Instead, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer openly enter into a city, but stayed outside in lonely places. Still people came to him from everywhere.
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do the signs that you do unless God is with him.”
On the next day, the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus hadn’t entered into the boat with his disciples, but his disciples had gone away alone.
Jesus answered them, “Very truly I tell y’all, y’all are seeking me, not because y’all saw miraculous signs, but because y’all ate the loaves and were satisfied.