And he went round about the villages teaching. 7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean 8 spirits; and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no 'money in their 'purse; 1 Gr. brass. 9 but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put 2 Gr. girdle. 10 not on two coats. And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide 11 till ye depart thence. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. 12 And they went out, and preached that men 13 should repent. And they cast out many 1 2 'devils, and anointed with oil many that were 3 Gr. demons. sick, and healed them. 14 And king Herod heard thereof; for his name 5 5 read they. tizer. had become known: and he said, John the Some ancient Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do authorities 15 these powers work in him. But others said, It Gr. the Bapis Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, 16 even as one of the prophets. But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, 17 he is risen. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother 18 Philip's wife: for he had married her. For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee 19 to have thy brother's wife. And Herodias set herself againt him, and desired to kill him; 20 and she could not; for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. And when he heard Many ancient him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him authorities 21 gladly. And when a convenient day was come, things. read did many tribunes that Herod on his birthday made a supper to 1 Or, military his lords, and the 'high captains, and the chief Gr. chiliarchs, men of Galilee; and when the daughter of He- 22 2 Some ancient rodias herself came in and danced, 'she pleased authorities read his daughter Herodias. 3 Or, it Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt 23 ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went out, and said 24 unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she Gr. the Bap- said, The head of John the Baptist. tizer. 5 And she 25 came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John 'the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry; 26 but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her. And straightway the king sent forth a soldier 27 of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger, and 28 gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard 29 thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. And the apostles gather themselves together 30 unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. And he saith unto them, Come 31 ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they went away in the boat to a 32 desert place apart. And the people saw them 33 going, and many knew them, and they ran there Or, by land together 'on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. And he came forth and saw a 34 great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many 35 things. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent: 36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy 37 themselves somewhat to eat. But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and See marginal 38 give them to eat? And he saith unto them, note on Matt. How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two 39 fishes. And he commanded them that all 2 xviii. 28. should sit down by companies upon the green 2 Gr. recline. 40 grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hun41 dreds, and by fifties. And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, 44 and also of the fishes. And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. 43 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he him46 self sendeth the multitude away. And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into 47 the mountain to pray. And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, 48 and he alone on the land. And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and 1 Or, crossed over to the land, they came unto Gennesaret 2 Or, it 'Or, common Or, up to the elbow he would have passed by them: but they, 49 And when they had 'crossed over, they came 53 3 4 And there are gathered together unto him the 7 Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that 2 some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. For the 3 Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders: and when they come 4 Gr. baptize, from the marketplace, except they wash themselves, they eat not: and many other things read sprinkle there be, which they have received to hold, "Gr.baptizings washings of cups, and pots, and brasen * Many ancient vessels'. And the Pharisees and the scribes 5 authoritiesadd Gr. with the fist. Some ancient authorities themselves. and couches. ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their 6 bread with 'defiled hands? And he said unto Or, common them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypo 7 crites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. 8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold 9 fast the tradition of men. And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment 10 of God, that ye may keep your tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, 11 let him 'die the death: but ye say, If a man 2Or, sur ly die shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his 13 father or his mother; making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do. 14 And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and under15 stand there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him: but the things which proceed out of the man are those 17 that defile the man.' And when he was en- 'Many ancient tered into the house from the multitude, his insert ver. 16 18 disciples asked of him the parable. And he If any man saith unto them, Are ye so without understand- hear, let him ing also? Perceived ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot 19 defile him; because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. 20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the authorities hath ears to hear. |