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And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.

As He was going along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

And they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and prayed there for a time.

Simon and his companions eagerly searched for Him;

and they found Him and said to Him, "Everyone is looking for You."

He said to them, "Let's go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also preach there; for this is why I came."

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."

And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

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

Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him;

for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had diseases pushed in around Him in order to touch Him.

And when His own people heard about this, they came out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."

Then His mother and His brothers came, and while standing outside they sent word to Him, calling for Him.

And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."

"For whoever does the will of God, this is My brother, and sister, and mother."

And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

"For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.