demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter." And her daughter was cured from that hour. And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

And Jesus having departed thence, came near the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis, and having gone up to the mountain, he sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the maimed, and many others, and they laid them down at the feet of Jesus; and he healed them so that the multitudes wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

And they bring unto him a deaf man of imperfect speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And having taken him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears; and he spat, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he groaned, and saith unto him, "Ephphatha!" that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake aright. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more abundantly they published it. And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, "He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak."

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, he called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now remained with me three days, and have nothing to eat and I am not willing to send them away fasting to their own home, lest they should grow faint on the way :

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for some of them come from far." And his disciples say unto him, "Whence can we have so many loaves in a desert place, as to fill so great a multitude ?” And Jesus saith unto them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven." And he directed the people to place themselves on the ground; and having taken the seven loaves, and given thanks, he brake, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes and having blessed, he bade them to set these also before the people. And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full. Now they that ate were four thousand men, beside women and children.

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And having sent away the multitude, he went into the vessel, and came to the borders of Magdala.

SECT. VII.

When near Dalmanutha, some Pharisees and Sadducees seek for a Sign from our Lord: After crossing the Lake, he warns the Disciples against their Doctrine; and, on arriving at Bethsaida, restores a Blind Man.

MATT. xvi. 1-12. MARK viii. 10—26.

AND straightway he entered into the vessel with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came forth, and began to dispute with him; and, trying him, desired him to show them a sign from heaven. But he answered and said unto them, “When it is evening, ye say, 'It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.' And in the morning, 'It will be stormy to-day for the heaven is red and lowering.' Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye can.

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not discern the signs of the times." And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, "Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily, I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation." And he left them, and entering again into the vessel, he departed to the other side.

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to bring loaves; and, except one loaf, they had none with them in the vessel. And he charged them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 2 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have brought no loaves." But Jesus, knowing it, saith unto them, "O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive, nor understand? have ye your heart still hardened? having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?" They say unto him, "Twelve." "And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?" And they said, "Seven." And he said unto them, "Why do ye not understand? Why do ye not perceive, that it was not concerning bread that I bade you beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?" Then they understood, that he bade them beware, not of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And he cometh to Bethsaida: and they bring a blind man unto him, and beseech him to touch him. And taking

1 Lit. if a sign be given to this generation, Mk.: A wicked and faithless generation seeketh after a sign; and no sign shall be given unto it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet, M.: [v. also M. xii. 39. p. 106.] 2 M.: the leaven of Herod, Mk.

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hold of the hand of the blind man, he led him out of the town; and having spat on his and eyes, his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw any thing. And he looked up, and said, "I see men, as trees, walking." Then he again put his hands upon his eyes, and made him look up and he was restored, and saw all men clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, "Neither go into the town, nor tell any one in the town."

SECT. VIII.

Jesus withdraws to the Region of Cæsarea Philippi, where Peter declares his Belief that he is the promised Messiah: Christ then predicts his approaching Sufferings.

MATT. xvi. 13-28. MARK viii. 27-ix, 1. LUKE ix. 18-27.

AND Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the towns 1 of Cæsarea Philippi. And it came to pass, on the way, as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, "Who do the multitudes say that I, the Son of man, am?" And they answered and said, "John the Baptist but others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah; and others that a prophet, some one of the ancients, has risen again." And he saith unto them, "But who say ye that I am ?" And Simon Peter answered and said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered and said unto him, "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, Thou art Peter, (i. e. rock): and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades 3 shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of

1 Mk.: region, M. 2 Or, Who do men say that I am ?-the Son of Man? 3 Or, of the grave; or, of death.

the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven." 1 Then he charged his disciples, and he enjoined on them, and commanded them, that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.2

From that time Jesus began to show unto his disciples, and to teach them, that he must go unto Jerusalem: and that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the Elders and Chief Priests and Scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."3 And Peter took him by the hand, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee." 4 when he had turned about, and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, "Get thee behind me, Satan,5 thou art a stumbling block unto me: for thou regardest not the things of God, but the things of men."

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Then Jesus, having called the multitude unto him, with his disciples, said unto them, "If any one desireth to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever desireth to save his life, will lose it but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same will save it. For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 6 or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 7 For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will render unto every man according to his works. For whosoever shall be ashamed

1 v. H. n. 2 Or, that they should say to no one, "He is the Christ." 3 M., L. after three days rise again, Mk.: v. H. n. 4 Or, God be merciful to thee, or, God forbid. 5 Or, thou adversary. 6 M., Mk. but destroy himself, or be wholly lost, L. : v. H. n. 7 The word soul in this passage is that rendered life above: v. H. n. 8 Or, his conduct; or, his doing.

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