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for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His cloak, I will get well."

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

"Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

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

or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is deserving of his support.

"And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

"Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

"It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!

"For I came to TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;

and A PERSON'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

"And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

"The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it.

"And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Now while in prison, John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples,

Then He began to reprimand the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions—