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When a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of the Galil;

The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.

Immediately the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring Yochanan's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

When his talmidim heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

When it was late in the day, his talmidim came to him, and said, "This place is a desert, and it is late in the day.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his talmidim to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

Immediately he made his talmidim enter into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Beit-Tzaidah, while he himself sent the multitude away.

Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the tzitzit of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

Now when they saw some of his talmidim eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

But you say, 'If a man will tell his father or his mother, "Whatever you might have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"'

and you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

When he had entered into the house from the multitude, his talmidim asked him about the parable.

because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his belly, and into the latrine, thus making all foods clean?"

For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke clearly.

In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Yeshua called his talmidim to himself, and said to them,

His talmidim answered him, "From where will one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?"