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Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.

On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.

Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.

And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.

The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

And Jesus rose and followed him, as did also His disciples.

But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;

for she said to herself, "If I but touch His cloak, I shall be cured."

When however the place was cleared of the crowd, Jesus went in, and on His taking the little girl by the hand, she rose up.

But they went out and published His fame in all that district.

And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.

And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few;

therefore entreat the Owner of the Harvest to send out reapers into His fields."

Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.

"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.

"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.

Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?