²⁵ Again Jesus ·put [laid] his hands on the man’s eyes. Then the man ·opened his eyes wide [stared intently] and ·they were healed [his sight was restored], and he was able to see everything clearly. ²⁶ Jesus told him to go home, saying, “Don’t go into the town.”^[a] [^CJesus wanted to avoid the publicity that the healing would produce.]

Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ^(A)

²⁷ Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] went to the towns around Caesarea Philippi [^Ca city about 25 miles north of Lake Galilee]. While they were traveling, Jesus asked them, “Who do people say I am?”