1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
1:2 just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER ①BEFORE YOU,
WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
▷ ①Lit before your face
1:3 THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING ①OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,
‘PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’ ”
▷ ①Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
1:4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, ①preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
▷ ①Or proclaiming
1:5 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.
1:6 John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and ①his diet was locusts and wild honey.
▷ ①Lit was eating
1:7 And he was ①preaching, saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to bend down and untie the straps of His sandals.
▷ ①Or proclaiming
1:8 I baptized you ①with water; but He will baptize you ②with the Holy Spirit.”
▷ ①The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by ②The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
1:10 And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens ①opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him;
▷ ①Or being parted
1:11 and a voice came from the heavens: “You are My beloved Son; in You I ①am well pleased.”
▷ ①Or delight
1:12 And immediately the Spirit *brought Him out into the wilderness.
1:13 And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.
1:14 Now after John was ①taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, ②preaching the gospel of God,
▷ ①Lit handed over ②Or proclaiming
1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God ①is at hand; repent and ②believe in the gospel.”
▷ ①Lit has come near ②Or put your trust in
1:16 As He was going along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
1:17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will have you become fishers of people.”
1:18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
1:19 And going on a little farther, He saw ①James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, ②who were also in the boat mending the nets.
▷ ①Or Jacob ②Lit also them in
1:20 Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away ①to follow Him.
▷ ①Lit after Him
1:21 They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach.
1:22 And they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
1:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
1:24 saying, “What ①business do you have with us, Jesus ②of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are: the Holy One of God!”
▷ ①Lit What to us and to You (an ancient idiom) ②Or the Nazarene
1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
1:26 After throwing him into convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.
1:27 And they were all amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
1:28 Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.
1:29 And immediately after they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with ①James and John.
▷ ①Or Jacob
1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and they immediately *spoke to ①Jesus about her.
▷ ①Lit Him
1:31 And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she served them.
1:32 Now when evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.
1:33 And the whole city had gathered at the door.
1:34 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew ①who He was.
▷ ①Lit Him
1:35 And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and prayed there for a time.
1:36 Simon and his companions eagerly searched for Him;
1:37 and they found Him and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”
1:38 He *said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also ①preach there; for this is why I came.”
▷ ①Or proclaim
1:39 And He went into their synagogues ①preaching throughout Galilee, and casting out the demons.
▷ ①Or proclaiming
1:40 And a man with ①leprosy *came to ②Jesus, imploring Him and kneeling down, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
▷ ①I.e., leprosy or a serious, unspecified disease, and so throughout the ch; see Lev 13 ②Lit Him
1:41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
1:42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
1:43 And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
1:44 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.”
1:45 But he went out and began to proclaim it ①freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that ②Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but ③stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.
▷ ①Lit much ②Lit He ③Lit was