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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

Then right after that the Holy Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.

Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbaths, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

And the fame of Jesus spread at once in all directions, through the whole neighborhood of Galilee.

and 2:1], and on the [first] Sabbath day Jesus entered the synagogue and taught people.

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever, so they promptly told Jesus about her.

Jesus went up to her and, grasping her hand, raised her up; the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

When evening came and the sun had set, they brought to Jesus all those who were sick and those dominated by evil spirits.

Jesus cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not permit them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.

He said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43]."

So, Jesus went into the [Jewish] synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching [the good news about the coming kingdom, verses 14-15] and driving out evil spirits.

One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

And Jesus [deeply moved] admonished him sternly and sent him away immediately,

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home.

Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them

When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

Jesus went out again along the [Galilean] seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

As he was walking along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax collector's desk. Jesus told him, "Follow me!" So Levi got up and followed him.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

And when the experts in the law of Moses, being Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion], saw that He was eating with tax collectors and worldly people, they said to His disciples, "Why does Jesus eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting [as a ritual]; and they came and asked Jesus, “Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?”

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Jesus happened to be going through the grain fields on a Sabbath. As they made their way, his disciples began picking the heads of grain.

And the Pharisees asked Him, "Look, why are they [i.e., Jesus' disciples] doing what is against the law of Moses on the Sabbath day?"

"Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:

Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Again Jesus went into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court].

"Stand out in the middle," Jesus said to the man with the withered hand;

Jesus looked around at them in anger, deeply hurt because of their hard hearts. Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and his hand was restored to health.

But no sooner had the Pharisees left the synagogue than they held a consultation with the Herodians against Jesus, to devise some means of destroying Him.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him,

Then Jesus went up on a hillside and called to himself those whom he had decided on, and they approached him.

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. Then Jesus went into a house.

Then He came to a house [in Capernaum], and a crowd formed again, so [many people] that Jesus and His disciples could not even eat a meal [together].

And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables. "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Jesus said all this because these experts in the law of Moses had been saying, "He has an evil spirit in him."

Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

There was a crowd sitting round Jesus, and some of them said to him: "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.

And Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully."

And Jesus continued to speak to them, "Do you not know what this parable means? Then how can you understand any of the other parables?

Then Jesus told them, "A lamp isn't brought indoors to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? It's to be put on a lamp stand, isn't it?

Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,

Jesus also said: "To what can we liken the Kingdom of God?

With many such parables, Jesus spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear and understand it;

On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake."

But Jesus was in the back of the boat, asleep on a cushion. So they woke him up and asked him, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to die?"

Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: "Hush! Be still!" Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.

Then Jesus and His disciples [finally] arrived on the other side of the lake [i.e., the east side] in the district of Geresa [Note: Matt. 8:28 says 'Gadara.' Geresa and Gadara were two towns

Just as Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met him.

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

For Jesus had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

So they besought Jesus. "Send us to the swine," they said, "so that we may enter into them."

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

So the people began to beg with Jesus to leave their region.

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging him to let him go with him.

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet

And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

But Jesus looked about to see who had done it.

But the woman became afraid and trembled with fear, for she knew what had happened to her [i.e., the healing], so she came and fell down in front of Jesus and told Him the whole truth.

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue official's house and said [to the official], "Your daughter is dead; why are you bothering the Teacher any more?"

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

Jesus allowed no one to go further with him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw mass confusion. People were crying and sobbing loudly.

Taking her hand, Jesus said to her: "Taleitha, koum!"--which means 'little girl, I am speaking to you--Rise!'

But Jesus strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give her something to eat.

Jesus left there and came to His hometown [Nazareth]; and His disciples followed Him.

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And he wondered at the want of faith shown by the people. Jesus went round the villages, one after another, teaching.

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

King Herod [Antipas] heard about this, for Jesus’ name and reputation had become well known. People were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

But when King Herod heard [about Jesus], he said, "John, whom I [had] decapitated, has risen."