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 your face, Who will prepare your way before you. 3: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'" 4: John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. 5: 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. 6: John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins. He ate locusts and wild honey. 7: 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. 8: I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit." 9: It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10: Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11: A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." 12: Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. 13: He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels ministered to him. 14: Now after John was taken into custody, 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, and believe in the gospel." 16: Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen. 17: Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men." 18: Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. 19: 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. 20: Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. 21: They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22: They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23: Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24: 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!" 25: Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" 26: The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27: 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!" 28: The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area. 29: Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30: Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31: He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them. 32: At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. 33: All the city was gathered together at the door. 34: 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. 35: Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. 36: Simon and those who were with him followed after him; 37: and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you." 38: He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, for to this end I came forth." 39: He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. 40: There came to him a leper, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean." 41: Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean." 42: When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43: He strictly charged him, and immediately sent him out, 44: 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." 45: 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.