1 The beginning of the gospel about 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."
3 The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths level."
4 John was baptizing in the wilderness and preaching "The Baptism of Repentance" for the remission of sins.
5 All the land of Judea and Jerusalem went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 John was dressed in camel hair and a wide belt of leather around his hips, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7 He preached saying, "There comes after me one mightier than I. I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen the ties of his shoes."
8 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
9 In those days in came about that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10 Immediately on coming out of the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit like a dove coming down on him.
11 A voice from heaven came, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am very pleased."
12 Immediately the Spirit propelled him into the wilderness.
13 He was there in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to him.
14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent! Believe the gospel."
First Disciples Are Called
16 Now as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen.
17 Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me. I will make you fishers of men."
18 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
19 When he had gone a little further from there, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the ship mending their nets.
20 Immediately he called to them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the ship with the servants and followed him.
Unclean Spirits Are Cast Out
21 They went into Capernaum, and on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue without delay and taught.
22 They were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as one who had authority and not like the Scribes.
23 In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit; he screamed out, Mar 1:24 "Leave us alone, what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God."
24 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet; come out of him!"
25 When the unclean spirit had convulsed him and screamed with a loud voice, he came out of him.
26 They were all shocked, so much so that they questioned among themselves saying, "What thing is this?
27 What new teaching is this? Because [it is] with authority he commands even unclean spirits, and they obey him."
28 Immediately his fame spread abroad throughout the entire region around Galilee.
Mother of Peter's Wife Is Healed
29 As soon as they came out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
30 But Simon's mother-in-law lay sick from a fever, and they quickly told him about her.
31 He came and took her by the hand and helped her up; immediately the fever left her, and she served them.
32 That evening as the sun was setting, they brought all who were sick to him and those possessed with devils.
33 The whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 He healed many who were sick from various diseases and cast out many devils, but he didn't allow the devils to speak, because they knew him.
35 In the morning rising up early way before daylight, he left, went to a private place, and prayed there.
36 Simon and those who were with him followed him.
37 When they found him they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."
38 And he said to them, "Let us go into the next towns so that I can preach there also, for that's the reason I came."
39 He preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and cast out devils.
40 Then a leper came to him, pleading with him and kneeling down before him saying to him, "If you choose to, you can make me clean."
41 Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, touched him, and said to him, "I choose to, be clean."
42 As soon as he had spoken, immediately, the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
43 He firmly spoke to him and sent him away,
44 and said to him, "Make sure you say nothing to any one, but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses command, for a testimony to them."
45 But he left and started publicly announcing it a lot and telling everyone the account, so much so that Jesus could no more openly enter the city but was outside in desolate places, but they came to him from everywhere.