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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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