28 And he said unto her, For this saying, go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

29 And when she was come to her house, she found that the devil had gone out, and her daughter was laid upon the bed.

30 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

31 And they brought unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they besought him to put his hand upon him.

32 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit and touched his tongue;

33 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

34 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed; and he spake plain.

35 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 him;

36 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Mark 8
Intro: Feeding the multitude -- Healing the blind man -- Self-denial taught.

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

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