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

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

And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Genesar.

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

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.

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.

and they saw some of his disciples eating bread with their hands not washed; and they complained.

For all the Jihudoyee and Pharishee, unless they carefully wash their hands, do not eat, because they hold the tradition of the elders;

and (coming) from the market, unless they lave, [fn] they eat not. And many other of those (things) there are which they have received to observe, (as) the baptisms of cups, and of measures, and of brasen utensils, and of beds.

all these evils come from within, and they defile a man.

and they brought to him a blind man, a stammerer, and besought him to lay upon him the hand.

And he charged them that to no man they should tell this. But so much as he charged them, they the more proclaimed it;

and they were exceedingly astonished, and said, He doeth every thing well; the deaf he maketh to hear, and them who spoke not, to speak.

I have compassion on this multitude, for behold three days have they continued with me, and there is nothing which they may eat.

And if it be that I send them away fasting to their houses, they will faint in the way; for some of them come from afar.

And he asked them, How many loaves have you? They say to him, Seven;

and he directed the multitudes to recline upon the ground, and he took those seven loaves, and blessed and brake and gave to his disciples that they should set, and they set before the assemblies.

And there were fishes, a few: and also over them he blessed, and said that they should set them.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and took up the abundancies of the fragments, seven panniers.

AND there came forth Pharishee, and began to question with him, and they demanded of him the sign from heaven, tempting him.