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a sked each other, “What is this? A new
teachi ng! And with so much aut horit y!
He even g
ives orders to evil spirits, and
they obey him.” 28 News about Jesus
spread quickly all over Galilee.
Jesus Heals Many People
29 Jesus and t hose with him left the
synagogue. R ight away they went with
James and John to the home of Simon
and And rew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law
was lyi ng in bed with a fever. They told
Jesus a bout her r ight away. 31 So he went
to her. He took her hand and helped her
up. The fever left her. Then she began to
serve them.
32 That even ing after sunset, the peo
ple brought to Jesus all who were sick.
They also brought all who were con
trolled by dem ons. 33 All the peop le
in town gathered at the door. 34 Jesus
healed many of them. They had all k
inds
of sicknesses. He also d rove out many
demons. But he w
ould not let the demons
speak, because they knew who he was.
Jesus Prays in a Quiet Place
35 It was very early in the morni ng and
s till dark. Jesus got up and left the house.
He went to a p
lace where he could be
alone. T here he prayed. 36 Simon and his
f riends went to look for J esus. 37 When
they f ound him, they c alled out, “Every
one is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “L et’s go somewhere
else. I want to go to the nearby towns.
I must p
reach t here also. That is why I
have come.” 39 So he traveled all a round
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Gal il ee. He p reached in t heir syna
gogues. He also drove out demons.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Had
a Skin Disease
40 A man who had a skin disease came
to J esus. On his k
nees he b
egged J esus.
He said, “If you are willi ng to make me
‘clean,’ you can do it.”
41 Jesus bec ame ang ry. He r eached
out his hand and touched the man. “I am
willing to do it,” Jesus said. “Be ‘clean’!”
42 R ight away the dise ase left the man,
and he was “clean.”
43 Jesus sent him away at once. He
gave the man a s trong warning. 44 “Don’t
tell this to anyone,” he said. “Go and
show yourself to the priest. Offer the sac
ri f ices that Moses com manded. It will
be a witness to the priest and the people
that you are ‘clean.’ ” 45 But the man went
out and started talking r ight away. He
spread the news to everyone. So Jesus
could no longer enter a town openly. He
stayed outside in lonely places. But peo
ple still came to him from everywhere.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Man
Who Could Not Walk
2
A few days late r, Jesus entered
Cap er n au m a gain. T he peop le
heard that he had come home. 2 So many
people gathered that there was no room
left. T
here was not even room outside
the door. And J esus p
reached the word
to them. 3 Four of t hose who came were
carr ying a man who could not walk. 4 But
they c ould not get him c lose to J esus be
Fishing
When Jesus was
living on earth,
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 told his first
disciples to fish for people instead of fish
(Mark 1:16–18).