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 6:1 ¶ AND Jeshu went forth from thence, and came to his city; and his disciples adhered to him.

 6:1 And Jesus departed from there and came to his own city, and his disciples attended him.

 6:2 And when it was shabath, he began to teach in the house of the congregation: and many who heard wondered, and said, Whence to him are these? and what is this wisdom which hath been given him, that miracles such as these by his hands should be done?

 6:2 And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard [him] were astonished, and said: Whence hath he obtained these things? And, what wisdom is this, which is given to him! and that such mighty works are done by his hands!

 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mariam, and the brother of Jacub, and of Josi, and of Jehuda, and of Shemun? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.

 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him.

 6:4 And Jeshu said to them, No prophet is despised, unless in his own city, and among his kinsfolk, and in his own house.

 6:4 And Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city, and among his kindred, and at home.

 6:5 And he could not do there any miracle, except that upon a few sick he laid his hands, and healed them

 6:5 And he could not there do even one mighty work, except that he laid his hand on a few sick, and healed them.

 6:6 And he wondered at the defectiveness of their faith.

 6:6 And he wondered at the defect of their faith. And he travelled about the villages and taught.

 6:7 ¶ AND he itinerated through the villages, teaching. And he called his twelve, and began to send them two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits to cast them out.

 6:7 And he called his twelve, and began to send them forth, two and two; and he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out.

 6:8 And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; not a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses;

 6:8 And he commanded them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; neither a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses;

 6:9 but be shod with sandals, and not to be clothed with two tunics.

 6:9 but to be shod with sandals, and not put on two coats.

 6:10 And he said to them, Into whatsoever house you enter, there be until you go forth from thence.

 6:10 And he said to them: Into whatever house ye enter, there abide till ye leave the place.

 6:11 And every one who will not receive you, nor hear you, when you are going out from thence, beat off the dust that is beneath your feet for their testimony. And Amen I say to you, That it shall be more tolerable for Sadum and for Amura in the day of the judgment, than for that city.

 6:11 And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go out from that place shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily I say to you, There will be comfort for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment rather than for that city.

 6:12 And they went forth, and preached that they should repent.

 6:12 And they went out and proclaimed, that [men] should repent.

 6:13 And many devils they cast out, and anointed with oil the sick, and healed many.

 6:13 And they cast out many demons, and many of the sick they anointed with oil, and healed them.

 6:14 ¶ AND Herodes the king heard concerning Jeshu, for his name had become known; and he said, Juchanon the Baptizer hath risen from among the dead; therefore works of power are wrought by him.

 6:14 And Herod the king heard of Jesus, for his name had become known to him, and he said: John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead: and therefore it is, mighty deeds are done by him.

 6:15 Others said, He is Elia; and others, A prophet as one from the prophets.

 6:15 Others said: He is Elijah: and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.

 6:16 But when Herodes heard, he said, It is Juchanon whom I beheaded; he hath risen from among the dead.

 6:16 But when Herod heard [of him], he said: He is that John whose head I struck off: he is risen from the dead.

 6:17 For Herodes had sent and had taken Juchanon, and had cast him into the house of the bound, on account of Herodia, wife of Philipos his brother, whom he had taken.

 6:17 For Herod had sent and seized John and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife, whom he had taken.

 6:18 For Juchanon had said to Herodes, It is not lawful to thee to take the wife of thy brother.

 6:18 For John had said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to take thy brother's wife.

 6:19 But Herodia herself was adverse to him, and wished to kill him, but she could not.

 6:19 And Herodias herself was an enemy to him, and wished to kill him, but was not able.

 6:20 For Herodes feared Juchanon, because he knew that he was a man righteous and holy, and he protected him, and was many (times) hearing him, doing, and hearing him favourably.

 6:20 For Herod was afraid of John, because he knew him to be a just and holy man: and he observed him, and gave ear to him in many things and did [the things], and he heard him with satisfaction.

 6:21 And there was a notable day when Herodes, in the house of his nativity, (b'beth yaldeh,) made a feast to his chiefs and kiliarchs and the heads of Galila;

 6:21 And there was a noted day, when Herod made a supper, in the house of his nativity, for his nobles and the chiliarchs and the chiefs of Galilee.

 6:22 and the daughter of Herodia came in (and) danced; and she pleased Herodes and them who reclined with him. And the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee.

 6:22 And the daughter of Herodias came in, and danced; and she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the maid: Ask of me what thou pleasest, and I will give it thee.

 6:23 And he sware to her, Whatever thou shalt ask (of) me, I will give thee, unto the dividing of my kingdom.

 6:23 And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, even to the half of my kingdom.

 6:24 Then went she out and said to her mother, What shall I ask of him? She saith to her, The head of Juchanon the Baptizer.

 6:24 And she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask of him? She said to her: The head of John the Baptizer.

 6:25 And immediately she entered with solicitude unto the king, and saith to him, I will this hour that thou give me, upon a dish, the head of Juchanon the Baptizer.

 6:25 And she soon entered with eagerness to the king, and said: I desire that thou, this hour, give me in a dish the head of John the Baptizer.

 6:26 And greatly grieved was the king; but, for the sake of the oath, and the sake of the guests, he could not deprive her.

 6:26 And it pained the king greatly; yet, on account of the oath, and on account of the guests, he would not deny her:

 6:27 But the king despatched at once a sentinel, and commanded that he should bring the head of Juchanon. And he went and cut off the head of Juchanon in the house of the bound,

 6:27 and the king sent immediately an executioner, and commanded [him] to bring the head of John. And he went, and struck off the head of John in the prison;

 6:28 and brought (it) in a dish and gave to the damsel, and the damsel herself gave to her mother.

 6:28 and brought it on a dish, and gave it to the maid; and the maid gave it to her mother.

 6:29 And his disciples heard and went, took up his corpse, and laid it in the place of the buried.

 6:29 And his disciples heard [of it]; and they came and took up the corpse, and laid it in a Sepulchre.

 6:30 ¶ AND the disciples gathered unto Jeshu, and told him all whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

 6:30 And the legates assembled before Jesus, and told him all they had done, and all they had taught.

 6:31 And he said to them, Come and let us go into the desert alone, and rest a little while; for there were multitudes going and coming, (so that) they had not space even to eat;

 6:31 And he said to them: Come, let us go into a desert by ourselves, and rest a little. For there were many going and coming, and they had not opportunity even to eat bread.

 6:32 and they went to a wilderness district in a vessel by themselves.

 6:32 And they went by ship to a desert place by themselves.

 6:33 And many saw them as they went, and knew them; and into the waste ran they from all the cities, and were there before him.

 6:33 But many saw them, as they departed, and knew them; and from all the cities, they ran thither by land before him.

 6:34 And Jeshu coming forth beheld the great assemblies, and had compassion upon them, they being like sheep which had no shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

 6:34 And Jesus disembarked and saw great multitudes: and he compassionated them, because they were like sheep having no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

 6:35 And when much time had passed, the disciples came to him and said to him, This place is waste, and the time is great;

 6:35 And when the time was advanced, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is advanced.

 6:36 send them away to go to the farms around us and into the villages, and buy for themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.

 6:36 Dismiss them, that they may go into the fields around us and into the villages, and may buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.

 6:37 But he said to them, Give you them to eat. They said to him, Shall we go and buy bread for two hundred dinoreen, and give them to eat?

 6:37 And he said to them: Give ye them to eat. They say to him: Shall we go and buy bread of the value of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?

 6:38 But he said, Go see how many loaves you have here; and when they had seen, they said to him, Five loaves and two fishes.

 6:38 And he said to them: Go, see how many loaves ye have here. And when they had seen, they say to him: Five loaves and two fishes.

 6:39 And he directed that they should make them all recline in companies upon the herbage;

 6:39 And he bid them make the people recline on the grass by companies.

 6:40 and they reclined in companies, by hundreds and by fifties.

 6:40 And they reclined, by companies of a hundred, and of fifty.

 6:41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the bread, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and those two fishes they divided among them all,

 6:41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked towards heaven, and blessed and brake the bread, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and they divided [also] the two fishes among them all.

 6:42 and they all did eat and were satisfied.

 6:42 And they all ate, and were satisfied.

 6:43 And they took up the broken pieces, twelve baskets full, and from the fishes.

 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes.

 6:44 Now they who had eaten bread were five thousand men.

 6:44 And they who had eaten bread were five thousand men.

 6:45 And immediately he constrained his disciples to ascend into the bark, and to go before him across to Beth-tsaida, while he dismissed the assemblies;

 6:45 And he immediately constrained his disciples to take ship, and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitudes.

 6:46 and when he had sent them away, he went to a mountain to pray.

 6:46 And when he had dismissed them, he went to a mountain to pray.

 6:47 ¶ BUT when it was eventide, the bark was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone upon the land.

 6:47 And when evening came, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.

 6:48 And he saw them that they were distressed with rowing; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night Jeshu came to them walking upon the waters, (as though) he willed to pass by them:

 6:48 And he saw them straining themselves in rowing; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking on the waters; and he was disposed to pass by them.

 6:49 but they beheld him walking upon the waters, and thought it was a spectre, and they cried out;

 6:49 And they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre: and they cried out.

 6:50 for all saw him and were afraid. But he immediately spoke to them and said to them, Take heart, I am, fear not.

 6:50 For they all saw him, and were afraid. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Take courage; it is I; fear not.

 6:51 And he ascended to them into the ship, and the wind was still: and they wondered greatly, and were astonished among themselves.

 6:51 And he entered into the ship to them; and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed, and astonished among themselves.

 6:52 For they understood not from that bread, because their heart was gross.

 6:52 For they did not learn by the bread; because their heart was stupid.

 6:53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Genésar.

 6:53 And when they had passed to the other shore, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

 6:54 And when they had gone forth from the bark, the men of the place at once recognised him.

 6:54 And when they went out of the ship, immediately the men of the place knew him.

 6:55 And they ran throughout all that land, and began to bring those who were greatly afflicted, bearing them on couchettes, to where they heard that he was.

 6:55 And they ran through all that region, and began to bring forth them that were sick, bearing them on beds to where they heard he was.

 6:56 And wherever he entered, into villages and cities, they placed the sick in the streets, and besought from him that they might touch only the edge of his mantle; and all they who touched him were healed.

 6:56 And wherever he entered into villages or cities, the sick were laid in he streets: and they besought him, that they might touch but the extremity of his raiment. And all they that touched him, were healed.