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But he sayd vnto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdome of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.

Then it came to passe, as the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, that he stoode by the lake of Gennesaret,

Then the Scribes & the Pharises began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?

And immediatly he rose vp before them, and tooke vp his bed whereon he lay, and departed to his owne house, praysing God.

And they were all amased, & praysed God, and were filled with feare, saying, Doutlesse we haue seene strange things to day.

Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, & spent the night in prayer to God.

And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

Then there came a feare on them all, and they glorified God, saying, A great Prophet is risen among vs, and God hath visited his people.

For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.

Then all the people that heard, and the Publicanes iustified God, being baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.

But the Pharises and the expounders of the Law despised the counsell of God against themselues, and were not baptized of him.

And it came to passe afterwarde, that hee himselfe went through euery citie and towne, preaching and publishing the kingdome of God, and the twelue were with him,

And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.

The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God.

But he answered, and sayd vnto them, My mother and my brethren are these which heare the worde of God, and doe it.

And when he sawe Iesus, he cryed out and fell downe before him, and with a loude voyce sayd, What haue I to doe with thee, Iesus the Sonne of God the most High? I beseech thee torment me not.

Returne into thine owne house, and shewe what great things God hath done to thee. So hee went his way, and preached throughout all the citie, what great things Iesus had done vnto him.

And hee sent them foorth to preach the kingdome of God, and to cure the sicke.

But when the people knewe it, they followed him: and he receiued them, and spake vnto them of the kingdome of God, and healed them that had neede to be healed.