But they held their peace.  And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, “Stretch forth thy hand.”

And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored whole, as the other.

But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

=His withdrawal with the twelve=

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THE MINISTRY BEYOND GALILEE

THE PHOENICIAN RETIREMENT AND THE GENTILE CURE.

And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.  But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.  Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race.

And she cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.”

But he answered her not a word.  And his disciples came and besought him, saying, “Send her away, for she crieth after us.”

But he answered and said, “I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But she came and worshipped him, saying, “Lord help me.”

And he said unto her, “Let the children first be filled:  for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.”

But she answered and saith unto him, “Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.”

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, “O woman, great is thy faith:  be it done unto thee as thou wilt.  Go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.”

And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

MIRACLES AND MULTITUDES AGAIN.

And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

And he went up into the mountain, and sat there.  And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them; insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.  And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”