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These are the things that defile a man. But if a man eat while his hands are unwashed, he is not defiled.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and requested of him, and said: Send her away, for she crieth after us.

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.

His disciples say to him: Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude?

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

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

And when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he questioned his disciples, and said: What do men say concerning me, that I the Son of man, am?

Then he enjoined on his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah.

And from that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he was to go up to Jerusalem, and to suffer much from the Elders, and from the chief priests and Scribes, and be killed, and on the third day arise.

Then said Jesus to his disciples: If any one desireth to come after me, let him deny himself; and let him bear his cross, and come after me.

For, whoever chooseth to preserve his life, shall lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For what will it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and shall lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father, with all his holy angels; and then will he recompense to every man as his deeds are.

Verily I say to you: There are some persons standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And after six days Jesus took Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain.

And Jesus was changed before them: and his face shone like the sun; and his vestments became white like the light.

And his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?

And when they came to the multitude, a man approached him, and bowed himself on his knees,

And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the two drachmas of capitation money came to Cephas, and said to him: Doth not your rabbi pay his two drachmas?

And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.