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Going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in a bark with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and Jesus having called them,

so that his fame was spread over all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were afflicted with any diseases or pains, demoniacs, lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Jesus, to avoid this crowd of people, went to a mountain: and when he was set down, his disciples came to him.

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be punish'd by the tribunal: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be punish'd by the Sanhedrim: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be punish'd by the fire of Gehenna.

It hath been said, whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

but I say unto you, whoever shall put away his wife, except in the case of adultery, is the occasion of her being an adulteress, and he that shall marry her is an adulterer.

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

that ye may be the children of your father who is in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age?

and yet I tell you, even Solomon with all his magnificence, was not arrayed like one of these.

is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread?

therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock:

but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand:

At length Jesus finished his discourse, and the people were fill'd with astonishment at his doctrine.

and there came a leper who threw himself at his feet, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

when Jesus heard it, he was surpriz'd, and said to his followers, I profess I have not met with such an instance of faith, no not in Israel.

and Jesus said to the centurion, go thy way, what you believed could be done, is effected for you. and his servant was healed in that very hour.

After this Jesus went to Peter's house, where seeing his wife's mother lying sick of a fever,

Jesus replyed, the foxes have kennels, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.