Mark 1:16–39

^16aAs He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

¹⁷And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

¹⁸And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

¹⁹And going on a little farther, He saw ¹James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

²⁰And immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away ¹to follow Him.

^21aAnd they ^*went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath ^bHe entered the synagogue and began to teach.

^22aAnd they were astonished at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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

²⁴saying, “^aWhat ¹do we have to do with You, Jesus the ^bNazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—^cthe Holy One of God!”

²⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

²⁶And throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

²⁷And they were all ^aamazed, so that they were arguing among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

²⁸And immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.

Simon’s Mother-In-Law and Many Others Healed

^29aAnd immediately after they came ^bout of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they ^*spoke to ¹Jesus about her.

³¹And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she ¹began waiting on them.

^32aNow when evening came, ^bafter the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were ^cdemon-possessed.

³³And the whole ^acity had gathered at the door.

³⁴And He ^ahealed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

^35aAnd in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up, went out of the house, and went away to a desolate place, and ^bwas praying there.

³⁶And Simon and his companions searched for Him;

³⁷and they found Him, and ^*said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

³⁸And He ^*said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, to the towns nearby, so that I may ¹preach there also; for that is what I came out for.”

^39aAnd He went, ¹preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out the demons.