them.

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