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title: Mark 1
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**1 **The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

**2 **As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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

**4 **John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. **5 **And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. **6 **And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; **7 **And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. **8 **I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

**9 **And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. **10 **And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: **11 **And there came a voice from heaven, *saying*, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

**12 **And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. **13 **And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

**14 **Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, **15 **And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

**16 **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. **17 **And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. **18 **And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. **19 **And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the *son* of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. **20 **And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

**21 **And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. **22 **And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. **23 **And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, **24 **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. **25 **And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. **26 **And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. **27 **And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine *is* this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. **28 **And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.

**29 **And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. **30 **But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. **31 **And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

**32 **And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. **33 **And all the city was gathered together at the door. **34 **And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

**35 **And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. **36 **And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. **37 **And when they had found him, they said unto him, All *men* seek for thee. **38 **And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. **39 **And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

**40 **And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. **41 **And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth *his* hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. **42 **And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. **43 **And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; **44 **And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. **45 **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.