²³ When Jesus came into the ^[a]official’s house and saw ^(A)the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder, ²⁴ He said, “Leave; for the girl ^(B)has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. ²⁵ But ^(C)when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and ^(D)took her by the hand, and the girl ^[b]got up. ²⁶ And ^(E)this news spread throughout that land.

²⁷ As Jesus went on from there, two men who were blind followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, ^(F)Son of David!” ²⁸ And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” ²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “^[c]It shall be done for you ^(G)according to your faith.” ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus ^(H)sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!” ³¹ But they went out and ^(I)spread the news about Him throughout that land.

³² And as they were going out, behold, ^(J)a ^(K)demon-possessed man who was unable to speak ^[d]was brought to Him. ³³ And after the demon was cast out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “^(L)Nothing like this has ever ^[e]been seen in Israel.” ³⁴ But the Pharisees were saying, “He ^(M)casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

³⁵ Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, ^(N)teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

^36 (O)Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, ^(P)because they were ^[f]distressed and downcast, like sheep ^[g]without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then He *said to His disciples, “^(Q)The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. ³⁸ Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

³⁹ And after entering, He *said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died, but is asleep.”