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They came to Jesus, and they saw the man who had the many evil spirits. He was sitting down and was wearing clothes. He was in his right mind again. When they saw this, they were afraid.

A leader of the synagogue came. His name was Jairus. He saw Jesus and bowed down before him.

The woman heard about Jesus, so she followed him with the other people and touched his coat.

She thought, "If I can just touch his clothes, that will be enough to heal me."

As soon as she touched his coat, her bleeding stopped. She felt that her body was healed from all the suffering.

But everyone laughed at him. Jesus told the people to leave the house. Then he went into the room where the child was. He brought the child's father and mother and his three followers into the room with him.

Jesus left and went back to his hometown. His followers went with him.

Isn't he just the carpenter we know—Mary's son, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And don't his sisters still live here in town?" So they had a problem accepting him.

Then Jesus said to them, "People everywhere give honor to a prophet, except in his own town, with his own people, or in his home."

Jesus was not able to do any miracles there except the healing of some sick people by laying his hands on them.

Jesus called his twelve apostles together. He sent them out in groups of two and gave them power over evil spirits.

Herod heard these things about Jesus. He said, "I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!"

Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison. Herod did this to please his wife Herodias. She had been married to Herod's brother Philip, but then Herod married her.

Then the right time came for Herodias to cause John's death. It happened on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee.

King Herod was very sad, but he didn't want to break the promise he had made to her in front of his guests.

Jesus and his followers were in a very busy place. There were so many people that he and his followers did not even have time to eat. He said to them, "Come with me. We will go to a quiet place to be alone. There we will get some rest."

So Jesus and his followers went away alone. They went in a boat to a place where no one lived.

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He looked up to the sky and thanked God for the food. Then he broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to his followers to distribute to the people. Then he divided the two fish among everyone there.

Jesus and his followers went across the lake and came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there.

Jesus went into towns, cities, and farms around that area. And every place he went, the people brought sick people to the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch any part of his coat. And all those who touched him were healed.