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And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,

and they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."

And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out."

and 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, for a proof to them."

And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins."

how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,

for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.

And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind."

for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."