Section XXIII.

Section XXIII.

[1] ¹⁶⁰⁶And Jesus departed thence, and came to the side of the sea of Galilee, and went [2] up into the mountain, and sat there.  ¹⁶⁰⁷And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them lame, and blind, and dumb, and maimed, and many others, and [3] they cast them at the feet of Jesus:  ¹⁶⁰⁸for they had seen all the signs which he did in [4] Jerusalem, when they were gathered at the feast.  ¹⁶⁰⁹And he healed them all.  ¹⁶¹⁰And those multitudes marvelled when they saw dumb men speak, and maimed men healed, and lame men walk, and blind men see; and they praised the God of Israel.

[5] ¹⁶¹¹And Jesus called his disciples, and said unto them, I have compassion on this multitude, because of their continuing with me three days, having nothing to eat; and to send them away fasting I am not willing, lest they faint in the way, ¹⁶¹²some of them having [6] [Arabic, p. 89] come from far.  ¹⁶¹³His disciples said unto him, Whence have we in the desert [7] bread wherewith to satisfy all this multitude?  ¹⁶¹⁴Jesus said unto them, How [8] many loaves have ye?  ¹⁶¹⁵They said unto him, Seven, and a few small fishes.  And he [9] commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground; ¹⁶¹⁶and he took those seven loaves and the fish, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [10] them; and the disciples set before the multitudes.  ¹⁶¹⁷And they all ate, and were satisfied:  and they took that which remained over of the fragments, seven basketfuls.  [11] ¹⁶¹⁸And the people that ate were four thousand men, besides the women and children.  [12] ¹⁶¹⁹And when the multitudes departed, he went up into the boat, and came to the borders of Magada.¹⁶²⁰

[13] ¹⁶²¹And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and began to seek a discussion with him.  And they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven, tempting him.  [14] ¹⁶²²And Jesus sighed within himself, and said, What sign seeketh this evil and adulterous generation?  It seeketh a sign, and it shall not be given a sign, except the sign [15] of Jonah the prophet.  ¹⁶²³Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not be given a [16] sign.  ¹⁶²⁴And he left¹⁶²⁵ them, and went up into the boat, and went away to that side.

[17] ¹⁶²⁶And his disciples forgot to take with them bread, and there was not with them [18] in the boat, not even¹⁶²⁷ one loaf.  ¹⁶²⁸And Jesus charged them, and said, Take heed, and guard yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and from the [19] leaven of Herod.  ¹⁶²⁹And they reflected within themselves that they had taken with them [20] no bread.  ¹⁶³⁰And Jesus knew, and said unto them, Why¹⁶³¹ think ye within yourselves, O ye of little faith, and are anxious, because ye have no bread? ¹⁶³²until now do ye not perceive, [21] neither understand? is your heart yet hard?  ¹⁶³³And have ye eyes, and yet see not? [22] [Arabic, p. 90] and have ye ears, and yet hear not? ¹⁶³⁴and do ye not remember when I brake those five loaves for five thousand? and how many baskets full of broken [23] pieces took ye¹⁶³⁵ up?  They said, Twelve.  ¹⁶³⁶He said unto them, And the seven also for four thousand:  how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye¹⁶³⁷ up?  They [24] said, Seven.  ¹⁶³⁸He said unto them, How have ye not understood that I spake not to you because of¹⁶³⁹ the bread, but that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees [25] and Sadducees?  ¹⁶⁴⁰Then they understood that he spake, not that they should beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees, which he called leaven.

[26] ¹⁶⁴¹And after that, he came to Bethsaida.  And they brought to him a certain¹⁶⁴² blind [27] man, and besought him that he would touch him.  ¹⁶⁴³And he took the hand of that blind man, and led him out without the village, and spat in his eyes, and laid his [28] hand on him,¹⁶⁴⁴ and asked him, What seest thou?  ¹⁶⁴⁵And that blind man looked intently, [29] and said unto him, I see men as trees walking.  ¹⁶⁴⁶And he placed his hand [30] again on his eyes; and they were restored,¹⁶⁴⁷ and he saw everything clearly.  ¹⁶⁴⁸And he sent him to his house, and said, Do not enter even into the village, nor tell any man in the village.

[31] ¹⁶⁴⁹And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Cæsarea Philippi.  [32] ¹⁶⁵⁰And while he was going in the way, and his disciples alone,¹⁶⁵¹ he asked his disciples, [33] and said, What do men say of me that I am, the Son of man?^{1652  1653}They said unto him, Some say, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the [34, 35] prophets.  ¹⁶⁵⁴He said unto them, And ye, what say ye that I am?  ¹⁶⁵⁵Simon Cephas answered [36] [Arabic, p. 91] and said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.  ¹⁶⁵⁶Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonah:  flesh and [37] blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.  ¹⁶⁵⁷And I say unto thee also, that thou art Cephas,¹⁶⁵⁸ and on this rock will I build my church; and the [38] gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.  ¹⁶⁵⁹To thee will I give the keys of the kingdom of heaven:  and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and [39] whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  ¹⁶⁶⁰And he sternly charged his disciples, and warned them that they should not tell any man concerning him, [40] that he was the Messiah.  ¹⁶⁶¹And henceforth began Jesus to shew to his disciples [41] that he was determined¹⁶⁶² to go to Jerusalem, ¹⁶⁶³and suffer much, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and of the scribes, and be killed, and on the [42] third day rise.  ¹⁶⁶⁴And he was speaking¹⁶⁶⁵ plainly.  ¹⁶⁶⁶And Simon Cephas, as one grieved [43] for him, said, Far be thou, my Lord, from that.  ¹⁶⁶⁷And he turned, and looked upon [44] his disciples, and rebuked Simon, and said, ¹⁶⁶⁸Get thee behind me, Satan:  for thou art a stumblingblock unto me:  for thou thinkest not of what pertains to God, but of what pertains to men.

[45] ¹⁶⁶⁹And Jesus called the multitudes with his disciples, and said unto them, Whosoever would come after me, let him deny himself, and take his cross every day, and [46] come after me.  ¹⁶⁷⁰And whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever [47] loseth his life for my sake, and for the sake of my gospel, shall save it.  ¹⁶⁷¹What shall [48] a man profit, if he gain all the world, and destroy¹⁶⁷² his own life,¹⁶⁷³ or lose it? ¹⁶⁷⁴or what [49] [Arabic, p. 92] will a man give in ransom for his life?^{1675  1676}Whosoever shall deny me and my sayings in this sinful and adulterous generation, the Son of man also will [50] deny him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with his holy angels.  ¹⁶⁷⁷For the Son of man is about to¹⁶⁷⁸ come in the glory of his Father with his holy angels; and then shall he reward each man according to his works.