29 And Jesus departed from tlience, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee ; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast thetn down at Jesus' feet ; and he healed them :
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see ; and they gloritied the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples nnto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they con- tinue with me now three days, and' have nothing to eat : and I will not Bend them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And his disciples say unto him,
Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill bo great a multitude ?
34 And Jesus saith unto them. How many loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multi- tude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
The beginning of this passage contains three points which deserve our special attention. For the present let us dwell exclusively on them.
In the first place, let us remark, liow much more pains people take about the relief of theii^ bodily diseases, than