| Chapter 1 |
| 1 | The beginning of the gospel of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God; |
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2 | As it is written in the prophets,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before
thee. |
| 3 |
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way
of the Lord, make his paths straight. |
| 4 | John did baptize in the
wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of
sins. |
| 5 |
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they
of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing
their sins. |
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| And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle
of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; |
| 7 |
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of
whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. |
| 8 | I indeed have
baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
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| 9 | And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. |
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10 | And straightway coming
up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove
descending upon him: |
| 11 | And there came a voice from heaven, saying,
Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 12 | And
immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. |
| 13 | And he was
there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild
beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. |
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14 | Now after that John was
put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of
God, |
| 15 |
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is
at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. |
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16 | Now as he walked by the
sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers. |
| 17 | And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me,
and I will make you to become fishers of men. |
| 18 | And
straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. |
| 19 | And when he
had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. |
| 20 | And
straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with
the hired servants, and went after him. |
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21 | And they went into
Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue,
and taught. |
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22 | And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he
taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. |
| 23 | And
there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried
out, |
| 24 |
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus
of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy
One of God. |
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25 | And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him. |
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26 | And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried
with a loud voice, he came out of him. |
| 27 | And they were all amazed,
insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this?
what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean
spirits, and they do obey him. |
| 28 | And immediately his fame
spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. |
| 29 | And
forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the
house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. |
| 30 | But Simon's
wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. |
| 31 |
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the
fever left her, and she ministered unto them. |
| 32 | And at even,
when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them
that were possessed with devils. |
| 33 | And all the city was gathered
together at the door. |
| 34 | And he healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,
because they knew him. |
| 35 | And in the morning, rising up a great while
before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there
prayed. |
| 36
| And Simon and they that were with him followed after
him. |
| 37 |
And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek
for thee. |
| 38
| And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns,
that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. |
| 39 | And he
preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
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| 40 | And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him,
and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |
| 41 | And
Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith
unto him, I will; be thou clean. |
| 42 | And as soon as he had spoken,
immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. |
| 43 | And
he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; |
| 44 | And saith
unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the
priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them. |
| 45 | But he went out, and began to publish it
much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly
enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him
from every quarter. |
