Mark 1

¹The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

²Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

³The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

⁴John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

⁵And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

⁶And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

⁷And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

⁸I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

⁹And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

¹⁰And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

¹¹And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

¹²And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

¹³And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

¹⁴Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

¹⁵And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

¹⁶And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

¹⁷And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

¹⁸And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

¹⁹And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

²⁰And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

²¹And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

²²And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

²³And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

²⁴Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

²⁵And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

²⁶And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

²⁷And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

²⁸And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.

²⁹And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her:

³¹And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.

³²And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.

³³And all the town had come together at the door.

³⁴And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

³⁵And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

³⁶And Simon and those who were with him came after him.

³⁷And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

³⁸And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

³⁹And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

⁴⁰And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

⁴¹And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

⁴²And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.

⁴³And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,

⁴⁴See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

⁴⁵But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

Mark 1

¹The beginning of the Good News of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

²As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.

³The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

⁴John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

⁵All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

⁶John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

⁷He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

⁸I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

⁹It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

¹⁰Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

¹¹A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased."

¹²Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

¹³He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

¹⁴Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God,

¹⁵and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is near! Repent, and believe in the Good News."

¹⁶And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

¹⁷Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."

¹⁸Immediately they left the nets, and followed him.

¹⁹Going on a little further, he saw Jacob the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

²⁰Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

²¹They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

²²They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

²³Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he shouted,

²⁴saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

²⁵Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"

²⁶The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

²⁷They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!"

²⁸The report of him went out immediately into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

²⁹Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with Jacob and John.

³⁰Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

³¹And he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.

³²At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

³³All the city was gathered together at the door.

³⁴He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

³⁵Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

³⁶Simon and those who were with him followed after him;

³⁷and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

³⁸He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else into the next towns, that I may proclaim there also, because I came out for this reason."

³⁹He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

⁴⁰A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."

⁴¹Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean."

⁴²Immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

⁴³He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,

⁴⁴and said to him, "See you say nothing to anyone, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

⁴⁵But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.