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Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day 42.

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Afterward, Jesus went up on a mountain
and called out the ones he wanted

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to go with him and they came to him.

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Then he appointed 12 of them
and called them his apostles.

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They were to accompany him and he
would send them out to preach, giving

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them authority to cast out demons.

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These are the 12 he chose
Simon, whom he named Peter.

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James and John the sons of Zedi,
but Jesus nicknamed them Sons of

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Thunder, Andrew Philip Bartholomew,
Matthew Thomas James, son of Alpheus,

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Thaddeus Simon, the zealot, Judas
Iscariot, who later betrayed him.

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One time, Jesus entered a house and
the crowds began to gather again.

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Soon.

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He and his disciples couldn't
even find time to eat.

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When his family heard what was
happening, they tried to take him away.

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He's out of his mind, they said.

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But the teachers of religious law who
had arrived from Jerusalem said, he's

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possessed by Satan, the prince of demons.

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That's where he gets the
power to cast out demons.

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Jesus called them over and
responded with an illustration.

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How can Satan cast out Satan?

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He asked.

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A kingdom divided by
civil war will collapse.

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Similarly, a family splintered
by feuding will fall apart, and

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if Satan is divided and fights
against himself, how can he stand?

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He would never survive.

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Let me illustrate this further, who is
powerful enough to enter the house of a

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strong man and plunder his goods, only
someone even stronger, someone who could

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tie him up and then plunder his house.

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I tell you the truth.

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All sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,
but anyone who blasphemes the Holy

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Spirit will never be forgiven.

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This is a sin with eternal consequences.

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He told them this because they were
saying he's possessed by an evil spirit.

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Then Jesus' mother and
brothers came to see him.

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They stood outside and sent word for
him to come out and talk with them.

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There was a crowd sitting around Jesus
and someone said, your mother and your

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brothers are outside asking for you.

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Jesus replied, who is my mother?

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Who are my brothers?

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Then he looked at those around
him and said, look, these

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are my mother and brothers.

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Anyone who does God's will is my
brother and sister and mother.

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Once again, Jesus began
teaching by the Lake Shore.

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A very large crowd soon gathered
around him, so he got into a boat,

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then he sat in the boat while all
the people remained on the shore.

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He taught them by telling many stories in
the form of parables, such as this one.

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Listen, a farmer went out to plant some
seed as he scattered it across his field.

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Some of the seed fell on a footpath
and the birds came and ate it.

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Other seed fell on shallow
soil with underlying rock.

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The seed sprouted quickly because the
soil was shallow, but the plant soon

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wilted under the hot sun, and since
it didn't have deep roots, it died.

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Other seed fell among thorns that
grew up and choked out the tender

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plants, so they produced no grain.

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Still other seeds fell on fertile soil
and they sprouted, grew and produced a

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crop that was 30, 60, and even a hundred
times as much as had been planted.

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He said, anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand.

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Later, when Jesus was alone with
the 12 disciples and with the others

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who were gathered around, they
asked him what the parables meant.

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He replied, you are permitted
to understand the secrets

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of the kingdom of God.

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But I used parables for everything I say
to outsiders so that the scriptures might

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be fulfilled when they see what I do.

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They will learn nothing.

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When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.

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Otherwise, they will turn
to me and be forgiven.

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Then Jesus said to them, if you
can't understand the meaning

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of this parable, how will you
understand all the other parables?

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The farmer plants seed by taking
God's word to others, the seed that

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fell on the footpath represents
those who hear the message.

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Only to have Satan come
at once and take it away.

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The seed on the rocky soil represents
those who hear the message and

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immediately receive it with joy.

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But since they don't have deep
roots, they don't last long.

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They fall away as soon as they
have problems or are persecuted

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for believing God's word.

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The seed that fell among the thorns
represents others who hear God's word.

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But all too quickly, the message
is crowded out by the worries

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of this life, the lure of wealth
and the desire for other things.

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So no fruit is produced, and the seed that
fell on good soil represents those who

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hear and accept God's word and produce
a harvest of 30, 60, or even a hundred

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times as much as had been planted.

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Then Jesus asked them, would anyone light
a lamp and then put it under a basket?

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Or under a bed, of course not.

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A lamp is placed on a stand where
its light will shine for everything

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that is hidden will eventually be
brought into the open and every

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secret will be brought to light.

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Anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand.

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Then he added pay close
attention to what you hear.

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The closer you listen, the more
understanding you will be given

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and you'll receive even more.

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To those who listen to my teaching,
more understanding will be given.

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But for those who are not listening,
even what little understanding they

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have will be taken away from them.

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Jesus also said The kingdom of God is like
a farmer who scatters seed on the ground

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night and day while he's asleep or awake.

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The seed sprouts and grows, but he
does not understand how it happens.

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The earth produces the crops on its own.

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First, a leaf blade pushes through,
then the heads of wheat are formed, and

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finally the grain ripens, and as soon as
the grain is ready, the farmer comes and

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harvests it with a sickle for the harvest.

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Time has come.

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Jesus said, how can I
describe the kingdom of God?

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What story should I use to illustrate it?

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It is like a mustard seed
planted in the ground.

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It is the smallest of all seeds, but it
becomes the largest of all garden plants.

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It grows long branches and birds
can make nests in its shade.

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Jesus used many similar stories and
illustrations to teach the people

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as much as they could understand.

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In fact, in his public ministry, he
never taught without using parables.

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But afterward, when he was
alone with his disciples, he

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explained everything to them.

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As evening came, Jesus said
to his disciples, let's cross

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to the other side of the lake.

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So they took Jesus in the boat
and started out leaving the crowds

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behind, although other boats followed.

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But soon a fierce storm came up.

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High waves were breaking into the
boat, and it began to fill with water.

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Jesus was sleeping at the back of
the boat with his head on a cushion.

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The disciples woke him up
shouting, teacher, don't you

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care that we're going to drown?

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When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind
and said to the waves, silence be still.

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Suddenly the wind stopped
and there was a great calm.

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Then he asked them, why are you afraid?

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Do you still have no faith?

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The disciples were absolutely terrified.

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Who is this man?

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They asked each other, even
the wind and waves obey him.

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So they arrived at the other side of
the lake in the region of the Razzes.

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When Jesus climbed out of the boat,
a man possessed by an evil spirit

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came out from the tombs to meet him.

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This man lived in the burial
caves and could no longer be

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restrained, even with a chain.

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Whenever he was put into chains
and shackles, as he often was,

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he snapped the chains from his
wrists and smashed the shackles.

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No one was strong enough to
subdue him day and night.

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He wandered among the burial
caves and in the hills howling and

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cutting himself with sharp stones.

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When Jesus was still some distance
away, the man saw him, ran to meet

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him, and bowed low before him.

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With a shriek.

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He screamed, why are
you interfering with me?

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Jesus, son of the most high God in the
name of God, I beg you, don't torture me.

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For Jesus had already said to the spirit,
come out of the man, you, evil spirit.

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Then Jesus demanded, what is your name?

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And he replied, my name is Legion because
there are many of us inside this man.

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Then the evil spirits begged
him again and again not to send

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them to some distant place.

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There happened to be a large herd
of pigs feeding on the hillside

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nearby, send us into those pigs.

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The spirits begged let us enter
them, so Jesus gave them permission.

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The evil spirits came out of
the man and entered the pigs.

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And the entire herd of about 2000 pigs
plunged down the steep hillside into

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the lake and drowned in the water.

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The herdsman fled to the
nearby town and the surrounding

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countryside, spreading the news.

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As they ran, people rushed
out to see what had happened.

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A crowd soon gathered around Jesus
and they saw the man who had been

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possessed by the legion of demons.

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He was sitting there fully
cloth and perfectly sane.

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And they were all afraid.

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Then those who had seen what happened,
told the others about the demon

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possessed man and the pigs and the
crowd began pleading with Jesus

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to go away and leave them alone.

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As Jesus was getting into the boat, the
man who had been demon possessed, begged

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to go with him, but Jesus said, no.

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Go home to your family and tell them
everything the Lord has done for

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you and how merciful he has been.

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So the man started off to visit the
10 towns of that region and began

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to proclaim the great things Jesus
had done for him, and everyone

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was amazed at what he told them.

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Jesus got into the boat again
and went back to the other side

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of the lake where a large crowd
gathered around him on the shore.

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Then a leader of the local synagogue
whose name was Jairus, arrived.

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When he saw Jesus, he fell at his
feet pleading fervently with him.

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My little daughter is dying.

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He said, please come and
lay your hands on her.

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Heal her so she can live.

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Jesus went with him and all the
people followed crowding around him.

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A woman in the crowd had suffered
for 12 years with constant bleeding.

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She had suffered a great deal from many
doctors, and over the years she had

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spent everything she had to pay them.

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But she had gotten no better.

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In fact, she had gotten worse.

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She had heard about Jesus, so she came up
behind him through the crowd and touched

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his robe for, she thought to herself, if I
can just touch his robe, I will be healed.

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Immediately, the bleeding stopped and
she could feel in her body that she had

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been healed of her terrible condition.

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Jesus realized at once that healing
power had gone out from him.

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So he turned around in the crowd
and asked, who touched my robe?

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His disciple said to him, look at
this crowd pressing around you.

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How can you ask who touched me?

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But he kept on looking around
to see who had done it.

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Then the frightened woman trembling at
the realization of what had happened to

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her, came and fell to her knees in front
of him and told him what she had done.

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And he said to her daughter, your
faith has made you, well go in peace.

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Your suffering is over.

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While he was still speaking to her,
messengers arrived from the home of

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Jairus, the leader of the synagogue.

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They told him, your daughter is dead.

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There is no use.

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Troubling the teacher now.

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But Jesus overheard them and
said to Jairus, don't be afraid.

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Just have faith.

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Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't
let anyone go with him except Peter,

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James and John, the brother of James.

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When they came to the home of the
synagogue leader, Jesus saw much

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commotion and weeping and wailing.

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He went inside and asked Why
all this commotion and weeping?

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The child isn't dead.

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She's only asleep.

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The crowd laughed at him,
but he made them all leave.

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He took the girl's father and mother and
his three disciples into the room where

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the girl was lying, holding her hand.

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He said to her, Tali, which means
little girl get up, and the girl

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who was 12 years old immediately
stood up and walked around.

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They were overwhelmed and totally amazed.

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Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell
anyone what had happened, and then he

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told them to give her something to eat.

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Jesus left that part of the country
and returned with his disciples to

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Nazareth, his hometown, the next Sabbath.

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He began teaching in the synagogue,
and many who heard him were amazed.

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They asked, where did he get
all this wisdom and the power

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to perform such miracles?

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Then they scoffed.

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He's just a carpenter.

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The son of Mary and the brother of
James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon and

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his sisters live right here among us.

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They were deeply offended and
refused to believe in him.

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Then Jesus told them, A prophet is honored
everywhere except in his own hometown

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and among his relatives and his own
family, and because of their unbelief.

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He couldn't do any miracles among
them except to place his hands on a

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few sick people and heal them, and
he was amazed at their unbelief.

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This concludes today's
Immer reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.