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Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose."

and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets."

But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

And He ordered him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"

But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

"But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"—He said to the paralytic—"I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home."

And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

"I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."

And they said to Him, "The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink."

"But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days."

"But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward!" And he got up and came forward.

But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.