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"And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life's span?

"Or what person is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?

"Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

"And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

And a man with leprosy came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, begging Him,

"For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it."

When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."

And behold, a violent storm developed on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.

The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding at a distance from them.

Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to His own city.

And they brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man who was paralyzed, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector's office; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.