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He touched her hand and the fever was gone. No sooner was she up on her feet than she was fixing dinner for him.
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That evening a lot of demon-afflicted people were brought to him. He relieved the inwardly tormented. He cured the bodily ill.
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He fulfilled Isaiah's well-known sermon: He took our illnesses, He carried our diseases.
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When Jesus saw that a curious crowd was growing by the minute, he told his disciples to get him out of there to the other side of the lake.
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As they left, a religion scholar asked if he could go along. "I'll go with you, wherever," he said.
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Jesus was curt: "Are you ready to rough it? We're not staying in the best inns, you know."
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Another follower said, "Master, excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have my father's funeral to take care of."
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Jesus refused. "First things first. Your business is life, not death. Follow me. Pursue life."
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Then he got in the boat, his disciples with him.
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The next thing they knew, they were in a severe storm. Waves were crashing into the boat - and he was sound asleep!
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They roused him, pleading, "Master, save us! We're going down!"