Mark 1
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ;
The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;”
As it is written in Isaiah the Prophet, "See, I am sending My messenger before Thee, Who will prepare Thy way";
3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!”
"The voice of one crying aloud: 'In the Desert prepare a road for the Lord: Make His highways straight.'"
4 John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins.
5 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.
There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, making open confession of their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
7 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.
His announcement was, "There is One coming after me mightier than I--One whose sandal-strap I am unworthy to stoop down and unfasten.
8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
9 And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan;
10 And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.
and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;
11 And there was a voice from the heavens, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”
and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."
12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
At once the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the Desert,
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.
14 But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the glad tidings of God,
Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News.
15 [[saying, ]] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings.
"The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.
16 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.
One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman.
17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."
18 And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
At once they left their nets and followed Him.
19 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;
Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them.
20 and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him.
They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.
21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue.
So they came to Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath He went to the synagogue and began to teach.
22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--
23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
when all at once, there in their synagogue, a man under the power of a foul spirit screamed out:
24 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.
"What have you to do with us, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--God's Holy One."
25 And Jesus rebuked him, [[saying, ]] Be silent, and come out of him.
But Jesus reprimanded him, saying, "Silence! come out of him."
26 And the unclean spirit convulsing him, and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
So the foul spirit, after throwing the man into convulsions, came out of him with a loud cry.
27 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!
And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"
28 And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee.
And His fame spread at once everywhere in all that part of Galilee.
29 And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Then on leaving the synagogue they came at once, with James and John, to the house of Simon and Andrew.
30 And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.
Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her.
31 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.
So He went to her, and taking her hand He raised her to her feet: the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.
32 And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;
When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs;
33 and the whole city was assembled at the door.
and the whole town was assembled at the door.
34 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.
Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
35 And rising early, long before day, he went out, and withdrew into a desert place, and there prayed.
In the morning He rose early, while it was still quite dark, and leaving the house He went away to a solitary place and there prayed.
36 And Simon and those with him went in search of him,
And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him.
37 and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.
When they found Him they said, "Every one is looking for you."
38 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.
"Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God."
39 And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
And He went through all Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons.
40 And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.
Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."
42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.
43 And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him away,
Jesus at once sent him away, strictly charging him,
44 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.
and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."
45 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.
But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.
