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By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.

Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.

And enter wherever He might--village or town or hamlet--they laid their sick in the open places, and entreated Him to let them touch were it but the tassel of His robe; and all, whoever touched Him, were restored to health.

They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with `unclean' (that is to say, unwashed) hands.

But *you* say, `If a man says to his father or mother, It is a Korban (that is, a thing devoted to God), whatever it is, which otherwise you would have received from me--'

And so you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or mother,

After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.

Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit heard of Him, and came and flung herself at His feet.

Here they brought to Him a deaf man that stammered, on whom they begged Him to lay His hands.

So Jesus taking him aside, apart from the crowd, put His fingers into his ears, and spat, and moistened his tongue;

And the man's ears were opened, and his tongue became untied, and he began to speak perfectly.

About that time there was again an immense crowd, and they found themselves with nothing to eat. So He called His disciples to Him.

"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.

So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.

They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.

and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.

they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"

So He took the blind man by the arm and brought him out of the village, and spitting into his eyes He put His hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"