'The beginning1of the2gospel3of Jesus4Christ,5the Son6of God.7 As1it is written2in3Isaiah5the6prophet,7“Behold,8I send9my12messenger11before13your15face,14who16will prepare17your20way,19 the voice1of one crying2in3the4wilderness:5‘Prepare6the7way8of the Lord,9make11his14paths13straight,’”10 John2appeared,1baptizing4in5the6wilderness7and8proclaiming9a baptism10of repentance11for12the forgiveness13of sins.14 And1all5the6country8of Judea7and9all12Jerusalem11were going out2to3him4and13were being baptized14by15him16in17the18river20Jordan,19confessing21their24sins.23 Now1John4was2clothed with5camel’s7hair6and8worea leather10belt9around11his14waist13and15ate16locusts17and18wild20honey.19 And1he preached,2saying,3“After8me7comes4he5who ismightier than6I,9the16strap17of19whose20sandals19I am12not11worthy13to stoop down14anduntie.15 I1have baptized2you3withwater,4but6he5will baptize7you8with9theHoly11Spirit.”10 In3those4days6Jesus8came7from9Nazareth10of Galilee12and13was baptized14by18John19in15the16Jordan.17 And1when he came up3out of4the5water,6immediately2he saw7the9heavens10being torn open8and11the12Spirit13descending16on17him18like14a dove.15 And1a voice2came3from4heaven,6“You7are8my11beloved13Son;10with14you15I am well pleased.”16 The3Spirit4immediately2drove6him5out6into7the8wilderness.9 And1he was2in3the4wilderness5forty6days,7being tempted8by9Satan.11And12he was13with14the15wild animals,16and17the18angels19were ministering20to him.21 Now2after1John6was arrested,4Jesus9came7into10Galilee,12proclaiming13the14gospel15of God,17 and1saying,2“The5time6is fulfilled,4and7the9kingdom10of God12is at hand;8repent13and14believe15in16the17gospel.”18 Passing2alongside3the4Sea5of Galilee,7he saw8Simon9and10Andrew11the12brother13of Simon14casting a net15into16the17sea,18for20they were19fishermen.21 And1Jesus5said2to them,3“Follow67me,8and9I will make10you11become12fishers13of men.”14 And1immediately2they left3theirnets5andfollowed6him.7 And1going on2a little3farther,2he saw4James5the [son]6of Zebedee8and9John10his13brother,12who were19in16theirboat18mending19the20nets.21 And1immediately2he called3them,4and5they left6their9father8Zebedee10in11the12boat13with14the15hired servants16andfollowed1718him.19 And1they went2into3Capernaum,4and5immediately6on the7Sabbath8he entered9the11synagogue12andwas teaching.13 And1they were astonished2at3his6teaching,5for8he7taught9them10as11onewho had13authority,12and14not15as16the17scribes.18 And1immediately2there was3in4their7synagogue6a man8with9an unclean11spirit.10And12he cried out,13 “What2haveyou5to dowith4us,3Jesus6of Nazareth?7Have you come8to destroy9us?10I know11who13you12are14— the15Holy [One]16of God.”18 But1Jesus5rebuked2him,3saying,6“Be silent,7and8come9out10of him!”11 And1the4unclean7spirit,5convulsing2him3and8crying out9with a loud11voice,10came12out13of him.14 And1they were2all3amazed,2so that4theyquestioned5among6themselves,7saying,8“What9is10this?11A new13teaching12with14authority!15He commands21even16the17unclean20spirits,18and22they obey23him.”24 And1at once6his5fame4spread2everywhere7throughout8all9the10surrounding region11of Galilee.13 And1immediately2he left6the4synagogue5andentered7the9house10of Simon11and12Andrew,13with14James15and16John.17 Now2Simon’s4mother-in-law3lay5ill with a fever,6and7immediately8they told9him10about11her.12 And1he came2andtook5herby the6hand7andlifted3her4up,3and8the11fever12left9her,10and13she began to serve14them.15 Thatevening1at sundown57they brought8to9him10all11who were14sick13or15oppressed by demons.17 And1the4whole3city5was2gathered together6at7the8door.9 And1he healed2many3who were5sick4with various6diseases,7and8cast out11many10demons.9And12he would14not13permit14the16demons17to speak,15because18they knew19him.20 And1rising5very [early]4in the morning,2while it wasstill dark,3he departed8and7went out6to9a desolate10place,11and there12he prayed.13 And1Simon4and5those6who werewith7him3searched for2him,8 and1they found2him3and4said5to him,6“Everyone8is looking for9you.”10 And1he said2to them,3“Let us go4on to6the7next8towns,9that10I may preach13there12also,11for16that iswhy1415I came out.”17 And1he went2throughout8all9Galilee,11preaching3in4their7synagogues6and12casting out15demons.14 And1a leper5came2to3him,4imploring6him,7and8kneeling9said11to him,12“If14you will,15you can16make18me17clean.”18 Moved with pity,2he stretched out3his6hand5andtouched7himand8said9to him,10“I will;11be clean.”12 And1immediately2the6leprosy7left3him,5and8he was made clean.9 And1Jesussternly charged2him3andsent5him6away5at once,4 and1said2to him,3“See4thatyou say7nothing6to anyone,5but8go,9show11yourself10to the12priest13and14offer15for16your19cleansing18what20Moses22commanded,21for23a proof24to them.”25 But2he1went out3andbegan4to talk5freely6about it,and7to spread8the9[news],10so that11[Jesus]13could14no longer12openly15enter18a town,17but19was24out20in21desolate22places,23and25people were coming26to27him28from every quarter.29