Mark 1:1-20 ▼

1 The beginning of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the Sonne 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 voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

4 Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendement of life, for remission of sinnes.

5 And al ye countrey of Iudea, & they of Hierusalem went out vnto him, and were all baptized of him in the riuer Iordan, confessing their sinnes.

6 Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

7 And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

8 Trueth it is, I haue baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the holy Ghost.

9 And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came from Nazareth, a citie of Galile, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordan.

10 And assoone as he was come out of the water, Iohn saw the heauens clouen in twaine, and the holy Ghost descending vpo him like a doue.

11 Then there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

12 And immediatly the Spirite driueth him into the wildernesse.

13 And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies, and was tempted of Satan: hee was also with the wilde beastes, and the Angels ministred vnto him.

14 Now after that Iohn was committed to prison, Iesus came into Galile, preaching the Gospel of the kingdome of God,

15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent and beleeue the Gospel.

16 And as he walked by the sea of Galile, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishers.)

17 Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

18 And straightway they forsooke their nets, and folowed him.

19 And when hee had gone a litle further thence, he sawe Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother, as they were in the ship, mending their nets.

20 And anon hee called them: and they left their father Zebedeus in the shippe with his hired seruants, and went their way after him.