Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

St Matthew 14:11-27 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

11. And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

12. And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.

13. Which when Jesus had heard, he retired from thence by boat, into a desert place apart, and the multitudes having heard of it, followed him on foot out of the cities.

14. And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

15. And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.

16. But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

17. They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.

18. He said to them: Bring them hither to me.

19. And when he had commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

20. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

21. And the number of them that did eat, was five thousand men, besides women and children.

22. And forthwith Jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat, and to go before him over the water, till he dismissed the people.

23. And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone.

24. But the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary.

25. And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea.

26. And they seeing him walk upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.

27. And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not.