6. Jesus told the people to sit on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks to God. He broke the bread into pieces and gave them to his followers. He told them to give the bread to the people, and they did as he said.
7. The followers also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for the fish and told them to give the fish to the people.
8. They all ate until they were full. Then the followers filled seven baskets with the pieces of food that were left.
9. There were about 4000 men who ate. After they ate, Jesus told them to go home.
10. Then he went in a boat with his followers to the area of Dalmanutha.
11. The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked him questions. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to do a miracle as a sign from God.
12. Jesus sighed deeply and said, “Why do you people ask to see a miracle as a sign? I want you to know that no miracle will be done to prove anything to you.”
13. Then Jesus left them and went in the boat to the other side of the lake.
14. The followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. They forgot to bring more bread.
15. Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
16. The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “He said this because we have no bread.”
17. Jesus knew that the followers were talking about this. So he asked them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are you not able to understand?
18. Do you have eyes that can’t see? Do you have ears that can’t hear? Remember what I did before, when we did not have enough bread?
19. I divided five loaves of bread for 5000 people. Remember how many baskets you filled with pieces of food that were not eaten?” The followers answered, “We filled twelve baskets.”
20. “And when I divided seven loaves of bread for 4000 people, how many baskets did you fill with the leftover pieces?” They answered, “We filled seven baskets.”
21. Then he said to them, “You remember these things I did, but you still don’t understand?”
22. Jesus and his followers came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch the man.
23. So Jesus held the blind man’s hand and led him out of the village. Then he spit on the man’s eyes. He laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see now?”
24. The man looked up and said, “Yes, I see people. They look like trees walking around.”