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And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him;

And when His own people heard about this, they came out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."

"But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

Then His mother and His brothers came, and while standing outside they sent word to Him, calling for Him.

And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables.

and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

And then they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had previously had the "legion"; and they became frightened.

And one of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came, and upon seeing Him, fell at His feet

after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.

For she had been saying to herself, "If I just touch His garments, I will get well."

And His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'"

And they began laughing at Him. But putting them all outside, He took along the child's father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was in bed.

Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him.

And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man learn these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?

"Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?" And they took offense at Him.

Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household."

And He could not do any miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And King Herod heard about it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him."

For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.