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But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in desolate areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.

And being unable to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof over where He was; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the mat where the paralytic was lying.

And he got up and immediately picked up the mat and went out before everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."

And it *happened that as He was reclining at the table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many of them, and they were following Him.

And when the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they were saying to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners!"

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they *came and *said to Him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"

And Jesus said to them, "Can the attendants of the bridegroom fast when the bridegroom is with them? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

And the Pharisees were saying to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

And He *said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

And the Pharisees went out and immediately began taking counsel together with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

And whenever the unclean spirits were seeing Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, "You are the Son of God!"

And He *went up on the mountain and *summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.

And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, so that they could not even eat a meal.

And when His own people heard this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."

"Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him, calling Him.