The
beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son
of God;
02 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I
send my messenger before thy face, which shall
prepare thy way before thee.
03 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths
straight.
04 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach
the baptism of repentance for the remission of
sins.
05 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.
06 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and
with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he
did eat locusts and wild honey;
07 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.
08 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
09 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; and was with the wild beasts;
and the 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; and 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; and he cried out,
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24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us? I 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? for 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; and 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; and 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;
be 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.
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