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is this ? A new teaching with authority ! He commands even the unclean spirits , and they obey Him .”
28 Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee .
Crowds Healed
29 And immediately after they came out of the synagogue , they came into the house of Simon and Andrew , with James and John .
30 Now Simon ’ s mother- in- law was lying sick with a fever ; and immediately they * spoke to Jesus about her .
31 And He came to her and raised her up , taking her by the hand , and the fever left her , and she a waited on them .
32 When evening came , after the sun had set , they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demonpossessed .
33 And the whole city had gathered at the door .
34 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases , and cast out many demons ; and He was not permitting the demons to speak , because they knew who He was .
35 In the early morning , while it was still dark , Jesus got up , left the house , and went away to a secluded place , and was praying there .
36 Simon and his companions searched for Him ;
37 they found Him , and * said to Him ,
“ Everyone is looking for You .” a Or served b Lit was
38 He * said to them , “ Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby , so that I may preach there also ; for that is what I came for .”
39 And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee , preaching and casting out the demons .
40 And a leper * came to Jesus , beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him , and saying , “ If You are willing , You can make me clean .”
41 Moved with compassion , Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him , and * said to him , “ I am willing ; be cleansed .”
42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed .
43 And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away ,
44 and He * said to him , “ See that you say nothing to anyone ; but go , show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded , as a testimony to them .”
45 But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around , to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city , but b stayed out in unpopulated areas ; and they were coming to Him from everywhere .
The Paralytic Healed
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When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward , it was heard that He was at home .
Fishing
In the first century , fishermen in boats worked on the Sea of Galilee . The fish they caught in their nets were salted or dried and then sold all through the Holy Land . Jesus called His first disciples to be fishers of people instead of fishers of fish ( Mark 1:16 – 18 ).