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Mark Chapter 1 001:001 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 001:002 As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.{Malachi 3:1} 001:003 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"{Isaiah 40:3} 001:004 John came baptizing{or, immersing} in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
001:005 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. 001:006 John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. 001:007 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
001:008 I baptized you in{The Greek word (en) translated here as "in" could also be translated as "with" in some contexts.} water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit." 001:009 It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 001:010 Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
001:011 A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." 001:012 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. 001:013 He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him. 001:014 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God, 001:015 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand!
Repent, and believe in the Good News." 001:016 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. 001:017 Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men." 001:018 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. 001:019 Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
001:020 Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. 001:021 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 001:022 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 001:023 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 001:024 saying, "Ha!
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!" 001:025 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" 001:026 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 001:027 They 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!" 001:028 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area. 001:029 Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 001:030 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 001:031 He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
001:032 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. 001:033 All the city was gathered together at the door. 001:034 He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him. 001:035 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
001:036 Simon and those who were with him followed after him; 001:037 and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you." 001:038 He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason." 001:039 He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
001:040 A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean." 001:041 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean." 001:042 When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
001:043 He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out, 001:044 and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them." 001:045 But 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.