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Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and it became normal again, as healthy as the other.
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The Pharisees left and plotted to kill Jesus.
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He knew about this, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he cured all of them.
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He also ordered them not to tell people who he was.
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So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true:
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"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the nations.
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He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets.
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He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick until he has made justice victorious.
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The nations will have hope because of him."
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Then some people brought Jesus a man possessed by a demon. The demon made the man blind and unable to talk. Jesus cured him so that he could talk and see.
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The crowds were all amazed and said, "Can this man be the Son of David?"