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And they said to him: We have nothing here but five cakes and two fishes.

And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the broken remains, twelve full baskets.

And his disciples saw him as he walked upon the waters, and they were perturbated: and they said, What we see is a spectre: and they cried out through fear.

And as they entered the ship, the wind subsided.

And they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God !

And they rowed on, and came to the land of Gennesaret.

And the men of that place knew him: and they sent to all the villages around them; and they brought to him all that were very sick;

and they entreated of him, that they might touch at least the extremity of his garment. And they who touched, were healed.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?

And in vain they pay me homage, while they teach doctrines that are the precepts of men.

Then came his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou, that the Pharisees were offended when they heard that speech?

Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch.

And great multitudes came to him; and with them were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the maimed, and many others: and they laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.

So that the multitudes were amazed, when they saw the dumb speaking, and the maimed made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them: I pity this multitude; for lo, these three days they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat: and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, lest they faint by the way.

Jesus said to them, How many loaves have ye? They said to him, Seven, and a few little fishes.

And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.

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

And when his disciples had come to the farther shore, they had forgotten to take bread with them.

And they reasoned among themselves, and said, [fn] because they had taken no bread.