one very precious pearl, goes and sells all that he has, and buys it.

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a net 47 cast into the lake, bringing together fish of every kind; which, being filled, they draw ashore, 48 and sit down and collect the good into baskets, and throw the bad away.

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So will it be when present things come to an 49 end. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the good, and cast them into the 50 fiery furnace; where will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Have you understood all this? 51 They said to him, Yes. Then he said to them, 52 Thus every teacher instructed concerning the kingdom of Heaven is like the master of a family who brings out of his storehouse things new and old.

AND when Jesus had finished these parables, 53 he departed thence, and, coming to his own town, 54 he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were struck with astonishment, and said, Whence has this man such wisdom, and these mighty powers? Is he not the son of the car- 55

Verses 53-58. Compare Mark vi. 1-6; Luke iv. 16-30.

penter? Is not his mother called Mary? and his kinsmen, James and Joses and Simon and 56 Judas? And are not his kinswomen all with us? Whence, then, has this man all these 57 gifts? And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A teacher is not without honor, save in his own town and his own fam58 ily. And he did not perform many miracles there, on account of their want of faith.

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ABOUT that time Herod the tetrarch heard the 2 fame of Jesus, and said to his attendants, This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead; and hence he has such extraordinary 3 powers. For Herod had apprehended John, and put him in chains and cast him into prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's 4 wife; for John said to him, It is not lawful for 5 you to have her. And he was desirous to put him to death, but was afraid of the common people, for they regarded John as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before the com

pany, and pleased Herod, so that he declared 7 with an oath that he would give her whatever she asked; and she, being set on by her mother, 8 said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist. And the king was sorry; but on 9 account of his oaths and the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given her, and sent 10 to have John beheaded in prison. And his 11 head was brought upon a dish and given to the young woman, and she carried it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body, and 12 buried it; and went and told Jesus.

And when Jesus heard of it, he removed 18 thence, in the boat, to a solitary place, apart. But the multitudes, hearing of it, followed him on foot from the towns.

And when Jesus came forth, he saw a great 14 multitude, and he had compassion for them, and healed their sick. Then, when it was even- 15 ing, his disciples came to him, saying, This is an uninhabited place, and it is now late; send the multitude away, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves food. But Jesus 16

Verses 13-21. Compare Mark vi. 30-44; Luke ix. 10-17; John vi. 1 13.

answered, They need not go away; do you give 17 them food. And they said to him, We have 18 here only five loaves and two fishes. Then he 19 said, Bring them here to me. And directing

the multitude to place themselves on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, blessed God, and breaking the loaves, he distributed them to his dis20 ciples, and his disciples to the multitude. And they all ate till they were satisfied; and twelve basketfuls of the fragments which remained 21 were collected. And they who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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And immediately after, Jesus compelled his disciples to get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitude 28 away. And after sending them away, he went

up the mountain by himself to pray; and in the 24 evening he was there alone. And the boat was now in the midst of the lake, laboring among 25 the waves, for the wind was contrary. But in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, 26 walking on the lake. And when his disciples

Verses 22-33. Compare Mark vi. 45-52; John vi. 14-21.

saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out through fear. But Jesus immediately spoke 27 to them, saying, Take courage; it is I; be not afraid. Then Peter said to him, Master, if it 28 be thou, bid me come to thee on the water. And he said, Come! And Peter got out of the 29 boat to walk on the water to Jesus; but per- 30 ceiving the violence of the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Master, save me! And Jesus immediately a stretched out his hand and took hold of him, and said to him, Distrustful man! why did you doubt? And when they had got into the boat, 32 the wind ceased. Then they who were in the 83 boat came and fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

And passing over, they landed in the terri- 34 tory of Gennesaret. And the men of that place, 35 when they saw who he was, sent into the whole neighboring country, and brought to him all the diseased, who besought him for leave only 36 to touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

Verses 34-36. Compare Mark vi. 53–56.