005:029 In a moment the flow of her blood ceased, and she felt in herself
that her complaint was cured.
005:030 Immediately Jesus, well knowing that healing power had gone
from within Him, turned round in the crowd and asked,
"Who touched my clothes?"
005:031 "You see the multitude pressing you on all sides,"
His disciples exclaimed, "and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"
005:032 But He continued looking about to see the person who had done this,
005:033 until the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what
had happened to her, came and threw herself at His feet,
and told Him all the truth.
005:034 "Daughter," He said, "your faith has cured you: go in peace,
and be free from your complaint."
005:035 While He is yet speaking, men come from the house to the Warden,
and say, "Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Rabbi further?"
005:036 But Jesus, overhearing the words, said to the Warden, "Do not
be afraid; only have faith."
005:037 And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and
the brothers James and John.
005:038 So they come to the Warden's house. Here He gazes on a scene
of uproar, with people weeping aloud and wailing.
005:039 He goes in. "Why all this outcry and loud weeping?"
He asks; "the child is asleep, not dead."
005:040 To this their reply is a scornful laugh. He, however, puts them
all out, takes the child's father and mother and those He has
brought with Him, and enters the room where the child lies.
005:041 Then, taking her by the hand, He says to her, "Talitha, koum;"
that is to say, "Little girl, I command you to wake!"
005:042 Instantly the little girl rises to her feet and begins to walk
(for she was twelve years old). They were at once beside
themselves with utter astonishment;
005:043 but He gave strict injunctions that the matter should not be
made known, and directed them to give her something to eat.
006:001 Leaving that place He came into His own country, accompanied
by His disciples.
006:002 On the Sabbath He proceeded to teach in the synagogue; and many,
as they heard Him, were astonished. "Where did he acquire all this?"
they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him?
And what are these marvellous miracles which his hands perform?
006:003 Is not this the carpenter, Mary's son, the brother of James
and Joses, Jude and Simon? And do not his sisters live
here among us?" So they turned angrily away.
006:004 But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour
except in his own country, and among his own relatives,
and in his own home."
006:005 And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His
hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and
006:006 He wondered at their unbelief. So He went round the
adjacent villages, teaching.
006:007 Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them
out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits.
006:008 He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick;
no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets,
006:009 but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on
an extra under garment.
006:010 Wherever you enter a house, make it your home till you
leave that place.
006:011 But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you,
when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet
to bear witness concerning them."
006:012 So they set out, and preached in order that men might repent.
006:013 Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed
with oil and cured.
006:014 King Herod heard of all this (for the name of Jesus had become
widely known), and he kept saying, "John the Baptizer has
come back to life, and that is why these miraculous Powers
are working in him."
006:015 Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said,
"He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."
006:016 But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded,
has come back to life."
006:017 For Herod himself had sent and had had John arrested and had
kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias,
his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.
006:018 For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be
living with your brother's wife."
006:019 Therefore Herodias hated him and wished to take his life,
but could not;
006:020 for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright
and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was
in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.
006:021 At length Herodias found her opportunity. Herod on his birthday
gave a banquet to the nobles of his court and to the tribunes
and the principal people in Galilee,
006:022 at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced,
and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her,
"Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."
006:023 He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you,
up to half my kingdom."
006:024 She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?"
"The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.
006:025 The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made
her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me,
here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."
006:026 Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths,
and of his guests, would not break faith with her.
006:027 He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring
John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,
006:028 and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl,
who gave it to her mother.
006:029 When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took away
his body and laid it in a tomb.
006:030 When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported
to Him all they had done and all they had taught.
006:031 Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place,
and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going,
so that they had no time even for meals.
006:032 Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.
006:033 But the people saw them going, and many knew them; and coming
by land they ran together there from all the neighbouring towns,
and arrived before them.
006:034 So when Jesus landed, He saw a vast multitude; and His heart
was moved with pity for them, because they were like sheep which
have no shepherd, and He proceeded to teach them many things.
006:035 By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said,
"This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:
006:036 send them away that they may go to the farms and villages near
here and buy themselves something to eat."
006:037 "Give them food yourselves," He replied. "Are we," they asked,
"to go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread and
give them food?"
006:038 "How many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see."
So they found out, and said, "Five; and a couple of fish."
006:039 So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on
the green grass.
006:040 And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties.
006:041 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes
to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into
portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute;
giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.
006:042 All ate and were fully satisfied.
006:043 And they carried away broken portions enough to fill twelve baskets,
besides pieces of the fish.
006:044 Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult men.
006:045 Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board
the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind
to dismiss the crowd.
006:046 He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.
006:047 When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake,
while he Himself was on shore alone.
006:048 But when He saw them distressed with rowing (for the wind was
against them), towards morning He came towards them walking
on the Lake, as if intending to pass them.
006:049 They saw Him walking on the water, and thinking that it was
a spirit they cried out;
006:050 for they all saw Him and were terrified. He, however,
immediately spoke to them. "There is no danger," He said;
"it is I; be not alarmed."
006:051 Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled;
and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.
006:052 For they had not learned the lesson taught by the loaves,
but their minds were dull.
006:053 Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and
came to anchor.
006:054 But no sooner had they gone ashore than the people
immediately recognized Him.
006:055 Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him
the sick on their mats wherever they heard He was.
006:056 And enter wherever He might--village or town or hamlet--
they laid their sick in the open places, and entreated
Him to let them touch were it but the tassel of His robe;
and all, whoever touched Him, were restored to health.
007:001 Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem,
came to Him in a body.
007:002 They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their
food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed) hands.
007:003 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews--being, as they are,
zealous for the traditions of the Elders--never eat without
first carefully washing their hands,
007:004 and when they come from market they will not eat without
bathing first; and they have a good many other customs
which they have received traditionally and cling to,
such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils,
and the washing of beds.)
007:005 So the Pharisees and Scribes put the question to Him: "Why do
your disciples transgress the traditions of the Elders,
and eat their food with unclean hands?"
007:006 "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites," He replied;
"as it is written, "'This People honour Me with their lips,
while their hearts are far away from Me:
007:007 But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts
which are mere human rules.'