The crowds had grown. Jesus had been in Galilee for a while now, speaking, healing, and calling his disciples to follow him. The leaders from Jerusalem certainly had their spies keeping an eye on him, but with the crowds he was gathering, all they could do right now was watch and listen. Wherever Jesus went, there were always a few Pharisees and Sadducees in the crowd looking for things he might do or say they could use against him when  they did finally get the chance. His disciples occasionally reminded him of the risk and seemed confused when he didn’t seem to care. It was almost like he was intentionally trying to make them angry, like today.

Today, Jesus is walking along the road just a mile or so west of Capernaum where he was living now. Along with his disciples, there was a large…