Mark 1
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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before your
face, Who shall prepare your way.
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make you ready the way of the Lord, Make
his paths straight;
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John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance to
remission of sins.
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And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem; And
they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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And John was clothed with camel`s hair, and [had] a leathern girdle about his loins,
and did eat locusts and wild honey.
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And he preached, saying, There comes after me he who is mightier than I, the buckle
of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
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I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was
baptized of John in the Jordan.
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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the
Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
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And a voice came out of the heavens, You are my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased.
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And straightway the Spirit drives him forth into the wilderness.
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And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild
beasts; And the angels ministered to him.
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Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of
God,
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and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you,
and believe in the gospel.
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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 fishers.
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And Jesus said to them, Come you after me, and I will make you to become fishers of
men.
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And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
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And going on a little further, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,
who also were in the boat mending the nets.
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And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with
the hired servants, and went after him.
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And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the
synagogue and taught.
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And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority,
and not as the scribes.
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And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
cried out,
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saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene? are you come to destroy us?
I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.
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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him.
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And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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And they were all amazed, insomuch 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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And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee
round about.
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And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house
of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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Now Simon`s wife`s mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:
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and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and
she ministered to them.
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And at even, when the sun did set, they brought to him all that were sick, and them
that were possessed with demons.
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And all the city was gathered together at the door.
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And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons;
and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed
into a desert place, and there prayed.
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And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;
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and they found him, and say to him, All are seeking you.
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And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there
also; for to this end came I forth.
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And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out
demons.
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And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying
to him, If you will, you can make me clean.
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And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and
says to him, I will; be you made clean.
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And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
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And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,
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and says to him, See you say nothing to any man: but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to
them.
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But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch
that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places:
and they came to him from every quarter.