a Canaanitish woman of that country came forth to meet him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on me, Master, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted by a dæmon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and entreated him to dismiss her, 24 for she continued crying out after them. But he answered, I am sent only to the lost sheep of 25 the house of Israel. Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Master, help me! 26 And he answered, It is not right to take the children's bread to throw to the little dogs. 27 And she said, Ah, Sir! even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their master's table. 28 Then Jesus answered her, O woman! you have great faith. Be it with you as you desire. And her daughter was well from that hour. 29 AND Jesus departed thence, and came near the lake of Galilee; and went up the mountain, and 30 remained there. And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at the feet of Jesus, and he Verses 30, 32-39. Compare Mark viii. 1-10. healed them; so that the multitude were filled 31 with admiration at hearing the dumb speak, and seeing the limbs of the maimed restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel. And Jesus called his disciples to him, and 32 said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now remained with me three days, and they have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road. And his disciples said to him, 33 Where in this uninhabited place shall we find bread enough for such a multitude? And Jesus 34 said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. Then 35 he directed the multitude to place themselves on the ground; and taking the seven loaves 36 and the fishes, he gave thanks to God, and broke them, and distributed them to his disciples, and his disciples to the multitude. And 37 they all ate till they were satisfied; and seven basketfuls of the fragments that remained were collected. And there were four thousand men 38 who had eaten, besides women and children. Then he sent away the multitude, and going 39 on board the boat, went to the country near Magdala. 16 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to try Jesus by asking him to show them a sign from 2 heaven. And he answered them, At evening you say, It will be fine weather, for the sky is 3 red; and in the morning you say, It will be a stormy day, for the sky is red and lowering. Do you understand the appearances of the sky, and can you not understand the signs of these 4 times? A wicked and apostate race would have a sign; but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and went away. 5 Now his disciples, when they were going to the other side of the lake, forgot to take bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, See that you beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 7 And they talked among themselves of what they 8 should do, as they had brought no bread. And Jesus, knowing it, said to them, Why are you talking among yourselves, distrustful men, be9 cause you have brought no bread? Are you yet without understanding? And do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, 10 and how many basketfuls you collected? Nor Ch. xvi. 1-12. Compare Mark viii. 11-21. the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you collected? How is it that 11 you do not understand, that I did not speak to you of bread when I bade you beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? Then 12 they comprehended, that he had not told them to beware of the leaven for bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. AND as Jesus was travelling near Cæsarea 13 Philippi, he asked his disciples, Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am? And they 14 answered, Some say, John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets. Then he said to them, And who do 15 you say that I am? And Simon Peter an- 16 swered, You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. And Jesus said to him, Happy are 17 you, Simon, son of Jonah; for this has not been made known to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I in return say to 18 you, that you are, as I have named you, a Rock, and on this rock will I build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Verses 13-28. Compare Mark viii. 27-ix. 1; Luke ix. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven; and what you shall forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and what you shall permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. — 20 Then he charged them to tell no one that he was the Messiah. 21 From that time Jesus began to give his disciples to understand that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer much from the elders and chief priests and teachers of the Law, and be put to death; and that he should be restored to life on 22 the third day. Then Peter, taking hold of him, began to expostulate with him, saying, God be merciful to thee, Master! It shall not be with 23 thee thus. But he, turning to Peter, said, Go from my sight, thou the Enemy! thou wouldst cause me to fall; for thou carest not for the purposes of God, but for what men desire. 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, Let him who would be my follower renounce himself, and 25 come after me, bearing his cross. For he who would save his life, will lose it; and he who may lose his life for my sake, will secure it. 26 What advantage would it be to a man, to gain the whole world with the loss of his life? And what is there that a man will not give to pur |