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The Mission of John the Baptist
Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.
There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.
And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
His clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.
John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am — so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals.
*I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit.
The Baptism of Jesus
And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.
And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.
And there came a voice out of the heavens: *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
The Temptation of Jesus
And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness,
And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,
But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,
and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.
“The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him.
And they left their nets at once and followed him.
And going on thence a little, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these [were] in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;
A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.
and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.
He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.
Jesus Expels an Evil Spirit
And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.
And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.
Jesus Casts Out an Evil Spirit
Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority — quite unlike the teachers of religious law.
And there was in their synagogue a man [possessed] by an unclean spirit, and he cried out
saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.
“Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!”
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.
But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.
And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.
At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.
And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.
The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee.
Jesus Heals at Peter's House
And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.
And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.
Jesus Heals Many People
After Jesus left the synagogue with James and John, they went to Simon and Andrew’s home.
And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.
Now Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. They told Jesus about her right away.
And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.
So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them.
But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;
That evening after sunset, many sick and demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus.
and the whole city was gathered together at the door.
The whole town gathered at the door to watch.
And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.
So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. But because the demons knew who he was, he did not allow them to speak.
Jesus Prays and Preaches
And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.
And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.
When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.
But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.”
And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.
So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons.
The Leper's Prayer
And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy
A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.
But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.
And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.
And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,
Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning:
and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.
But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim [it] much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.
But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn’t publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.