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Mark 1:19-24 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

19. Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat, preparing their nets to catch fish.

20. Their father Zebedee and the men who worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers, he called them to come with him. They left their father and followed Jesus.

21. Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. On the Sabbath day Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach.

22. The people there were amazed at his teaching. He did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority.

23. While he was in the synagogue, a man was there who had an evil spirit in him. The man shouted,

24. “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”

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