Part 22 (1/2)

35 And he commanded the 6 And he commanded the people mult.i.tude to sit down on the to sit down on the ground: and ground. 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.

36 And he took the seven 7 And they had a few small loaves and the fishes, and fishes: and he blessed, and gave thanks, and brake _them_, commanded to set them also and gave to his disciples, and before _them_.

the disciples to the mult.i.tude.

37 And they did all eat, and 8 So they did eat, and were were filled: and they took up filled: and they took up of of the broken _meat_ that was the broken _meat_ that was left seven baskets full. left, seven baskets.

38 And they that did eat were 9 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides about four thousand: and he women and children. sent them away.

-- 70. The Pharisees and Sadducees again require a sign. _Near Magdala._

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XV. 39. CH. XVI. 1-4. CH. VIII. 10-12.

39 And he sent away the 10 And straightway he entered mult.i.tude, and took s.h.i.+p, and into a s.h.i.+p with his came into the coasts of disciples, and came into the Magdala.(188) parts of Dalmanutha.

The Pharisees also with the 11 And the Pharisees came Sadducees came, and, tempting, forth, and began to question desired him that he would shew with him, seeking of him a them a sign from heaven. sign from heaven, tempting him.

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, _It will be_ fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 And in the morning, _It will be_ foul weather to-day: for the sky is red and lowering. O _ye_ hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

4 A wicked and adulterous 12 And he sighed deeply in his generation seeketh after a spirit, and saith, Why doth sign; and there shall no sign this generation seek after a be given unto it, but the sign sign? Verily I say unto you, of the prophet Jonas. There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

-- 71. The disciples cautioned against the leaven of the Pharisees, &c. _N.

E. coast of the lake of Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XVI. 4-12. CH. VIII. 13-21.

4 And he left them, and 13 And he left them, and departed. entering into the s.h.i.+p again, departed to the other side.

5 And when his disciples were 14 Now _the disciples_ had come to the other side, they forgotten to take bread, had forgotten to take bread. neither had they in the s.h.i.+p with them more than one loaf.

6 Then Jesus said unto them, 15 And he charged them, Take heed and beware of the saying, Take heed, beware of leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of the Pharisees, the Sadducees. and _of_ the leaven of Herod.

7 And they reasoned among 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, _It is_ themselves, saying, _It is_ because we have taken no because we have no bread.

bread.

8 _Which_ when Jesus 17 And when Jesus knew _it_, perceived, he said unto them, he saith unto them, Why reason O ye of little faith, why ye, because ye have no bread?

reason ye among yourselves, perceive ye not yet, neither because ye have brought no understand? have ye your heart bread? yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see ye not?

and having ears, hear ye not?

and do ye not remember?

9 Do ye not yet understand, 19 When I brake the five neither remember the five loaves among five thousand, loaves of the five thousand, how many baskets full of and how many baskets ye took fragments took ye up? They say up? unto him, Twelve.

10 Neither the seven loaves of 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, and how four thousand, how many many baskets ye took up? baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.(189) 11 How is it that ye do not 21 And he said unto them, How understand that I spake _it_ is it that ye do not not to you concerning bread, understand?

that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

12 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.

-- 72. A blind man healed. _Bethsaida. (Julias.)_

Mark.

CH. VIII. 22-26.

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town;(190) and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught.

24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees walking.