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The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks, and all the doers of evil;

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that is hid in a field; which when a man findeth, he concealeth it, and, from his joy, he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

He said to them: Therefore every Scribe who is instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a man who is master of a house, who bringeth forth from his treasures things new and old.

And he entered into his own city. And he taught them in their synagogues, in such manner that they wondered, and said: Whence hath he this wisdom and [fn] works of power?

Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

And all his sisters, are they not with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

And they were stumbled at him. But Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city and in his own house.

and he said to his servants: This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the grave: therefore works of power are wrought by him.

Now this Herod had seized John, and bound him and cast him into prison; on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

12 And his disciples came and bore away the corpse, and buried [fn] ; and they went and informed Jesus.

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is gone; send away the throngs of people, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food.

And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the multitudes.

And immediately he constrained his disciples to embark in a ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent away the multitudes.

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.

But when he saw the wind to be violent, he was afraid, and began to sink. And he raised his voice, and said: My Lord, rescue me.

And immediately our Lord reached forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him: O small in faith, why didst thou distrust!

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

For God hath said: Honor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revileth his father or his mother, shall be put to death.

But ye say: Whosoever shall say to a father or to a mother, Be that my offering, by which ye get profit from me: then he must not honor his father or his mother.

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