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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.

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?

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.

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

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 [fn] the two fishes among them all.

And they all ate, and were satisfied.

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

And they who had eaten bread were five thousand men.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

And they saw some of his disciples eating bread, with their hands unwashed; and they censured it.

For all the Jews and the Pharisees, unless they carefully wash their hands do not eat; because they hold fast the tradition of the Elders.

And [fn] from the market-place, except they baptize, they do not eat. And there are many other things which they have received to observe, [fn] the baptisms of cups, and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of couches.

And in vain do they give me reverence, while teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.

And they brought to him a deaf and stammering man, and besought him to lay his hand on him.