Thematic Bible

Mark 1:1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mark 1:2

Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

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the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"

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John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

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And John was dressed in camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

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And he was preaching, saying, "One [who is] more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down [and] untie the strap of his sandals.

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I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

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And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

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And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

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And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

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And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

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And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

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And after John {had been taken into custody}, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

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and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

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And [as he] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, 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 fishers of people."

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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 his brother John, and they [were] in the 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 men [and] went away after him.

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And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.

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And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

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

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saying, "{Leave us alone}, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"

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And [after] convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.

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And they were all amazed, so that [they began] to discuss with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

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And the report about him then went out everywhere in the whole surrounding region of Galilee.

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And so then he departed from the synagogue [and] came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

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Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.

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And he came [and] raised her up [by] taking hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

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Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

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And the whole town was gathered together at the door.

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And he healed many {who were sick} with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

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And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

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And Simon and those [who were] with him searched diligently for him.

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And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"

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And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

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And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.

Mark 1:40

And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, "If you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

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And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand [and] touched [him], and said to him, "I am willing; be made clean."

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And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

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And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.

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And he said to him, "See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing [the things] which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

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But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.