1:1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ.
1:2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,
1:3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight,’ ”
1:4 so John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
1:5 And the whole Judean region and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him and were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
1:6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
1:7 He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.
1:8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.
1:11 And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
1:12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days, tested by Satan, and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels waited on him.
1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God
1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
1:16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.
1:17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
1:18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
1:19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
1:20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
1:21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.
1:22 They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
1:23 Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit,
1:24 and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”
1:25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!”
1:26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
1:27 They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
1:28 At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
1:29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once.
1:31 He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
1:32 That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons.
1:33 And the whole city was gathered around the door.
1:34 And he cured many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
1:35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
1:37 When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.”
1:38 He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.”
1:39 And he went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
1:40 A man with a skin disease came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
1:41 Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I am willing. Be made clean!”
1:42 Immediately the skin disease left him, and he was made clean.
1:43 After sternly warning him he sent him away at once,
1:44 saying to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as a testimony to them.”
1:45 But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly but stayed out in the country, and people came to him from every quarter.
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