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So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
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others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
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But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
10 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,
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but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
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Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”