A Deaf And Dumb Man Healed; Also Many
Others. Four Thousand are Fed.
69. Mark 7:31-8:10
31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon,
he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the
coasts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was
deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech
him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside
from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he
spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven,
he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of
his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he
charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he
charged them, so much the more a great deal they published
it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath
done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the
dumb to speak.
CHAPTER 8
1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having
nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith
unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because
they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to
eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses,
they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man
satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And
he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and
brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they
did set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small
fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also
before them. 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9 And
they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent
them away. 10 And straightway he entered into a ship with
his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
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