02As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.
03The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"
04John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
05All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
06John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
07He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
09It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
13He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
14Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,
15and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."
16Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
20Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
21They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
22They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
24saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"
27They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!"
28The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
29Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
32At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.
34He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
38He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason."
40A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."
41Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean."
44and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
45But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.
