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He had healed many people, and now everyone who had something wrong was pushing and shoving to get near and touch him.
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Evil spirits, when they recognized him, fell down and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"
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But Jesus would have none of it. He shut them up, forbidding them to identify him in public.
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He climbed a mountain and invited those he wanted with him. They climbed together.
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He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the Word
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and give them authority to banish demons.
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These are the Twelve: Simon (Jesus later named him Peter, meaning "Rock"),
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James, son of Zebedee, John, brother of James (Jesus nicknamed the Zebedee brothers Boanerges, meaning "Sons of Thunder"),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite,
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Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him).
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Jesus came home and, as usual, a crowd gathered - so many making demands on him that there wasn't even time to eat.