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All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."

They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him.

They were astounded beyond measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat.

If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance."

Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them to the crowd.

They had also a few small fish; and after blessing them, he ordered that these too should be distributed.

They ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

"And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" And they said to him, "Seven."

They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.

And the man looked up and said, "I can see people, but they look like trees, walking."

And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."

And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him."

When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him.

and whenever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so."

And they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it;