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They came out of the graves after Jesus was raised from the dead and went into the holy city, where they appeared to many people.

When the army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were very frightened and said, "He really was the Son of God!"

So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.

The soldiers guarding the tomb shook with fear because of the angel, and they became like dead men.

Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go and tell my followers to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there."

Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a large amount of money

So the soldiers kept the money and did as they were told. And that story is still spread among the people even today.

On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus.

All the people from Judea and Jerusalem were going out to him. They confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

When Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen.

Going a little farther, Jesus saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Jesus immediately called them, and they left their father in the boat with the hired workers and followed Jesus.

The people were so amazed they asked each other, "What is happening here? This man is teaching something new, and with authority. He even gives commands to evil spirits, and they obey him."

As soon as Jesus and his followers left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

Jesus healed many who had different kinds of sicknesses, and he forced many demons to leave people. But he would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

Immediately the paralyzed man stood up, took his mat, and walked out while everyone was watching him. The people were amazed and praised God. They said, "We have never seen anything like this!"

When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with the tax collectors and "sinners," they asked his followers, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Jesus was angry as he looked at the people, and he felt very sad because they were stubborn. Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held out his hand and it was healed.

Also many people came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the lands across the Jordan River, and from the area of Tyre and Sidon. When they heard what Jesus was doing, many people came to him.