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84 lines
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Markdown
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
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# Chapter 1
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1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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2. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
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"Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
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who will prepare your way,
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3. the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
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'Prepare the way of the Lord,
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make his paths straight,'"
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4. John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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5. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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6. Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
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7. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
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8. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
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The Baptism of Jesus
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9. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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10. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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11. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
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The Temptation of Jesus
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12. The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
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13. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
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Jesus Begins His Ministry
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14. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,
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15. and saying, *"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."*
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Jesus Calls the First Disciples
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16. Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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17. And Jesus said to them, *"Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."*
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18. And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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19. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.
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20. And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.
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Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit
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21. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
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22. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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23. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
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24. "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God."
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25. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, *"Be silent, and come out of him!"*
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26. And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
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27. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."
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28. And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
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Jesus Heals Many
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29. And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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30. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
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31. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
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32. That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons.
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33. And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
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34. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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Jesus Preaches in Galilee
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35. And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
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36. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,
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37. and they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."
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38. And he said to them, *"Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out."*
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39. And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
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Jesus Cleanses a Leper
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40. And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean."
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41. Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, *"I will; be clean."*
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42. And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
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43. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once,
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44. and said to him, *"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them."*
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45. But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.
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