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 ;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 ;with the wild beasts ;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 farther 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 ;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 ;cried out,
24 Saying , Let us alone ;what have we to do with thee , thou Jesus of Nazareth ?thou come to destroy us?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 ?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;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 ;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 ;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 .