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Mark 7
³² A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him.
³³ Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.
³⁴ Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”
³⁵ Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
³⁶ Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.
³⁷ They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
Mark 8
¹ About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them,
² “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.
³ If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance.”
⁴ His disciples replied, “How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness?”
⁵ Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” “Seven loaves,” they replied.