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THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST, HIS TEMPTATIONS, AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF HIS MINISTRY.
1 1:1THE beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, 1:2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way. 1:3A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight.
2 1:4John baptized in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins. 1:5And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
3 1:6And John was clothed with camel's hairs and a leather girdle about his loins, and he eat locusts and wild honey, 1:7and preached, saying, After me comes one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie; 1:8I have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
4 1:9In those days came Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan by John; 1:10and going up immediately out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit descend like a dove upon him; 1:11and there was a voice from heaven, You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. 1:12And the Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness, 1:13and he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the beasts; and the angels waited on him.
5 1:14And after John was delivered up Jesus came into Galilee preaching the good news of God, 1:15saying, The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is at hand; change your minds and believe in the good news. 1:16And passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting [a net] into the lake, for they were fishermen. 1:17And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men. 1:18And immediately leaving their nets they followed him. 1:19And proceeding a little further on he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; and they were in the ship mending the nets; 1:20and he immediately called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired men, they went away after him.
6 1:21And they entered into Capernaum, and immediately on the sabbath he taught in the synagogues. 1:22And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
7 1:23And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an impure spirit, and he cried out, 1:24saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God! 1:25And Jesus rebuked him saying, Be still, and come out of him. 1:26And the impure spirit affecting him with convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 1:27And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him? 1:28And his fame went out immediately into all the country about Galilee.
8 1:29And going immediately out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John; 1:30and Simon's mother-in-law was lying with a fever; and immediately they told him of her. 1:31And coming, he took her by the hand, and raised her up, and the fever immediately left her, and she waited on them.
9 1:32And at evening when the sun went down they brought to him all that were sick, and the demoniacs; 1:33and the whole city was assembled at the door. 1:34And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons, and suffered not the demons to say that they knew him.
10 1:35And in the morning while it was quite dark he arose and went out, and departed to a solitary place, and there prayed. 1:36And Simon and those with him followed him, 1:37and said to him, All men seek you. 1:38And he said to them, Let us go elsewhere to the adjoining villages to preach there; because for this purpose have I come. 1:39And he preached in their synagogues in all Galilee, and cast out demons.
11 1:40And a leper came to him beseeching him, saying to him, If you will, you can cleanse me. 1:41And having compassion on him, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be cleansed. 1:42And the leprosy immediately left him, and he was cleansed. 1:43And giving him a strict charge, he immediately sent him away, 1:44and said to him, See that you say nothing to any one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 1:45And going out he spread and published abroad the report, to such an extent that he [Jesus] could no longer go openly into a city, but was without in solitary places; and they came to him from every quarter.
CHAPTER II.
CHRIST FORGIVING SINS, EATING WITH PUBLICANS AND SINNERS, AND HIS DOCTRINE OF FASTING, OF THE SABBATH, ETC.
1 2:1AND entering again into Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was in the house. 2:2And many came together immediately, so that there was no room, not even in the places about the door; and he spoke to them the word. 2:3And they came to him bringing a paralytic, borne by four; 2:4and not being able to approach him on account of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having made an opening let down the bed on which the paralytic was laid. 2:5And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.
2 2:6And some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoned in their minds, 2:7Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone? 2:8And Jesus immediately knowing in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, Why do you reason in your minds? 2:9in what respect is it easier to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you, than to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk? 2:10But that you may know that the Son of man has power to forgive sins on the earth, he said to the paralytic, 2:11I tell you, arise, take your bed and go to your house. 2:12And he was raised up and immediately taking his bed he went away before all; so that all were astonished, and glorified God, saying, We never saw the like.
3 2:13And he went out again by the lake, and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them. 2:14And passing by he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the custom house, and said to him, Follow me; and he arose and followed him. 2:15And he was reclining in his house, and many publicans and sinners also reclined with Jesus and his disciples, for many also followed him. 2:16And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eating with sinners and publicans, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with sinners and publicans? 2:17And Jesus hearing it, said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
4 2:18And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fasted. And they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples fast not? 2:19And Jesus said to them, Can the
