Thematic Bible
Mark 1:1 (show verse)
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:2 (show verse)
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
who will prepare Your way.
who will prepare Your way.
Mark 1:3 (show verse)
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!
Mark 1:4 (show verse)
John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:5 (show verse)
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
Mark 1:6 (show verse)
John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
Mark 1:7 (show verse)
He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.
Mark 1:8 (show verse)
I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
Mark 1:9 (show verse)
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
Mark 1:10 (show verse)
As soon as He came up out of the water, He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending to Him like a dove.
Mark 1:11 (show verse)
And a voice came from heaven:
You are My beloved Son;
I take delight in You!
I take delight
Mark 1:12 (show verse)
Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.
Mark 1:13 (show verse)
He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels began to serve Him.
Mark 1:14 (show verse)
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God:
Mark 1:15 (show verse)
Mark 1:16 (show verse)
As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.
Mark 1:17 (show verse)
Mark 1:18 (show verse)
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
Mark 1:19 (show verse)
Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their nets.
Mark 1:20 (show verse)
Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
Mark 1:21 (show verse)
Then they went into Capernaum, and right away He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
Mark 1:22 (show verse)
They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.
Mark 1:23 (show verse)
Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,
Mark 1:24 (show verse)
“What do You have to do with us, Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Mark 1:25 (show verse)
But Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
Mark 1:26 (show verse)
And the unclean spirit convulsed him, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.
Mark 1:27 (show verse)
Then they were all amazed, so they began to argue with one another, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
Mark 1:28 (show verse)
News about Him then spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.
Mark 1:29 (show verse)
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew’s house with James and John.
Mark 1:30 (show verse)
Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.
Mark 1:31 (show verse)
So He went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
Mark 1:32 (show verse)
When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
Mark 1:33 (show verse)
The whole town was assembled at the door,
Mark 1:34 (show verse)
and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
Mark 1:35 (show verse)
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.
Mark 1:36 (show verse)
Simon and his companions went searching for Him.
Mark 1:37 (show verse)
They found Him and said, “Everyone’s looking for You!”
Mark 1:38 (show verse)
And He said to them, “Let’s go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach there too. This is why I have come.”
Mark 1:39 (show verse)
So He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Mark 1:40 (show verse)
Then a man with a serious skin disease came to Him and, on his knees, begged Him: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Mark 1:41 (show verse)
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. “I am willing,” He told him. “Be made clean.”
Mark 1:42 (show verse)
Immediately the disease left him, and he was healed.
Mark 1:43 (show verse)
Then He sternly warned him and sent him away at once,
Mark 1:44 (show verse)
telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
Mark 1:45 (show verse)
Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.