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But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached 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—

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

So the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up among all these people."

So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.

For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

So he called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven ."

when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade."

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Calm down!" Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.