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1The Phariseescame out and began to argue with Him, 2seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
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3Sighingdeeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does thisgenerationseek for a sign? Truly I say to you, 4nosign will be given to thisgeneration."
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Leaving them, He againembarked and wentaway to the otherside.
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And they had forgotten to takebread, and did not havemorethanoneloaf in the boat with them.
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And He was givingorders to them, saying, "5Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of 6Herod."
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They began to discuss with oneanother the fact that they hadnobread.
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And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you havenobread? 7Do you not yetseeorunderstand? Do you have a hardenedheart?
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"8HAVINGEYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVINGEARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,
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when I broke9the fiveloaves for the fivethousand, howmany10basketsfull of brokenpieces you picked up?" They said to Him, "Twelve."
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"When I broke 11the seven for the fourthousand, howmanylarge12basketsfull of brokenpieces did you pick up?" And they said to Him, "Seven."
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And He was saying to them, "13Do you not yetunderstand?"
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And they came to 14Bethsaida. And they brought a blindman to Jesus and implored Him to 15touch him.
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Taking the blindman by the hand, He 16brought him out of the village; and after 17spitting on his eyes and 18laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you seeanything?"
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And he looked up and said, "I seemen, for I see them liketrees, walkingaround."
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Thenagain He laid His hands on his eyes; and he lookedintently and was restored, and began to seeeverythingclearly.
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And He sent him to his home, saying, "Do not evenenter19the village."
Peter's Confession of Christ
2720Jesuswent out, along with His disciples, to the villages of 21CaesareaPhilippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, "Who do peoplesay that I am?"
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22They told Him, saying, "John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets."
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And He continued by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am?"23Peteranswered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."