And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

And now many an hour having come to pass, his disciples having come to him, they say, The place is desolate, and it is now many an hour.

Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

Then he gave orders that they were to make all the people lie down in parties on the green grass;

And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before them. And he distributed the two fish to [them] all.

And they all took of the food and had enough.

And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.

And they that ate were about five thousand men.

and when they had taken their leave, he retired to a mountain to pray.

And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;

because they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.

And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,

They ran about [through] that whole region and began to carry around those {who were sick} on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.

And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,

And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean--that is, unwashed--hands.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

the Pharisees, and Scribes therefore ask'd Jesus, why don't your disciples observe the tradition of the antients? why do they take their meals without washing their hands?

And He answered them, "Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites very well when he wrote [Isa. 29:13], 'These people honor me with their lips [i.e., by what they say], but their heart is far from [honoring] me.

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, abusiveness, arrogance, folly??23 all these evils come from inside, and they pollute a man."

all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

But He was saying to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it out to the house dogs."

And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.

And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way.

And they took the food, and had enough; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken bits.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.

there the Pharisees being come, they began to dispute with him, and to try him, desir'd he would work some miracle in the sky.

but Jesus fetching a deep sigh, said, why does this generation require a sign? I assure you, they shall have none.

And they had taken no thought to get bread; and they had only one cake of bread with them in the boat.

And they said to one another, We have no bread.

Jesus, being aware of what they were thinking, said, "Why are you reasoning about not having any bread? Have you not yet perceived or understood? Have your hearts become insensitive?

When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

And when the seven among the four thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? And they said to him, Seven.

And they said, Seven. And he said to them, How is it, that ye do not understand?

And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.

And he looked up and said, "I see the men; For I see them walk as they were trees."

From thence Jesus went attended with his disciples to the villages of Cesarea Philippi. and ask'd them by the way, who do they say I am?

And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.

And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.

And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

When he had gone home, and his disciples were alone with him, they asked him, "Why could not we drive it out?"

And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

"wherefore, 'tis said, a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

When they were in the house, the disciples asked him again concerning this matter, and he said to them,

And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

miles northeast of Jerusalem]. As He left there with His disciples and a large crowd, they met a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sitting along side the road.

And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?

but they that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:

And they will make sport of him, and put shame on him, and give him cruel blows, and will put him to death; and after three days he will come back from the dead.

And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared."

And [when they] heard [this], the ten began to be indignant about James and John.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them.

And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.