Mark 1:21–45

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

^21jAnd they went into Capernaum, and immediately ^kon the Sabbath ^lhe entered the synagogue and was teaching. ²²And ^mthey were astonished at his teaching, ^mfor he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. ²³And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ²⁴ⁿ“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^oI know who you are—^pthe Holy One of God.” ²⁵But Jesus ^qrebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶And the unclean spirit, ^rconvulsing him and ^scrying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷And they were all ^tamazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^uA new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

^29vAnd immediately he^{7 w}left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now ^xSimon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹And he came and ^ytook her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³²That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^zoppressed by demons. ³³And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ^34aAnd he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^bhe would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^35cAnd rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^dthere he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷and they found him and said to him, ^e“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^fthat is why I came out.” ^39gAnd ^hhe went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

⁴⁰ⁱAnd a leper⁸ came to him, imploring him, and ^jkneeling said to him, ^k“If you will, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” ⁴²And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³And ^lJesus⁹ sternly charged him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴and said to him, ^m“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ⁿshow yourself to the priest and ^ooffer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ^pfor a proof to them.” ^45qBut he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter ^ra town, but was out in ^rdesolate places, and ^speople were coming to him from every quarter.