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So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."

His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Remember, I have told you."

They quickly left the tomb and ran, still terrified but full of unspeakable joy, to carry the news to His disciples.

And then suddenly they saw Jesus coming to meet them. "Peace be to you," He said. And they came and clasped His feet, bowing to the ground before Him.

telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep."

"The voice of one crying aloud: `In the Desert prepare a road for the Lord: Make His highways straight.'"

As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

His announcement was, "There is One coming after me mightier than I--One whose sandal-strap I am unworthy to stoop down and unfasten.

and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;

Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them.

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

And His fame spread at once everywhere in all that part of Galilee.

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."

Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."

and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,

Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

At once perceiving by His spirit that they were reasoning within themselves, Jesus asked them, "Why do you thus argue in your minds?

The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."

When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him.