1In those days when there was a very great company, and had nothing to eat, Iesus called his disciples to him and said unto them: 2My heart melteth on this people, because they have now been with me iij. days, and have nothing to eat: 3And if I should send them away fasting to their own houses, they should faint by the way. For divers of them came from far. 4And his disciples answered him: from whence might a man suffice them with bread here in the wilderness? 5And he asked them: how many loaves have ye? They said: seven. 6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And he took the vij. loaves, gave thanks, brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them. And they set them before the people. 7And they had a few small fishes. And he blessed them and commanded them also to be set before them. 8They ate and were sufficed, and they took up of the broken meat that was left, vij. baskets full. 9They that ate were in number about four thousand. And he sent them away. 10And anon he took ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11And the pharises came forth, and began to dispute with him, and sought of him a sign from heaven tempting him, 12and he sighed in his spirit and said: why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13And he left them and went into the ship again, and departed over the water.

14And they had forgotten to take bread with them, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15And he charged them saying: take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharises, and of the leaven of Herode. 16And they reasoned among themselves saying: we have no bread. 17And when Iesus knew that he said unto them: why take ye thought because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your hearts yet blinded? 18Have ye eyes and see not? and have ye ears and hear not? Do ye not remember? 19When I v. five loaves among v.M. men: How many baskets full of broken meat took ye up? They said unto him, xij. 20When I brake .vij. among .iiij. M. how many baskets of the leavings of broken meat took ye up? They said, .vij. 21And he said unto them: how is it that ye understand not?

22And he came to Bethsaida, and they brought a blind man unto him and desired him, to touch him. 23And he caught the blind by the hand, and led him out of the town, and spat in his eyes and put his hands upon him, and asked him if he saw anything, 24and he looked up and said: I see men, For I see them walk as they were trees. 25After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him see. And he was restored to his sight, and saw every man clearly. 26And he sent him home to his own house saying: neither go into the town, nor tell it any in the town.

27And Iesus went out and his disciples into the towns that long to the city called Cesarea Philippi, and by the way he asked his disciples saying: whom do men say that I am? 28They answered: some say that thou art Ihon Baptist: some say Helias, and some one of the prophets. 29And he said unto them: But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered and said unto him: Thou art very Christ. 30And he charged them, that they should tell no man of it.

31And he began to declare unto them, how that the son of man must suffer many things, and should be reproved of the seniors and of the high priests and scribes, and should be killed, and after three days arise again. 32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him aside, and began to chide him. 33He turned about, and looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter saying: Go after me Satan. For thou savourest not the things of God but the things of men.

34And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them. Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 36What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul? 37or else what shall a man give, to redeem his soul again? 38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, among this advoutrous and sinful generation: of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his father with the holy angels.