< Mark 1 >
1 A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ;
2 As it has been written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.
as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;”
3 A voice of one calling in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.”
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!”
4 John came immersing in the wilderness, and proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,
John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5 and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
And there went out to him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7 and he proclaimed, saying, “He comes—who is mightier than I—after me, of whom I am not worthy—having stooped down—to loose the strap of His sandals;
And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
8 I indeed immersed you in water, but He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.”
I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
9 And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan;
And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10 and immediately coming up from the water, He saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit coming down on Him as a dove;
And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.
11 and a voice came out of the heavens, “You are My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”
And there was a voice from the heavens, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”
12 And immediately the Spirit puts Him forth into the wilderness,
And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
13 and He was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan, and He was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to Him.
And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God,
But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the glad tidings of God,
15 and saying, “The time has been fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near, convert and believe in the good news.”
[[saying, ]] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings.
16 And walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon, and his brother Andrew, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,
And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a net in the lake; for they were fishers.
17 and Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men”;
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
18 and immediately, having left their nets, they followed Him.
And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
19 And having gone on there a little, He saw James of Zebedee, and his brother John, and they were in the boat refitting the nets,
And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets;
20 and immediately He called them, and having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after Him.
and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him.
21 And they go on to Capernaum, and immediately, on the Sabbaths, having gone into the synagogue, He was teaching,
And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue.
22 and they were astonished at His teaching, for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 saying, “What [regards] us and You, Jesus the Nazarene? You came to destroy us; I have known You, who You are—the Holy One of God.”
saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced, and come forth out of him,”
And Jesus rebuked him, [[saying, ]] Be silent, and come out of him.
26 and the unclean spirit having convulsed him, and having cried with a great voice, came forth out of him,
And the unclean spirit convulsing him, and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new teaching [is] this? That with authority He also commands the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him!
28 And the fame of Him went forth immediately to all the region of Galilee.
And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee.
29 And immediately, having come forth out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John,
And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 and the mother-in-law of Simon was lying fevered, and immediately they tell Him about her,
And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.
31 and having come near, He raised her up, having laid hold of her hand, and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.
And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them.
32 And evening having come, when the sun set, they brought to Him all who were ill and who were demoniacs,
And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;
33 and the whole city was gathered together near the door,
and the whole city was assembled at the door.
34 and He healed many who were ill of manifold diseases, and He cast forth many demons, and was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35 And very early, it being yet night, having risen, He went forth, and went away to a desolate place, and was praying there;
And rising early, long before day, he went out, and withdrew into a desert place, and there prayed.
36 and Simon and those with him went in quest of Him,
And Simon and those with him went in search of him,
37 and having found Him, they say to Him, “All seek You”;
and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.
38 and He says to them, “We may go into the next towns, that there also I may preach, for—for this I came forth.”
And he saith to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I came forth.
39 And He was preaching in their synagogues, in all Galilee, and is casting out the demons,
And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
40 and there comes to Him a leper, calling on Him, and kneeling to Him, and saying to Him, “If You may will, You are able to cleanse me.”
And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
41 And Jesus having been moved with compassion, having stretched forth the hand, touched him and says to him, “I will, be cleansed”;
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.
42 and He having spoken, immediately the leprosy went away from him, and he was cleansed.
And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
43 And having sternly charged him, immediately He put him forth,
And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him away,
44 and says to him, “See [that] you may say nothing to anyone, but go away, show yourself to the priest, and bring near for your cleansing the things Moses directed, for a testimony to them.”
saying to him, See that thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
45 And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread the thing abroad, so that He was no longer able to openly enter into the city, but He was outside in desolate places, and they were coming to Him from every quarter.
But he went away, and began to publish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was without in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.