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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.” |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’ ” |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness, |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18And at once they left their nets and followed Him. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue: |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!” |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed, |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33and the whole town gathered at the door. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Simon and his companions went to look for Him, |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!” |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.” |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning: |
| 44[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 44“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” |
| 45[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 45But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter. |
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