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Book of Mark Chapter 1 - Read Chapter 1:35 - [In Context ]The next morning, Jesus woke up very early. Jesus left the house while it was still dark. He went to a place to be alone and pray.
1:36 - [In Context ]Later, Simon F18 and his friends went to look for Jesus.
1:37 - [In Context ]They found Jesus and said, "All the people are looking for you!"
1:38 - [In Context ]Jesus answered, "We should go to another place. We can go to other towns around here. Then I can tell people {God's message} in those places also. That is why I came."
1:39 - [In Context ]So Jesus traveled everywhere in Galilee. He spoke in the synagogues. F19 And he forced demons F20 to leave people.
1:40 - [In Context ]A man that had leprosy F21 came to Jesus. The man bowed on his knees and begged Jesus, "You have the power to heal me if you want."
1:41 - [In Context ]Jesus felt sorry for the man. So Jesus touched the man and said, "I want to heal you. Be healed!"
1:42 - [In Context ]Immediately the leprosy disappeared, and he was healed.
1:43 - [In Context ]Jesus told the man to go. But Jesus warned him strongly. Jesus said,
1:44 - [In Context ]"Don't tell any person about what I did for you. But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer a gift to God because you have been healed. Offer the gift that Moses commanded. F22 This will show people that you are healed."
1:45 - [In Context ]The man left there and told all the people he saw that Jesus had healed him. So the news about Jesus spread. And that is why Jesus could not enter a town if people saw him. Jesus stayed in places where people did not live. But people came from all the towns to the places where Jesus was.
FOOTNOTES: F18: Simon Simon's other name was Peter.
F19: synagogue(s) Synagogues were places where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.
F20: demon(s) Demons are evil spirits from the devil.
F21: leprosy A very bad skin disease.
F22: Moses commanded See Lev. 14:1-32.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening;
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