Mark - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1084

suffering from sickness, as well as the with him, however, followed in search that I may also preach there; for this collected about the door. I-Ie accord- ingly cured many of those suffering from sickness and various mental diseases, and expelled many demons ; but He did not allow the demons to speak, because they recognised Him. @r¤ging in Qpriimiz. Rising up very elirly in the morn-

ing before daybreak, He departed into a desert place, and there prayed. Simon and the others who were of Him; and having found Him, All are in search ‘ Let us go to the neighbouring

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22 Sabbath, He taught. And they were astonished at His teaching; for His manner was like one possessed of 26 28 authority, and not like that of the professors. There was also in the synagogue a man in possession of a foul spirit; and he called out, ex- Ah l what is therein com- mon between us and You, ]esus of Nazareth ? Have‘You come to destroy us? I know You what You are, the Holy of God. Silence! and go out of him! And the foul spirit, convulsing him,

and shouting with a loud voice, left him. Then they were all astonished, so that they questioned one another, Who is this? What is this new teaching? Why, He even com- mands the foul spirits authorita- And the report concerning Him rapidly spread throughout the whole region of Galilee. Wl]: time uf ¥2tzr’¤ Mather-i:t·‘§iziu. 33 35 37

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Then immediately quitting the syna-

gogue, He entered the house of Simon and Andrew, together with james and ]ohn. Now the mother-in-law of Simon lay prostrate there with a fever; and they at once told Him about her. So approaching, and taking hold of her hand, He raised her; and the fever instantly left her. She then attended to them. Afterwards, when evening arrived, they brought to Him all those demoniacs; and the whole town was in their synagogues, and cast out demons. 3 Exper Eurzh. Then a leper came to Him, plead-

ing, kneeling, and saying to Him, If only You will, You are able to Then jesus, full of pity, stretched

out His hand, touched him, and said, And while He spoke the leprosy left

him, and he was cured. Then at once dismissing him, He sternly en- 'I`ake care and say nothing to any one; but go, present yourself to the priests, and, as an evidence to them, offer for your puri- fication what Moses commanded. Taking his departure, however, he

began to proclaim all, and to report the matter broadcast; so that He was not again able to openly enter the city, but kept outside in desert places, where they came to Him from every quarter. §¤i¤er in §arhmr. He entered Capernaum again, how-

ever, after some days; and it was re- ported that He was in a house. A crowd accordingly collected at once, so that there was no room left, not even 43 44 45 near the door; and He expounded to them the Message. And they brought 3 to Him a paralytic, carried by four men; but being unable to approach 4 Him, because of the crowd, they re- moved the roofing where He was, and effecting an entrance, they lowered the rug upon which the paralytic lay. Then jesus, observing their faith, 5 Child, your sins are removed from you.‘ Some of the professorswho were sit- 6 ting there, however, began debating in —Who is it that blas- phemes in this way? Who can forgive jesus at xonce perceiving in His spirit t at they thus debated within themselves,asked Why are you debating in your hearts in this way? Which is easier to say to the paralytic ?—-·—‘ Your sins are forgiven ’ ; or to say,—‘ Arise! take your rug, and walk! ’ But in order that you may see that the Son of Man possesses power upon earth to remove sins (He now said to the paralytic), Arise, I tell you! take your rug, and l go to your house. And throughout Galilee, He preached I And rising up at once, and lifting 1084 IO II I2