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 further 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, shew 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: