1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
4 John was there baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5 And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 And John was dressed in camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7 And he was preaching, saying, “One
8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
10 And immediately
11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
12 And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
14 Now after John
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
16 And
17 And Jesus said to them, “
18 And immediately they left their nets
19 And going on a little
20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men
21 And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he went into the synagogue
22 And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.
23 And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 saying, “
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
26 And
27 And they were all amazed, so that
28 And the report about him then went out everywhere in the whole surrounding region of Galilee.
29 And so then he departed from the synagogue
30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.
31 And he came
32 Now
33 And the whole town was gathered together at the door.
34 And he healed many
35 And getting up early in the morning
36 And Simon and those
37 And they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you!”
38 And he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this
39 And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.
40 And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down and saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
41 And having compassion, he stretched out his hand
42 And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.
43 And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.
44 And he said to him, “See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing
45 But he went out