1The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.G746G2098G2424G5547G5207G23162As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;G5613G1125G1722G4396G2400G1473G649G3450G32G4253G4675G4383G3739G2680G4675G3598G1715G46753the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"G5456G994G1722G2048G2090G3598G2962G4160G846G5147G21174John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.G2491G1096G907G1722G2048G2532G2784G908G3341G1519G859G2665And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.G2532G1607G4314G846G3956G5561G2449G2532G2415G2532G907G3956G907G5259G846G1722G4215G2446G1843G846G2666Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.G1161G2491G2258G1746G2574G2359G2532G2223G1193G4012G846G3751G2532G2068G200G2532G66G31927He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.G2532G2784G3004G2064G2478G3450G3694G3450G2438G3739G846G5266G1510G3756G2425G2955G30898I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."G1473G3303G907G5209G1722G5204G1161G846G907G5209G1722G40G41519In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.G2532G1096G1722G1565G2250G2424G2064G575G3478G1056G2532G907G5259G2491G1519G244610And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.G2532G2112G305G575G5204G1492G3772G4977G2532G4151G5616G4058G2597G1909G84611And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."G2532G1096G5456G1537G3772G4771G1488G3450G27G5207G1722G3739G210612And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.G2532G2117G4151G1544G846G1519G204813He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.G2532G2258G1563G1722G2048G5062G2250G3985G5259G4567G2532G2258G3326G2342G2532G32G1247G84614Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,G1161G3326G2491G3860G2424G2064G1519G1056G2784G2098G932G231615and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."G2532G3004G3754G2540G4137G2532G932G2316G1448G3340G2532G4100G1722G209816As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen.G1161G4043G3844G2281G1056G1492G4613G2532G406G846G80G906G293G1722G2281G1063G2258G23117And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."G2532G2424G2036G846G1205G3694G3450G2532G4160G5209G1096G231G44418And immediately they left their nets and followed him.G2532G2112G863G846G1350G190G84619As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.G2532G4260G3641G4260G1564G1492G2385G3588G2199G2532G2491G846G80G846G2532G1722G4143G2675G135020Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.G2532G2112G2564G846G2532G863G846G3962G2199G1722G4143G3326G3411G565G3694G84621They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.G2532G1531G1519G2584G2532G2112G4521G1525G1519G4864G132122They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.G2532G1605G1909G846G1322G1063G1321G2258G846G5613G2192G1849G2532G3756G5613G112223Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit,G2532G2258G1722G846G4864G444G1722G169G4151G2532G34924and he cried out, "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."G3004G1436G5101G2254G2532G4671G2424G3479G2064G622G2248G1492G4571G5101G1488G40G231625But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"G2532G2424G2008G846G3004G5392G2532G1831G1537G84626And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.G2532G169G4151G4682G846G2532G2896G3173G5456G1831G1537G84627They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."G2532G2284G3956G2284G5620G4802G4314G846G3004G5101G2076G3778G5101G2537G1322G5124G3754G2596G1849G2004G2532G169G4151G2532G5219G84628At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.G1161G2117G846G189G1831G1519G3650G4066G105629As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.G2532G2112G1831G1537G4864G2064G1519G3614G4613G2532G406G3326G2385G2532G249130Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once.G1161G4613G3994G2621G4445G2532G2112G3004G846G4012G84631He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.G2532G4334G2902G846G5495G1453G846G1453G2532G2112G4446G863G846G2532G1247G84632That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.G1161G1096G3798G3753G2246G1416G5342G4314G846G3956G2192G2560G2532G113933And the whole city was gathered around the door.G2532G3650G4172G2258G1996G4314G237434And he cured 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.G2532G2323G4183G2192G2560G4164G3554G2532G1544G4183G1140G2532G863G3756G1140G2980G3754G1492G84635In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.G2532G4404G450G3029G1773G1831G2532G565G1519G2048G5117G2546G433636And Simon and his companions hunted for him.G2532G4613G2532G3326G846G2614G84637When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you."G2532G2147G846G3004G846G3754G3956G2212G457138He answered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do."G2532G3004G846G71G1519G2192G2969G2443G2784G2546G1063G1519G5124G183139And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.G2532G2784G2258G1722G846G4864G1519G3650G1056G2532G1544G114040A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean."G2532G2064G3015G4314G846G3870G846G2532G1120G846G2532G3004G846G3754G1437G2309G1410G2511G3165G251141Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made clean!"G1161G2424G4697G1614G5495G680G846G2532G3004G846G2309G251142Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.G2532G846G2036G2112G3014G565G575G846G2532G251143After sternly warning him he sent him away at once,G2532G1690G846G2112G1544G846G154444saying to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."G2532G3004G846G3708G2036G3367G3367G235G5217G1166G4572G2409G2532G4374G4012G4675G2512G3739G3475G4367G1519G3142G84645But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter.G1161G1831G756G2784G4183G2532G1310G3056G5620G846G1410G3371G5320G1525G1519G4172G235G2258G1854G1722G2048G5117G2532G2064G4314G846G3836
Dublin, OH
