THE BREAD OF LIFE. 63 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from John 6. 32.58. "heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For "the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life "unto the world." 66 Then said they unto him, "Lord, evermore give us this bread." And Jesus said unto them, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and "he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me "shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. "For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of "him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, "that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should "raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent "me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." 66 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, "I am the bread "which came down from heaven." And they said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we "know? how is it then that he saith, 'I came down from heaven?'" Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, "Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the "Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the "last day. It is written in the prophets, "And they shall be all taught of God.'" "Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, 66 66 "How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, 66 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my "flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink "indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in "me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by "the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is 4 Is. 54. 13. 66 PETER'S PROFESSION OF FAITH. "that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat a When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, "Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man "ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the "flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit "and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, "Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it "were given unto him of my Father." From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, "Will ye also go away?" Then Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. "And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the "living God." Jesus answered them, "Have not I chosen you twelve? and one of you is a devil." He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him." THE CHAPTER XXVIII. Jesus on the Traditions of the Elders. HEN came together unto 26 Jesus 1 the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 2 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, saying, 66 And when And many washing of Why do thy disciples transgress1 and 5 walk not 2 according to the 2 THAT WHICH DEFILES A MAN. 2 65 Mark 7. 5-18. "tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat Matt. 15.2-17. "bread,1 but eat bread with unwashen hands?" 2 But he answered and said unto them,1 "Well hath 2 Isaiah 5 prophesied of you "written,2 e a hypocrites, as it is did. a d Esaias.12 prophesy.1 ye.i "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, "But their heart is far from me.1 “Howbeitƒ in vain do they worship me, "Teaching for doctrines the commmandments of men,' "For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of "men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such things 66 66 666 1 But. g Is. 29. 13. h for.2 Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradi"tion? Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition,2 For God commanded, and 5 Moses said, "Honour thy father and thy mother;' and 'Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death.' But ye say, 'If a man' shall say to "his father or 2 his mother, 'It is Corban,' (that is to say, a gift,)' by "whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;'2 and honour not his "father or his mother,1 he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more "to do ought for his father or his mother; 2 thus have ye made the com"mandment" of God of none effect by 2" your tradition,' which ye have making the "delivered and many such like things do ye." 2 : 1 And he called the multitude: and when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, "Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: not that "which goeth into the mouth defileth a man.' There is nothing from "without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things" "which come out of him," those are they that defile the man. If any "man have ears to hear, let him hear." 2 66 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, "Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?" But he answered and said, "Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be "rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And "if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."1 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And 5 Peter1 answered and said 'Then.1 unto him, "Are ye so" without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that "whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man," it cannot defile 2 in the mouth.1 66 Mat. 15. 17-20. " That.2 b cometh.2 c man.2 d that defileth. 2 e blasphemies.1 fa.l THE SYROPHENICIAN WOMAN. 2 "him; because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, "and is cast out into the draught,' purging all meats?" And he said,2 с "But those things" which proceed" out of the mouth come forth from "the heart; and they defiled the man. For from within, out of the heart "of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,2 "false witness,' covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil "eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and these are the things which' defile the man: 2 but to eat "with unwashen hands defileth not a man.' 66 CHAPTER XXIX. The Syrophenician Woman.-Many Miracles.-The Feeding of the A 2 ND from thence 2 Jesus 19 arose, and then went into the borders i of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into 2 a 5* house, and would have no man know it but he could not be hid. And, behold,11 a certain woman 2 of Canaan,' whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came 2 out of the same coasts,' and fell at his feet: (the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation :) and she cried unto him,' and 5 besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter,2 saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is "grievously vexed with a devil." But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, 66 "Send her away; for she crieth after us." But he answered and said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me." 66 But Jesus 2 answered and said unto her, "Let the children first be filled for it is not meet to take the children's 'bread, and to cast it unto" the dogs." "Truth,1o Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's "crumbs, which fall from their masters' table." "O woman, great is thy faith: for this saying go thy way; be it unto thee even as thou wilt: the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.2 THE SEVEN LOAVES AND FOUR THOUSAND. 1 C And Jesus 1 a again 2 departed from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon,2 and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee,' through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.1 2 67 Matt. 15. 29_39. a he.2 departing. 2 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment thence.1 in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, 66 Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying, "He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak." "2 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.' In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to then.1 cat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and 2 said unto them, 66 d away e saith.2 "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now beenƒ ƒ continue. "with me three days, and have nothing to eat and if I send them g now three.! fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: 2 I will not send "them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.' For divers of them came from far. And his disciples answered him, k "From whence can 2 i we have so much bread here 2 in the wilderness a man.2 "as to therewith 57 fill" so great a multitude?" 2 " And he commanded the multitude 19 to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and 2 the disciples 1" did set them before the 2 multitude: 19 and he blessed, and commanded to set 2 the fishes also before them. So" they did all1 eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets 2 full.1 And they that had eaten were about four thousand 2 men beside women and children and he sent away the multitude.1* P And.2 people, they " And.1 w did eat. 1 * them." |