Mark 1 ⓘ

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

1:2 As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:

1:3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”

1:4 John came baptising in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

1:5 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptised by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

1:6 John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

1:7 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.

1:8 I baptised you in water, but he will baptise you in the Holy Spirit.”

1:9 In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John in the Jordan.

1:10 Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

1:11 A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

1:12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

1:13 He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

1:14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

1:16 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.

1:17 Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”

1:18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

1:19 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.

1:20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

1:21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

1:22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

1:23 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

1:24 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!”

1:25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

1:26 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

1:27 They were all amazed, so that they questioned amongst themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”

1:28 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

1:29 Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

1:30 Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

1:31 He came and took her by the hand and raised her up. The fever left her immediately, and she served them.

1:32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by demons.

1:33 All the city was gathered together at the door.

1:34 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.

1:35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

1:36 Simon and those who were with him searched for him.

1:37 They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

1:38 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.”

1:39 He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

1:40 A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

1:41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”

1:42 When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was made clean.

1:43 He strictly warned him and immediately sent him out,

1:44 and said to him, “See that 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.”

1:45 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. People came to him from everywhere.