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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Jesus teaches in the synagogue of the town of Capernaum on the Sabbath. By sending a demon out of a man he amazes the people in all the nearby area around Galilee.
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 # came into Capernaum
 
 "arrived at Capernaum"