<TITLE>Mark 1</TITLE>
                    Mark 1

[1]The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

[2]As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,

"Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way, [3]the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'" 

[4]John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. [5]And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [6]Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. [7]And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. [8]I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

[9]In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. [10]And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opening and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. [11]And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

[12]The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. [13]And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

[14]Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, [15]and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."

[16]Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. [17]And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." [18]And immediately they left their nets and followed him. [19]And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. [20]And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

[21]And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. [22]And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. [23]And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, [24]"What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God." [25]But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" [26]And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. [27]And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." [28]And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

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