Mark 1:1–28

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

²As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.

³A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.

⁴John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

⁵And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶And John was clothed camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and he ate locusts and wild honey.

⁷And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

⁸I have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

⁹And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

¹⁰And forthwith coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens open and the Spirit as a dove descending and remaining on him.

¹¹And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

¹²And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.

¹³And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan. And he was with beasts: and the angels ministered to him.

¹⁴And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came in Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

¹⁵And saying: The time is accomplished and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the gospel:

¹⁶And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen.

¹⁷And Jesus said to them: Come after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men.

¹⁸And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

¹⁹And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:

²⁰And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.

²¹And they entered into Capharnaum: and forthwith upon the sabbath days going into the synagogue, he taught them.

²²And they were astonished at his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes.

²³And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

²⁴Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

²⁵And Jesus threatened him, saying: Speak no more, and go out of the man.

²⁶And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him.

²⁷And they were all amazed insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying: What thing is this? What is this new doctrine? For with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits: and they obey him.

²⁸And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.