52. (They didn’t understand what had happened with the loaves of bread. Instead, their minds were closed.)
53. They crossed the sea, came to shore at Gennesaret, and anchored there.
54. As soon as they stepped out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus.
55. They ran all over the countryside and began to carry the sick on cots to any place where they heard he was.
56. Whenever he would go into villages, cities, or farms, people would put their sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched his clothes was made well.