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For amazement had seized him and all his companions*because of the catch of fishwhich they had taken;
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and soalso were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesussaid to Simon, "1Do not fear, from now on you will be 2catchingmen."
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When they had brought their boats to land, 3they lefteverything and followed Him.
The Leper and the Paralytic
124While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a mancovered with leprosy; and when he sawJesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You canmake me clean."
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And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I amwilling; be cleansed." And immediately the leprosyleft him.
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And He ordered him to tellnoone, "But go and 5showyourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Mosescommanded, as a testimony to them."
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But 6the newsabout Him was spreadingevenfarther, and largecrowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
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But Jesus Himself would often slipaway to the wilderness and 7pray.
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Oneday He was teaching; and 8there were some Pharisees and 9teachers of the lawsitting there, who had 10come from everyvillage of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and 11the power of the Lord was present for Him to performhealing.
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12And some men were carrying on a bed a manwho was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.
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But not findingany way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on 13the roof and let him down14through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.