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Narrative: Open My Mouth in a Parable

great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; that they should tell
know man what was done and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and when he was come into his

own country, his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: Insomuch that many hearing him were astonished, saying,
“From whence hath this man these things?”
“Whence hath this man this wisdom,”
And

“What wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his
hands?”
“Is not this the carpenter’s son?
“Is not his mother called Mary?”

“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Simon, and
Judas? And his sisters, are they not all here with us?”
“Whence then hath this man all these things?”
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them,
“A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own

house.”
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief save that he laid his hands
upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of there unbelief. And he went round
about the villages, teaching.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and began to send them forth by two and two;
and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach
the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And commanded them that they should take nothing for their
journey, and he said unto them,
“Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; save a

staff only; but be shod with sandals; neither have two coats apeice.”

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