sent and beheaded John in the prison. "And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the maiden: and she carried it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took away the body, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.

13 And when Jesus heard of it, he withdrew from that place, by ship, into a desert place apart: and the multitudes, when they heard of his departure, followed him, on foot, from the cities.

14 And when Jesus came out, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, and cured their sick.

15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. 16 But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food. 17 They said to him: We have here but five loaves and two fishes. 18 He said: Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass: and he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke, and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the multitudes. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what remained of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22 And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and go before him to the opposite side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were alarmed, and said: It is a specter! and they cried out for fear. 27 But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Take courage; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him, and said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water. 29 And he said: Come. And Peter went down from the ship, and walked upon the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. 31 And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him: O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

And when they had entered the ship, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the ship came and worshiped him, saying: Truly, thou art the Son of God.

And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all the neighboring country, and brought to him all that were sick; 36 and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his mantle; and as many as touched were perfectly saved.

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XV. Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, saying: 2Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said to them: And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to death. But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might profit

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you, is a gift, he must in no way honor his father or his mother; and you make the commandment of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition. Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, teaching pre

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10 And he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand; "That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

12 Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended? 13 But he answered and said: Every plant that my heavenly

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Father has not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit. 15 But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying. 16 Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast out into the sink? 18 But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man. 19 For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words. 20 These are the things that defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And

his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us. 24 But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me. 26 He answered and said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs. 27 She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs. which fall from the table of their masters. 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her: O woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

29 And Jesus departed thence, and came near the sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there. 30 And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he cured them; 31 so that the multitudes were astonished, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road. 33 And his disciples said to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy so great a multitude?

And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took

up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And he sent the multitudes 'And he sent the multitudes away, and entered

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XVI. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to tempt him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red. And in the morning, A storm to-day; for the sky is red and lowering. Hypocrites! you know how to judge of the face of the sky; but you can not judge of the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and departed. And his disciples came to the other side, and had forgotten to take bread. And Jesus said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we took no bread. And Jesus perceiving it, said to them: Ọ you of little faith why are you reasoning among yourselves because you took no bread? Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? "How is it that you do not understand, that I did not speak of bread when I commanded you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then they understood that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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13 When Jesus came into the regions of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that I, the Son of