The Gospel of Matthew 11:2-18:35

20. (Then) removing from there Jesus came by the sea of Galilee and going up into the mountain he sat there. Many crowds approached him, having with them people who were lame, maimed, blind, dumb and with other problems. They put them at his feet and he healed them. But there was also evil called forth - murders, adulteries, fornication, thefts, false witnessing, blaspheming. The crowd marvelled on seeing dumb men speaking, maimed people whole again, the lame walking and the blind seeing. They glorified the God of Israel for it. Jesus then called his disciples forward and said to them "I am filled with compassion for the crowd. because they have now remained with me for three days and have not had anything to eat. I am not willing to dismiss them without food as they may faint along the way. " His disciples say to him "How could we obtain so many loaves of bread in a desert in order to feed such a large crowd?" Jesus says to them. "How many loaves do you have?" They said "Seven and a few fish." Then having told the crowd to sit on the ground he took the seven loaves and the fish and he broke and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the crowd. Everyone ate and were satisfied. They took up what was left and filled seven baskets. The people eating numbered four thousand men apart from the women and children. And, having dismissed the crowds he embarked in the boat and came into the borders of Magadan. 15:29-39

Wisdom

Feeds

21. And (then) approaching the Pharisees and Sadducees came tempting him (Jesus). They him asked him to show them a sign out of heaven. But he answering said to them. "When evening comes on you say “It will be fair weather for the heaven (sky) is red. And in the morning (you say).Today will be stormy weather for the heaven (sky) is overcast. You know how to discern the sky. But you cannot discern the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them he went away. 16:1-4

Wisdom

Warns

22. On coming to the other side (of the sea) the disciples found they had forgotten to take loaves of bread. Jesus said to them. “Beware and take heed from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They (the disciples) reasoned amongst themselves saying. “We have not brought any bread (at all).” Knowing what they were discussing Jesus said “Why do you reason amongst yourselves people of little-faith because you do not have loaves Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves feeding the five thousand. And how many baskets did you pick up? Neither (do you remember) the seven loaves feeding the four thousand. And how many baskets (there) did you take? How do you not understand that I am not talking about loaves of bread. Rather watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he was not saying to watch out for the leaven of the loaves but rather be wary of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 16:5-12

Wisdom

Recalls