Mark 1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Just as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way; 3 a voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” \*

John came, the one baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

And all the Judea region and all the Jerusalemites were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And John was clothed with camel hair and a leather belt around his waist, and {he was} eating locusts and wild honey. \*

And he was proclaiming, saying, “One more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy, stooping down, to untie the strap of his sandals.

I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” \*

And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split open and the Spirit coming down on him like a dove.

And a voice came out of the heavens, “You are my beloved Son. With you, I am well pleased.” \*

And immediately, the Spirit casts him out into the wilderness.

And he was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him. \*

But after John was handed over, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God

and saying, “The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel.” \*

And passing beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, net-casting into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”

And immediately, having left the nets, they followed him. \*

And having gone on a little farther, he saw James, the {son} of Zebedee, and John, his brother, and they {were} mending the nets in the boat.

And immediately he called them and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him. \*

And they enter into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbaths, having entered into the synagogue, he was teaching.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority and not as the scribes. \*

And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

saying, “What to us and to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced and come out from him!”

And having convulsed him and having cried out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit went out from him. \*

And they all were amazed, so that they discussed among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching according to authority! And he commands the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”

And the hearing of him immediately went out everywhere into the whole surrounding region of Galilee. \*

And immediately, having come out from the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John.

Now the mother-in-law of Simon was lying down, being sick with a fever, and immediately they speak to him concerning her.

And having approached, he raised her up, having taken hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she was serving them. \*

Now evening having come, after the sun {had} set, they were bringing to him all the ones having sickness and the ones possessed by demons.

And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

And he healed many having sickness with various diseases and cast out many demons, but he was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew him. \*

And in the morning, {while it was} still very dark, having gotten up, he went out and went away to a desolate place, and there he was praying.

And Simon and the ones with him pursued him

and found him and say to him, “All are seeking you.” \*

And he says to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding towns, so that I may preach there also, because for this I went out.”

And he went in all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out the demons. \*

And a leper comes to him, begging him and kneeling down, saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”

And having had compassion, having reached out his hand, he touched {him} and says to him, “I am willing. Be clean.”

And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. \*

But having strictly warned him, he immediately sent him away.

And he says to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.” \*

But he, having gone out, began to proclaim much and to report the word, so that he was able no longer to enter into a town openly, but he was out in desolate places, and they were coming to him from all sides. \*