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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
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And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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Jesus Announces the Good News
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
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“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
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When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.
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“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man,
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He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
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In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”
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So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
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Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
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Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
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You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
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And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!
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But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)—
