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So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
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When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
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For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,
“Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
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So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.
“I am willing,” he said.
“Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
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Then Jesus ordered him,
“Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
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Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
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But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.