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1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, the one who will prepare your way.
3 The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘ Make ready the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
4 John came, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5 The whole country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 John was wearing a coat of camel’ s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and he was eating locusts and wild honey.
7 He proclaimed, saying, “One will come after me who is more powerful than I, of whom the strap of his sandals I am not worthy to stoop down to untie.
8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 Now it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
10 And immediately, as Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down on him like a dove.
11 Then a voice came out of the heavens, “You are my beloved Son. I am very pleased with you.”
12 Then immediately, the Spirit compelled him to go out into the wilderness.
13 He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels served him.
14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God.
15 He said, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel.
16 When he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
17 So Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
18 Then immediately they left the nets and followed him.
19 As Jesus was walking on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother; they were in the boat mending the nets.
20 And immediately, he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and they followed him.
21 Then they came into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught.
22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as someone who has authority and not as the scribes.
23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are— the Holy One of God!”
25 But Jesus rebuked the demon, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!”
26 Then the unclean spirit threw him down and went out from him while crying out with a loud voice.
27 All the people were amazed, so they asked each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him!”
28 So the news about him immediately went out everywhere into the whole region of Galilee.
29 And immedately after coming out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John.
30 Now Simon’ s mother- in- law was lying sick with a fever, and immedately they told Jesus about her.
31 So he came, took her by the hand, and raised her up. Then the fever left her, and she started serving them.
32 Now when it became evening, after the sun had set, they brought to him all those who were sick and those possessed by demons.
33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 So he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons, but he did not allow the demons to speak because they knew him.
35 Then he got up very early, while it was still dark, and left and went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed.
36 Then Simon and those who were with him searched for him.
37 When they found him, they also said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
38 But he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, out into the surrounding towns, so that I may preach there also. For that is why I have come.”
39 So he went throughout all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out the demons.
40 Then a leper came to him, begging him and kneeling down and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I am willing. Be clean.”
42 Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
43 But Jesus strictly warned him and immediately sent him away.
44 And he said to him, “Be sure to say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
45 But he went out and began to proclaim often and to spread the news widely, so much that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But he stayed out in remote places, and people were still coming to him from everywhere.
The Gospel of Mark