saith unto him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was
loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell
no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal
they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying:

"He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the
dumb to speak."




CHAPTER VIII

"THOU ART THE CHRIST"

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to
eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them:

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me
three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting to
their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came
from far."

And his disciples answered him: "From whence can a man satisfy these
men with bread here in the wilderness?"

And he asked them: "How many loaves have ye?"