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35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
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35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
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36 Simon and his companions went to look for him,
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36 Simon and his companions went to look for him,
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37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: "Everyone is looking for you!"
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37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: "Everyone is looking for you!"
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38 Jesus replied, "Let us go somewhere else--to the nearby villages--so I can preach there also. That is why I have come."
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38 Jesus replied, "Let us go somewhere else--to the nearby villages--so I can preach there also. That is why I have come."
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39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
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39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
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40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."
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40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."
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41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
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41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
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42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.
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42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.
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43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:
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43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:
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44 "See that you don't tell this to 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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44 "See that you don't tell this to 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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45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
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45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
