they said , “ Five , and two fish .” 39 Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass . 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties . 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish , he looked up to heaven , and blessed and broke the loaves , and gave them to his disciples to set before the people ; and he divided the two fish among them all . 42 And all ate and were filled ; 43 and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish . 44 Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men .
Jesus Walks on the Water
45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side , to Bethsaida , while he dismissed the crowd . 46 After saying farewell to them , he went up on the mountain to pray .
47 When evening came , the boat was out on the sea , and he was alone on the land . 48 When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind , he came towards them early in the morning , walking on the sea . He intended to pass them by . 49 But when they saw him walking on the sea , they thought it was a ghost and cried out ; 50 for they all saw him and were terrified . But immediately he spoke to them and said , “ Take heart , it is I ; do not be afraid .” 51 Then he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased . And they were utterly astounded , 52 for they did not understand about the loaves , but their hearts were hardened .
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Healing the Sick in Gennesaret
53 When they had crossed over , they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat . 54 When they got out of the boat , people at once recognized him , 55 and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was . 56 And wherever he went , into villages or cities or farms , they laid the sick in the marketplaces , and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak ; and all who touched it were healed .
The Tradition of the Elders
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Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him , 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands , that is , without washing them . 3 ( For the Pharisees , and all the Jews , do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands , a thus observing the tradition of the elders ; 4 and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it ; b and there are also many other traditions that they observe , the washing of cups , pots , and bronze kettles . c ) 5 So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him , “ Why do your disciples not live d according to the tradition of the elders , but eat with defiled hands ?” 6 He said to them , “ Isaiah
a 7.3 Meaning of Gk uncertain b 7.4 Other
ancient authorities read and when they come from the marketplace , they do not eat unless they purify themselves c 7.4 Other ancient authorities add and beds d 7.5 Gk walk
Baking Bread
Women used clay ovens to bake bread . They built a fire inside , and when the oven was hot they put pancake-shaped bread on the outside to cook . Or they scraped the ashes out of the oven and put small loaves of bread inside .