11Now it happened that while the crowd was pressingaround Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by 2the lake of Gennesaret;
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and He sawtwoboatslying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
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And 3He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a littleway from the land. And He satdown and began teaching the people from the boat.
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When He had finishedspeaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deepwater and 4letdown your nets for a catch."
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Simonanswered and said, "5Master, 6we workedhardallnight and caughtnothing, but I will do as You say and letdown the nets."
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When they had donethis, 7they enclosed a greatquantity of fish, and their nets began to break;
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so they signaled to their partners in the otherboat for them to come and help them. And they came and filledboth of the boats, so that they began to sink.
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But when SimonPetersaw that, he felldown at Jesus'feet, saying, "Goaway from me Lord, for I am a sinfulman, O Lord!"
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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, "8Do not fear, from now on you will be 9catchingmen."
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When they had brought their boats to land, 10they lefteverything and followed Him.
The Leper and the Paralytic
1211While 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 12showyourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Mosescommanded, as a testimony to them."
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But 13the 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 14pray.