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| 1:1 |
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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| 1:2 |
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
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| 1:3 |
the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight -- '
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| 1:4 |
John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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| 1:5 |
And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem;and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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| 1:6 |
Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey.
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| 1:7 |
And 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 untie.
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| 1:8 |
I have baptized you with water;but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'
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| 1:9 |
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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| 1:10 |
And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove;
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| 1:11 |
and a voice came from heaven, 'Thou art my beloved Son;with thee I am well pleased.'
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| 1:12 |
The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
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| 1:13 |
And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan;and he was with the wild beasts;and the angels ministered to him.
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| 1:14 |
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
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| 1:15 |
and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;repent, and believe in the gospel.'
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| 1:16 |
And 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.
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| 1:17 |
And Jesus said to them, 'Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men.'
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| 1:18 |
And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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| 1:19 |
And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zeb'edee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.
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| 1:20 |
And immediately he called them;and they left their father Zeb'edee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.
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| 1:21 |
And they went into Caper'na-um;and immediately on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.
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| 1:22 |
And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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| 1:23 |
And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;
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| 1:24 |
and he cried out, '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.'
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| 1:25 |
But Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'
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| 1:26 |
And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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| 1:27 |
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.'
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| 1:28 |
And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
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| 1:29 |
And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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| 1:30 |
Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her.
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| 1:31 |
And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her;and she served them.
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| 1:32 |
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.
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| 1:33 |
And the whole city was gathered together about the door.
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| 1:34 |
And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons;and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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| 1:35 |
And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed.
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| 1:36 |
And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,
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| 1:37 |
and they found him and said to him, 'Every one is searching for you.'
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| 1:38 |
And he said to them, 'Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also;for that is why I came out.'
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| 1:39 |
And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
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| 1:40 |
And a leper came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, 'If you will, you can make me clean.'
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| 1:41 |
Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, 'I will;be clean.'
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| 1:42 |
And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
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| 1:43 |
And he sternly charged him, and sent him away at once,
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| 1:44 |
and said to him, 'See that you say nothing to any one;but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to the people.'
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| 1:45 |
But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in the country;and people came to him from every quarter.
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