disciples follow him. (2)And when the sabbath was come, he began to
teach in the synagogue. And many hearing were astonished, saying: From
whence has this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is
given him, and such miracles wrought by his hands? (3)Is not this the
carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and
Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were
offended at him. (4)And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without
honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in
his own house. (5)And he was not able to do any miracle there, save
that he laid his hands on a few sick, and healed them. (6)And he
marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about the surrounding
villages, teaching.
(7)And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by
two and two; and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; (8)and
commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff
only; no bread, no bag, no money, in their girdle; (9)but that they be
shod with sandals and, Put not on two coats. (10)And he said to them:
Wherever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from
thence. (11)And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you,
when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a
testimony to them[6:11].
(12)And they went out, and preached that men should repent. (13)And
they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick,
and healed them.
(14)And the king, Herod, heard of it, for his name was spread abroad;
and he said: John the Immerser is risen from the dead, and therefore
do these powers work in him. (15)Others said: It is Elijah. And others
said: It is a prophet, like any one of the prophets. (16)But Herod
hearing of it, said: John, whom I beheaded, is risen from the dead.
(17)For he, Herod, sent forth and laid hold of John, and bound him in
prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother;
because he had married her. (18)For John said to Herod: It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. (19)And Herodias was angry
with him, and desired to put him to death; and she could not, (20)for
Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man; and he
observed him[6:20], and hearing him did many things, and heard him
gladly.
(21)And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made
a supper for his nobles, and for the chief captains, and the first men
of Galilee; (22)and the daughter of Herodias having come in and
danced, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and
the king said to the damsel: Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will
give it thee. (23)And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask of me,
I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. (24)And she, going
out, said to her mother: What shall I ask? And she said: The head of
John the Immerser. (25)And straightway she came in with haste to the
king, and asked, saying: I will that immediately thou give me, on a
platter, the head of John the Immerser. (26)And the king became very
sorrowful; but for the sake of his oath, and of those reclining with
him, he would not reject her. (27)And immediately the king sent one of
the guard, and commanded to bring his head. And he went and beheaded
him in the prison, (28)and brought his head on a platter, and gave it
to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. (29)And his
disciples hearing of it came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a
tomb.
(30)And the apostles gather together unto Jesus; and they reported to
him all things, both what they did, and what they taught. (31)And he
said to them: Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest
awhile; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure
even to eat. (32)And they departed into a desert place by ship
privately. (33)And they saw them departing, and many knew them, and
ran together there on foot from all the cities, and came before them.
(34)And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on
them, because they were as sheep having no shepherd; and he began to
teach them many things.
(35)And the day being now far spent, his disciples come to him, and
say: The place is desert, and the time is now far passed. (36)Dismiss
them, that they may go away into the surrounding fields and villages,
and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat. (37)He
answering said to them: Give ye them to eat. And they say to him:
Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them
to eat? (38)He says to them: How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And
when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. (39)And he commanded
them to make all lie down by companies on the green grass. (40)And
they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. (41)And taking
the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and
blessed and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before
them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. (42)And they all
ate, and were filled. (43)And they took up fragments filling twelve
baskets, and part of the fishes. (44)And they who ate of the loaves
were five thousand men. (45)And straightway he constrained his
disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before to the other side
to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude. (46)And having taken
leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.
(47)And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea,
and he was alone on the land. (48)And he saw them distressed in
rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch
of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have
passed by them. (49)And they seeing him walking on the sea, supposed
it was a spectre, and cried out; (50)for all saw him, and were
troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says to them: Be of
good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. (51)And he went up to them into
the ship; and the wind ceased. And they were sore amazed in themselves
beyond measure, and wondered. (52)For they considered not the loaves;
for their heart was hardened.
(53)And passing over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and
anchored there. (54)And when they had come out of the ship,
immediately recognizing him (55)they ran through all that region, and
began to carry about on beds those who were sick, where they heard he
was. (56)And wherever he entered, into villages, or cities, or fields,
they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they
might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment. And as many as
touched him were made whole.
VII.
AND there come together to him the Pharisees and certain of the
scribes, who came from Jerusalem. (2)And seeing some of his disciples
eating bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault.
(3)For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they carefully wash
their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. (4)And
coming from the market, except they immerse themselves, they do not
eat. And there are many other things which they received to hold,
immersions of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. (5)And
the Pharisees and the scribes ask him: Why do not thy disciples walk
according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled
hands? (6)And he said to them: Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you
hypocrites; as it is written:
This people honor me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
(7)But in vain they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.
(8)For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of
men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do.
(9)And he said to them: Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that
ye may keep your own tradition! (10)For Moses said: Honor thy father
and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely
die. (11)But ye say: If a man say to his father or his mother, It is
Corban (that is, a gift) whatever thou mightest be profited with from
me--[7:11]; (12)and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father
or his mother, (13)annulling the word of God by your tradition, which
ye handed down. And many such things ye do.
(14)And again calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hearken
to me every one, and understand. (15)There is nothing from without a
man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things that come
out of him, these are they that defile the man. (16)If any one has
ears to hear, let him hear.
(17)And when he entered into the house from the multitude, his
disciples asked him concerning the parable. (18)And he says to them:
Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that
whatever from without enters into the man can not defile him?
(19)Because it enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goes
out into the drain, cleansing all food. (20)And he said: That which
comes out of the man, that defiles the man. (21)For from within, out
of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, (22)thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. (23)All these
evil things come forth from within, and defile the man.
(24)And rising up he departed thence into the borders of Tyre and
Sidon; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know
it. And he could not be hidden. (25)For a woman, whose little daughter
had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came and fell at his feet.
(26)The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought
him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter. (27)And he
said to her: Let the children first be filled; for it is not good to
take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. (28)And she
answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the dogs under the table eat
of the children's crumbs. (29)And he said to her: For this saying go
thy way; the demon has gone out of thy daughter. (30)And departing to
her house, she found the little child laid on the bed, and the demon
gone out.
(31)And again going forth out of the borders of Tyre, he came through
Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of
Decapolis. (32)And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an
impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon
him. (33)And taking him aside from the multitude he put his fingers
into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue, (34)and looking up to
heaven, he sighed, and says to him: Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
(35)And straightway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue
was loosed, and he spoke plainly. (36)And he charged them that they
should tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more abundantly
they published it; (37)and were beyond measure astonished, saying: He
has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb
to speak.
VIII.
IN those days, there being a very great multitude, and they having
nothing to eat, he called to him his disciples, and says to them: (2)I
have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat; (3)and if I dismiss them fasting
to their own houses, they will faint by the way; and some of them have
come from afar. (4)And his disciples answered him: From whence will
one be able to satisfy these men with bread, here in a wilderness?
(5)And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? And they said: Seven.
(6)And he commanded the multitude to lie down on the ground. And he
took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his
disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.
(7)And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he
commanded to set these also before them. (8)And they ate, and were
filled; and they took up of the fragments that were left seven
baskets. (9)And they were about four thousand. And he dismissed them.
(10)And straightway entering into the ship with his disciples, he came
into the region of Dalmanutha. (11)And the Pharisees came out, and
began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him. (12)And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says: Why does
this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, there shall no sign
be given to this generation. (13)And leaving them, he entered again
into the ship, and departed to the other side.
(14)And they forgot to take bread; and they had none in the ship with
them, except one loaf. (15)And he charged them, saying: Take heed,
beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. (16)And
they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we have no
bread. (17)And Jesus knowing it, says to them: Why reason ye, because
ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, nor understand? Have ye your
heart yet hardened? (18)Having eyes, do ye not see? And having ears,
do ye not hear? And do ye not remember? (19)When I broke the five
loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did
ye take up? They say to him: Twelve. (20)And when the seven among the
four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? And
they said: Seven. (21)And he said to them: How is it that ye do not
understand?
(22)And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and
beseech him to touch him. (23)And taking the blind man by the hand, he
led him forth out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, and
putting his hands on him, he asked him if he beheld anything. (24)And
looking up he said: I behold men; for I see them as trees walking.
(25)Then again he put his hands on his eyes, and he saw clearly; and
he was restored, and saw all things distinctly. (26)And he sent him
away to his house, saying: Go not even into the village, nor tell it
to any in the village.
(27)And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the villages of
Caesarea Philippi: And in the way he asked his disciples, saying to
them: Who do men say that I am? (28)And they answered him saying: John
the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.
(29)And he asked them: But who do ye say that I am? And Peter
answering says to him: Thou art the Christ. (30)And he charged them
that they should tell no one concerning him.
(31)And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the
scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (32)And he
spoke that saying openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke
him. (33)But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked
Peter, saying: Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou thinkest not the
things of God, but those of men.
(34)And calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to
them: Whoever desires to follow after me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow me. (35)For whoever will save his life
shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life, for the sake of me and
of the glad tidings, shall save it. (36)For what will it profit a man,
to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? (37)Or what shall a man
give as an exchange for his soul? (38)For whoever shall be ashamed of
me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him
will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels.
IX.
AND he said to them: Verily I say to you, that there are some of those
standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the
kingdom of God already come with power.
(2)And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John,
and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. And he
was transfigured before them. (3)And his garments became shining,
exceeding white as snow, such as no fuller on earth can whiten. (4)And
there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with
Jesus. (5)And Peter answering said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us
to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah. (6)For he knew not what to say; for they
were sore afraid. (7)And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a
voice came out of the cloud: This is my beloved Son; hear ye him.
(8)And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus
only with themselves.
(9)And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they
should relate what they had seen to no one, except when the Son of man
shall have risen from the dead. (10)And they kept the saying,
questioning among themselves, what is the rising from the dead.
(11)And they asked him, saying: Why say the scribes that Elijah must
first come? (12)And he said to them: Elijah indeed comes first, and
restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of man? That he
must suffer many things, and be set at naught. (13)But I say to you,
that Elijah also has come, and they did to him whatever they would, as
it is written of him.
(14)And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them,
and scribes questioning with them. (15)And straightway all the
multitude seeing him were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted
him. (16)And he asked them: What question ye with them? (17)And one of
the multitude answered him: Teacher, I brought to thee my son, having
a dumb spirit. (18)And wherever it lays hold of him, it tears him, and
he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he pines away. And I spoke to thy
disciples, that they should cast it out; and they could not. (19)And
he answering, says to them: O faithless generation, how long shall I
be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me. (20)And
they brought him to him. And seeing him, straightway the spirit rent
him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. (21)And he asked
his father: How long is it, since this came upon him? And he said:
From a child. (22)And ofttimes it cast him both into the fire, and
into the water, to destroy him. But if thou art able to do anything,
have compassion on us, and help us. (23)Jesus said to him: If thou art
able! All things are possible to the believing. (24)And straightway
the father of the child cried out, and said: I believe; help thou my
unbelief. (25)And Jesus, seeing that a multitude came running
together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him: Dumb and deaf
spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more.
(26)And crying out, and rending him sorely, it came out of him. And he
became as one dead; so that many said: He is dead. (27)But Jesus
taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.
(28)And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him
privately: Why could not we cast it out? (29)And he said to them: This
kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.
(30)And going forth from thence, they passed through Galilee and he
would not that any one should know it. (31)For he taught his
disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered up into the
hands of men, and they will kill him and when he is killed, after
three days he will rise again. (32)But they understood not the saying,
and were afraid to ask him.
(33)And they came to Capernaum. And having come into the house he
inquired of them: Of what were ye reasoning among yourselves by the
way? (34)But they were silent; for by the way they had disputed with
one another, who was greatest. (35)And sitting down, he called the
twelve, and says to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be
last of all, and servant of all. (36)And taking a child, he placed it
in the midst of them; and folding it in his arms, he said to them:
(37)Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me
and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him who sent me.
(38)And John answered him, saying: Teacher, we saw one casting out
demons in thy name, who follows not us; and we forbade him, because he
follows not us. (39)But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no
one who shall do a miracle in my name, and can lightly speak evil of
me. (40)For he that is not against us is for us. (41)For whoever shall
give you a cup of water to drink in that name, that ye are Christ's,
verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. (42)And whoever
shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it
is better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he were cast into the sea. (43)And if thy hand cause thee to
offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
than having the two hands to go into hell, into the fire that is
unquenchable; (44)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not
quenched. (45)And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is
better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to
be cast into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; (46)where their
worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. (47)And if thine eye
cause thee to offend, pluck it out. It is better for thee to enter
into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast
into hell-fire; (48)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not
quenched. (49)For every one shall be salted with fire, and every
sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (50)Salt is good; but if the salt
become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves,
and be at peace with one another.
X.
AND rising up he goes thence into the borders of Judaea, and the
further side of the Jordan. And again the multitudes come together to
him; and as he was wont, he again taught them.
(2)And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, if it is lawful for a
man to put away a wife, tempting him. (3)And he answering said to
them: What did Moses command you? (4)And they said: Moses permitted to
write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (5)And Jesus
answering said to them: For your hardness of heart he wrote you this
command. (6)But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male
and female. (7)For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh. (8)So
that they are no longer two, but one flesh. (9)What therefore God
joined together, let not man put asunder.
(10)And in the house his disciples asked him again concerning this.
(11)And he says to them: Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry
another, commits adultery against her. (12)And if a woman shall put
away her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery.
(13)And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them;
and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. (14)But Jesus seeing
it, was much displeased, and said to them: Suffer the little children
to come to me; forbid them not, for to such belongs the kingdom of
God. (15)Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of
God as a little child, shall not enter therein. (16)And he folded them
in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.
(17)And as he was going forth into the way, there came one running,
and kneeling to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that
I may inherit eternal life? (18)And Jesus said to him: Why callest
thou me good? There is none good but one, God. (19)Thou knowest the
commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do
not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother.
(20)And he answering said to him: Teacher, all these I kept from my
youth. (21)And Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him: One
thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross,
and follow me. (22)And he became sad at that saying, and went away
sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
(23)And looking around, Jesus says to his disciples: How hardly shall
they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! (24)And the
disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again says
to them: Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to
enter into the kingdom of God! (25)It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God. (26)And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among
themselves: Who then can be saved? (27)And Jesus, looking on them,
says: With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all
things are possible.