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So that those multitudes were astounded as they beheld the dumb speaking, and the mutilated made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the Aloha of Isroel.

BUT Jeshu himself called his disciples, and said to them, I have pity for this multitude, who, behold, for three days have continued with me, but there is nothing for them to eat; and to send them away fasting, I am unwilling, lest they should faint in the way.

Jeshu saith to them, How many loaves have you ? They say to him, Seven, and a few small fishes.

and they all did eat and were satisfied: and they took up of the abundance of fragments seven baskets full.

And they who had eaten, were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And when his disciples had come to the opposite [fn] , they had forgotten to take bread with them.

Then they understood that he did not say that they should beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharishee and of the Zadukoyee.

They said to him, Some say that thou art Juchanon the Baptizer, but others Elia, and others Eramia, or one from the prophets.

And when the disciples heard, they fell upon their faces and feared greatly.

And they lifted up their eyes and saw no man, except Jeshu by himself.

And while they were descending from the mountain, Jeshu charged them, and said to them, Before no man declare this vision [fn] until the Son of man be risen from the dead [fn]

but I say to you, that, behold, Elia hath come, but they knew him not, and have done to him as they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer from them.

AND when they came to the multitude, a man approached him and kneeled upon his knees, and said to him,

And I brought him to thy disciples, but they could not heal him.

and they shall kill him; and in the third day he shall arise. And it grieved them exceedingly.

And when they came to Kapher-nachum, they who took the two zuzis, the head-silver, approached Kipha and said to him, Your master, doth he not give his two zuzeen ? [fn]

He saith to them, Yes. And when Kipha entered the house, Jeshu anticipated him, and said to him, How doth it appear to thee, Shemun ? the kings of the earth, from whom do they take custom and headsilver, from their children, or from aliens ?

And when he began to receive, they brought to him one who owed a myriad talents.

And when he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that they should sell (both) himself, his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and to pay.

When their fellow-servants saw what was done, they were greatly grieved, and went and declared to their lord all that was done.