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Jesus Heals Many
When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
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“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
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Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
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When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
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While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.
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When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
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Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
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“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—
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and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
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God’s Chosen Servant
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.
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“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
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The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.
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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
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Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”
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But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
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The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.
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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
