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Mark 3:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea,

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Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon were there too.

Large crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the region around the ten cities known as Decapolis. They also came from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.

When Jesus found out what was happening, he left there and large crowds followed him. He healed all of their sick,

But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”

About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there.

Then Jesus went to their synagogues everywhere in Galilee, where he preached and forced out demons.

When people mistreat you in one town, hurry to another one. I promise you before you have gone to all the towns of Israel, the Son of Man will come.

The Israelites decided that the following three towns west of the Jordan River would be Safe Towns: Kedesh in Galilee in Naphtali's hill country, Shechem in Ephraim's hill country, and Kiriath-Arba in Judah's hill country. Kiriath-Arba is now called Hebron.

At once the followers sent Paul down to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.

That same night the Lord's followers sent Paul and Silas on to Berea, and after they arrived, they went to the synagogue.

Then they said, “Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee.”

Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Others even said, “Can the Messiah come from Galilee?

but warned them not to tell anyone about him.

The man talked about it so much and told so many people, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town. He had to stay away from the towns, but people still came to him from everywhere.

Jesus went back home, and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat.

The next time Jesus taught beside Lake Galilee, a big crowd gathered. It was so large that he had to sit in a boat out on the lake, while the people stood on the shore.




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