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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
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as it is written in the Prophets, Behold◦, I◦ send◦ My messenger before Thy face, who shall make··ready Thy way in··front··of Thee.*
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The voice of one crying◦ in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.*
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John was◦ baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for◦ the forgiveness* of sins.
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And all the country of Judea went··out to him, and they of··Jerusalem, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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And◦ John was wearing camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his loins, and ate◦ locusts and wild honey;
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and preached, saying, There comes one stronger than I after◦ me, the strap of whose shoes I am not worthy◦ to stoop··down and loose.
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I◦ indeed have baptized you with water, but◦ He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
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And it came··to··pass in those▵ days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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And straightway going··up from the water, he* saw◦ the heavens ripped open, and the Spirit as a dove descending on Him.
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And there was◦ a voice from the heavens, saying, Thou art My beloved Son, in whom I am well··pleased.
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And straightway the Spirit casts Him out into the wilderness.
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And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and was with the wild* beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.
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And◦ after John was delivered··up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
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and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near; repent ye, and believe in the gospel.
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And◦ walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw◦ Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net◦ in the sea; for◦ they were fishermen.
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And Jesus said◦ to them, Come▵ ye after◦ Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.
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And straightway leaving their nets, they followed Him.
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And advancing a··little◦ from thence, He saw◦ James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship, mending* the nets.
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And straightway He called them, and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hirelings, they went▵ after Him.
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And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbaths, coming··into the synagogue, He taught.
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And they wondered at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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saying, Ah◦! What is there to us and to Thee*, Jesus of Nazareth! Hast Thou come to destroy us? I know◦ Thee who Thou art, the Holy One of God.
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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be··speechless and come··out of him.
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And having convulsed him, the unclean spirit, having also cried with a great voice, came out of him.
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And they were· all ·astonished, so that they disputed among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority He orders◦ even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.
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And◦ straightway the report◦ of··Him went··out▵ into the whole countryside of Galilee.
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And straightway, coming··out from◦ the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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But◦ Simon’s mother-in-law lay··down sick of a fever, and straightway they tell◦ Him of her.
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And He came and raised her up, having taken hold of her hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she ministered to them.
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And◦ evening having come, when the sun set◦, they brought to Him all who had an illness, and the demon-possessed.
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And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
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And He cured many who had an illness of different diseases, and cast out many demons; and He let not the demons speak, because they knew◦ Him.
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And in··the··morning, far▵ into··the··night, standing··up He came··out, and went··away◦ into a deserted place, and··there prayed.
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And Simon and they who were with him pursued··after Him.
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And finding Him, they say to Him, All are seeking Thee.
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And He says to them, Let us go◦ into the neighboring towns that◦ I may preach there··also, because◦ for◦ this purpose I came··forth.
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And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons.
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And a leper came to Him, imploring Him, and kneeling··before Him, and saying to Him, If Thou willest, Thou canst make me clean.
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And◦ Jesus, being moved··with··compassion*, stretching out His hand, touched him, and says to him, I am willing; be thou cleansed.
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And having said◦ this, straightway the leprosy went··away◦ from him, and he was··cleansed.
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And He admonished him, and straightway sent him away,
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and says to him, See▵ thou say◦ nothing◦ to anyone*, but go··thy··way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for▵ thy purification what Moses directed, for◦ a testimony to them.
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And◦ he, having gone··out▵, began to preach many things and to make· the word ·public, so··that◦ He* could no··more◦ manifestly come··into the city, but was outside in deserted places; and they came to Him from everywhere.
