Mark 7:31-8:9
New American Standard Bible 1995
31 (A)Again He went out from the region of (B)Tyre, and came through Sidon to (C)the Sea of Galilee, within the region of (D)Decapolis. 32 They *brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they *implored Him to (E)lay His hand on him. 33 (F)Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after (G)spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep (H)sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the [a]impediment of his tongue [b]was removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And (I)He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they (J)continued to proclaim it. 37 They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
Four Thousand Fed
8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, (K)Jesus called His disciples and *said to them, 2 “(L)I feel compassion for the [c]people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 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.” 4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [d]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the [e]people to [f]sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to [g]serve to them, and they served them to the [h]people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and (M)after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be [i]served as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (N)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
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