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