d when he was entered in, he saith unto them, "Why make ye a tumult,
and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth."

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And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth,
taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with
him, and goeth in where the child was. And taking the child by the
hand, he said unto her, "Talitha cumi"; that is, "Little girl, I say
unto thee, Arise."

And straightway the little girl rose up, and walked; for she was
twelve years old. And they were greatly amazed. And he charged them
much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something
should be given her to eat.

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VIII

LEARNING TO SERVE.

_How the Lord Jesus Sent His Disciples Out to Tell of Him_.

And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two
and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; and he
charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a
staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; but to go
shod with sandals: and, said he, "Put not on two coats."

And he said unto them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide
till ye depart thence. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and
they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is
under your feet for a testimony unto them."

And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast
out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed
them.

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IX

THE FEEDING OF THE MULTITUDE

_How the Lord Jesus Invited the Multitude to a Supper, and How, Having
Won Great Fame, the People Would Have Made Him King, but He Refused_.

And the apostles gathered about Jesus; and they told him all things,
whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

And he saith unto them, "Come ye apart into a desert place, and rest
awhile."

For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much
as to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desert place. And the
people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran there together
on foot from all the cities, and arrived before them.

And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on
them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began
to teach them many things. And when the day was now far spent, his
disciples came unto him, and said, "The place is desert, and the day
is now far spent: send