Matthew 14:3-19:2 For Herod laid hold of John, and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.

ABU⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ For Herod laid hold of John, and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother. ⁴ For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her. ⁵ And though desiring to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they held him as a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. ⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. ⁸ And she, being urged on by her mother, says: Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Immerser. ⁹ And the king was sorry; but for the sake of the oath, and of those who reclined at table with him, he commanded it to be given. ¹⁰ And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter, and was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother. ¹² And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it; and they went and reported it to Jesus. ¹³ And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence by ship, into a desert place apart. And the multitudes hearing of it, followed him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴ And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and he healed their sick. ¹⁵ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the time is already passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; give ye them to eat. ¹⁷ And they say to him: We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. ¹⁸ He said: Bring them hither to me. ¹⁹ And he commanded that the multitudes should lie down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. ²⁰ And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. ²¹ And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. ²² And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes. ²³ And having dismissed the multitudes, he went up into the mountain apart to pray; and when evening was come, he was there alone. ²⁴ But the ship was already in the midst of the sea, vexed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night he went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying: It is a spectre. And they cried out for fear. ²⁷ But straightway Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. ²⁸ And Peter answering him said: Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water. ²⁹ And he said: Come. And coming down from the ship, Peter walked on the water, to go to Jesus. ³⁰ But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. ³¹ And immediately Jesus, stretching forth his hand, took hold of him, and said to him: Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? ³² And when they had entered into the ship, the wind ceased. ³³ And those in the ship came and worshiped him, saying: Of a truth, thou art the Son of God. ³⁴ And passing over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And the men of that place, knowing him, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all that were diseased ³⁶ and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made whole. ¹⁵ ¹ THEN there come to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying: ² Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. ³ And he answering said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, saying: Honor thy father and mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely die. ⁵ But ye say: Whoever says to his father or his mother, It is a gift, whatever thou mightest be profited with from me, ⁶ shall not honor his father or his mother; and ye made the word of God of no effect, for the sake of your tradition. ⁷ Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying: ⁸ This people honor me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. ⁹ But in vain they worship me, Teaching as doctrines commandments of men. ¹⁰ And calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hear, and understand: ¹¹ Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. ¹² Then came to him his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou that the Pharisees, when they heard the saying, were offended? ¹³ And he answering said: Every plant, which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch. ¹⁵ And Peter answering said to him: Explain to us this parable. ¹⁶ And he said: Are ye also even yet without understanding? ¹⁷ Do ye not yet understand, that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the drain? ¹⁸ But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies. ²⁰ These are the things that defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not the man. ²¹ And Jesus, going forth from thence, withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, a woman of Canaan, coming out from those borders, cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed with a demon. ²³ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Dismiss her; because she cries after us. ²⁴ But he answering said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ But she came and bowed down to him, saying: Lord, help me. ²⁶ But he answering said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs. ²⁷ And she said: Yea, Lord; for the dogs also eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. ²⁸ Then Jesus answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. ²⁹ And departing from thence, Jesus came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up into the mountain, he sat down there. ³⁰ And great multitudes came to him, having with them lame, blind dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at his feet, and he healed them; ³¹ so that the multitudes wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² And Jesus, having called to him his disciples, said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I will not dismiss them fasting, lest they faint in the way. ³³ And his disciples say to him: Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? ³⁴ And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have ye? And they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. ³⁵ And he commanded the multitudes to lie down on the ground. ³⁶ And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷ And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full. ³⁸ And they who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ And dismissing the multitudes, he entered into the ship, and came into the borders of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ AND the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and tempting desired him to show them a sign from heaven. ² And he answering said to them: When it is evening, ye say: Fair weather! for the sky is red. ³ And in the morning: A storm to-day! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but can ye not the signs of the times? ⁴ An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed. ⁵ And coming to the other side, his disciples forgot to take bread. ⁶ And Jesus said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ⁷ And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we took no bread! ⁸ And Jesus knowing it said: Ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye took no bread? ⁹ Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ¹⁰ Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ¹¹ How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of bread? But, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees! ¹² Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ¹³ And having come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that the Son of man is? ¹⁴ And they said: Some, John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ He says to them: But who do ye say that I am? ¹⁶ And Simon Peter answering said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering said to him: Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I also say to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ²⁰ Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no one that he is the Christ. ²¹ From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise on the third day. ²² And Peter taking him aside began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord; this shall not be to thee. ²³ But he turned and said to Peter: Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offense to me; for thou thinkest not the things of God, but those of men. ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever will save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will reward each one according to his works. ²⁸ Verily I say to you, there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. ¹⁷ ¹ AND after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart. ² And he was transfigured before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. ³ And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. ⁴ And Peter answering said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. ⁶ And the disciples, hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid. ⁷ And Jesus coming to them touched them, and said: Arise, and be not afraid. ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one save Jesus only. ⁹ And as they came down out of the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is risen from the dead. ¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? ¹¹ And he answering said: Elijah indeed comes, and will restore all things. ¹² But I say to you, that Elijah is already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man about to suffer by them. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Immerser. ¹⁴ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying: ¹⁵ Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for ofttimes he falls into the fire, and oft into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out from him, and the child was cured from that hour. ¹⁹ Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said: Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And he said to them: Because of your want of faith. For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you. ²¹ But this kind goes not forth, except by prayer and fasting. ²² And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men ²³ and they will put him to death, and he will rise on the third day. And they were exceedingly sorrowful. ²⁴ And they having come to Capernaum, those who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said: Does not your teacher pay the half-shekel? ²⁵ He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying: What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs, or tribute? Of their sons, or of strangers? ²⁶ He says to him: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then are the sons free. ²⁷ But that we may not offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the fish that first comes up; and opening its mouth thou wilt find a shekel; that take, and give to them for me and thee. ¹⁸ ¹ AT that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying: Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ² And Jesus, calling a little child to him, placed it in the midst of them, ³ and said: Verily I say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And whoever shall receive one such little child, in my name, receives me. ⁶ But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it were better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were plunged in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Woe to the world, for causes of offense! For it must needs be that causes of offense come; but woe to that man, through whom the cause of offense comes! ⁸ But if thy hand or thy foot causes thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire. ⁹ And if thine eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. ¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. ¹¹ For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. ¹² What think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if it be that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that went not astray. ¹⁴ So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish. ¹⁵ But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go show him his fault between thee and him alone, If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he hear not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. ¹⁷ And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church; and if he neglect to hear the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican. ¹⁸ Verily I say to you: Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. ²¹ Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? ²² Jesus says to him: I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, who desired to make a reckoning with his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed ten thousand talents. ²⁵ But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore, falling, prostrated himself before him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred denáries; and laying hold of him he took him by the throat, saying: Pay me that thou owest. ²⁹ Therefore his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. ³⁰ And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ And his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and disclosed to their lord all that was done. ³² Then having called him, his lord says to him: Thou wicked servant; I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me. ³³ Shouldest not thou also have had pity on thy fellow-servant, as I too had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him. ³⁵ So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother. ¹⁹ ¹ AND it came to pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, that he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan. ² And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.