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And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.
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And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.
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Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;
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And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
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And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
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And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.
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But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
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And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.
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But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.
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For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
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And they did so, and made them all be seated.