²² The next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was no other ship there but one, and that Jesus had not entered into the ship with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone.

²³ But other ships came in from Tiberias; nigh unto the place where they had eaten the bread, the Lord giving thanks.

²⁴ When therefore the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they took shipping, and came to Capharnaum, seeking for Jesus.

²⁵ And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

²⁶ Jesus answered them, and said: Amen, amen I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

²⁸ They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

²⁹ Jesus answered, and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.

³⁰ They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew, that we may see, and may believe thee? What dost thou work?

³¹ Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

³² Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you; Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

³³ For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

³⁴ They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread.

³⁵ And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

³⁶ But I said unto you, that you also have seen me, and you believe not.

³⁷ All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will not cast out.

³⁸ Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

³⁹ Now this is the will of the Father who sent me: that of all that he hath given me, I should lose nothing; but should raise it up again in the last day.

⁴⁰ And this is the will of my Father that sent me: that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth in him, may have life everlasting, and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁴¹ The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

⁴² And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?

⁴³ Jesus therefore answered, and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves.

⁴⁴ No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me.

⁴⁶ Not that any man hath seen the Father; but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father.

⁴⁷ Amen, amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

⁴⁸ I am the bread of life.

⁴⁹ Your fathers did eat manna in the desert, and are dead.

⁵⁰ This is the bread which cometh down from heaven; that if any man eat of it, he may not die.

⁵¹ I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

⁵² If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.

⁵³ The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

⁵⁴ Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.

⁵⁵ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁵⁶ For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.

⁵⁷ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him.

⁵⁸ As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me.

⁵⁹ This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.

⁶⁰ These things he said, teaching in the synagogue, in Capharnaum.

⁶¹ Many therefore of his disciples, hearing it, said: This saying is hard, and who can hear it?

⁶² But Jesus, knowing in himself, that his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Doth this scandalize you?

⁶³ If then you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

⁶⁴ It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you, are spirit and life.

⁶⁵ But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that did not believe, and who he was, that would betray him.

⁶⁶ And he said: Therefore did I say to you, that no man can come to me, unless it be given him by my Father.

⁶⁷ After this many of his disciples went back; and walked no more with him.

⁶⁸ Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away?

⁶⁹ And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

⁷⁰ And we have believed and have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

⁷¹ Jesus answered them: Have not I chosen you twelve; and one of you is a devil?

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7 And there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.

² And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

³ For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:

⁴ And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.

⁵ And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?

⁶ But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

⁷ And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.

⁸ For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these.

⁹ And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

¹⁰ For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

¹¹ But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift,) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee.

¹² And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,

¹³ Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.

¹⁴ And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all, and understand.

¹⁵ There is nothing from without a man that entering into him, can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.

¹⁶ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁷ And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

¹⁸ And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? understand you not that every thing from without, entering into a man cannot defile him:

¹⁹ Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?

²⁰ But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.

²¹ For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

²² Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

²³ All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.

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15 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:

² Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

³ But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

⁴ Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵ But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.

⁶ And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition.

⁷ Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:

⁸ This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.

⁹ And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.

¹⁰ And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand.

¹¹ Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

¹² Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?

¹³ But he answering them, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴ Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.

¹⁵ And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.

¹⁶ But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?

¹⁷ Do you not understand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy?

¹⁸ But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.

¹⁹ For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

²⁰ These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

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