Jesus Does Everything Well

³¹ Again, leaving the region of Tyre,^(A) he went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,^(B) through^[a] the region of the Decapolis.^{(C) 32} They brought to him a deaf^(D) man who had difficulty speaking^(E) and begged Jesus to lay his hand on^(F) him. ³³ So he took him away from the crowd in private. After putting his fingers in the man’s ears and spitting,^(G) he touched his tongue. ³⁴ Looking up to heaven,^(H) he sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!”^[b] (that is, “Be opened!”). ³⁵ Immediately his ears were opened,^(I) his tongue was loosened, and he began to speak clearly.^{(J) 36} He ordered them to tell no one,^(K) but the more he ordered them, the more they proclaimed it.^(L)

³⁷ They were extremely astonished and said, “He has done everything well.^(M) He even makes the deaf^(N) hear and the mute speak.”^(O)

Feeding Four Thousand

8 In^(A) those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He called^(B) the disciples^(C) and said to them, ² “I have compassion^(D) on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with me three days and have nothing to eat. ³ If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way,^(E) and some of them have come a long distance.”

⁴ His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to feed^(F) these people?”

⁵ “How many loaves do you have?” he asked them.

“Seven,” they said. ⁶ He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke^(G) them, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people. So they served them to the crowd. ⁷ They also had a few small fish, and after he had blessed them, he said these were to be served as well. ⁸ They ate and were satisfied. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces. ⁹ About four thousand were there. He dismissed them. ¹⁰ And he immediately got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod

¹¹ The^(H) Pharisees^(I) came and began to argue with him, demanding of him a sign^(J) from heaven^(K) to test^(L) him. ¹² Sighing deeply in his spirit,^(M) he said, “Why does this generation^(N) demand a sign? Truly I tell you,^(O) no sign will be given to this generation.” ¹³ Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.