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And there went out to him all the land of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And straightway leaving their nets, they followed him. And having gone thence a little farther,

And he called them; and immediately leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hired servants, they went after him.

And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath, he went into the synagogue and taught.

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits and they obey him.

And coming out of the synagogue, they entered forthwith into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And Simon's wife's mother lay ill of a fever, and immediately they tell him of her.

And in the evening, when the sun was set, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

And he healed many that were ill of divers diseases, and cast out many devils, and suffered not the devils to say that they knew him.

And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

And having found him, they say to him, All men seek thee.

But he going out published it much and blazed abroad the matter, so that he could no more openly enter into the city; but he was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And he spake the word to them. And they come to him, bringing a paralytic, borne of four.

And not being able to come nigh him for the croud, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having broken it up, they let down the couch whereon the paralytic lay.

And Jesus immediately knowing in his spirit, that they so reasoned in themselves, said to them, Why reason ye thus in your hearts?

And immediately he arose, and taking up his couch, went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.

And he arose and followed him. And as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?