Mark Chapter 1 Back Next{1:1} The beginning of the Good News of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
{1:2} As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.[
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{1:3} The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"[
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John came
baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the
baptism of repentance for
forgiveness of sins.
{1:5} All the country of
Judea and all those of
Jerusalem went out to him. They were
baptized by him in the
Jordan river, confessing their sins.
{1:6} John was clothed with
camel's
hair and a
leather belt around his waist. He ate
locusts and wild
honey.
{1:7} He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
{1:8} I
baptized you
in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."
{1:9} It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
{1:10} Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the
heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a
dove.
{1:11} A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
{1:12} Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
{1:13} He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
{1:14} Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the
Kingdom of God,
{1:15} and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."
{1:16} Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the
brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
{1:17} Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into
fishers for men."
{1:18} Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
{1:19} Going on a little further from there, he saw
James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
{1:20} Immediately he called them, and they left their
father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
{1:21} They went into
Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
{1:22} They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
{1:23} Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
{1:24} saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"
{1:25} Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
{1:26} The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
{1:27} They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!"
{1:28} The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
{1:29} Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
{1:30} Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a
fever, and immediately they told him about her.
{1:31} He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
{1:32} At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by
demons.
{1:33} All the city was gathered together at the door.
{1:34} He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
{1:35} Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
{1:36} Simon and those who were with him followed after him;
{1:37} and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."
{1:38} He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason."
{1:39} He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
{1:40} A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."
{1:41} Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean."
{1:42} When he had said this, immediately the
leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
{1:43} He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,
{1:44} and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
{1:45} But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.
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