1The
beginning of
the gospel
of Jesus
Christ, the
Son of God;
2As
it is
written in
the
prophets,
Behold, I
send my
messenger
before thy
face, which
shall
prepare thy
way before
thee.
3The
voice of one
crying in
the
wilderness,
Prepare ye
the way of
the Lord,
make his
paths
straight.
4John
did baptize
in the
wilderness,
and preach
the baptism
of
repentance
for the
remission of
sins.
5And
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.
6And
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;
7And
preached,
saying,
There cometh
one mightier
than I after
me, the
latchet of
whose shoes
I am not
worthy to
stoop down
and unloose.
8I
indeed have
baptized you
with water:
but he shall
baptize you
with the
Holy Ghost.
9And
it came to
pass in
those days,
that Jesus
came from
Nazareth of
Galilee, and
was baptized
of John in
Jordan.
10And
straightway
coming up
out of the
water, he
saw the
heavens
opened, and
the Spirit
like a dove
descending
upon him:
11And
there came a
voice from
heaven, saying,
Thou art my
beloved Son,
in whom I am
well
pleased.
12And
immediately
the Spirit
driveth him
into the
wilderness.
13And
he was there
in the
wilderness
forty days,
tempted of
Satan; and
was with the
wild beasts;
and the
angels
ministered
unto him.
14Now
after that
John was put
in prison,
Jesus came
into
Galilee,
preaching
the gospel
of the
kingdom of
God,
15And
saying, The
time is
fulfilled,
and the
kingdom of
God is at
hand: repent
ye, and
believe the
gospel.
16Now
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.
17And
Jesus said
unto them, Come
ye after me,
and I will
make you to
become
fishers of
men.
18And
straightway
they forsook
their nets,
and followed
him.
19And
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.
20And
straightway
he called
them: and
they left
their father
Zebedee in
the ship
with the
hired
servants,
and went
after him.
21And
they went
into
Capernaum;
and
straightway
on the
sabbath day
he entered
into the
synagogue,
and taught.
22And
they were
astonished
at his
doctrine:
for he
taught them
as one that
had
authority,
and not as
the scribes.
23And
there was in
their
synagogue a
man with an
unclean
spirit; and
he cried
out,
24Saying,
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.
25And
Jesus
rebuked him,
saying, Hold
thy peace,
and come out
of him.
26And
when the
unclean
spirit had
torn him,
and cried
with a loud
voice, he
came out of
him.
27And
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.
28And
immediately
his fame
spread
abroad
throughout
all the
region round
about
Galilee.
29And
forthwith,
when they
were come
out of the
synagogue,
they entered
into the
house of
Simon and
Andrew, with
James and
John.
30But
Simon's
wife's
mother lay
sick of a
fever, and
anon they
tell him of
her.
31And
he came and
took her by
the hand,
and lifted
her up; and
immediately
the fever
left her,
and she
ministered
unto them.
32And
at even,
when the sun
did set,
they brought
unto him all
that were
diseased,
and them
that were
possessed
with devils.
33And
all the city
was gathered
together at
the door.
34And
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.
35And
in the
morning,
rising up a
great while
before day,
he went out,
and departed
into a
solitary
place, and
there
prayed.
36And
Simon and
they that
were with
him followed
after him.
37And
when they
had found
him, they
said unto
him, All men seek
for thee.
38And
he said unto
them, Let
us go into
the next
towns, that
I may preach
there also:
for
therefore
came I
forth.
39And
he preached
in their
synagogues
throughout
all Galilee,
and cast out
devils.
40And
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.
41And
Jesus, moved
with
compassion,
put forth his hand,
and touched
him, and
saith unto
him, I
will; be
thou clean.
42And
as soon as
he had
spoken,
immediately
the leprosy
departed
from him,
and he was
cleansed.
43And
he straitly
charged him,
and
forthwith
sent him
away;
44And
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.
45But
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.
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