And measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ...how "man" ..."thought to change time and times ... Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day.
The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
creteis@yahoo.com Behold in a wonder full dream during the whoreable nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...
and it came to pass that as i was in the darkness BEFORE THE DAY ...
and there was a worrisome UNGODLIE wickedness all round about and upon "the face" of the earth ...
even of the destroying of new born and the aged and all in between ...
even of the poisoning of the minds and bodies of the many and most ...from cradle to grave ...
and i waxed weak and feeble in my mind and countenance and strength to do anything ...
Yet IN AN INSTANT ...I WAS SHOWN ...AND GIVEN TO RECEIVE ...THAT GOD MY FATHER THROUGH JESUS
IS MY STRENGTH.
AND NOTHING OF MY OWN
AND IN THE SPIRIT AND TRUTH OF THAT
I CAN HAVE PEACE AND REST
AND ...TO WAKE UP !!!
IN THE STRENGTH GIVEN FOR ME
TO RECEIVE
and scripture came back to remembrance ...
Remember ye not brethren (I speak to them that know the law) how that the law hath power over a man as long as it endureth? For the woman which is in subjection to a man, is bound by the law to the man, as long as he liveth. If the man be dead, she is loosed from the law of the man. So then if while the man liveth she couple herself with another man, she shall be counted a wedlock breaker. But if the man be dead, she is free from the law: so that she is no wedlock breaker, though she couple herself with another man.
Even so ye my brethren, are dead concerning the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to another (I mean to him that is risen again from death) that we should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh, the lusts of sin which were stirred up by the law reigned in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. But now are we delivered from the law and dead from that whereunto we were in bondage that we should serve in a new conversation of the spirit, and not in the old conversation of the letter.
What shall we say then? is the law sin?. God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant, except the law had said, thou shalt not lust. But sin took an occasion by the means of the commandment and wrought in me all manner of *concupiscence. For verily without the law, sin was dead. I once lived without law. But when the commandment came, sin revived, and I was dead. And the very same commandment which was ordained unto life, was found to be unto me an occasion of death. For sin took occasion by the means of the commandment, and so deceived me, and by the self commandment slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, just and good.
Was that then which is good, made death unto me? God forbid. Nay sin was death unto me, that it might appear, how that sin by the means of that which is good, had wrought death in me: that sin which is under the commandment, might be out of measure sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin, because I *wot not what I do. For what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I. If I do now that which I would not, I grant to the law that it is good. So then now, it is not I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is to say in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing. To will is present with me: but I find no means to perform that which is good. For I do not that good thing which I would but that evil do I, which I would not. Finally if I do that I would not, then is it not I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me, doeth it. I find then by the law that when I would do good, evil is present with me. I delight in the law of God, concerning the inner man. But I see another law in my members rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am: who shall deliver me from this body of death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself in my mind serve the law of God, and in my flesh the law of sin*concupiscence: strong desire; lust of the flesh, lust of the eye and/or pride of goods.
*wot (know)Praise the Lord O' my soul: O' Lord my God, thou art become exceedingly glorious, thou art clothed with majesty and honor. Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were a garment, thou spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. Thou boltest it above with waters, thou makest the clouds thy chariot, and goest upon the wings of the wind.
Thou makest thine angels spirits, and thy ministers flames of fire.
Thou hast laid the earth upon her foundation, that it never moveth at any time.
Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment, so that the waters stand above the hills.
But at thy rebuke they flee, at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.
( Then are the hills seen aloft, and the valleys beneath in their place which thou hast appointed for them) Thou hast set them their bounds, which they may not pass, that they turn not again to cover the earth. Thou causest the wells to spring up among the valleys, and the waters to run among the hills.
That all the beasts of the field may have drink, and the wild asses may quench their thirst.
Above upon the hills have the fowls of the air their habitation, and sing among the branches. Thou waterest the hills from above, the earth is filled with the fruits of thy works.
Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men.
Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen mans heart.
Be of good cheer my people, be of good cheer, ( saith your God ) Comfort Jerusalem, and tell her, that her travail is at an end, that her offense is pardoned, that she hath received of the Lords hand sufficient correction for all her sins. A voice crieth: Prepared the way *for the Lord in the wilderness, make straight the path for our God in the desert. Let all valleys be exalted, and every mountain and hill layed low. What so is crooked, let it be made straight, and let the rough places be made plain fields. For the glory of God shall appear, and all flesh shall see it. For why? The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
The same voice spake: Now cry. And I said: What shall I cry? Then spake it: That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass withereth, the flower faileth away. Even so is, the people as grass, when the *breath of the Lord bloweth upon *them. Nevertheless, whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever. Moreover the voice cried thus: Go up unto the hill ( O Sion ) thou that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with power, O thou preacher Jerusalem. Lift it up without fear, and say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God, behold the Lord, even the Allmighty shall come with power, and beare rule with his arm. Behold, he bringeth his treasure with him, and his works go before him. He shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that beare young.
Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three fingers? Who hath weighed the mountains and the hills? Who hath reformed the mind of the Lord? Or who is of his counsel to teach him? At whom hath he asked counsel, to make him understand, and to learn him the way of judgement: to teach him science: and to instruct him in the way of understanding. Behold, all people are in comparison of him, as a drop to a bucket full, and are counted as the least thing that the balance weigheth. Behold, the Isles are in comparison of him, as the shadow of the *son beam. Libanus is not sufficient to minister fire for his offering, and all the beasts thereof are not enough to one sacrifice. All people in comparison of him are reckoned as nothing, yee vain vanity and emptiness.
To whom then will ye liken God? or what similitude will ye set up unto him? Shall the carver make him a carved image? and shall the goldsmith cover him with gold, or cast him into a form of silver plates? Moreover shall the image maker ( that the poor man which is disposed, may have something to set up also ) seek out and choose a tree, that is not rotten, and carve thereout an image, that moveth not? Know ye not this ? Heard ye never of it ? Hath it not been preached unto you since the beginning? Have ye not been enformed of this since the foundation of the earth was layed: That he sitteth upon the circle of the world, and all the inhabitors of the world are in comparison of him, but as grasshoppers: That he spreadeth out the heavens as a *covering that he stretcheth them out, as a tent to dwell in: That he bringeth Princes to nothing, and the judges of the earth to dust: so that they be not planted, nor sown again, neither their stock rooted again in the earth? For as soon as he bloweth upon them, they wither and fade away like the straw in a whirlwind.
To whom now will ye liken me, and whom shall I be like, sayeth the holy one? Lift up your eyes on high, and consider. Who hath made those things, which come out by so great heaps? and he can call them all by their names. For their is nothing hid unto the greatness of his power, strength, and might. Now then may Jacob think, or how may Israel say: My ways are hid from the Lord, and my God knoweth not my judgments. Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, which made all the corners of the earth, is neither weary nor faint: and that his wisdom can not be comprehended? but that he giveth strength to the weary, and power to the faint, and the strongest men fall: But unto them that have the Lord before their eyes, shall strength be increased, Eagles wings shall grow upon them: When they run, they shall not fall: and when they go, they shall not be wearyPrepared the way *for (kjv and other bibles of man =of) the Lord in the wilderness
*breath ( kjv and other bibles of man =the spirit) upon *them.(kjv and other bibles of man = it) This is the exact spelling; son. RN
*covering (kjv and other bibles of man = curtain)THE THIRD BOOK OF ESDRAS Chpt 4
.....Great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the course of the sun, he compasses the heaven round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day. Is he not excellent that doeth this? Yee great is the truth, and stronger than all things. All the earth calleth upon the truth, the heaven praiseth it, all works shake and tremble at it, and with it is no unrighteous thing. Wine is unrighteous: the King is unrighteous: women are unrighteous: all the children of men are unrighteous, yee all their works are unrighteous, and there is no truth in them, in their unrighteousness also shall they be destroyed and perish. As for the truth, it endureth, and is all way strong: it liveth and conquereth for evermore world with out end.
The truth accepteth no persons, it putteth no difference between rich or poor, between the mighty or simple, but doeth right unto every man, whether they be evil or good, and all men are lovingly dealt with all in the works of it. In the judgement of it there is no unrighteous thing, but strength, Kingdom and power and majesty for evermore. Blessed be the God of truth.THE GOSPELL OF ST. JOHN Chpt 14
And he said unto his disciples: Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. In my fathers house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you even unto myself that where I am, there may ye be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
And no man cometh unto the father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye had known my father also. And now ye know him, and have seen him.
Thomas said unto him: Lord we know not whither thou goest. Also how is it possible for us to know the way? Jesus said unto him: I am the way, the truth and the life.Chapter 90
A prayer of *Moses the man of God
Lord, thou art our refuge from one generations to another.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlasting and world without end.
Thou turnest man to destruction, Again, thou sayest: come again ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday that has past, and like as it were a night watch.
As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green groweth up, but in the evening it is cut down and withereth.
For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.
Thou settest our misdeeds before thee, and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art angry, all our days are gone, we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told.
The days of our age are threescore years and ten: and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labor and sorrow: so soon passeth it away and we are gone.
But who regardeth the power of thy wrath, thy fearful and terrible displeasure.
O' teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Turn thee again ( O' Lord ) at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants.
O' satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Comfort us again, now after the time that thou hast plagued us, and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity.
Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory.
And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: O' prosper thou the work of our hands upon us. O' prosper thou our handy work.From the Hebrew; Moses ="drawn" (of water)
Chapter 91
Who so dwelleth under the defense of the most highest, and abideth under the shadow of the Almighty.
He shall say unto the Lord: O' my hope, and my stronghold, my God, in whom I will I trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee under his wings, that thou mayest be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness and his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
So that thou shalt not need to be afraid for any bugs by night, ner for the arrow that flieth by day. For the pestilence that creepeth in the darkness, ner the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday.
A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nye thee.
Yee with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly.
For thou Lord art my hope, thou hast set thine house of defense very high.
There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nye thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt go upon the Lion and Adder, the young Lion and the Dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, I shall deliver him: I shall defend him, for he hath known my name. When he calleth upon me, I shall hear him: Yee I am with him in his trouble, whereout I will deliver him, and bring him to honor.
With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
Chapter 92
A Psalme of the song for the sabbath day.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O' most highest. To tell of thy lovingkindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season. Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the lute and with a song upon the harp. For thou Lord hast made me glad through thy works, and I will rejoice over the works of thy hands. O' Lord, how glorious are thy works, thy thoughts are very deep.
An *unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it.
That the ungodly are green as grass, and that all the works of wickedness do flourish to be destroyed for ever.
But thou Lord O' most highest, abidest world without end.
For, lo, thine enemies, O' Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish, and all the workers of wickedness shall be scattered abroad. But my horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn, and shall be anointed with fresh oil. Mine eye shall also see *his lust of mine enemies, and mine ear shall hear *his desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a Cedar of Lebanon.
Such as be planted in the house of the Lord, be fruitful, plenteous and green.
That they may show, how true the Lord my strength is, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
*An unwise man is he that is unfaithful, an hypocrite, or one that mistrusteth God. Prov 12, Isa 32. MN
(*my; kjv and other bibles of man use "my" here instead of "his" his being the Lord's lust of enemies and desire of the wicked against the choosen )
Chapter 93
The Lord is King, he hath put on glorious apparel, the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength: he hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved. From the time forth hath thy seat been prepared, thou art from everlasting.
The floods arise ( O' Lord ) the floods lift up their noise, the floods lift up their waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly: but yet the Lord that dwelleth on high, is mightier.
Thy testimonies, O' Lord, are very sure, holiness becometh thine house for ever.
Chapter 94
O' Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth: thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. Arise thou judge of the world, and reward to the proud after their deserving. How long shall the ungodly, how long shall the ungodly triumph?How long shall all the wicked doers speak so disdainfully, and make such proud boasting?
They smite down thy people, O' Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
They murder the widow and the stranger, and put the *fatherless to death.
And yet they say: Tush, the Lord seeth not, the God of Jacob regardeth it not.
Take heed, ye unwise among the people: O ye fools, when will ye understand?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that made the eye, shall he not see?
He that *nurtureth the Heathen, and teacheth a man knowledge, shall not he punish?
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are but vain.
Blessed is the man, whom thou learnest, ( O' Lord ) and teachest him in thy law.
That thou mayest givest him patience in time of adversity, until the pit be digged up for the ungodly. For the Lord will not fail his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
And why? judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as be true of heart shall follow it. Who will rise up with me against the wicked? *who taketh my part against the evil doers?
If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost been put to silence.
When I said: My foot hath slipped, thy mercy ( O' Lord ) held me up. In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.
Wilt thou have anything to do with that fool of wickedness, which imagineth mischief in the law? They gather them together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
But the Lord is my refuge, my God is the strength of my confidence.
He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice: yee the Lord our God shall destroy them.*Fatherless in the scripture are those that are destitute of all things and that have no man to lean unto, or any to care for them. Psalm 109. MN
*nurtureth ( kjv and other bibles of man use :chastiseth ) also see: *who taketh my part against the evil doers? kjv and other bibles of man = "for me" against the evildoers. RN
Chapter 95
O' Come let us praise the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourself glad in him with psalmes.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth, and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands prepared the dry land.
O' come, let us worship and bowdown ourselves: Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands.
Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as when ye provoked in the time of temptation in the wilderness. Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.
Forty years long was I grieved with that generation, and said: they ever error in their hearts, they verily have not known my ways.
Therefore I said unto them in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest.
Chapter 96
O' sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord all the whole earth. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name, be telling of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his honor among the Heathen, and his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and *can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared then all gods. As for all the gods of the Heathen, they be put Idols, but it is the Lord that made the heavens.
Thanksgiving and worship are before him, power and honor are in his Sanctuary.
Ascribe unto the Lord ( O ye kindreds of the Heathen ) ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength. Ascribe unto the Lord the honor of his name, *bring presents, and come into his courts.
O' worship the Lord in the *beauty of holiness, let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
Tell it among the Heathen, that the Lord is King: and it is he that maketh the round world so fast, that it can not be moved, and how he shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea make a noise, yee and all that therin is. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it, let all the trees of the wood leap for joy.
Before the Lord, for he cometh: for he cometh to judge the earth: yee with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with his truth.
*kjv and other bibles of man: *KJ = greatly to be praised, and KJ = *bring an offering. See this plainly if our father is all spiritual, what presents could we offer except those things pleasing to his heart and spirit. Also, come into the judgement of God, not men. RN. See Psalms 86, where holiness is trusting in the Lord, RN
Chapter 103
Praise the Lord, O' my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, O' my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
Which forgiveth all thy sins, and healeth all thy infirmities.Which saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy, and lovingkindness. Which satisfieth thy desire with good things, making thee young and lusty as an Eagle.
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment, for all them that suffer wrong.
He showed his ways unto Moses, and his works unto the children of Israel.
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, *longsuffering, and of great goodness.
He will not always be chiding, neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth, so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him. Look how wide the east is from the west, so far hath he set our sins from us. Yee like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him.
For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust.
That a man in his time is but as grass, and florisheth as a flower of the field.
For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness upon their childrens children.
Such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them.
The Lord hath preserved his seat in heavens, and his kingdom ruleth over all.
O' praise the Lord ye angels of his, ye that be mighty in strength, fulfilling his commandment that men may hear the voice of his words.
O' praise the Lord all ye his Hosts, ye servants of his, that do his pleasure.
O' speak good of the Lord all ye works of his, in every place of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, O' my soul.*The Lord is longsuffering which is more than patience: for he not only suffereth but also discerneth vengeance, defying the amendment of the sinner, loving better to pardon and forgive than to punish. MN
Chapter 104
Praise the Lord O' my soul: O' Lord my God, thou art become exceedingly glorious, thou art clothed with majesty and honor. Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were a garment, thou spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. Thou boltest it above with waters, thou makest the clouds thy chariot, and goest upon the wings of the wind.
Thou makest thine angels spirits, and thy ministers flames of fire.
Thou hast laid the earth upon her foundation, that it never moveth at any time.
Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment, so that the waters stand above the hills.
But at thy rebuke they flee, at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.
( Then are the hills seen aloft, and the valleys beneath in their place which thou hast appointed for them) Thou hast set them their bounds, which they may not pass, that they turn not again to cover the earth. Thou causest the wells to spring up among the valleys, and the waters to run among the hills.
That all the beasts of the field may have drink, and the wild asses may quench their thirst.
Above upon the hills have the fowls of the air their habitation, and sing among the branches. Thou waterest the hills from above, the earth is filled with the fruits of thy works.
Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men.
Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen mans heart.
The trees of the Lord are full of sap, even the trees of Lebanus which he hath planted. There make the birds their nests, and the fair hills are the dwelling place for the stork. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and so are the stony rocks for the conies.
Thou hast appointed the Moon for certain seasons, the Sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest the darkness, that it may be night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.
Yee the young lions which roar after their prey, and seek their meat at God.
But when the sun ariseth, they get them away together, and lay down in their dens.
Then goeth forth man to his work, and to till his land until the evening.
O' Lord, how manifold are thy works, right wisely hast thou made them all: yee the earth is full of thy riches.
So is this great wide sea also, wherein are things creeping and innumerable, both small and great beasts.
There go the ships over, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastime therein.
They wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them meat in due season.
When thou givest it them, they gather it: when thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
But when thou hidest thy face, they are sorrowful: if thou takest away their breath, they die, and turned again to their dust. Again, when thou lettest thy breath go forth, they are made, and so thou renewest the face of the earth.
The glorious majesty of the Lord endureth for ever, and the Lord rejoiceth in his works. The earth trembleth at the look of him, he doth but touch the hills and they smoke.
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live, I will praise my God while I have my being.
O' that my words might please him, for my joy is in the Lord.
As for the sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end: but praise thou the Lord, O' my soul.
Praise thee everlasting.THE GOSPELL OF ST. JOHN Chpt 6
After these things Jesus went his way over the sea of Galile nigh to a city called Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they had seen his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And *ester, a feast of the Jewes, was nigh. Then Jesus lift up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, and said unto Philip: whence shall we buy bread that these might eat? This he said to prove him: for he him self knew what he would do.
Philip answered him, two hundred penny worth of bread are not sufficient for them, that every man have a little. Then said unto him one of his disciples, Andrew Simon Peters brother. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two fishes: but what is that among so many? And Jesus said: Make the people sit down: There was much grass in the place. And the men sat down, in number, about five thousand. And Jesus took the bread, and gave thanks and gave to the disciples, and his disciples to them that were set down. And likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
When they had eaten enough he said unto his disciples, gather up the broken meat that remaineth: that nothing be lost. And they gathered it together, and filled twelve baskets with the broken meat, of the five barley loaves: which broken meat remained unto them that had eaten. Then the men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said: This is of a truth the Prophet that should come into the world.
When Jesus perceived that they would come, and take him up, to make him king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
And when evening was come his disciples went unto the sea and entered into a ship and went over the sea unto Capernaum. And *anon it was dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea arose with a great wind that blew. And when they had rowed about a twenty five or a thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walk on the sea, and draw nigh unto the ship, and they were afraid. And he said unto them: It is I, be not afraid. Then would they have received him into the ship, and the ship was by and by at the land whither they went.
The day following, the people which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other ship there, save that one wherein his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the ship: but that his disciples were gone away alone. How be it, there came other ships from Tiberias nigh unto the place, where they ate bread, when the Lord had blessed. Then when the people saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping and came to Capernaum seeking for Jesus.
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither? Jesus answered them and said: verily, verily I say unto you: ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles: but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat that endureth unto everlasting life, which meat the son of man shall give unto you. For him hath God the father sealed.
Then said they unto him: what shall we do that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him, whom he hath sent. They said unto him: what sign showest thou then, that we may see and believe thee? What dost thou work? Our fathers did eat Manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Jesus said unto them: verily, verily I say unto you: Moses gave you not bread from heaven: but my father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world.
Then said they unto him: Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them: I am that bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you: that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. All that the father giveth me shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I cast not away. For I came down from heaven: not to do mine own will, but his will which hath sent me. And this is the fathers will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing: but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me: that every man which seeth the son and believeth on him, have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day. The Jewes then murmured at him, because he said: I am that bread which is come down from heaven. And they said: Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he sayeth, I came down from heaven? Jesus answered and said unto them. Murmur not between yourselves. No man can come to me except the father which hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets, that they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the father cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the father, save he which is of God, the same hath seen the father.
Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat Manna in the wilderness and are dead? This is that bread which cometh from heaven that he which eateth of it, should also not die. I am that living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
And the Jewes strove among themselves saying: How can this fellow give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them: Verily, verily I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye shall not have life in you. Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me and I in him. As the living father hath sent me, even so live I by my father: and he that eateth me shall live by me. This is the bread which came from heaven: not as your fathers have eaten Manna and are dead. He that eateth of this bread, shall live ever.
These things said he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples: when they had heard this, said: this is an hard saying: who can abide the hearing of it? Jesus knew in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, and said unto them: Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you, are spirit and life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, which they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said: Therefore said I unto you: that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my father.
From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus to the twelve: will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered: Master to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life, and we believe and know that thou art Christ the son of the living God. Jesus answered them: Have not I chosen you twelve, and yet one of you is the devil? He spake it of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon. For he it was that should betray him, and was one of the twelve*ester: exact spelling, maybe: feast of sweet bread. *anon (after a while)
and others of a similitude ...
"who strengthens...who delivers..."
"truth ...strength thereof... "
"the man of age and the sweet bread. "
"dream within ...within a dream ..one mans giving and another mans footsteps ..."
Eds legs ...and the footsteps of a friend
"wicked strong man against the worthy man..."
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