The Good News According to
Mark
1
1 The beginning of
the Good News
of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God.
2 As
it is written
in the prophets,
“Behold,
I send my messenger
before your face,
who will prepare
your way before
you:
3 the
voice of one crying
in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the
way of the
Lord!
Make his paths
straight!’ ”
4 John
came baptizing
in the wilderness
and preaching
the baptism of
repentance for forgiveness
of sins.
5 All
the country of
Judea and all
those of Jerusalem
went out to
him. They
were baptized by
him in the
Jordan river,
confessing their sins.
6 John
was clothed with
camel’s hair and
a leather belt
around his waist.
He ate locusts and
wild honey.
7 He
preached, saying, “After
me comes he
who is mightier
than I, the strap
of whose sandals
I am not
worthy to stoop
down and loosen.
8 I baptized
you in
water, but he
will baptize you
in the Holy
Spirit.”
9 In
those days, Jesus
came from Nazareth
of Galilee, and
was baptized by
John in the
Jordan.
10 Immediately
coming up from
the water, he
saw the
heavens parting and
the Spirit
descending on him
like a dove.
11 A
voice came out
of the sky, “You
are my beloved Son,
in whom I
am well pleased.”
12 Immediately
the Spirit drove
him out into
the wilderness.
13 He
was there in
the wilderness
forty days,
tempted by Satan.
He was with
the wild animals;
and the angels
were serving him.
14 Now
after John was
taken into custody,
Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching
the Good News
of God’s Kingdom,
15 and
saying,
“The time is
fulfilled, and
God’s Kingdom is
at hand! Repent,
and believe in
the Good
News.”
16 Passing
along by the
sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon
and Andrew, the brother
of Simon, casting
a net into the
sea, for they
were fishermen.
17 Jesus
said to them,
“Come after me,
and I will
make you
into fishers for
men.”
18 Immediately
they left their
nets, and followed
him.
19 Going
on a little
further from there,
he saw James
the son of Zebedee,
and John
his brother, who
were also in
the boat mending
the nets.
20 Immediately
he called them,
and they left
their father,
Zebedee, in the
boat with the
hired servants,
and went after
him.
21 They
went into
Capernaum, and
immediately on the
Sabbath day he
entered into the
synagogue and
taught.
22 They
were astonished at
his teaching, for
he taught them
as having
authority, and not
as the scribes.
23 Immediately
there was in
their synagogue
a man with
an unclean spirit,
and he cried
out,
24 saying, “Ha!
What do we
have to do
with you, Jesus,
you Nazarene? Have
you come to destroy
us? I know
who you are:
the Holy One of
God!”
25 Jesus
rebuked him,
saying,
“Be quiet, and
come out of
him!”
26 The unclean
spirit, convulsing him
and crying with
a loud voice,
came out of
him.
27 They
were all amazed,
so that they
questioned among
themselves, saying, “What
is this? A
new teaching? For
with authority he
commands even
the unclean spirits,
and they obey
him!”
28 The report
of him went
out immediately
everywhere into
all the region
of Galilee and its
surrounding area.
29 Immediately,
when they had
come out of
the synagogue,
they came into
the house of
Simon and Andrew,
with James and
John.
30 Now
Simon’s wife’s mother lay
sick with a
fever, and
immediately they
told him about
her.
31 He
came and took
her by the
hand and raised
her up. The
fever left her immediately,
and she served
them.
32 At
evening, when the
sun had set,
they brought to
him all who
were sick and
those who were
possessed by demons.
33 All
the city was
gathered together
at the door.
34 He
healed many who
were sick with
various diseases
and cast out
many demons.
He didn’t allow
the demons to
speak, because
they knew him.
35 Early
in the morning,
while it was
still dark, he
rose up and
went out, and
departed into a
deserted place,
and prayed there.
36 Simon
and those who
were with him
searched for him.
37 They
found him and
told him, “Everyone
is looking for
you.”
38 He
said to them,
“Let’s
go elsewhere into
the next towns,
that I may
preach there
also, because I
came out for
this reason.”
39 He
went into their
synagogues throughout
all Galilee,
preaching and
casting out demons.
40 A
leper came to
him, begging him,
kneeling down to
him, and saying
to him, “If
you want to,
you can make
me clean.”
41 Being
moved with
compassion, he
stretched out his
hand, and touched
him, and said
to him,
“I want to.
Be made
clean.”
42 When
he had said
this, immediately
the leprosy departed
from him and
he was made clean.
43 He strictly
warned him and
immediately sent
him out,
44 and
said to him,
“See that you
say nothing
to anybody, but
go show yourself
to the priest
and offer for
your cleansing
the things which
Moses commanded,
for a testimony
to them.”
45 But
he went out,
and began to
proclaim it much,
and to spread
about the matter,
so that Jesus
could no more
openly enter into
a city, but
was outside in
desert places.
People came to
him from
everywhere.