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But He answered them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread, and give it to them to eat?"

But He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And when they found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."

They reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.

And they all ate and were satisfied;

and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces of bread, and of the fish.

But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out;

for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,

When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored at the shore.

And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,

and ran about that entire country and began carrying here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to wherever they heard He was.

And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or a countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and all who touched it were being healed.

The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered to Him after they came from Jerusalem,

(For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the tradition of the elders;

and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and copper pots.)

-'AND IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.'

And they brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Him to lay His hand on him.

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And they were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak."

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them,