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27. and all were amazed as even to question them saying, what is this thing existing, a new doctrine, with authority, even he commands the spirits that are unclean, and they obey him, 28. and his fame spread abroad immediately everywhere throughout all the region of the Galilee, 29. and forthwith out of the synagogue, having come, he entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30. But the wife's mother of Simon was laying, being sick of a fever, and anon they tell him, of her,

31. and having come, he lifted up her, having laid fast hold of the hand, and the fever left her, and she was ministering unto them.

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32. And when the sun sat through evening having come, they were bringing unto him all that illi e illness have, or being possessed with devils,

where, into towns that are joining, in order that even there I should have preached. For for this thing, I came forth,

39. then he came, preaching in their synagogues throughout all the Galilee, and the devils casting out,

40. and there comes to him, a leper beseeching him, saying to him, Lord surely if thou shouldest will, thou art able me to have made clean,

41. and having been moved with compassion, having put forth his hand, he touched and says to him, I should will, be clean,

42. and immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed,

43. and having forbidden under a penalty him forthwith to question his perfect recovery, he sent away him,

44. and says unto him, take heed to no one, nothing thou shouldst have asked as to thy being clean, but depart, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for

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11. I say unto thee, arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house,

12. and he rose up, and immediately having taken up the bed, he went forth before all as even to be overwhelmed with amazement all, and to glorify the God, saying, that thus never we saw,

13. and he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was resorting unto him, and he was teaching them,

14. and having passed by he saw Levi the of the Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom, and says unto him, follow me, and having arisen he followed him,

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18. and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the of the Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19. and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him, and they go into an house,

20. and the multitude cometh together again as even not to be able them not even bread to have eaten,

21. and the friends that are of him having heard, they went out to have laid hold on him. For they said, that he was overcome with amazement,

528. An end hath. Literally, Itself ceases to exist; whereas &c., Its power is not extended; hence &c., 322,1.

529. He should have bound the strong &c. Literally, He should have done exactly what is specified; whereas &c., He should have restrained the power of the strong; hence &c., 321.

530. All the sins. Literally, Every sin that had been committed; whereas &c., Every description of sin; hence &c., 321. Every description, in certain cases of it, shall be forgiven; hence the expression of the verb in the singular. See Rule 382; otherwise the sense conveyed would have been, That every sin should be pardoned in every case. See Matt. xii. 31.