35And the day being now far spent, his disciples come to him, and say: The place is desert, and the time is now far passed. 36Dismiss them, that they may go away into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat. 37He answering said to them: Give ye them to eat. And they say to him: Shall we go and buy two hundred denáries worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38He says to them: How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. 39And he commanded them to make all lie down by companies on the green grass. 40And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. 42And they all ate, and were filled. 43And they took up fragments filling twelve baskets, and part of the fishes. 44And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men. 45And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude. 46And having taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.
47And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48And he saw them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them. 49And they seeing him walking on the sea, supposed it was a spectre, and cried out; 50for all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says to them: Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. 51And he went up to them into the ship; and the wind ceased. And they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. 52For they considered not the loaves; for their heart was hardened.
53And passing over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and anchored there. 54And when they had come out of the ship, immediately recognizing him 55they ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick, where they heard he was. 56And wherever he entered, into villages, or cities, or fields, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were made whole.
VII. And there come together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem. 2And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault. 3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they carefully wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. 4And coming from the market, except they immerse themselves, they do not eat. And there are many other things which they received to hold, immersions of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. 5And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands? 6And he said to them: Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites; as it is written:
This people honor me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
7But in vain they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.
8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do. 9And he said to them: Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition! 10For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely die. 11But ye say: If a man say to his father or his mother, It is Corban (that is, a gift) whatever thou mightest be profited with from me—[11]; 12and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother, 13annulling the word of God by your tradition, which ye handed down. And many such things ye do.
14And again calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hearken to me every one, and understand. 15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things that come out of him, these are they that defile the man. 16If any one has ears to hear, let him hear.