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The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
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I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
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Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
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“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
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The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
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The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”
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Jesus Heals Many
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
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Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.
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That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.
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Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
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Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:
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Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
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He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.
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While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
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When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.
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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
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Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
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Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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Crowds Follow Jesus
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
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When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
