he would that no man should know it, and he could not be hid. 25 For a woman as soon as she heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, came in, and fell down at his feet. 26 For the woman was a gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled for it is not good to take the bread of the children, and cast it to the dogs. 28 But she answered, and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children. 29 And he said to her: For this saying go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come into her house, she found the girl lying upon the bed, and that the devil' was gone out. 31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. CHAP, VIII. Christ feeds four thousand. nothing to eat: calling his disci- 2 I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for some of them came from afar off. 4 And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven. 6 And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them, and they set them before the people. 7 And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them. 32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought 8 And they did eat and were fillhim that he would lay his hand up-ed, and they took up that which on him. was left of the fragments, seven 33 And taking him from the baskets. multitude apart, he put his fingers 9 And they that had eaten were into his ears, and spitting he touch-about four thousand and he sent ed his tongue; them away. 34 And looking up to heaven, he 10 And immediately going up ingroaned, and said to him: Eph-to a ship with his disciples, he came pheta, which is, Be thou opened. into the parts of Dalmanutha. 35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation ask a sign? Amen I say to you, if a sign shall be given to this generation. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it. 37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done 13 And leaving them, he went Ver. 12. If a sign shall be given to this generation. That is, there shall no sign be given, to this generation. up again into the ship, and passed his disciples,saying to them: Whom to the other side of the water. do men say that I am? 14 And they forgot to take bread: and they had but one loaf with them in the ship. 15 And he charged them, saying: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread. 17 Which JESUs knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? do you not yet know nor understand? have you still your heart blinded? 18 Having eyes see you not? and having ears hear you not? neither do you remember. 19 When I broke the five loaves among five thousand; how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him, Twelve. 20 When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him, Seven. 21 And he said to them; How do you not yet understand? 22 And they came to Bethsaida; and they bring to him a blind man, and they besought him that he would touch him. 23 And taking the blind man by the hand he led him out of the town: and spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing. 24 And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking. 25 After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes, and he began to see, and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly. 26 And he sent him into his house, saying: Go into thy house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody. 27 And JESUS went out, and his disciples into the town of Cæsarea Philippi; and in the way he asked 28 Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as one of the prophets, 29 Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ. 30 And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and by the high-priests, and the scribes, and be killed: and after three days rise again. 32 And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him. 33 Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, satan, because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but that are of men. 34 And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For he that shall be ashamed. of me, and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. I 39 And he said to them: Amen say to you, that there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the king dom of God coming in power. CHAP. IX. A with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into an 14 And presently all the people seeing JESUS, was astonished and struck with fear: and running to high mountain apart by themselves, him, they saluted him. and was transfigured before them. 15 And he asked them, What do 2 And his garments became shi-you question about among you? ning and exceeding white as snow, 16 And one of the multitude anso as no fuller upon earth can make swering, said: Master, I have: white. brought my son to thee having a dumb spirit, 3 And there appeared to them Elias with Moses; and they were talking with JESUS. 17 Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, 4 And Peter answering, said to and gnasheth with the teeth, and JESUS: Rabbi, it is good for us to pineth away: and I spoke to thy be here; and let us make three ta-disciples to cast him out, and they bernacles, one for thee, and one for could not. Moses, and one for Elias. 18 Who answering them, said: 5 For he knew not what he said; O incredulous generation, how for they were struck with fear: long shall I be with you? how long 6 And there was a cloud over-shall I suffer you ? bring him unto shadowing them, and a voice came me. out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved son; hear ye him. 7 And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more but JESUS only with them. 8 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead. 9 And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together What that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead. 10 And they asked him saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first? 11. Who answering said to them: Elias when he shall come first, shall restore all things, and as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be despised. 12 But I say to you, that Elias also is come (and they have done to him whatsoever they would) as it is written of him. 13 And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about 19 And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming. 20 And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said : From his infancy: 21 And often times hath he cast him into the fire and into waters, to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compas sion on us. 22 And JESUS saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 23 And immediately the father of the boy crying out with tears said: I do believe; Lord help my unbelief. 24 And when JESUS saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, to go out of him : and enter not any more into him. 25 And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead. 39 For he that is not against you, is for you. 26 But JESUS taking him by the 40 For whosoever shall give you hand, lifted him up; and he arose. to drink a cup of water in my 27 And when he was come into name, because you belong to Christ: the house, his disciples secretly Amen I say to you, he shall not asked him: Why could not we lose his reward. cast him out? 28 And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. 29 And departing from thence they passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it. 41 And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me; it were better for him that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 42 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for 30 And he taught his disciples, thee to enter into life, maimed, and said to them: The Son of man than having two hands to go into shall be betrayed into the hands of hell, into unquenchable fire: men, and they shall kill him, and 43 Where their worm dieth not, after that he is killed he shall rise and the fire is not extinguished. again the third day. 31 But they understood not the word and they were afraid to ask him.. 44 And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting, than having two feet, to cast into the hell of unquenchable fire. 32 And they came to Capharna-be um. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way? 33 But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest. 34 And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be last of all, and the minister of all. 35 And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them : 36 Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 37 John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbad him. 38 But JESUS said: Do not forbid him. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name, and fan soon speak ill of me. 45 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. 46 And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out. It is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire: 47 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. 48 For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt. 49 Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavory, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you, and have peace among you. CHAP. X. Marriage is not to be dissolved. AND rising up from thence, he cometh into the coast of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitudes flock to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 But he answering, saith to tem: What did Moses command you ? 4 Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man running up and kneeling before him, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting? 18 And JESUS said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is 5 To whom JESUS answering, good but one, that is God. said: Because of the hardness of 19 Thou knowest the commandyour heart he wrote you that pre-ments, Do not commit adultery, do cept. not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy fa ther and mother. 6 But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. 7 For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife. 8 And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing. 11 And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 20 But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things 1 have observed from my youth. 21 And JESUS looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have trea sure in heaven; and come, folloy me. 22 Who being struck sad at that saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 23 And JESUS looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they, that have riches, 12 And if the wife shall put away enter into the kingdom of God! her husband, and be married to 24 And the disciples were asto another, she committeth adultery.nished, at his words. But JESUS 13 And they brought to him again answering, saith to them young children, that he might touch Children, how hard is it for them them. And the disciples rebuked that trust in riches, to enter into those that brought them. the kingdom of God! 14 Whom when JESUS saw, he was much displeased, and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not. For of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it. 16 And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them. 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? 27 And JESUS looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God. For all things are possible with God. 28 And Peter began to say unto Ver. 19. None is good. Of himself entirely and essentially, but God alone; men may be good also, but only by participation of God's goodness. |