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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
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Jesus Announces the Good News
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
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“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
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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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So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
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Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
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“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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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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On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
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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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He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
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Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
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Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
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He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
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He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” ).
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He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
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because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
