Mark 1 1139
Preaching of John the Baptist
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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 ahead of You , Who will prepare Your way ;
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness ,
‘ Make ready the way of the
Lord , Make His paths straight .’ ”
4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness a preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins .
5 And all the country of Judea was going out to him , and all the people of Jerusalem ; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River , confessing their sins .
6 John was clothed with camel ’ s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist , and his diet was locusts and wild honey .
7 And he was preaching , and saying , “ After me One is coming who is mightier than I , and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals .
8 “ I baptized you b with water ; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit .”
The Baptism of Jesus
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan .
10 Immediately coming up out of the water , He saw the heavens opening , and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him ;
11 and a voice came out of the heavens : “ You are My beloved Son , in You I am wellpleased .”
12 Immediately the Spirit * impelled Him to go out into the wilderness .
13 And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan ; and He was with the wild beasts , and the angels were ministering to Him .
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
14 Now after John had been taken into custody , Jesus came into Galilee , preaching 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 As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee , He saw Simon and Andrew , the
John the Baptist
God sent John the Baptist to tell people that Jesus the Savior was coming . John faithfully followed God . He baptized many people and told them to ask God to forgive their sins . Jesus came to be baptized , and , even though Jesus had never sinned , John obeyed His request .
brother of Simon , casting a net in the sea ; for they were fishermen .
17 And Jesus said to them , “ Follow Me , and I will make you become fishers of men .”
18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him .
19 Going on a little farther , 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 away to follow Him .
21 They * went into Capernaum ; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach .
22 They were amazed at His teaching ; for He was teaching them as one having authority , and not as the scribes .
23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit ; and he cried out ,
24 saying , “ What business do we have with each other , Jesus c of Nazareth ? Have You come to destroy us ? I know who You are — the Holy One of God !”
25 And Jesus rebuked him , saying , “ Be quiet , and come out of him !”
26 Throwing him into convulsions , the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him .
27 They were all amazed , so that they debated among themselves , saying , “ What
a Or proclaiming b The Gr here can be translated in , with or by c Lit the Nazarene