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And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

And they were all amazed, so that they began to discuss with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

And so then he departed from the synagogue and came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this very reason."

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And many had gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"—he said to the paralytic—

And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

So then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.

For he had healed many, so that all those who were suffering from diseases pressed about him in order that they could touch him.

And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

so that ‘they may look closely and not perceive, and they may listen carefully and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.'"

And he said to them, "Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not so that it may be put on a lampstand?

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled with water.

and they implored him, saying, "Send us to the pigs so that we may enter into them."