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¹ AND Jeshu called his twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal.² And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of Aloha, and to heal the diseased.³ And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver; nor two tunics shall you have.⁴ And into whatever house you enter, there be, and from thence go forth.⁵ And whoever will not receive you, when you depart from that city the dust also from your feet shake off as a testimony against them.⁶ And the apostles went forth and itinerated in the villages and the cities, and evangelized and healed in every place.⁷ But Herodes, Tetrarka, heard all that was done by his hand, and was astonished; for men said that Juchanon had risen from the house of the dead.⁸ But others said that Elia had appeared, and others that a prophet from the former prophets had risen.⁹ And Herodes said, The head of Juchanon I have cut off; but who is this of whom I hear these (things) ? And he willed to see him.

¹⁰ And when the apostles returned, they showed Jeshu all that they had done. And he took them by themselves to a desert place of Bethtsaida.¹¹ But the multitudes, when they knew it, went after him, and he received them, and discoursed to them concerning the kingdom of Aloha. And those who had need of healing he healed.¹² BUT when the day began to decline, the disciples drew near and said to him, Send away the multitudes, that they may go to the villages and hamlets that are around, to lodge in them and to find for themselves victuals, because we are in a desert place.¹³ Jeshu said to them, Give you them to eat. But they said, We have nothing more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy food for all this people:¹⁴ for they were about five thousand men. Jeshu said to them, Make them recline in reclining companies, fifty men in a company.¹⁵ And the disciples did so. And they all reclined.¹⁶ And Jeshu took those five loaves and two fishes, and looked up to heaven and blessed and brake and gave to his disciples, that they should set before the multitude.¹⁷ And all did eat and were filled. And they took up fragments which abounded, twelve baskets.

¹⁸ AND as he was praying alone, and his disciples with him, he asked them and said, What say concerning me the multitude, that I am?¹⁹ They answered and say to him, Juchanon the Baptizer; and others that (thou art) Elia; but others that a prophet from the former prophets hath arisen.²⁰ He saith to them, But what do you say that I am ? Shemun answered and said, The Meshicha of Aloha !²¹ But he forbade them and cautioned them that this they should tell no man.²² And he told them how it was to be (that) he the Son of man should suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and Sophree, and (that) they would kill him; and that on the third day he would arise.²³ And he said before all, Whoever willeth to come after me, must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and come after me.²⁴ For whoever willeth to save his life, loseth it; but whoever (is willing) to lose his life, for my sake, he saveth it.²⁵ For what is helped a son of man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul, or perish ?²⁶ For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.²⁷ THE truth I say to you, that some who are standing here shall not taste death, until they have seen the kingdom of Aloha.

²⁸ And it was after these words about eight days, that Jeshu took Shemun and Jakub and Juchanon, and went up into a mountain to pray.²⁹ And while he prayed, the appearance of his countenance was changed, and his garments became white and shone.³⁰ And, behold, two men talked with him, who were Musha and Elia,³¹ who appeared in glory; but they spake concerning his going forth which should be accomplished at Urishlem.³² And Shemun, and they who were with him, had been heavy with sleep, and were scarcely awaked when [fn] they saw his glory and those two men who stood with him. ³³ And when they began to depart from him, Shemun said to Jeshu, Rabi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; for thee one, and for Musha one, and for Elia one. But he knew not what he said.³⁴ And as he spoke these (words) there was a cloud which shadowed over them, and they feared when they saw that Musha and Elia entered into the cloud.i³⁵ And the voice was from the cloud, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, Him hear.³⁶ And when the voice had been, Jeshu was found alone. And they were silent, and told no man in those days what they had seen.

³⁷ AND the day after when they had descended from the mountain, a great multitude met them.³⁸ And a certain man from the multitude cried and said, Malphona, I beseech thee, turn unto me; (there is) my son, my only one,³⁹ and a spirit passeth upon him, and he suddenly crieth, and gnasheth his teeth, and lacerateth, and hardly removeth from him when he hath bruised him.⁴⁰ And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, but they could not.⁴¹ Then Jeshu answered and said, Ah generation unbelieving and perverse ! how long shall I be with you and bear with you ? Bring thy son hither.⁴² And as they brought him near, the devil cast him down and bruised him: and Jeshu rebuked that unclean spirit and healed the youth and gave him to his father.

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