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And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;

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

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

"Therefore beseech 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 kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

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

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy 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.

"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 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 malign the members of his household!

"For I came 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 ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

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

"He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

"And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

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

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Then He began to denounce 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.