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He perceived what they were saying, and He said to them, "What is this discussion of yours about having no bread? Do you not yet see and understand? Are your minds so dull of comprehension?
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You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
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When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.
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"And when the seven for the 4,000, how many hampers full of portions did you take away?" "Seven," they answered.
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"Do you not yet understand?" He said.
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And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.
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So He took the blind man by the arm and brought him out of the village, and spitting into his eyes He put His hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"
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He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."
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Then for the second time He put His hands on the man's eyes, and the man, looking steadily, recovered his sight and saw everything distinctly.
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So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into the village."
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From that place Jesus and His disciples went to the villages belonging to Caesarea Philippi. On the way He began to ask His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"