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1Jesuswithdrew to the sea with His disciples; and 2a greatmultitude from Galileefollowed; and also from Judea,
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and from Jerusalem, and from 3Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of 4Tyre and Sidon, a greatnumber of peopleheard of all that He was doing and came to Him.
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5And He told His disciples that a boat should standready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;
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for He had 6healedmany, with the result that all those whohad7afflictionspressedaround Him in order to 8touch Him.
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Whenever the uncleanspiritssaw Him, they would falldownbefore Him and shout, "You are 9the Son of God!"
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And He 10earnestlywarned them not to tellwho He was.