Mark 1
1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
As it is written in Isaiah the Prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thee, who shall prepare thy way:"
3 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
"The voice of one proclaiming in the wilderness, Prepare a way for the Lord, make for him a straight passage:"
4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
thus came John immersing in the wilderness, and publishing the immersion of reformation for the remission of sins.
5 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
And all the country of Judea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, resorted to him, and were immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Now John's clothing was of camel's hair, tied around his waist with a leather girdle: and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
7 And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
And he proclaimed, saying, One mightier than I comes after me, whose shoe-latchet I am unworthy to stoop down and untie.
8 I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
I, indeed, have immersed you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to the Jordan, and was immersed by John.
10 As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
As soon as he arose out of the water, he saw the sky part asunder, and the Spirit descend upon him like a dove.
11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
And a voice from heaven, which said, Thou art my Son, the beloved, in whom I delight.
12 At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,
Immediately after this, the spirit conveyed him into the wilderness;
13 and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
and he continued in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan; and was among the wild beasts; and the heavenly messengers ministered to him.
14 After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
But after John's imprisonment, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good tidings of the Reign of God.
15 “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
The time, he said, is accomplished, the Reign of God approaches; reform, and believe the good tidings.
16 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Then walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a drag net into the sea, for they were fishers.
17 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Jesus said to them, Come with me, and I will cause you to be fishers of men.
18 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
19 Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
Passing on a little, and seeing James, son of Zebedee, with John his brother, who were mending their nets in a bark,
20 Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
he immediately called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the bark with the hired servants, they accompanied him.
21 Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
And they went to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he repaired directly to the synagogue, and instructed the people,
22 The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
who were filled with admiration at his manner of teaching; for he taught as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
Now there was in their synagogue a man possessed with an unclean spirit, who cried out,
24 “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Ah! Jesus of Nazareth, what hast thou to do with us? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
Jesus rebuking him, said, Be silent, and come out of him.
26 At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
Then the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions; and, raising loud cried, came out of him:
27 All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
at which they were all so amazed, that they asked one another, What does this mean? For he commands with authority even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
28 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
And thenceforth his fame spread through all the region of Galilee.
29 As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
As soon as they were come out of the synagogue, they went with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew,
30 Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
where Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, of which they immediately acquainted Jesus.
31 So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
And he came, and taking her by the hand, raised her; instantly the fever left her, and she entertained them.
32 That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,
In the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all the sick, and the demoniacs;
33 and the whole town gathered at the door.
the whole city being assembled at the door.
34 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
And he healed many persons affected with various diseases, and expelled many demons, whom he permitted not to speak, because they knew him.
35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
On the morrow, having risen before dawn, he went out, and retired to a solitary place, and prayed there.
36 Simon and his companions went to look for Him,
And Simon and his company went in quest of him,
37 and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
and having found him, said to him, Every person seeks you.
38 But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
Jesus said, Let us go to the neighboring boroughs, to make proclamation there also: for I came out with this design.
39 So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Accordingly he proclaimed in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and expelled demons.
40 Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And a leper came to him, and on his knees entreated him, saying, If you will, you can cleanse me.
41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
Jesus had compassion, and stretching out his hand and touching him, said, I will, be you clean.
42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.
This he had no sooner uttered, than the leprosy departed from the man, and he was cleansed.
43 Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning:
Then Jesus strictly charging him, and dismissing him,
44 “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
said, See you tell nothing of this to any man; but go, show yourself to the priest; and offer for your cleansing the things prescribed by Moses, that it may be notified to the people.
45 But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
But the man, as soon as he was gone, began to blaze this story, talking openly everywhere, insomuch that Jesus could no longer publicly appear in the city; but remained without in solitary places, whither the people resorted to him from all parts.
