ed, into towns or into villages or father and thy mother; and, H cities, they laid the sick in the that shall curse father or mother, streets, and besought him that they dying let him die. might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. CHAP. VII. Christ rebukes the Pharisees. 11 But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee : 12 And farther you suffer him AND there assembled together not to do any thing for his father unto him the Pharisees and or mother, some of the scribes, coming from | 13 Making void the word of God Jerusalem. by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do. 2 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients : 4 And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels and of beds. 5 And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? 6 But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men. 14 And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand. 15 There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable. 18 And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man, cannot defile him: 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? 20 But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man. 21 For from within out of the 8 For leaving the commandment heart of men proceed evil thoughts, of God, you hold the tradition of adulteries, fornications, murders, men, the washings of pots and of 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedcups and many other things you ness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil do like to these. eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 9 And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. 24 And rising from thence he went into the coast of Tyre and 10 For Moses said: Honour thy' Sidon : and entering into a house, Ver. 7. Doctrines and precepts of men. See the annotations, Matt. xv 9, 11 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. all things well; he hath made both 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. 31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee through the 7 And they had a few little fishes; midst of the coasts of Decapolis. and he blessed them, and command32 And they bring to him one ed them to be set before them. 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. 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 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. 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. 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 do men say that I am? 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. 39 And he said to them: Amen I say to you, that there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God coming in power, CHAP. IX. them, and the scribes disputing with them. 14 And presently all the people A with him Peter and James and seeing JESUS, was astonished and struck with fear and running to him, they saluted him. 15 And he asked them, What do John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them. 2 And his garments became shi- you question about among you? ning and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white. S And there appeared to them Elias with Moses; and they were talking with JESUS. 4 And Peter answering, said to JESUS: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 16 And one of the multitude answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee having a dumb spirit, 17 Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with the teeth, and pineth away: and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. 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 19 And they brought him. And most beloved son; hear ye him. when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming. 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. 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. 10 And they asked him saying: 22 And JEsus saith to him: If Why then do the Pharisees and thou canst believe, all things are scribes say that Elias must come possible to him that believeth. first? 23 And immediately the father 11 Who answering said to them: of the boy crying out with tears Elias when he shall come first, shall said: 1 do believe; Lord help my restore all things, and as it is writ-unbelief. ten of the Son of man, that he must 24 And when JESUS saw the mulsuffer many things and be despised. titude running together, he threat12 But I say to you, that Elias ened the unclean spirit, saying to also is come (and they have done him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I comto him whatsoever they would) as mand thee, to go out of him: and it is written of him. enter not any more into him. 13 And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about 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. 40 For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: Amen I say to you, he shall not 26 But JESUS taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he arose. 27 And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we lose his reward. cast him out? 41 And whosoever shall scanda 28 And he said to them: This lize one of these little ones that bekind can go out by nothing, but lieve in me; it were better for him by prayer and fasting. that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 29 And departing from thence they passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it. 30 And he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and after that he is killed he shall rise again the third day. 31 But they understood not the word and they were afraid to ask him. 32 And they came to Capharnaum. 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. 84 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 gan soon speak ill of me. 42 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire: 43 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. 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 be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire. 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 het ND rising up from thence, he 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 |