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Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.

So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Mark 8:1-10">[xr] Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."

Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.

But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands."

Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-42">[xr] And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,

and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up." And they were exceedingly sorrowful.

When they had come to Capernaum, [fn] those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?"

So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.

They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?"

and said to them, "You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went.

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' [fn]