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1 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophets,
“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you. Malachi 3:1
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord!
Make his paths straight!’” Isaiah 40:3
4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and
preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. 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. 6 John was clothed with
camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild
honey. 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. 8 I
baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”
9 In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Immediately coming up
from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him
like a dove. 11 A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.”
12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the
wilderness. 13 He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan.
He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom, 15 and
saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and
believe in the Good News.”
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. 17 Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into
fishers for men.”
18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed
him. 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. 20 Immediately
he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired
servants, and went after him. 21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately
on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22 They were
astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as
the scribes. 23 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit, and he cried out, 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!”
25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come
out of him!”
26 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying
with a loud voice, came out of him. 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!” 28 The
report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee
and its surrounding area.
29 Immediately, when they had come out of the
synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now
Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him
about her. 31 He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The
fever left her, and she served them. 32 At evening, when the sun had set,
they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. 33 All
the city was gathered together at the door. 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.
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. 36 Simon
and those who were with him followed after him; 37 and they found him, and
told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
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.” 39 He
went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
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.”
41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out
his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.” 42 When
he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made
clean. 43 He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out, 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.”
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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