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And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also; for therefore am I sent.

And as the multitude pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesareth,

Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

And immediately rising up before them, and taking up that on which he lay, he went to his house, glorifying God.

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And in those days he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in the prayer of God.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.

And fear seized all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and scribes made void the counsel of God, toward themselves, being not baptized of him.

And afterward he went through every city and village preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables, so that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not understand.

Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.

But seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

and shew what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city, how great things Jesus had done for him.

And when the multitudes knew it, they followed him, and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God and healed them that had need of healing.

Peter answering said, The Christ of God. But he straitly charged and commanded them,