ned. shall eeth. John Baptist beheaded. CHAP. XIV. The miracle of the five loaves. 2 And said unto his servants, the people had heard thereof, This is John the Baptist; he is they followed him on foot out of hem, risen from the dead; and there- the cities. hese fore mighty works do shew forth 14 And Jesus went forth, and hima themselves in him. saw a great multitude, and was lem. his 1 of the ng ire 3 For Herod had laid hold moved with compassion toward on John, and bound him, and them, and he healed their put him in prison for Herodias' sick. sake, his brother Philip's wife. 15 And when it was evening, 4 For John said unto him, It his disciples came to him, sayis not lawful for thee to have her. ing, This is a desert place, and 5 And when he would have the time is now past; send the put him to death, he feared the multitude away, that they may hat multitude, because they count-go into the villages, and buy seed him as a prophet. themselves victuals. 6 But when Herod's. birth- 16 But Jesus said unto them, day was kept, the daughter of They need not depart; give ye Herodias danced before them, them to eat. ☑ and pleased Herod. 17 And they say unto him, 7 Whereupon he promised We have here but five loaves, with an oath to give her what-and two fishes. soever she would ask. 18 He said, Bring them hither 8 And she, being before in- to me. structed of her mother, said, 19 And he commanded the Give me here John Baptist's multitude to sit down on the head in a charger. grass, and took the five loaves, 9 And the king was sorry: and the two fishes, and looking nevertheless for the oath's sake, up to heaven, he blessed, and and them which sat with him at brake, and gave the loaves to meat, he commanded it to be his disciples, and the disciples given her. 10 And he sent, and behead ed John in the prison. to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up 11 And his head was brought of the fragments that remained in a charger, and given to the twelve baskets full. damsel: and she brought it to 21 And they that had eaten her mother. were about five thousand men, 12 And his disciples came, besides women and children. and took up the body, and buri- 22 And straightway Jesus ed it, and went and told Jesus. constrained his disciples to get 13 When Jesus heard of it, into a ship, and to go before he departed thence by ship into him unto the other side, while a desert place apart: and when he sent the multitudes away. ! i ト Christ walketh on the sea. MATTHEW, Men's traditions. 23 And when he had sent gone over, they came into the the multitudes away, he went land of Gennesaret. up into a mountain apart to 35 And when the men of that pray: and when the evening place had knowledge of him, was come, he was there alone. they sent out into all that 24 But the ship. was now in country round about, and the midst of the sea, tossed with brought unto him all that were waves: for the wind was con- diseased; trary. 36 And besought him that 25 And in the fourth watch they might only touch the hem of the night Jesus went unto of his garment: and as many as them, walking on the sea. touched were made perfectly 26 And when the disciples whole. saw him walking on the sea, a CHAP. XV. God's commandments. THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were 27 But straightway Jesus of Jerusalem, saying, spake unto them, saying, Be of 2 Why do thy disciples transgood cheer; it is I; be not afraid. gress the tradition of the elders? 28 And Peter answered him for they wash not their hands and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid when they eat bread. me come unto thee on the water. 3 But he answered and said 29 And he said, Come. And unto them, Why do ye also when Peter was come down out transgress the commandment of of the ship, he walked on the God by your tradition? water, to go to Jesus. 4 For God commanded, say 30 But when he saw the wind ing, Honour thy father and moboisterous, he was afraid; and ther: and, He that curseth fabeginning to sink, he cried, say-ther or mother, let him die the ing, Lord, save me. death. 31 And immediately Jesus 5 But ye say, Whosoever stretched forth his hand, and shall say to his father or his mocaught him, and said unto him. ther, It is a gift, by whatsoever O thou of little faith, wherefore thou mightest be profited by didst thou doubt? me; 32 And when they were come 6 And honour not his father into the ship, the wind ceased. or his mother, he shall be free. 33 Then they that were in Thus have ye made the comthe ship came and worshipped mandment of God of none effect him, saying, Of a truth thou art by your tradition. the Son of God. 34 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esa And when they werelias prophesy of you, saying, 1 What defileth a man. CHAP. XV. The Canaanite's daughter healed. 4 8 This people draweth nigh 20 These are the things which unto me with their mouth, and defile a man: but to eat with honoureth me with their lips; unwashen hands defileth not a but their heart is far from me. man. 9 But in vain they do worship 21 Then Jesus went thence, me, teaching for doctrines the and departed into the coasts of commandments of men. Tyre and Sidon. 10 And he called the mul- 22 And behold, a woman of titude, and said unto them, Hear, Canaan came out of the same and understand: coasts, and cried unto him, 11 Not that which goeth into saying, Have mercy on me, O the mouth defileth a man; but Lord, thou son of David; my that which cometh out of the daughter is grievously vexed mouth, this defileth a man. with a devil. 12 Then came his disciples, 23 But he answered her not and said unto him, Knowest thou a word. And his disciples came that the Pharisees were offended and besought him, saying, Send after they heard this saying? her away; for she crieth after 13 But he answered and said, us. Every plant, which my heavenly 24 But he answered and said, Father hath not planted, shall I am not sent but unto the lost be rooted up. sheep of the house of Israel. 14 Let them alone: they be 25 Then came she and worblind leaders of the blind. And shipped him, saying, Lord, help if the blind lead the blind, both me. shall fall into the ditch. 26 But he answered and said, 15 Then answered Peter and It is not meet to take the chilsaid unto him, Declare unto us dren's bread and to cast it to this parable. dogs. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: also yet without understanding? yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 17 Do not ye yet understand, which fall from their masters' that whatsoever entereth in at table. the mouth goeth into the belly, 28 Then Jesus answered and and is cast out into the draught? said unto her, O woman, great 18 But those things which is thy faith: be it unto thee even proceed out of the mouth come as thou wilt. And her daughforth from the heart; and they ter was made whole from that defile the man. very hour. 19 For out of the heart pro- 29 And Jesus departed from ceed evil thoughts, murders, thence, and came nigh unto the adulteries, fornications, thefts, sea of Galilee; and went up into false witness, blasphemies: a mountain, and sat down there. The multitude fed. MATTHEW, The Jews require a sign. 30 And great multitudes came 39 And he sent away the mulunto him, having with them titude, and took ship, and came those that were lame, blind, dumb, into the coasts of Magdala. maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: THE CHAP. XVI. The sign of Jonas. HE Pharisees also and the 31 Insomuch that the multiSadducees came, and, tude wondered, when they saw tempting, desired him that he the dumb to speak, the maimed would shew them a sign from to be whole, the lame to walk, heaven. and the blind to see: and they 2 He answered and said unto glorified the God of Israel. them, When it is evening, ye 32 Then Jesus called his say, It will be fair weather: for disciples unto him, and said, I the sky is red. have compassion on the multi- 3 And in the morning, It will tude, because they continue with be foul weather to-day: for the me now three days, and have no-sky is red and lowering. O. ye thing to eat: and I will not send hypocrites, ye can discern the them away fasting, lest they faint face of the sky; but can ye not in the way. discern the signs of the times? 33 And his disciples say unto 4 A wicked and adulterous him, Whence should we have generation seeketh after a sign; so much bread in the wilderness, and there shall no sign be given as to fill so great a multitude? unto it, but the sign of the pro 34 And Jesus saith unto them, phet Jonas. And he left them, How many loaves have ye? And and departed. they said, Seven, and a few lit- 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, tle fishes. 35 And he commanded the they had forgotten to take bread. multitude to sit down on the 6 Then Jesus said unto ground. them, Take heed and beware 36 And he took the seven of the leaven of the Pharisees loaves and the fishes, and gave and of the Sadducees. thanks, and brake them, and 7 And they reasoned among gave to his disciples, and the themselves, saying, It is because disciples to the multitude. we have taken no bread. 37 And they did all eat, and 8 Which when Jesus perceivwere filled: and they took up ed, he said unto them, O ye of of the broken meat that was left little faith, why reason ye among seven baskets full. yourselves, because ye have 38 And they that did eat were brought no bread? four thousand men, besides wo men and children. 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves : MATTHEW, Christ contemned. Divers parables. are gathered and burned in the the furnace of fire: there shall fire; so shall it be in the end of be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them, this world. 41 The Son of man shall send Have ye understood all these forth his angels, and they shall things? They say unto him, gather out of his kingdom all Yea, Lord. things that offend, and them 52 Then said he unto them, which do iniquity; Therefore every scribe which is 42 And shall cast them into instructed unto the kingdom of a furnace of fire: there shall be heaven, is like unto a man that wailing and gnashing of teeth. is a householder, which bring 43 Then shall the righteous eth forth out of his treasure shine forth as the sun in the things new and old. kingdom of their Father. Who 53 And it came to pass, that hath ears to hear, let him when Jesus had finished these hear. parables, he departed thence. 44 Again, The kingdom of 54 And when he was come heaven is like unto treasure into his own country, he taught hid in a field; the which when them in their synagogue, insoa man hath found, he hideth, much that they were astonished, and for joy thereof goeth and and said, Whence hath this selleth all that he hath, and man this wisdom, and these mighbuyeth that field. ty works? 45 Again, The kingdom of 55 Is not this the carpenter's heaven is like unto a merchant-son? is not his mother called Maman seeking goodly pearls : ry? and his brethren, James, and 46 Who, when he had found Joses, and Simon, and Judas? one pearl of great price, went 56 And his sisters, are they and sold all that he had, and not all with us? Whence then bought it. hath this man all these things? 47 Again, The kingdom of 57 And they were offended heaven is like unto a net, that in him. But Jesus said unto was cast into the sea, and ga-them, A prophet is not without thered of every kind : honour, save in his own country, 48 Which, when it was full, and in his own house. they drew to shore, and sat 58 And he did not many mighdown, and gathered the good into ty works there, because of their vessels, but cast the bad away. unbelief. 49 So shall it be at the end CHAP. XIV. of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into Jesus, A |