The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Then they sate downe by rowes, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and gaue thanks, and brake the loaues, and gaue them to his disciples to set before them, and the two fishes he deuided among them all.

So they did all eate, and were satisfied.

And they tooke vp twelue baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousand men.

And straightway he caused his disciples to goe into the ship, and to goe before vnto the other side vnto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

Then assoone as he had sent them away, he departed into a mountaine to pray.

And when euen was come, the ship was in the mids of the sea, and he alone on the land.

And he saw them troubled in rowing, (for the winde was contrary vnto them) and about the fourth watch of the night, hee came vnto them, walking vpon the sea, and would haue passed by them.

And when they saw him walking vpon the sea, they supposed it had bene a spirit, and cried out.

For they all saw him, and were sore afrayd: but anon he talked with them, and said vnto them, Be ye of good comfort: it is I, be not afrayd.

Then he went vp vnto them into the ship, and the winde ceased, and they were much more amased in them selues, and marueiled.

For they had not considered the matter of the loaues, because their hearts were hardened.

And they came ouer, and went into the land of Gennesaret, and arriued.

So when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knewe him,

And ran about throughout all that region round about, and began to cary hither and thither in couches all that were sicke, where they heard that he was.

And whithersoeuer he entred into townes, or cities, or villages, they laide their sicke in the streetes, and prayed him that they might touch at the least the edge of his garment. And as many as touched him, were made whole.

Then gathered vnto him the Pharises, and certaine of the Scribes which came from Hierusalem.

And when they sawe some of his disciples eate meate with common hands, (that is to say, vnwashen) they complained.

(For the Pharises, and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the Elders.

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eate not: and many other things there be, which they haue taken vpon them to obserue, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and of beds.)

Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me.

But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.

For ye lay the commandement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.

And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.

For Moses sayd, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Whosoeuer shall speake euill of father or mother, let him die the death.

But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free.

So ye suffer him no more to doe any thing for his father, or his mother,

Making the worde of God of none authoritie, by your tradition which ye haue ordeined: and ye doe many such like things.

Then he called the whole multitude vnto him, and sayd vnto them, Hearken you all vnto me, and vnderstand.

There is nothing without a man, that can defile him, when it entreth into him: but the things which proceede out of him, are they which defile the man.

If any haue eares to heare, let him heare.

And when hee came into an house, away from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

And he sayde vnto them, What? are ye without vnderstanding also? Doe ye not knowe that whatsoeuer thing from without entreth into a man, cannot defile him,

Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught which is the purging of all meates?

Then he sayd, That which commeth out of man, that defileth man.

For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,

Theftes, couetousnes, wickednes, deceite, vncleannes, a wicked eye, backbiting, pride, foolishnesse.

All these euill things come from within, and defile a man.

And from thence he rose, and went into the borders of Tyrus and Sidon, and entred into an house, and woulde that no man should haue knowen: but he could not be hid.

For a certaine woman, whose litle daughter had an vncleane spirit, heard of him, and came, and fell at his feete,

(And the woman was a Greeke, a Syrophenissian by nation) and she besought him that he would cast out the deuill out of her daughter.

But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

Then shee answered, and saide vnto him, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate vnder the table of the childrens crommes.

Then he said vnto her, For this saying goe thy way: the deuil is gone out of thy daughter.

And when shee was come home to her house, shee founde the deuill departed, and her daughter lying on the bed.

And hee departed againe from the coastes of Tyrus and Sidon, and came vnto the sea of Galile, through the middes of the coastes of Decapolis.

And they brought vnto him one that was deafe and stambered in his speache, and prayed him to put his hand vpon him.

Then hee tooke him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers in his eares, and did spit, and touched his tongue.

And looking vp to heauen, hee sighed, and said vnto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And straightway his eares were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and hee spake plaine.

And he commanded them, that they should tell no man: but howe much soeuer hee forbad them, the more a great deale they published it,

And were beyonde measure astonied, saying, Hee hath done all thinges well: he maketh both the deafe to heare, and the domme to speake.

In those dayes, when there was a very great multitude, and had nothing to eate, Iesus called his disciples to him, and said vnto them,

I haue compassion on the multitude, because they haue nowe continued with mee three dayes, and haue nothing to eate.

And if I sende them away fasting to their owne houses, they woulde faint by the way: for some of them came from farre.

Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.

Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grounde: and hee tooke the seuen loaues, and gaue thankes, brake them, and gaue to his disciples to set before them, and they did set them before the people.

They had also a few small fishes: and when he had giuen thankes, he commanded them also to be set before them.

So they did eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.

And anon he entred into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

And the Pharises came foorth, and began to dispute with him, seeking of him a signe from heauen, and tempting him.

Then hee sighed deepely in his spirit, and saide, Why doeth this generation seeke a signe? Verely I say vnto you, a signe shall not be giuen vnto this generation.

So he left them, and went into the ship againe, and departed to the other side.

And they had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the shippe with them, but one loafe.

And he charged them, saying, Take heede, and beware of the leauen of the Pharises, and of the leauen of Herod.

And they reasoned among themselues, saying, It is, because we haue no bread.

And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened?

Haue yee eyes, and see not? and haue yee eares, and heare not? and doe ye not remember?

When I brake the fiue loaues among fiue thousand, how many baskets full of broken meate tooke ye vp? They said vnto him, Twelue.

And when I brake seuen among foure thousande, howe many baskets of the leauings of broken meate tooke ye vp? And they said, Seuen.

Then he saide vnto them, Howe is it that ye vnderstand not?

And hee came to Bethsaida, and they brought a blinde man vnto him, and desired him to touch him.

Then he tooke the blinde by the hand, and ledde him out of the towne, and spat in his eyes, and put his handes vpon him, and asked him, if he sawe ought.

And he looked vp, and said, I see men: for I see them walking like trees.

After that, he put his hands againe vpon his eyes, and made him looke againe. And hee was restored to his sight, and sawe euery man a farre off clearely.

And hee sent him home to his house, saying, Neither goe into the towne, nor tell it to any in the towne.

And Iesus went out, and his disciples into the townes of Cesarea Philippi. And by the way hee asked his disciples, saying vnto them, Whome doe men say that I am?

And they answered, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and some, one of the Prophets.

And he said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am? Then Peter answered, and saide vnto him, Thou art that Christ.

And he sharpely charged them, that concerning him they should tell no man.

Then hee began to teache them that the Sonne of man must suffer many things, and should be reproued of the Elders, and of the hie Priestes, and of the Scribes, and be slaine, and within three dayes rise againe.

And he spake that thing boldly. Then Peter tooke him aside, and began to rebuke him.

Then he turned backe, and looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behinde me, Satan: for thou vnderstandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

And hee called the people vnto him with his disciples, and saide vnto them, Whosoeuer will follow me, let him forsake himselfe, and take vp his crosse, and follow me.

For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, he shall saue it.

For what shall it profite a man, though he should winne the whole world, if he lose his soule?

Or what exchange shall a man giue for his soule?

For whosoeuer shall be ashamed of mee, and of my wordes among this adulterous and sinfull generation, of him shall the Sonne of man be ashamed also, when he commeth in the glorie of his Father with the holy Angels.

And he saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that there be some of them that stande here, which shall not taste of death till they haue seene the kingdome of God come with power.

And sixe dayes after, Iesus taketh vnto him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and carieth them vp into an hie mountaine out of the way alone, and his shape was changed before them.

And his rayment did shine, and was very white, as snowe, so white as no fuller can make vpon the earth.

And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Iesus.

Then Peter answered, and said to Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to be here: let vs make also three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

Yet hee knewe not what he saide: for they were afraide.

And there was a cloude that shadowed them, and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued Sonne: heare him.

And suddenly they looked roud about, and sawe no more any man saue Iesus only with them.