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The Gospel According to Mark

I. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [2]  As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you. [3]  The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'" [4]  John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. [5]  All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. [6]  John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins. He ate locusts and wild honey. [7]  He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. [8]  I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit." [9]  It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. [10]  Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. [11]  A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." [12]  Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. [13]  He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels ministered to him. [14]  Now after John was taken into custody, 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, and believe in the gospel." [16]  Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen. [17]  Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men." [18]  Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. [19] Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. [20]  Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. [21]  They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. [22]  They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. [23] Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, [24]  saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!" [25]  Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" [26]  The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. [27]  They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!" [28]  The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area. [29]  Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. [30] Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. [31]  He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them. [32]  At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. [33]  All the city was gathered together at the door. [34]  He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him. [35]  Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there. [36]  Simon and those who were with him followed after him; [37]  and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you." [38]  He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this reason I came forth." [39]  He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. [40]  There came to him a leper, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean." [41]  Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean." [42]  When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. [43]  He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out, [44]  and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them." [45]  But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

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Rainbow Missions, Inc. World English Bible. Rainbow Missions, Inc.; revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. http://ebible.org/bible/web.