They came and filled both the
ships so full that they began to sink.
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, Depart
from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, who were partners with Simon, and all those who were with
them, were astonished at the great number of fish. Jesus said to Simon,
Fear not. From now on, thou shall catch men. When they landed the
fishing boats, they left everything and followed Him.
It came to pass, when He was in a certain city, a man, full of leprosy,
on seeing Jesus, fell before Him and said, Lord, if thou will, thou can
make me clean. Jesus stretched out His hand, touched him, and said, I
will. Be thou clean. Immediately the leprosy left the man. Jesus then
directed him to tell no one about this. He said, Go and show thyself to
the priest. Offer for thy cleansing, according to Moses command, for a
testimony to them.
Nonetheless, His fame was spread even more abroad. Great multitudes
gathered to hear and be healed of their infirmities by Him. Jesus
withdrew Himself into the wilderness to pray.
One day He was teaching and the power of the Lord to heal was upon Him.
There were gathered people that had come out of every town of Galilee,
and Judaea, and Jerusalem. Pharisees and doctors of the law sat among
them.
Men approached carrying a bed with a man who had a palsy.
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