Reformation Directory

4 How Christ and his are received in their own country 7 The Apostle’s commission. 15 Sondrie opinions of Christ. 25 John is put to death, and buried. 31 Christ giveth rest to his disciples. 38 The five loaves and two fishes. 48 Christ walketh on the water. 55 He healeth manie.

1.Afterward *he departed thence, and came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

2.And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the Synagogue, and many that heard him, were astonied, and said, ^aFrom whence hath he these things? and what wisdom is this that is given unto him, that even ^such great works are done by his hands!

3.Is not this the carpenter Marie’s son, the ^brother of James and Joses, and of Juda and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were ^boffended in him.

4.Then Jesus said unto them, A *Prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

5.And ^che could there ^ddo no great works save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6.*And he marveled at their unbelief, and went about by the towns on every side, teaching.

7.¶ *And he called the twelve, and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

8.And commanded them, that they should take noting for their journey, save a staff only: neither ^escrip, neither bread, neither money in their ^girdles,

9.But that they should be shod with *^fsandals, and that they should not put on two coats.

10.And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into an house, there abide till ye depart ^gthence.

11.*And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, ^h*shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a witness unto them. Verily I say unto you, It shalbe easier for Sodom, or Gomorrha at the day of judgement, then for that city.

12.¶ And they went out and preached, that men should amend their lives.

13.And they cast out many devils: and they *anointed many that were sick, with ⁱoil and healed them.

14.¶ *Then King Herod heard of him (for his name was spied abroad) and said, John Baptist is risen again from the dead and therefore great works are wrought by him.

15.Other said, It is Elias: and some said, It is a Prophet, or as one ^kof the Prophets.

16.*So when Herof heard it, he said, It is John whom I beheaded: he is ^lrisen from the dead.

17.For Herod him self had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, which was his brother Philippe’s wife, because he had married her.

18.For John said unto Herod, *It is not ^mlawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

19.Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him, but she could not:

20.For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man, and an holie, and reverenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and ⁿheard him gladly.

21.But many time being convenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captains, and chief estates of Galile:

22.And the daughter of the same Herodias came in and ^odanced, and pleased Herod and them that sate at table together, the King said unto the maid, Ask of me what thou wilt, & I will give it thee.

23.And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the halfe of my kingdom.

24.*So she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, John Baptist’s head.

25.Then she came in straight way with haste unto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shuldest give me even now in a charger the head of John Baptist.

26.Then the King was very sorye: yet for his othe’s sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.

27.And immediately the King sent the hangman, and gave charge that his head shulde be brought. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28.And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the ^pmaid, and the maid gave it to her mother.

29.And when his disciples heard it, they came and took up his ^body, and put it in a tombe.

30.¶ *And the Apostles gathered them selves together to Jesus, and ^qtold him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31.And he said unto them, Come ye apart into the wilderness, ^rand rest a while: for there were many comers and goers, that they had not leisure to eat.

32.*So they went by ship out of the way into a desert place.

33.But the people saw them when they departed, and many knewe him, and ran a foot thither out of all cities, and came thither before them, and assembled unto him.

34.*Then Jesus went out, and saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like ^ssheep which had no shepherde: *and he began to teach them many things.

35.*And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, saying, This is a desert place, and now the day is far passed.

36.Let them depart, that they may go into the villages and towns about, and bye them bread: for they have nothing to eat?

37.But he answered, and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said unto him, Shall we go and bye ^ttwo hundreth penie worth of bread, and give them to eat?

38.*Then he said unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and look. And when they knewe it, they said, Five, and two fishes.

39.So he commanded them, to make them all sit down by ^companies upon the green grass.

40.Then they sat down by ^urows, by hundreths, and by fifties.

41.And he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and gave thanks and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them, and the two fishes he divided among them all.

42.So they did all eat, and were satisfied.

43.And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

44.And they that had eaten, were about five thousand men.

45.¶ And straight way he caused his disciples to go into the ship, and to go before unto the other side unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

46.Then assone as he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

47.*And when even was come, the ship was in the middes of the sea, and he alone on the land.

48.And he saw them troubled in rowing, (for the wind was contrary unto them) & about the fourth ^xwatch of the night, he came unto them, walking upon the sea, & would have passed by them.

49.And when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cryed out.

50.For they all saw him, and were sore afraid: but anone he talked with them, and said unto them, Be ^yof good comfort: it is I, be not afraid.

51.Then he went up unto them into the ship, and the wind ceased, and they were sore amazed in them selves beyond measure, and marveiled.

52.^zFor they had not considered the matter of the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.

53.¶ *And they came over, and went into the land of Gennesaret, and arrived.

54.So when they were come out of the ship, straight way they knewe him,

55.And ran about throughout all that region round about, and began to carry hither and thither in beds all that were sick, where they heard that he was.

56.And whither soever he entered into towns, or cities, or villages, they laid their sick in the ^streets, and prayed him that they might touch at the least the ^aedge of his garment. And as many as touched him, were made whole.

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