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6:31-43 And
he said to them. "Come away
with just yourselves, privately to a desert place and rest
awhile." For there were many
people coming and going and they did not even have the opportunity to
eat. And they went away in the ship to a desert place privately. Yet many people saw them going and knew
their destination. People from all
the cities around went there quickly and were there when they arrived. And getting out of the boat he saw a huge
crowd of people. He had compassion
on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many
things. Now it was getting late and
his disciples approached him and said.
"We are in a desert place and it is late. Tell them to go away to the fields and
villages around so they can buy food for themselves." But he, answering said to them. "Give them something to eat yourselves."
And they said to him. "We need to go away and spend two hundred
denarii on loaves of bread in order to feed
them." And he said to them.
“How many loaves do you have? Go and
see.” And as they knew already they
said. “Five and two fish.” And he
instructed the people to sit down in companies on the green grass. And they reclined in groups of a hundred
and groups of fifty. And taking the
five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, he blessed and broke
the loaves and gave these to the disciples that they might set them before
the people. And he divided the fish,
which were given to all. And all the
people ate and were satisfied. And
they took up the fragments and filled twelve baskets from the leftovers. There were five thousand males that had
been eating the loaves. He
immediately told the disciples to get in the ship and go over to Bethsaida
while he dismissed the crowd.
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6:54 -7:16 As
they came out of the ship they
were immediately recognised. People came from all around that country
and began to carry those who were ill on pallets to wherever they heard
that he (Jesus) was. And wherever he
went into villages or into cities or into the country or the market places
they put those who were sick there, and besought him and they might even be
able to touch the fringe of his garment.
And as many as touched him were
healed.
7:1
The Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem assembled near him. And they saw some of his disciples eating
bread with unclean (that is unwashed) hands. Now the Pharisees and Jews in
general do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands according to the
tradition of their elders. Nor do
they eat after coming from the market places unless they sprinkle
themselves with water. There are
many other things related to washings, for example of cups and utensils and
bronze vessels. And so the Pharisees
and the scribes questioned him (Jesus). “Why do your disciples not behave
according to the tradition of the elders but instead eat with unclean
hands?” And he said to them. “Isaiah prophesied well concerning
you. It has been written about
hypocrites. "This people honour me with their lips but their hearts are far away
from me. It is in vain that they
worship me, teaching things which are the commands of men." Leaving the commandment of God, you hold
instead to the tradition of men.” And he said to them. “You well set aside God’s commandments so
that you can keep your tradition.
For Moses said. ‘Honour your father and your mother. And, the one speaking evil of his father
or mother should die”. But you, you
say, If a man says to his father or to his mother ‘Whatever you may profit
by me is Korban (set aside for the temple) then
such a one is allowed to go without doing anything for his father or for
his mother. By doing this you are
annulling the word of God through your tradition. And there are many other similar things
that you do." And calling the
crowd to himself again, He said to them. "Listen to me and understand. There is nothing outside a man which
entering into him can defile him.
But the things coming out of a man, that is
what defiles him."
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