Mark 1:21–44

²¹And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught. ²²And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

²³And there was in their synagogue a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out ²⁴saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. ²⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. ²⁶And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. ²⁸And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.

²⁹And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her. ³¹And he went up to her and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them. ³²But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons; ³³and the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him. ³⁵And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those with him went after him: ³⁷and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee. ³⁸And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth. ³⁹And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

⁴⁰And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me. ⁴¹But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed. ⁴²And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away, ⁴⁴and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.