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And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
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And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
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And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
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And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.
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But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.
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But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
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And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
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And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
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And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
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And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
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And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?