Mark 1:1-17 ▼

1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

2 As it has been written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

3 A voice of him crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his beaten paths straight.

4 John was immersing in the desert, and proclaiming the immersion of repentance for the remission of sins.

5 And the Judean country, and the Jerusalemites, were going out to him, and all were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, acknowledging their sins.

6 And John was dressed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and eating locusts and wild honey;

7 And he proclaimed, saying, The stronger than I comes after me, of whom I am not sufficient, having bent the head, to loose the strings of his shoes.

8 I truly immersed you in water: but he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit.

9 And it was in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in Jordan.

10 And quickly coming up from the water, he saw the heavens cleft asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him:

11 And a voice was from the heavens; Thou art my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

12 And directly the Spirit casts him, out into the desert.

13 And he was there in the desert forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with wild beasts; and messengers were serving him.

14 And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God,

15 And saying, That the time has been completed, and the kingdom of God has drawn near: repent ye, and believe in the good news.

16 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a large sweep-net in the sea: for they were fishermen.

17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishermen of men.