Mark 1
1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my agent before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.
even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way.
3 The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
The voice of one crying aloud. In the desert make ready a road for the Lord. Make his paths straight.
4 It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.
In the desert came Johnwho baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
5 And all the land of Judea and the Jerusalemites went out to him, and they were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
and all the land of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem, kept going out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and eating locusts and wild honey.
And Johnwas clothed with camel’s hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood."
7 And he preached, saying, A man mightier than I comes after me of whom I am not worthy, having stooped down, to loosen the strap of his shoes.
He made proclamation. "There is One mightier than I coming after me, and I am not worthy to stoop down and unfasten his sandal strap;
8 I indeed immersed you in water, but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
I have baptized you in water, but he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit."
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.
It was at that time that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by Johnin the Jordan;
10 And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens divided, and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.
and as soon as he rose from the water he saw the sky cleft asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him,
11 And a voice occurred out of the heavens, Thou are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
and a voice from the sky. "Thou art my Son, my beloved; in thee is my delight."
12 And straightaway the Spirit drives him forth into the wilderness.
Then the Spirit drove him at once into the desert,
13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild beasts. And the agents served him.
and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.
14 Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good news of God,
After Johnhad been thrown into prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God.
15 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent ye, and believe in the good news.
"The time is now come," he said, "and the kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the gospel."
16 And walking beside the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, the son of Simon, casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
And as he was passing along by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen;
17 And Jesus said to them, Come ye behind me, and I will make you to become fishermen of men.
so Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men."
18 And straightaway they left the nets, and followed him.
At once they left their nets and followed him.
19 And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and Johnhis brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets.
20 And straightaway he called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the workmen, they went behind him.
Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him.
21 And they entered into Capernaum, and straightaway on the sabbath day, having entered into the synagogue, he taught.
So they came to Capernaum, and as soon as the Sabbath Day came he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scholars.
They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them with authority, not like the Scribes.
23 And a man was in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
And at that very moment, there in their synagogue, a man in the grip of an unclean spirit shrieked out.
24 saying, Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.
"What business have you with us, you Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God."
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him.
But Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quit! Come out of him."
26 And the unclean spirit, having convulsed him and having cried in a great voice, came out of him.
So the unclean spirit, after tearing him, came out of him with a loud cry;
27 And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?
and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."
28 And his fame went forth straightaway into the entire region around Galilee.
And at once his fame spread everywhere through that part of Galilee.
29 And straightaway, when they came forth out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
On leaving the synagogue they went at once with Jamesand Johnto the house of Simon and Andrew.
30 But Simon's mother-in-law lay feverish, and straightaway they tell him about her.
Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick of fever, and without delay they told him about her.
31 And upon coming, having taken hold of her hand, he raised her up and the fever left her. And straightaway she served them.
So he came and took her hand and raised her up. The fever left her at once, and she began to wait upon them.
32 And having become evening when the sun set they brought to him all who were faring badly, and those who were demon-possessed.
At evening when the sun had set, people came and brought to him all the sick and demon-possessed,
33 And the whole city was gathered together near the door.
and the whole town was gathered at the door.
34 And he healed many who were faring badly with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they had recognized him.
He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.
35 And having risen early, very much in the night, he came out and departed into a desolate place, and prayed there.
In the morning he rose a great while before day and went out to a desert place, and there prayed.
36 And Simon and those with him searched for him.
And Simon and his companions hunted him up,
37 And having found him, they say to him, All are seeking thee.
and told him, "Every one is looking for you."
38 And he says to them, Let us go into the nearby towns, so that I may preach there also. For I came forth for this.
"Let us go away," he answered, "to the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there, too; because for that purpose I came forth."
39 And he was preaching in their synagogues in all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.
40 And a leper comes to him beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou will thou can make me clean.
One day a leper cane to him and besought him as he knelt down to him, saying, "If you choose, you are able to cleanse me."
41 And Jesus, having felt compassion, having reached out his hand, he touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou clean.
Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose, be clean!"
42 And after he spoke, straightaway the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
The leprosy at once left him, and he was made clean.
43 And having strictly warned him, straightaway he sent him out.
Jesus immediately sent him away, charging him sternly and saying.
44 And he says to him, See thou say nothing to any man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.
"See you say nothing to any one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your purification what Moses commanded for a testimony to them."
45 But having gone out, he began to proclaim it much, and to spread abroad the matter, so as for him to no longer be able to enter openly into a city, but was outside in desolate places. And they came to him from all directions.
But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.
