John the Baptist Prepares the Way
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2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,b3"Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
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4the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 5'Preparec the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"
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6John appeared, baptizing in 7the wilderness and proclaiming 8a baptism of 9repentance 10for the forgiveness of sins.
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And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, 11confessing their sins.
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Now John was 12clothed with camel's hair and 13wore a leather belt around his waist and ate 14locusts and 15wild honey.
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And he preached, saying, 16"After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
The Baptism of Jesus
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And when he came up out of the water, immediately he 21saw 22the heavens being torn open 23and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
The Temptation of Jesus
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26The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
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27And he was in the wilderness forty days, being 28tempted by 29Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and 30the angels were ministering to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
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and saying, 33"The time is fulfilled, and 34the kingdom of God is at hand; 35repent and believe in the gospel."
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
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36Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become 37fishers of men."
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And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.
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And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit
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38And they went into Capernaum, and immediately 39on the Sabbath 40he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
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And 41they were astonished at his teaching, 42for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
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43"What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? 44I know who you are--45the Holy One of God."
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But Jesus 46rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"
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And they were all 49amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? 50A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."
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And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
Jesus Heals Many
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51And immediately hee52left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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Now 53Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
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And he came and 54took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
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That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or 55oppressed by demons.
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And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
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56And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And 57he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
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58And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and 59there he prayed.
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And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,
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and they found him and said to him, 60"Everyone is looking for you."
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And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for 61that is why I came out."
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
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64And a leperf came to him, imploring him, and 65kneeling said to him, 66"If you will, you can make me clean."
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Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, "I will; be clean."
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And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
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