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and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole household. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.

SECTION XXXII.

First Public Preaching of Christ in the Synagogue at Nazareth, and his danger there.

LUKE iv. 16-31

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all noticed him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.

And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. And I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed save Naaman the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the edge of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

SECTION XXXIII.

Christ sojourns at Capernaum.

LUKE iv. 31, 32.

And Jesus came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

SECTION XXXIV.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes; and the calling of Andrew, and Peter, James, and John.

MATT. iv. 18. MARK i. 17-21. LUKE V. 1-12.

And Jesus walking by the lake of Galilee, saw the two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake: for they were fishers.

MARK i. 17-21.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, follow me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets, with Zebedee their father. And straightway he called them; and they immediately left the ship, and left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him, and followed him.

LUKE V. 1-12.

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net was breaking. And they beckoned their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Wilt thou depart from me because I am a sinful man, O Lord? For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken : and so were also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

men.

SECTION XXXV.

Christ teaches in the Synagogue at Capernaum, and heals a

Demoniac.

MARK i. 21-29. LUKE iv. 33-38.

And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the Scribes. And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit, the demon, had thrown him in the midst, (and) had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this? What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? for with authority, and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him, and they come out. And immediately the fame of him went out, (and) spread abroad throughout all the region, into every place of the country, round about Galilee.

SECTION XXXVI.

Peter's Mother-in-Law Cured of a Fever. MATT. viii. 14, 15. MARK i. 29, 30, 31.

LUKE iv. 38, 39.

And he went up from the synagogue. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever, and lay sick; and when Jesus was come into Peter's house, anon they tell him of her, and they besought him for her. And he came and saw her laid sick of the fever, and stood over her, and rebuked

the fever, and touched her hand, and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left and immediately she arose and ministered unto

her; them.

SECTION XXXVII.

Christ teaches, and performs Miracles and Cures, throughout

Galilee.

MATT. iv. 23, 24, 25. viii. 16, 17. MARK i. 32-40.
LUKE iv. 40, to the end,

And at even, when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought unto him all that were diseased, and many that were possessed with demons: (and all the city was gathered together at the door :) and he laid his hands on every one of them that were sick of divers diseases, and healed them: and he cast out the spirits, even many demons, with his word, and healed all that were sick: so that it was fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses. And demons also came out of many, crying out saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him, that he was the Christ.

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, when it was day, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came Í forth. And the people sought him, and came unto him, and would have detained him, that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also; for therefore am I sent And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went

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