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And when the men were come unto him, they said: John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that art to come? Or look we for another?

For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of men, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine. And you say: He hath a devil.

And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house: thou gavest me no water for my feet. But she with tears hath washed my feet; and with her hairs hath wiped them.

Now they upon the rock are they who when they hear receive the word with joy: and these have no roots: for they believe for a while and in time of temptation they fall away.

For there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest, nor hidden that shall not be known and come abroad.

Take heed therefore how you hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath shall be taken away from him.

And his mother and brethren came unto him: and they could not come at him for the crowd.

For he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For many times it seized him: and he was bound with chains and kept in fetters: and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the deserts.

And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again.

And it came to pass that when Jesus was returned, the multitude received him: for they were all waiting for him.

For he had an only daughter, almost twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened as he went that he was thronged by the multitudes.

And Jesus said: Somebody hath touched me; for I know that virtue is gone out from me.

And the woman seeing that she was not hid, came trembling and fell down before his feet and declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.

And all wept and mourned for her. But he said: Weep not. The maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.

Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: for he that shall lose his life for my sake shall save it.