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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?"
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They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptist. Others say you are Elijah, and others say you are one of the prophets."
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Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."
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Jesus warned his followers not to tell anyone who he was.
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Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that he would be rejected by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law. He told them that the Son of Man must be killed and then rise from the dead after three days.
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Jesus told them plainly what would happen. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to tell him not to talk like that.