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This volume presents the written Word of God in a highly readable, accurate translation, excellent for personal and group study. Extensive study notes, topical essays, and word studies provide fresh and faithful insights informed by time-tested, authentically Catholic interpretations from the Fathers of the Church and other scholars. They also provide rich historical, cultural, geographical, and...

7:34 Ephphatha: An Aramaic expression that Mark translates for his Gentile readers. 7:37 the deaf … the mute: Recalls the messianic blessings prophesied in Is 35:4–6 (Wis 10:21; CCC 549). See note on Mt 11:5. 8:1–10 An episode similar to the miracle in 6:35–44, but dissimilar in several details. Jesus multiplies seven (8:5) loaves instead of five (6:38), collects seven (8:8) leftover baskets instead of twelve (6:43), and feeds four thousand (8:9) people instead of 5,000 (6:44). The symbolism of these
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