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Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."

I speak to them in figurative language for this reason, that while looking they do not see, and while hearing they neither hear nor understand.

For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might heal them.'

"But as for you, blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;

and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.

When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away.

And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?

And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"

So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

"We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."

So all ate, and were fully satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they gathered up, filling twelve baskets.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the waves, they were greatly alarmed. "It is a spirit," they exclaimed, and they cried out with terror.

So they climbed into the boat, and the wind lulled;

and the men of the place, recognizing Him, sent word into all the country round. So they brought all the sick to Him,

and they entreated Him that they might but touch the tassel of His outer garment; and all who did so were restored to perfect health.

Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."

Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,