³⁰ Then^[a] large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They^[b] laid them at his feet, and he healed them. ³¹ As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

³² Then Jesus called his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.” ³³ The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?” ³⁴ Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven—and a few small fish.” ³⁵ After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.^{[c] 37} They^[d] all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. ³⁸ Not counting children and women,^[e] there were 4,000 men who ate.^[f]