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When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves."

"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. "It's a ghost!" they said, and cried out in fear.

And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.

And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him,

Then the disciples came to Him and said, "Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"

The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way."

"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish."

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

They discussed this among themselves and concluded, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.

They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life." And the disciples were deeply grieved.

After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?"

When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.