 1:1  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God;
 1:2  As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before
thee.
 1:3  The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
 1:4  John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
 1:5  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.
 1:6  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;
 1:7  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.
 1:8  I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
 1:9  And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from
Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
 1:10  And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the
heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
 1:11  And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art
my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
 1:12  And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the
wilderness.
 1:13  And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted
of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels
ministered unto him.
 1:14  Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
 1:15  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
 1:16  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.
 1:17  And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will
make you to become fishers of men.
 1:18  And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed
him.
 1:19  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.
 1:20  And straightway he called them: and they left their
father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went
after him.
 1:21  And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the
sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
 1:22  And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught
them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
 1:23  And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean
spirit; and he cried out,
 1:24  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.
 1:25  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come
out of him.
 1:26  And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with
a loud voice, he came out of him.
 1:27  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.
 1:28  And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all
the region round about Galilee.
 1:29  And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue,
they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and
John.
 1:30  But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon
they tell him of her.
 1:31  And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up;
and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto
them.
 1:32  And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him
all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with
devils.
 1:33  And all the city was gathered together at the door.
 1:34  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.
 1:35  And in the morning, rising up a great while before day,
he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there
prayed.
 1:36  And Simon and they that were with him followed after
him.
 1:37  And when they had found him, they said unto him, All
[men] seek for thee.
 1:38  And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns,
that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
 1:39  And he preached in their synagogues throughout all
Galilee, and cast out devils.
 1:40  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.
 1:41  And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand,
and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
 1:42  And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy
departed from him, and he was cleansed.
 1:43  And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him
away;
 1:44  And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but
go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy
cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony
unto them.
 1:45  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.
