an should know it: yet he
could not be hid. (25)For a woman hearing of him, whose daughter had an
unclean spirit, came and fell at his feet. (26)The woman was a Greek, a
Syrophenician by birth, and she entreated him that the devil might be
cast out of her daughter. (27)And Jesus said unto her, Let the children
first be fed, for it is not proper to take the children's bread, and
throw it to the dogs. (28)But she replied, and said to him, True, Lord,
yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. (29)And he
said unto her, For this speech, go home, the devil is gone out of thy
daughter. (30)And going to her house, she found the devil gone out, and
her daughter laid on a couch.

(31)And again departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came to
the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
(32)And they bring him a deaf man, who could scarcely articulate; and
they entreat him to put his hand upon him. (33)And he took him aside
out of the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he
touched his tongue; (34)and looking up to heaven, he heaved a deep
sigh, and saith unto him, Ephphatha! that is, Be opened. (35)And
instantly his ears were opened, and the tie of his tongue loosed, and
he spake distinctly. (36)And he charged them that they should tell no
man: but the more he charged, the more abundantly they published it
abroad. (37)And they were astonished beyond all imagination, saying, He
hath done all things admirably; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and
the dumb to speak.

CHAP. VIII.

IN those days the multitude being exceedingly great, and having nothing
to eat, Jesus calling his disciples to him, said unto them, (2)I have
compassion on the multitude, for they have stayed with me already three
days, and have nothing to eat: (3)and if I send them away fasting to
their houses, they will faint on the road; for many of them came from a
great distance. (4)His disciples answered him, Whence can a man here in
the desert satisfy these with bread? (5)And he asked them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. (6)And he commanded the multitude
to recline in order on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, having
given thanks he brake them, and gave to his disciples, that they should
set before the people; and they distributed them to the multitude.
(7)And they had a few small fishes; and blessing, he commanded to set
these also before them. (8)And they did eat and were fille