29. Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
30. Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
31. But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
32. As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.
33. When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
34. But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”
35. Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
37. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
38. Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”