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But He 1knewwhat they were thinking, and He said to the man with the witheredhand, "Get up and comeforward*!" And he got up and came forward.
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And Jesussaid to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to dogoodor to doharm on the Sabbath, to save a lifeor to destroy it?"
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After 2lookingaround at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand was restored.
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But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussedtogether*what* they might do to Jesus.
Choosing the Twelve
12 It was at thistime that He wentoff to 3the mountain to 4pray, and He spent the wholenight in prayer to God.
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And whendaycame, 5He called His disciples to Him and chosetwelve of them, whom He alsonamed as 6apostles:
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Simon, whom He alsonamedPeter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
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and 7Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;
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Judas the son of James, and JudasIscariot, whobecame a traitor.
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Jesus 8camedown with them and stood on a levelplace; and there was 9a largecrowd of His disciples, and a greatthrong of people from allJudea and Jerusalem and the coastalregion of 10Tyre and Sidon,
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who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with uncleanspirits were being cured.