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He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
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Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
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So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
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Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
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Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
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and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
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But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.
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Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
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Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
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“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
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And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
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And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
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The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
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As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.
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There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
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The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
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That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.”
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Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
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(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.
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The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
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A Lamp on a Stand
“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
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Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”
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“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
