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6 The Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel with the Hero'di-ans against him, how to destroy him.
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Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea
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Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
8 and Jerusalem and Idume'a and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him.
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When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him;
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Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.
10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.
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For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
11 And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
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Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
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But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
13 And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him.
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Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 And he appointed twelve, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach
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He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15 and have authority to cast out demons:
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and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 Simon whom he surnamed Peter;
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These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
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