Jesus Preaches in Galilee
35And rising
very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he
departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he
prayed.
36And
Simon and those who were with him searched for him,
37and they found
him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."
38And he said to
them,
"Let us go on to the next towns, that I may
preach there also, for that is why I came out."
39And he went
throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and
casting out demons.
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
40And a leper
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came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If
you will, you can make me clean."
41Moved with
pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to
him,
"I will; be clean."
42And immediately
the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
43And Jesus
sternly charged him and sent him away at once,
44and said to
him,
"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show
yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what
Moses commanded, for a proof to them."
45But he went out
and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news,
so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was
out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from
every quarter.
