Mark, Chapter 1
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The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Look, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way;
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make⁺ ready the way of Yahweh, Make his paths straight;
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John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance to remission of sins.
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And all the country of Judea, and all those of Jerusalem went out to him; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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And John was clothed with camel's hair, and [had] a leather loincloth about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
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And he preached, saying, There comes after me he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
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I baptized you⁺ in water; but he will baptize you⁺ in the Holy Spirit.
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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
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And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit as a dove descending on him:
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and a voice came out of the heavens, You are my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased.
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and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent⁺, and believe⁺ in the good news.
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And he goes into Capernaum; and right away on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
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And they were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
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And right away there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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saying, What do we have to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.
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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him.
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And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
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And the report of him went out right away everywhere into all the region around Galilee.
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And right away, when he had come out of the synagogue, he came into the house of Simon and Andrew.
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Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and right away they tell him of her:
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and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she served them.
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And at evening, when the sun set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed with demons.
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And all the city was gathered together at the door.
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And he healed many who were sick with diverse diseases, and cast out many demons; and he didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
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And Simon and those who were with him followed after him;
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and they found him, and say to him, All are seeking you.
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And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end I came forth.
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And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
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And there comes to him a leper, imploring him, and kneeling down, and saying to him, If you will, you can make me clean.
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And being angry, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and says to him, I will; be made clean.[fn]
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And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
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And he strictly charged him, and immediately sent him out,
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and says to him, See [that] you say nothing to any man: but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
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But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
Footnotes
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Verses 12-13 are not included. The reconstructed baseline gospel text (*Ev) lacks the temptation in any form; John's opening day-chain also leaves no forty-day interval. See Variant Exceptions.
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The phrase "after John was delivered up" and verses 16-20 are not included under a source-history decision that treats John's chronology as controlling here. See Variant Exceptions and The Calling of the Disciples.
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Most manuscripts read "moved with compassion" (σπλαγχνισθείς); CT is almost certain (Level B) that this is original. The UPDV follows a minority reading, "being angry" (ὀργισθείς), attested in Codex Bezae, early Latin, and Syriac evidence.
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