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For they thought that he was with the sons of the company; and when they had gone the journey of one day, they sought him with the men and with any who knew him.

And they found him not: and they returned again to Urishlem, and sought him.

And after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, [fn] hearing them and questioning them.

And all of them were astonished, as they heard him, at his wisdom and at his answers.

And when they saw him, they wondered; and his mother said to him, My son, why hast thou done with us thus? for, behold, I and thy father with great anxiety have sought thee.

The publicans [fn] also came to be baptized, and they said to him, Malphona, what shall we do?

to be tempted forty days by the accuser. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were fulfilled, afterwards he hungered.

And all witnessed him and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Jauseph ?

And when they heard these things, they who were in the synagogue were all of them filled with anger,

and they arose, forced him without from the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built to throw him from the rock:

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for with power was his word.

And wonder seized on every man, and they spake with each other and said, What thing is this ? for with authority and with power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go forth.

And when Jeshu had gone forth from the synagogue, he entered into the house of Shemun; and the mother-in-law of Shemun was afflicted with a great fever, and they besought him on behalf of her;

But at the setting of the sun all they who had diseased ones, who were diseased with various diseases, brought them to him, and he upon every one of them laid his hand, and healed them.

And he cast forth also devils from many, (they) crying out, and saying, Thou art the Meshicha, the Son of Aloha. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to speak, for they knew that he was the Meshicha.

And one of them was of Shemun Kipha; and Jeshu ascended, sat in it, and directed that they should take [fn] it a little from the land into the waters; and he sat, and taught the multitudes from the vessel.

And when they had this done, they enclosed great multitudes of fishes, and their net brake.

And they signed to their companions, who were in another vessel, to come and help them. And when they had come, they filled those two vessels, so that they were nigh to be swallowed up.

For amazement had seized him, and all who were with him, on account of the draught of fishes which they had taken.

And they brought the vessels to land, and forsook every thing, and went after him.