and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.

And a leper *came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.

And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;

Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

Immediately the Spirit *impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.

Throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she waited on them.

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to Jesus about her.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

Simon and his companions searched for Him;

And the whole city had gathered at the door.

Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

He *said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.”

and He *said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.

they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.

And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

And he was preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.