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Luke - ch 9 v 1 - 20
- Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
- And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
- And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.
- And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence.
- And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.
- And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
- Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in a doubt, because it was said
- By some, that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
- And Herod said: John I have beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.
- And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to Bethsaida.
- Which when the people knew, they followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them who had need of healing.
- Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.
- But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps we should go and buy food for all this multitude.
- Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- And they did so; and made them all sit down.
- And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed them; and he broke, and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude.
- And they did all eat, and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.
- And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?
- But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.
- And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God.
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