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15:23
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
15:24
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
15:25
The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
15:26
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
15:27
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
15:28
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
15:29
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
15:30
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
15:31
The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
15:32
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
15:33
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
15:34
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
15:35
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
15:36
Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
15:37
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
15:38
A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
15:39
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.