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* The beginning of the gospel of Jesus , the Christ , Son of God , * as it is written in the prophets , Behold , I send my messenger before thy face , who shall prepare thy way before thee . * The voice of one crying in the wilderness , Prepare ye the way of the Lord ; make his paths straight . * John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for remission of sins . * And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea and those of Jerusalem and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan , confessing their sins . * John was clothed with camel 's hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loins ; and he ate locusts and wild honey * and preached , saying , There comes one mightier than I after me , the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose . * I indeed have baptized you with water , but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit . * And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth [a city ] of Galilee and was baptized of John in the Jordan . * And as soon as he was come out of the water , [John ] saw the heavens opened and the Spirit like a dove descending [and resting ] upon him ; * and there came a voice from heaven , [saying ], Thou art my dear Son , in whom I delight . * And immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness . * And he was there in the wilderness forty [days and forty nights ] and was tempted of Satan and was with the wild beasts , and the angels ministered unto him . * Now after John was put in prison , Jesus came into Galilee , preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God * and saying , The time is fulfilled , and the Kingdom of God is at hand ; repent ye and believe the Gospel . * Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee , he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea , for they were fishers . * And Jesus said unto them , Follow me , and I will make you fishers of men . * And straightway they forsook their nets and followed him . * And when he had gone a little further from there , he saw James the [son ] of Zebedee and John his brother , who also were in the ship mending their nets . * And straightway he called them ; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants , they went after him . * And they entered into Capernaum , and straightway on the sabbath days he entered into the synagogue and taught . * And they marvelled at his learning , for he taught them as one that had power with him , and not as the scribes . * And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit , and he cried out , * saying , Let [us ] alone ; what have we to do with thee , thou Jesus of Nazareth ? Art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art , the Holy One of God . * And Jesus rebuked him , saying , Be silent , and come out of him . * And the unclean spirit tore him and cried with a loud voice and came out of him . * And they were all amazed , insomuch that they questioned among themselves , saying , What thing is this ? What new doctrine [is ] this ? for he commands the unclean spirits with power , and they obey him . * And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee . * And forthwith , when they were come out of the synagogue , they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew , with James and John . * But Simon 's mother-in-law lay sick of a fever , and soon they told him of her . * And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up ; and the fever left her by and by , and she ministered unto them . * In the evening , when the sun was down , they brought unto him all that were diseased and those that were possessed with devils . * And all the city was gathered together at the door . * And he healed many that were sick of diverse diseases and cast out many devils and suffered not the devils to speak because they knew him . * And in the morning , rising up a great while before day , he went out and departed into a solitary place and prayed there . * And Simon and those that were with him followed after him . * And when they had found him , they said unto him , All [men ] seek for thee . * And he said unto them , Let us go into the next towns that I may preach there also , for truly I came forth for that purpose . * And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and cast out devils . * And a leper came to him , beseeching him and kneeling down to him and saying unto him , If thou wilt , thou canst make me clean . * And Jesus , having mercy on him , put forth [his ] hand and touched him and said unto him , I will ; be thou clean . * And as soon as he had spoken , immediately the leprosy departed from him , and he was clean . * And he straitly charged him and forthwith sent him away * and said unto him , See thou say nothing to any man , but go , show thyself to the priest , and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded , for a testimony unto them . * But he went out and began to publish [it ] much and to blaze abroad the matter , insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city , but was without in desert places ; and they came to him from every quarter .:

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