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Knowing what they were talking about, Jesus asked them, "Why are you talking about not having bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your minds closed?
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You have eyes, but you don't really see. You have ears, but you don't really listen. Remember when
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I divided five loaves of bread for the five thousand? How many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces of food?" They answered, "Twelve."
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"And when I divided seven loaves of bread for the four thousand, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces of food?" They answered, "Seven."
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Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand yet?"
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Jesus and his followers came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch the man.
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So Jesus took the blind man's hand and led him out of the village. Then he spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on the man and asked, "Can you see now?"
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The man looked up and said, "Yes, I see people, but they look like trees walking around."
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Again Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then the man opened his eyes wide and they were healed, and he was able to see everything clearly.
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Jesus told him to go home, saying, "Don't go into the town."
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Jesus and his followers went to the towns around Caesarea Philippi. While they were traveling, Jesus asked them, "Who do people say I am?"