Mark 1
¹ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
² Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way;
³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;
⁴ John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
⁵ And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
⁶ And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.
⁷ And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
⁸ I baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
⁹ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
¹⁰ And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
¹¹ And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
¹² And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
¹³ And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
¹⁴ Now after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
¹⁵ and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.
¹⁶ And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea: for they were fishers.
¹⁷ And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
¹⁸ And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
¹⁹ And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.
²⁰ And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
²¹ And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
²² And they were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
²³ And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
²⁴ saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
²⁶ And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
²⁷ And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
²⁸ And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.
²⁹ And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
³⁰ Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:
³¹ and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
³² And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with devils.
³³ And all the city was gathered together at the door.
³⁴ And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and he suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
³⁵ And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
³⁶ And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;
³⁷ and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.
³⁸ And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
³⁹ And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out devils.
⁴⁰ And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
⁴¹ And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.
⁴² And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
⁴³ And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,
⁴⁴ and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
⁴⁵ But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.