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And as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets.

And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he taught them, as having authority, and not as their Scribes.

And immediately his fame spread into all the land of Galilee.

And Simon and his associates sought for him.

And a leper came to him, and fell at his feet, and entreated him, and said to him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And Jesus had compassion on him, and stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said: I will; be thou clean.

And in that hour, his leprosy departed from him, and he became clean.

And Jesus knew, in his spirit, that they thus reasoned in themselves; and he said to them: Why reason ye thus in your heart?

And he arose in that hour, took up his bed, and departed in presence of them all: so that they were all amazed, and praised God, saying: We never saw the like.

And it was so, that as he reclined in his [fn] house, many publicans and sinners reclined with Jesus and with his disciples: for they were many, and they followed him.

And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw that he ate with publicans and with sinners, they said to his disciples: Why doth he eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And it was so, that as Jesus on a sabbath walked in the tillage grounds, his disciples walked and plucked the ears.

Jesus said to them: Have ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and his attendants?

And he looked on them with indignation, being grieved with the hardness of their heart. And he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched forth, and his hand was restored.

And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea. And many people joined him from Galilee, and from Judaea,

And he told his disciples to bring him a ship, on account of the multitude, lest they should crowd upon him

And his kinsmen heard, and went out to take him; for they said: He is out of his reason.

No one can enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he may rob his house.

And his mother and his brothers came, and, standing without, sent to call him to them.

And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said: