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Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,

And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

When His own people heard of this, they went 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 binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called 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, 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 he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;

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

One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up, and on seeing Him, fell at His feet

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

For she thought, "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?'"

They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He took along the child's father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was.

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

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?

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

Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."

And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.