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1:1  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
1:2  As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.
1:3  A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!
1:4  John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
1:5  The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
1:6  John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
1:7  He was preaching: "Someone more powerful than I will come 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 in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
1:10  As soon as He came up out of the water, He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending to Him like a dove.
1:11  And a voice came from heaven: You are My beloved Son; I take delight in You!
1:12  Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.
1:13  He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels began to serve Him.
1:14  After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God:
1:15  "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!"
1:16  As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.
1:17  "Follow Me," Jesus told them, "and I will make you fish for people!"
1:18  Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
1:19  Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their 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  Then they went into Capernaum, and right away He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
1:22  They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.
1:23  Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,"
1:24  What do You have to do with us, Jesus--Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!"
1:25  But Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
1:26  And the unclean spirit convulsed him, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.
1:27  Then they were all amazed, so they began to argue with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."
1:28  News about Him then spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.
1:29  As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew's house with James and John.
1:30  Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.
1:31  So He went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
1:32  When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
1:33  The whole town was assembled at the door,
1:34  and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
1:35  Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.
1:36  Simon and his companions went searching for Him.
1:37  They found Him and said, "Everyone's looking for You!"
1:38  And He said to them, "Let's go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach there too. This is why I have come."
1:39  So He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
1:40  Then a man with a serious skin disease came to Him and, on his knees, begged Him: "If You are willing, You can make me clean."
1:41  Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He told him. "Be made clean."
1:42  Immediately the disease left him, and he was healed.
1:43  Then He sternly warned him and sent him away at once,
1:44  telling him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."
1:45  Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.