| 1 | The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; |
| 2 | As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. |
| 3 | The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. |
| 4 | John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. |
| 5 | And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| 6 | And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; |
| 7 | And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. |
| 8 | I indeed have 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 Jordan. |
| 10 | And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: |
| 11 | And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 12 | And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. |
| 13 | And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. |
| 14 | Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, |
| 15 | And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. |
| 16 | Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into 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 forsook their nets, and followed him. |
| 19 | And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. |
| 20 | And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. |
| 21 | And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. |
| 22 | And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. |
| 23 | And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, |
| 24 | Saying, Let [us] alone; 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 when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. |
| 27 | And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. |
| 28 | And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. |
| 29 | And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. |
| 30 | But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. |
| 31 | And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately 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 diseased, 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 of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. |
| 35 | And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. |
| 36 | And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. |
| 37 | And when they had found him, they said unto him, All [men] seek for thee. |
| 38 | And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. |
| 39 | And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. |
| 40 | And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |
| 41 | And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. |
| 42 | And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. |
| 43 | And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; |
| 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 those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. |
| 45 | But he went out, and began to publish [it] much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. |
