they began to intreat him to withdraw from their territories. 18 And as he was going on board the vessel the late demoniac be19 sought him that he might go with him. But Jesus did not

permit him, but saith to him, Go home to thy friends, and tell 20 them what the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compas

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sion on thee. So he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him. And they were all amazed.

And when Jesus had repassed in the vessel to the other side, a great multitude gathered about him, and he continued 22 by the sea side. And behold there cometh to him one of the rulers of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, who, upon seeing him, falleth at his feet and intreateth him earnestly, 23 saying, My little daughter is at the point of death, pray

come and lay thy hands on her that she may be cured, and 24 she will live. So Jesus went with him, followed by a great mul25 titude which pressed about him. And a certain woman, who had been twelve years afflicted with an issue of blood, and who 26 had suffered much under many physicians, and spent all that

she had, and instead of being any thing the better, rather 27 grew worse, having heard of Jesus, came behind him, in the 28 crowd, and touched his mantle. For she said, If I can but 29 touch his clothes, I shall be cured. And instantly the source of

her disorder was dried up, and she felt in her body that she 30 was cured of that disorder. Thereupon Jesus conscious of the power which had gone forth from him, turning about imme31 diately, in the crowd, said, Who touched my clothes? Upon

which his disciples said to him, Thou seest how the crowd 32 throng thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me? Still he 33 looked round to see her who had done this, when the woman, knowing what had been done for her, came trembling with fear, and prostrating herself before him, told him the whole truth. 34 Whereupon he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath cured thee. Go in peace, and continue cured of that disorder of thine. 35 Now while he was speaking, messengers came from the ruler's house, who said, Thy daughter is dead, why troublest 36 thou the teacher any further? Upon hearing this message de

livered, Jesus immediately saith to the ruler of the synagogue, 37 Be not afraid. Only believe. Then he permitted none to accom

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pany him, but Peter and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And coming to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and

seeing a tumultuous crowd weeping and wailing immoderate39 ly, he saith to them, as he was going in, Why make ye this 40 ado, and weep? The child is not dead, but asleep. Upon which

they derided him. But he, having put them all out, taketh with him the father and mother of the child, and them who accompanied him, and goeth into the room where the child was laid. 41 And, taking hold of the child's hand, he saith to her, "Talithacumi," the meaning of which is, damsel, I say to thee, Arise. 42 And immediately the damsel arose and walked about; for she

was twelve years old. Upon which they were struck with great 43 astonishment. Then he strictly charged them that none should

know this, and ordered something to be given her to eat. VI. Having left that place, he went to his own country, 2 and his disciples accompany him, and on the sabbath day he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man these things? And, What wisdom is this which is given him, that such mi3 racles are done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? So they were 4 stumbled at him. Upon which Jesus said to them, A prophet

is not without honour, save in his own country, and among 5 his kindred, and in his own family. `So he could not perform

any miracle there, save that he laid his hands on a few sick persons and healed them. And he expressed wonder at their unbelief.

6 When he was going round the neighbouring villages, teach7 ing, he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them 8 forth, by two and two, and gave them power over the unclean

spirits; and ordered them to take nothing for the journey, but 9 only a staff-no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse; 10 but to be shod with sandals; and not to put on two coats. And

he said to them, Wherever you enter a house, continue there 11 till you leave that place. And whosoever will not receive you, nor hearken to you, when you depart thence shake off the dirt which is under your feet, as a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, the condition of Sodom and Gomorra will

be more tolerable in a day of vengeance, than the condition of 12 that city. So they went forth and proclaimed, that men should 13 reform. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.

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Now when king Herod heard of him, (for his name was become famous) he said, John the baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore these miracles are performed by him. 15 Some said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, or a 16 person like one of the prophets. But when Herod heard fof

him, he said, This is John, whom I beheaded. He is risen from 17 the dead. For Herod had sent and apprehended John, and con

fined him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Phi18 lip's wife, whom he had married. For John had said to Herod, 19 It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore

Herodias was enraged at him, and wished to kill him, but 20 could not; for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a

righteous and holy man; and he protected him, and did many 21 things by his advice, and heard him with pleasure: At length a favourable opportunity occurred. When Herod, on his birth day, made an entertainment for the great officers of his court 22 and army, and the chiefs of Galilee, and the daughter of this

same Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me what thou wilt, 23 and I will give it thee: nay, he swore to her, Whatever thou

shalt ask of me, I will give, even to the half of my kingdom. 24 Upon this she went out and said to her mother, What shall I 25 ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist. So coming

in immediately with all haste to the king, she made her request, saying, I desire thee to give me forthwith, in a basin, the head 26 of John the baptist. Though the king was much grieved, yet

from a regard to his oaths, and his guests, he would not refuse 27 her. So the king immediately despatched a sentinel with or28 ders to bring the head of the baptist. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a basin, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mo29 ther. And when his disciples heard this, they went and took up his body, and laid it in a sepulchre.

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Now the apostles come together again to Jesus, and when they had given him a full account both of what they had done,

31 and what they had taught, he said to them, Come by yourselves privately, to a solitary place, and rest yourselves a little while. For there were so many coming and going that they 32 had not leisure even to eat. So they went away by themselves, 33 in the vessel, to a solitary place. And the multitudes saw them going, and many knew the place, and ran thither by land, in crowds, from all the cities, and got there before them, and as34 sembled to meet him. When Jesus landed and saw a great

multitude, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd; and he began to teach them 35 many things. And the day being now far spent, his disciples 36 came to him and said, This is a desert place, and the day is

now far spent, Dismiss them, that they may go to the neigh bouring farms and villages, and buy themselves bread, for 37 they have nothing to eat. And he in reply, said to them, Supply them ye yourselves. Thereupon they say to him, Must we go and buy bread to the amount of two hundred deniars* for 38 them to eat. He saith to them, How many loaves have you?

Go and see. And having examined, they say, Five, and two 39 fishes. Then he ordered them to make all the people place 40 themselves as at table on the grass, in several companies. Ac

cordingly they arranged themselves in rows, by hundreds and 41 by fifties. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and having looked up to heaven, he pronounced a blessing. Then he broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set be42 fore them, and distributed the two fishes among them all. And

when they had all eaten, and were satisfied, there were carried 43 away twelve panniers full of the fragments, and the remains of 44 the fishes. Now they who had eaten of the loaves were about five thousand men.

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bark, and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida; while 46 he dismissed the people. And when he had sent them away, 47 he retired to the mountain to pray. And in the course of the

evening the vessel was in the midst of the sea, and he all alone 48 on the land. And he saw them toiling at the oar; for the wind

*See Matt. 20. 2.

was contrary. And about the fourth watch of the night,* he goeth to them, walking on the sea, and seemed inclined to 49 pass them. But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought

it was an apparition, and uttered a loud scream. For they all 50 saw him, and were terrified. Whereupon he immediately

spoke to them, saying, Take courage: it is I; be not afraid; 51 and went on board to them. And the wind ceased. At which 52 they were still more excessively astonished and expressed admiration. For they had not come to a right understanding by the loaves. For their understanding was callous.

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And having crossed over, they came to the region of Ge54 nesaret, and put into port. And on their going out of the vessel the people knew him. And, running through the whole 55 country around, they began to bring the sick on beds, to every 56 place where they heard he was. And wherever he entered

towns, or cities, or villages, they laid the sick in the streets, and begged that they might but touch the tuft of his mantle. And as many as touched were cured.

VII. Then the Pharisees, and some of the Scribes who had 2 come from Jerusalem, resort to him in a body, and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with unclean, that is with 3 unwashen hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, holding the doctrine of the elders, do not eat with4 out-washing the hands with the doubled fist: and if they come from the market they do not eat without dipping them. And there are many other usages which they have adopted, such as the dipping of cups, and pots, and brass vessels, and couch5 es. Therefore the Pharisees and the Scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the doctrines of the 6 elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? In reply to which he said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you, hypocrites; as it is written, "This people honour me with 7 their lips, but their heart is far from me. And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commands of men.+" 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you adhere to the doctrine of men-the dipping of cups, and drinking vessels,

*Between three and six o'clock in the morning. +Es. 29. 13, 6.