¹The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed One, the Son of God.

²Even as it has been written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I myself send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.

³The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴John came, who is immersing in the wilderness and proclaiming an immersion of change of heart for forgiveness of sins.

⁵And all the region of Judea and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were being immersed by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

⁶And John was now having clothed himself in hair of a camel, with a belt of leather around his waist, and he is eating locusts and wild honey.

⁷And he was preaching, saying: He who is mightier than I comes after me, of whom I am not sufficient, having stooped down, to untie the strap of his sandals.

⁸I myself indeed immersed you in water, however He himself will immerse you with the Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁰And immediately, going up from the water, he saw the heavens tearing open and the Spirit as a dove descending upon Him.

¹¹And a voice came out of the heavens: You yourself are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.

¹²And immediately the Spirit drives Him out into the wilderness.

¹³And He was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the adversary, and He was with the wild animals; and the messengers were ministering to Him.

¹⁴And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God,

¹⁵and saying that the appointed-time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near; change your heart and trust in the good news.

¹⁶And now passing by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net 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, when they had left their nets, they followed Him.

¹⁹And when he had gone on a little from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, and they were in the boat adjusting the nets,

²⁰and immediately He called them. And when they had left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after Him.

²¹And they go into Capernaum. And immediately on the Sabbaths, when he had entered into the synagogue, He was teaching.

²²And they were astonished at his teaching; for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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

²⁴saying: Ha! What to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are, the Holy One of God!

²⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Be silent, and come forth out of him!

²⁶And the unclean spirit, having thrown him into convulsions and having shouted in a loud voice, came forth out of him.

²⁷And all were astonished, so as to question among themselves, saying: What is this? What is this new teaching, that with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!

²⁸And now his news went out immediately everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.

²⁹And immediately, going out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰And the mother-in-law of Simon was laying sick, feverish, and immediately they speak to Him about her.

³¹And when he had come to her, having taken hold of her hand, He raised her up; and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.

³²Now when evening had come, when the sun went down, they were bringing to Him all those being sick and those being demonised;

³³and all the city was gathered at the door.

³⁴And He healed many being sick of various diseases, and He cast out many demons, and He was not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew Him to be the Anointed One.

³⁵And very early, while still much night, when he had risen up, He went out and departed into a solitary place, and there He was praying.

³⁶And Simon and those with him went after Him;

³⁷and having found Him, they also say to Him that Everyone seeks You.

³⁸And He says to them: Let us go another way, into those places which are having villages, so that there also I may preach; for this is why I have come forth.

³⁹And He was going, preaching in their synagogues in all Galilee, and casting out the demons.

⁴⁰And a leper comes to Him, imploring Him and kneeling down to him and saying to Him that If You may be willing, You are able to cleanse me.

⁴¹And Jesus, having compassion, when he had stretched out his hand, touched him and says to him: I am willing, be cleansed.

⁴²And when he was speaking, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

⁴³And having sternly warned him, immediately He sent him away,

⁴⁴and He says to him: See that you may speak nothing to none; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

⁴⁵And when he had gone out, he began to proclaim much and to spread abroad the matter, so that He was no longer able to enter openly into the city, but He was out in solitary places; and they were coming to Him from every side.