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-# Connecting Statement:
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-When Jesus and his disciples get out of their boat at Bethsaida, Jesus heals a blind man.
-
 # Bethsaida
 
-This is a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. See how you translated the name of this town in [Mark 6:45](../06/45.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
+This is a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
 
 # to touch him
 
-It may be helpful to state why they wanted Jesus to touch the man. Alternate translation: "to touch him in order to heal him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"to touch him in order to heal him"