1   And þa he ðanon eode he ferde on his eðel. ∧ him folgodon his leorning-cnihtas;

2   ∧ gewordenum reste-dæge he ongann on gesamnunge lædia;ran ∧ manege gehyrdon ∧ wundrodon on his l&adia;re ∧ cwædon; Hwanon synd þyssum ealle þas ðincg and hwæt is se wisdom þe him ge-seald is. ∧ swylce mihta þe ðurh his handa gewordene synd;

3   Hu nys [þys] se smið marian sunu. iacobes broðor. ∧ Iosepes. ∧ iude [∧] simonis. hu ne synt his swustra her mid &udia;s. ∧ þa wurdon hi gedrefede.

4   þa cwæð se hælend; Soðlice nis n&adia;n witega buton wurðscipe. buton on his eðele ∧ on his mægðe. ∧ on his h&udia;se;

5   And he ne mihte þar ænig mægen wyrcan. buton feawa untrume on-asettum his handum he ge-hælde.

6   ∧ he wundrode for heora ungeleafan;
He ða lær[en]de þa castel be-ferde.

7   ∧ him twelfe togeclypode. ∧ agan hi sendan twam ∧ twam. ∧ him anweald sealde unclænra gasta.

8   ∧ him bebead &thaet; hi naht on wege ne namon. buton gyrde &adia;ne. ne codd ne hlaf. ne feoh on heora gyrdlum;

9   Ac ge-sceode mid calcum ∧ &thaet; hi mid twam tunecum gescrydde næron;

10   And he cwæð to him; Swa hwylc h&udia;s swa ge ingað. wuniað þar oð &thaet; ge &udia;t-gan.

11   ∧ swa hwylce swa eow ne ge-hyrað. þonne ge þanon &udia;t gað &adia;sceacað &thaet; dust of eowrum fotum. him on ge-witnesse;

12   And &udia;t-gangende hi bodedon &thaet; hi dædbote dydon

13   ∧ hi manega deofol-seocnessa &udia;t-adrifon. ∧ manega untrume mid ele smyredon ∧ gehældon;

14   And þa gehyrde herodes se cyng þæt; Soþlice his nama wæs swutol geworden ∧ he cwæð; Witodlice Iohannes se fulluhtere of deaðe aras. ∧ on him synd forþam mægenu geworht;

15   Sume cwædon he is elias. sume cwædon he is witega swylce &adia;n of þam witegum;

16   Ða herodes &thaet; ge-hyrde he cwæð; Se iohannes þe ic be-heafdode se aras of deaðe;

17    ^note Soðlice herodes sende ∧ h&edia;t iohannem gebindan on cwerterne. for þære herodiadiscan his broðar l&adia;fe philippus. for þam ðe he nam hi;

18   Þa sædia;de Iohannes her&odia;de. nys þe alyfed to hæbbenne þines broðer w&idia;f;

19   Ða syrwde herodias ymbe hine ∧ wolde hine of-slean ∧ heo ne mihte;

20   Soðlice herodes on-dred Iohannem ∧ wiste &thaet; he wæs rihtwis. ∧ halig. ∧ he heold hine on cwerterne. ∧ he ge-hyrde &thaet; he fela wundra worhte ∧ he luflice him hyrde;

21   Þa se dæg com herodes gebrydt&idia;de he ge-gearwode mycele feorme his ealdor-mannum. ∧ þam fyrmestum on galilea.

22   ∧ þa ða þære herodiadiscan dohtor inneode ∧ tumbode. hit licode her&odia;de. ∧ eallum þam ðe him mid sæton; Se cing cwæð þa to ðam mædene. bide me swa hwæt swa þu wylle ∧ ic þe sylle;

23   And he sw&odia;r hire. soðes ic þe sylle swa hwæt swa þu me bitst. þeah þu wylle healf min rice;

24   Ða heo &udia;t eode heo cwæð to hyre meder; Hwæs bidde ic; Þa cwæþ heo. iohannes heafod þæs fulluhteres;

25   Sona þa heo mid ofste inn to þam cinincge eode. heo bæd ∧ þus cwæð; Ic wylle &thaet; ðu me hrædlice on anum disce sylle iohannes heafod;

26   Þa wearð se cinincg geunr&edia;t for þam aðe. ∧ for þam ðe him mid sæton; Nolde þeah hi ge-unretan.

27   ac sende ænne cwellere ∧ bebead &thaet; man his heafod on &adia;num disce brohte; And he hine þa on cwerterne beheafdode.

28   ∧ his heafod on disce brohte ∧ hit sealde þam mædene. ∧ &thaet; mæden hit sealde hire meder;

29   Ða his cnihtas &thaet; ge-hyrdon hi c&odia;mon ∧ his l&idia;c namon. ∧ hine on byrgene ledon;

30   Soðlice þa ða apostolas togædere comon. hi cyddon þam hælende eall &thaet; hi dydon ∧ hi lærdon.

31   ∧ he sæde him; Cumað ∧ uton g&adia;n onsundron on weste stowe. ∧ us hwon restan; Soðlice manega wæron þe comon ∧ ag&edia;n-hwyrfdon ∧ fyrst næfdon &thaet; hi ædia;ton.

32   ∧ on scyp stigende. hi f&odia;ron onsundran on weste stowe.

33   ∧ gesawon hi farende. ∧ hi ge-cneowon manega; And gangende of þam burgum þyder &udia;rnon. ∧ him beforan comon;

34   And þa se hælend ðanon eode. he geseah mycele menegu. ∧ he ge-miltsode him for þam þe hi wæron swa swa sc&edia;p þe nanne hyrde nabbað; And he ongan hi fela lædia;ran.

35   ∧ þa hit mycel ylding wæs. his leorning-cnihtas him to comon ∧ cwædon. þeos stow is w&edia;ste ∧ t&idia;ma is forð ag&adia;n.

36   forlæt þas menegu. &thaet; hi faran on ge-hende tunas. ∧ him mete bicgan. &thaet; hi eton;

37   Þa cwæð he sylle ge him etan; Ða cwædon hi uton gan. ∧ mid twam hundred penegon hlafas bicgan. ∧ we him etan syllað;

38   Ða cwæð he hu fela hlafa hæbbe ge. gað ∧ lociað. ∧ þa hi wiston hi cwædon. fif hlafas ∧ twegen fixas.

39   ∧ þa be-bead se hælend &thaet; ðæt folc sæte ofer &thaet; grene hig.

40   ∧ hi þa sæton hundredon ∧ fiftigon.

41   ∧ fif hlafum. ∧ twam fixum onfangenum he on heofon locode ∧ hi bletsode. ∧ þa hlafas bræc. ∧ sealde his leorning-cnihtum. &thaet; hi toforan him asetton. ∧ twegen fixas him eallon dælde

42   ∧ hi æton þa ealle ∧ gefyllede wurdon;

43   And hi namon þara hlafa. ∧ fixa lafe. twelf wilian fulle;

44   Soðlice fif þusend manna þara etendra wædia;ron;

45    ^note Ða sona he nydde his leorning-cnihtas on scyp st&idia;gan. &thaet; hi him beforan foron ofer þæne muþan to bethsaida. oþ he &thaet; folc for-lete;

46   And þa he hi for-let he ferde on þone munt ∧ hine ana þar gebæd;

47   And þa æfen wæs &thaet; scyp wæs on middre sædia;. ∧ he ana wæs on lande

48   ∧ he ge-seah hi on rewette swincende. him wæs wiðer-weard wind; And on niht embe þa feorþan wæccan he com to him ofer þa sædia; gangende. ∧ wolde hi for-bugan;

49   Þa hi hine gesawon ofer þa sædia; gangende hi wendon &thaet; hit unfæle gast wære. ∧ hi clypedon;

50   Hi ealle hine gesawon. ∧ wurdon gedrefede ∧ sona he spræc to him ∧ cwæð; Gelyfaþ ic hit eom. ne þurfon ge eow ondrædan.

51   ∧ he on scyp to him eode. ∧ se wind gesw&adia;c ∧ hi þæs þe m&adia; betwux him wundredon.

52   ne ongeton hi be þam hlafon; Soðlice heora heorte wæs ablend;

53   And þa hi ofer-segledon. hi comon to genes&adia;r. ∧ þar wicedon.

54   ∧ þa hi of scipe eodon. sona hi hine gecneowon;

55   And eall &thaet; r&idia;ce befarende hi on sæccingum bæron þa untruman. þar hi hine gehyrdon;

56   And swa hwar swa he on w&idia;c oþþe on t&udia;nas eode. on stræton hi þa untruman ledon. ∧ hine bædon &thaet; hi huru his refes fnæd æt-hrinon. ∧ swa fela swa hine æt-hrinon hi wurdon hale.

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