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And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.

And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment;

for she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well."

But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;

no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.

Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;

"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;

it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.

For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

and a man's foes will be those of his own household.

and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.