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And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed uponhim to hear the word of God*, hestood*by the lake of Gennesaret,
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Andsawtwoshipsstandingby the lake:but the fishermen were gone out ofthem, and were washing their nets.
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And he enteredintoone of the ships,whichwasSimon's, and prayedhim that he would thrust out a littlefrom the land.And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
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Nowwhen he had leftspeaking, he saiduntoSimon,Launch outinto the deep,and let downyournetsfor a draught.
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AndSimonansweringsaid unto him,Master, we have toiledallthenight, and have takennothing:neverthelessatthyword I will let down the net.
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And when they hadthisdone, they inclosed a greatmultitude of fishes:andtheirnetbrake.
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And they beckoned unto their partners,which were in the othership, that they should come and helpthem.And they came, andfilledboth the ships,so that they began to sink.
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WhenSimonPetersaw it, he fell down atJesus'knees,saying, Departfromme;for I am a sinfulman, O Lord.
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Forhe was astonished*, andall that were with him,at the draught of the fisheswhich they had taken:
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Andso was alsoJames,andJohn, the sons of Zebedee,whichwerepartners with Simon.AndJesussaiduntoSimon,Fearnot;fromhenceforth thou shaltcatchmen.
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And when they had brought their shipstoland, they forsookall, and followedhim.
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And it came to pass, when hewas*in a certaincity*, behold a manfull of leprosy:whoseeingJesusfellon his face, and besoughthim,saying, Lord,if thou wilt, thou canstmakemeclean.
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And he put forth his hand, and touchedhim,saying, I will: be thou clean.Andimmediately the leprosydepartedfromhim.
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Andhechargedhim to tell no man:butgo, and shewthyself to the priest,andofferforthycleansing, according asMosescommanded, for a testimony unto them.
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But so much the more went there a fameabroadofhim:andgreatmultitudes came together to hear, and to be healedbyhimoftheirinfirmities.
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And he withdrew*himselfinto the wilderness,andprayed.
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And it came to passon a certainday,ashewasteaching, that there werePhariseesand doctors of the law sitting by, whichwerecome out ofeverytown of Galilee,andJudaea,andJerusalem:and the power of the Lordwas present tohealthem.
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And,behold, menbroughtin a bed a manwhichwas taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bringhimin, and to lay him beforehim.
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And when they couldnotfindbywhat way they might bringhiminbecause of the multitude, they wentupon the housetop, and lethimdownthrough the tilingwith his couchinto the midstbeforeJesus.
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And when he sawtheirfaith, he said unto him,Man,thysins are forgiventhee.