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| 1:1 |
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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| 1:2 |
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;
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| 1:3 |
the voice of one crying out 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, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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| 1:5 |
And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and 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, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
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| 1:7 |
He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.
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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 just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.
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| 1:11 |
And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
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| 1:12 |
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
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| 1:13 |
He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
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| 1:14 |
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,
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| 1:15 |
and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."
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| 1:16 |
As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea-- for they were fishermen.
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| 1:17 |
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."
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| 1:18 |
And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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| 1:19 |
As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
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| 1:20 |
Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
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| 1:21 |
They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.
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| 1:22 |
They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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| 1:23 |
Just then 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 |
They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching-- with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."
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| 1:28 |
At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
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| 1:29 |
As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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| 1:30 |
Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once.
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| 1:31 |
He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve 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 around the door.
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| 1:34 |
And he cured 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 |
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
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| 1:36 |
And Simon and his companions hunted for him.
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| 1:37 |
When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you."
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| 1:38 |
He answered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do."
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| 1:39 |
And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
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| 1:40 |
A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean."
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| 1:41 |
Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made clean!"
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| 1:42 |
Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
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| 1:43 |
After sternly warning him he sent him away at once,
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| 1:44 |
saying to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
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| 1:45 |
But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter.
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