1 Then came

Jesus also yet without understanding? 17

15 Pharisees and scribes from Do you not perceive that every thing

that enters the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the sink? 18 But the things that come forth from the mouth proceed from the heart; and these defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, lewdness, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. 20 These are the things that defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not the man.

Jerusalem, saying: 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But answering he said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying: Honor thy father and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother let him surely die; 5 but you say: Whoever shall say to his father or his mother: That, by 21 And Jesus went out thence and whatever thou mightest receive withdrew into the regions of Tyre aid from me, is a gift, he shall no and Sidon. 22 And behold, a more honor his father or his woman of Canaan came forth mother. 6 And you have made the from those borders and cried out, law of God of no effect because of saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, your traditions. 7 Hypocrites, well Son of David: my daughter is did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying: grievously afflicted by a demon. 23 This people honors me with their But he answered her not a word. lips, but their heart is far distant | And his disciples came and besought from me. 9 But in vain do they him, saying: Dismiss her, for she show devotion to me, teaching cries after us. 24 But he answered teachings the commandments of and said: I have not been sent but men. 10 And calling the multitude to the lost sheep of the house of to him he said to them: Hear and Israel. 25 And she came and worunderstand; 11 not that which shipped him, saying: Lord, help me. enters the mouth defiles the man: 26 But he answered and said: It is but that which comes forth out of not right to take the children's the mouth, this defiles the man. 12 bread and throw it to the little Then came the disciples and said to dogs. 27 And she said: Yes, Lord: him: Knowest thou that the Phari- and yet thou canst help me; for the sees, when they heard the saying, little dogs eat of the crumbs that were offended? 13 But he answered | fall from their masters' table. 28 and said: Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if a blind man lead a blind man, both shall fall into the pit. 15 But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us the parable. 16 And he said: Are you

Then Jesus answered and said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done for thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

29 And having departed thence Jesus came by the sea of Galilee : and going up into the mountain he sat there. 30 And there came to

it is evening you say: Fair weather, for the heaven is red; 3 and in the morning: A storm to-day, for the heaven is red and lowering.

him many multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they threw them down at his feet; and he cured them, 31 so that the multitude was The face of the heaven you know astonished when they saw the dumb how to discern; but can you not speaking, the maimed whole, and discern the signs of the times?] the lame walking, and the blind 4 A wicked and adulterous generaseeing; and they glorified the God | tion seeks for a sign, and no sign of Israel. shall be given it but the sign of Jonah. And he left them and departed.

cees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we took no bread. 8 But Jesus perceiving it, said: Why reason among yourselves, O you of little faith, because you took no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many

32 But Jesus called to him his disciples and said: I have pity on the multitude, because they have 5 And the disciples having come continued with me now three days, to the other side had forgotten to and have nothing to eat; and I am take bread. 6 And Jesus said to not willing to send them away fast-them: Take heed and beware of the ing, lest perhaps they faint on the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadduroad. 33 And the disciples said to him: Whence have we in the desert as many loaves as can fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And having commanded the multitude to recline on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and after giving travelling-baskets you took up? 10 thanks he broke, and gave to the nor the seven loaves of the four disciples, and the disciples gave thousand, and how many provisionthem to the multitudes. 37 And baskets you took up? 11 How is all ate and were filled; and they it that you do not understand that took up what remained of the I spoke not to you of bread? But broken pieces, seven provision-bas- | beware of the leaven of the Pharikets full. 38 And they that had sees and Sadducees. 12 Then they eaten were four thousand men be- understood that he did not bid them sides children and women. 39 And beware of the leaven of the Pharihe sent the multitudes away, and sees and the Sadducees, but of the entered the ship, and came into the teaching of the Pharisees and borders of Magadan. Sadducees.

16 1 And the Pharisees and

Sadducees came, and tempting, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said to them: [* When

13 And when Jesus had come into the regions of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that the Son of man is? 14 They said: Some, John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, and yet

* Cod. Sin. and Pat, omit the words in brackets,

And I also say to thee, that thou 17 takes with him Peter and

things. 12 But I say to you, that Elijah has already come, and they knew him not, but did to him what they pleased. So also shall the Son of man suffer by them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

14 And when they came to the multitude, there came to him a man kneeling to him, 15 and saying: Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to cure him. 17 And Jesus answered and said: O generation unbelieving and perverse, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the child was cured from that hour. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said: Why were we not able to cast it out? 20 He said to them: Because of your little faith; for verily I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard, you shall say to this mountain : Be removed hence to that place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible for

you.

ma? 25 He said: Yes. And after he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying: What think you, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tribute or custom? From their own sons, or from those of others? 26 And when he had said: From those of others; Jesus said to him: Then are the sons free. 27 But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and throw in a hook, and take the fish that first comes up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that and give it to them for me and thee.

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1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens? 2 And calling a little child to him, he placed it in the midst of them, 3 and said: Verily I say to you, unless you turn and become as little children, you shall in no way enter into the kingdom of the heavens. 4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens. 5 And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me. 6 But whoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that an upper millstone were

22 And while they abode in Gali-hung about his neck and he were lee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they shall kill him, and on the third day he shall arise. And they were very sad.

drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Alas for the world because of offenses; for it is necessary that offenses come, yet alas for the man through whom the offense comes. 8 But if thy hand or thy foot 24 And when they came into offends thee, cut it off and throw Capernaum, they that collected the it from thee: it is better for thee didrachma came to Peter and said: to enter into life maimed or lame, Does your teacher pay the didrach-than having two hands or two feet

the heavens. 20 For where there are two or three that have come together for my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Ito be cast into the eternal fire. 9 And if thy eye offends thee, pull it out and throw it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes 21 Then came Peter and said to to be cast into hell fire. 10 Take him: Lord, how often shall my heed that you despise not one of brother sin against me and I forgive these little ones; for I say to you, him? Till seven times? 22 Jesus that their angels in the heavens do says to him: I say not to thee, till always behold the face of my seven times, but till seventy times Father who is in the heavens. 11 seven. 23 For this reason the kingFor the Son of man has come dom of the heavens is likened to a to save that which is lost. 12 man, a king, who wished to take up What think you? If any man have a settlement with his servants. 24 a hundred sheep, and one of them And when he had begun to settle, go astray, does he not leave the there was brought to him one that ninety-nine on the mountains, and owed him ten thousand talents. 25 go and seek for that which went And as he was not able to pay, the astray? 13 And if it happen that lord commanded him to be sold, he find it, verily I say to you, that and his wife, and his children, and he rejoices over it more than over all that he had, and payment to be the ninety-nine that went not astray. made. 26 Falling down therefore, 14 So it is not the will of your that servant worshipped him, sayFather who is in the heavens that ing: Have patience with me, and I one of these little ones perish. 15 will pay thee all. 27 And the lord And if thy brother sin, go, tell him of that servant moved with pity of his fault between thee and him loosed him, and forgave him the alone; if he hear thee, thou hast debt. 28 But that servant went out gained thy brother. 16 But if he and found one of his fellow-serhear thee not, take with thee one vants that owed him a hundred or two more, that by the mouth of denarii; and laying hold on him he two or three witnesses every word took him by the throat, saying: Pay, may be established. 17 But if he if thou owest any thing. 29 Falling refuses to hear them, tell it to the down therefore, his fellow-servant church; and if he refuse to hear besought him, saying: Have patience the church also, let him be to thee with me, and I will pay thee. 30 as a heathen and a publican. 18 But he would not; but went and Verily I say to you, whatever you threw him into prison till he should shall bind on earth shall be bound pay the debt. 31 Therefore his in heaven; and whatever you shall fellow-servants seeing what had loose on earth shall be loosed in been done, were greatly grieved, heaven. 19 Again, I say to you, and came and made known to their that if two of you on earth shall lord all that had been done. 32 agree concerning any thing what- Then his lord called him and said ever they will ask, it shall be done to him: Wicked servant, all that for them by my Father who is in debt I forgave thee, because thou