Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1066

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2X 22 26 iaiily Rziuarhzh. When jesus removed from there,

He proceeded to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And thereaCana.a.¤itis11 woman of that part, running, called out to Him, saying, “ Pity me, Master, Son of David! My daughter is hor- But not a word did He answer her. His disciples then advanced and begged Relieve her; because she In reply, however, He I was not sent to other than But she approaching, paid Him homage, Master, help me 1 was His reply,

'to take the children’s bread, and throw it to the dogs l she said;

‘ yet even the dogs feed upon the crumbs falling from their masters’ exclaimed jesus, how firm your faith I And her daughter was restored from that very hour. And when jesus removed from

there, He came along the shore of the sea of Galilee, and ascending the hill, He sat down. Great crowds then approached Him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they threw them down near the feet of jesus; and He restored them: so that the crowd wondered, observing the dumb speaking, the maimed made sound, the lame walking, and the blind see- ing; and they praised the God of Israel. Emir Wynnzauh fen. 32 jesus then calling His disciples to It feel pity for the crowd; because they have now stayed with Me three days, and they have no- thing to eat. I do not wish to send them away starving, for fear they 33 34 35 · And the Where can we procure bread enough in a desert like this, to satisfy such a crowd? How many loaves have you? jesus asked them. ‘ Seven, and a few small fishes} was their reply. He accordingly ordered the crowd

to be reclined upon the ground; and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, giving thanks, He broke and handed to His disciples, and the disciples to the crowd. And they all ate and were 37 satisfied; and of the broken pieces left over, they afterwards gathered up seven baskets·full. And those who 38 had partaken numbered four thousand men, besides women and children. Then having dismissed the crowd, He 39 took the boat, and came to the neigh- bourhood of Magdala. Ennrzrning the §h¤ris2zs sub Sanhurzzs. The Pharisees and Sadducees then

coming to Him, tried Him by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. In response, however, He When evening comes, you say, ‘ Sign of fine weather, for the sky is fiery} In the morning, ‘ It will be stormy, for the sky is fiery and threatening} You pretendersl You know howto read the face of the sky; why not the signs of the times? This depraved and corrupt race are in search of a sign; and no sign shall be given to it other than the sign of jonah the prophet? And leaving them, He went away. And upon reaching the other side, His disciples found that they had forgotten to bring bread. jesus then addressing them, said,

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free from the ferment of the Pharisees But they, refiecting, 7 It is because jesus 8 You scepticsl why do you debate among yourselves because you have not brought bread T Besides, do you not g know, nor remember the five loaves for the Eve thousand, and how many bags you collected; nor the seven xo loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered up? Why xr do you not understand that I spoke not to you concerning bread, but about avoiding the ferment of the Pharisees and Sadducees? They then fully comprehended that

He had not told them to guard against the ferment of the bread of the Phari- sees and Sadducees, but about avoid- ing their teaching. Gila §rnmisz is §zizr. Now when jesus arrived at the dis-

trict of Caesarea Philippi, He asked `Who do men say that They replied, ‘ Some say, john the Baptizer; others 1066 I2