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²⁵ Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a ^(A)caravan of ^(B)Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing ^(C)gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. ²⁶ Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it ^(D)if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? ²⁷ Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ^(E)let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. ²⁸ Then ^(F)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and ^(G)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels^[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

²⁹ When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he ^(H)tore his clothes ³⁰ and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy ^(I)is gone, and I, where shall I go?” ³¹ Then they took ^(J)Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. ³² And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” ³³ And he identified it and said, “It is my son's robe. ^(K)A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.” ³⁴ Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. ³⁵ All his sons and all his daughters ^(L)rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, ^(M)I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. ³⁶ Meanwhile ^(N)the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, ^(O)the captain of the guard.

Proclaiming Christ Crucified

2 And I, when I came to you, brothers,^{[a] (A)}did not come proclaiming to you ^(B)the testimony^[b] of God with lofty speech or wisdom. ² For I decided to know nothing among you except ^(C)Jesus Christ and him crucified. ³ And ^(D)I was with you ^(E)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, ⁴ and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^(F)the Spirit and of power, ⁵ so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men^[c] but ^(G)in the power of God.

Wisdom from the Spirit

⁶ Yet among ^(H)the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not ^(I)a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, ^(J)who are doomed to pass away. ⁷ But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, ^(K)which God decreed before the ages for our glory. ⁸ None of ^(L)the rulers of this age understood this, for ^(M)if they had, they would not have crucified ^(N)the Lord of glory. ⁹ But, as it is written,

¹⁰ these things ^(R)God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even ^(S)the depths of God. ¹¹ For who knows a person's thoughts ^(T)except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹² Now ^(U)we have received not ^(V)the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. ¹³ And we impart this ^(W)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, ^(X)interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.^[d]

Jesus Heals Many

^29 (A)And immediately he^{[a] (B)}left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now ^(C)Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹ And he came and ^(D)took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³² That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^(E)oppressed by demons. ³³ And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ^34 (F)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(G)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^35 (H)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(I)there he prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷ and they found him and said to him, ^(J)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸ And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(K)that is why I came out.” ^39 (L)And ^(M)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

^40 (N)And a leper^[b] came to him, imploring him, and ^(O)kneeling said to him, ^(P)“If you will, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” ⁴² And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³ And ^(Q)Jesus^[c] sternly charged him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴ and said to him, ^(R)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ^(S)show yourself to the priest and ^(T)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ^(U)for a proof to them.” ^45 (V)But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter ^(W)a town, but was out in ^(X)desolate places, and ^(Y)people were coming to him from every quarter.