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27. This Is the Work of God

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus (having had been sent out by two and two), and when they were returned told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And he said unto them, “Come 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 John’s disciples came to him and told him of the things concerning John.

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: So he took the apostles, and went aside by ship privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida: And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him, and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

So Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing: and he began to teach them many things.

And when the day began to wear away, And when it was evening, then came the twelve, and said unto him, “This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for they have nothing to eat.”

But Jesus said unto them, “They need not depart; give ye them to eat.”

And they say unto him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?”

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, “Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Philip answered him, “Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.”

He saith unto them, “How many loaves have ye? go and see.”

And when they knew, they say, “Five, and two fishes.”

But he said unto them, “Give ye them to eat.”

And they said, “We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.”

For they were about five thousand men.

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”

And they say unto him, “We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”

He said, “Bring them hither to me.”

And Jesus said, “Make the men sit down.”

Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, 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 gave them to his disciples to set before them; so when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would, and the two fishes divided he among them all.

And they did all eat, and were filled.

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.”

Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, and of the fishes, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, “This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.”

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

So when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray.

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum.

So when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

And the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

And he would have passed by them, but when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit;” and they cried out for fear. For they all saw him, and were troubled.

But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, “Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.”

And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.”

And he said, “Come.”

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, “Lord, save me.”

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him.

Then they willingly received him into the ship: And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, “Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”

The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, “Rabbi, when camest thou hither?”

Jesus answered them and said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you.”

Then said they unto him, “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?”

Jesus answered and said unto them, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

They said therefore unto him, “What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?”

“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Then Jesus said unto them, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”

Then said they unto him, “Lord, evermore give us this bread.”

And Jesus said unto them, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.”

“And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which qewrwn the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, ‘I’ am the bread which ‘came down from heaven.’

And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, ‘I came down from heaven?’”

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, “Murmur not among yourselves.”

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

“It is gegrammenon in the prophets, ‘And they shall be all taught of God.’ Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.”

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, ‘He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.’”

“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.”

“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.”

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

“This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.”

These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, “This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, “Doth this offend you?”

“What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?”

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, “Will ye also go away?”

Then Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”

“And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

28. There Is Nothing from without tou Anqrwpou, That Entering into Auton Can Defile Auton

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, “Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, “Listen and consider: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth ton anqrwpon; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth ton anqrwpon.”

Then assembled unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

And when he had called all the multitude unto him, he said unto them, “Hearken unto me every one of you, and consider: There is nothing from without tou anqrwpou, that entering into auton can defile auton: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.”

29. O Woman, Great Is Thy Faith

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

For a certain woman heard of him, a woman of Canaan, a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation, and came out of the same coasts; and cried unto him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.”

But he answered her not a word.

And his disciples came and besought him, saying, “Send her away; for she crieth after us.”

Then came she and fell at his feet and worshipped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, “O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.”

And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

And he said unto her, “Dia touton saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.”

And her daughter was made whole from that very instant.

And Jesus departed from thence.

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

30. The Signs of the Times

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.”

And his disciples say unto him, “Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?”

And Jesus asked them, “How many loaves have ye?”

And they said, “Seven, and a few little fishes.”

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

And the few small fishes he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

And he sent away the multitude, And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha that are the coasts of Magdala.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

He answered and said unto them, “When it is evening, ye say, ‘It will be fair weather:’ for the sky is red. And in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather to day:’ for the sky is red and lowering. Ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

Now when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

Then Jesus said unto them, “Take heed and beware of the matstsah of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.” And he charged them, saying, “Take heed, blepete of the matstsah of the Pharisees, and of the matstsah of Herod.”

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.”

And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, “Why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?”

“Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?”

“Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?”

“When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?”

They say unto him, “Twelve.”

“And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?”

And they said, “Seven.”

And he said unto them, “How is it that ye do not understand?”

“How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the matstsah of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?”

Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

31. The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven

And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi.

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples sunhsan him: and he asked them, saying, “Whom say the ocloi that I am?”

They answering said, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.”

And by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, “Whom do oi anqrwpoi say that I the Son of man am?”

And they said, “Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.”

He said unto them, “But whom say ye that I am?”

And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And Jesus answered and said unto him, “Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona, for thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and meta three days rise again; Saying, “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.” And from that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

And he spake that saying openly.

32. For What Shall It Profit a Man, if He Shall Gain the Whole World, and Lose His Own Soul?

And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.”

But he turned, and said unto Peter, “Get thee behind me, satana: thou art an skandalon unto me: for thou froneiV not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

“For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

And he said to them all, “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”

33. This Is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am Well Pleased; Hear Ye Him

And after six days (from the day Jesus said, ‘For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?’) Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: And it came to pass about an eight days after the saying, ‘And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.’

And he went up into the mountain to pray.

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, “Master, 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:” not knowing what he said. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

And behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, “Arise, and be not afraid.”

And suddenly, when they had lifted up their eyes, and when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, “Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.”

And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

34. He Shall Rise the Third Day

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee, and passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. And he taught his disciples, and said unto them, “The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.”

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, “The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again.”

And they were exceeding sorry.