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 1:1 ¶ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

 1:1 ¶ The beginningº of theº gospelº of Jesusº Christ,º the Sonº of God;º

 1:2 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

 1:2 Asº it is writtenºº inº theº prophets,º Behold,ºº Iº sendºº myº messengerº beforeº thyº face,º whichº shall prepareºº thyº wayº beforeº thee.º

 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

 1:3 The voiceº of one cryingºº inº theº wilderness,º Prepareº yeºº theº wayº of the Lord,º makeºº hisº pathsº straight.º

 1:4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

 1:4 Johnº didºº baptizeºº inº theº wilderness,º andº preachºº the baptismº of repentanceº forº the remissionº of sins.º

 1:5 And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

 1:5 Andº there went outºº untoº himº allº theº landº of Judaea,º andº they of Jerusalem,º andº wereºº allº baptizedºº ofº himº inº theº riverº of Jordan,º confessingºº theirºº sins.º

 1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and [had] a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

 1:6 Andº Johnº wasºº clothedºº withº camel'sº hair,º andº with a girdleº of a skinº aboutº hisºº loins;º andº he did eatºº locustsº andº wildº honey;º

 1:7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

 1:7 Andº preached,ºº saying,ºº There comethºº oneº mightierº thanº Iº afterº me,º theº latchetº of whoseºº shoesºº Iº amºº notº worthyº to stoop downºº and unloose.ºº

 1:8 I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

 1:8 Iº indeedº have baptizedºº youº withº water:º butº heº shall baptizeºº youº withº the Holyº Ghost.º

 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.

 1:9 Andº it came to passºº inº thoseº days,º that Jesusº cameºº fromº Nazarethº of Galilee,º andº was baptizedºº ofº Johnº inº Jordan.º

 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

 1:10 Andº straightwayº coming upºº out ofº theº water,º he sawºº theº heavensº opened,ºº andº theº Spiritº likeº a doveº descendingºº uponº him:º

 1:11 And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

 1:11 Andº there cameºº a voiceº fromº heaven,º [saying], Thouº artºº myº belovedº Son,º inº whomº I am well pleased.ºº

 1:12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.

 1:12 Andº immediatelyº theº Spiritº drivethºº himº intoº theº wilderness.º

 1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him.

 1:13 Andº he wasºº thereº inº theº wildernessº fortyº days,º temptedºº ofº Satan;º andº wasºº withº theº wild beasts;º andº theº angelsº ministeredºº unto him.º

 1:14 Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

 1:14 Nowº afterº that Johnº was put in prison,ºº Jesusº cameºº intoº Galilee,º preachingºº theº gospelº of theº kingdomº of God,º

 1:15 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.

 1:15 Andº saying,ººº Theº timeº is fulfilled,ºº andº theº kingdomº of Godº is at hand:ºº repentº ye,ºº andº believeººº theº gospel.º

 1:16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers.

 1:16 Nowº as he walkedºº byº theº seaº of Galilee,º he sawºº Simonº andº Andrewº hisº brotherº castingºº a netº intoº theº sea:º forº they wereºº fishers.º

 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

 1:17 Andº Jesusº saidºº unto them,º Comeº yeºº afterº me,º andº I will makeºº youº to becomeºº fishersº of men.º

 1:18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.

 1:18 Andº straightwayº they forsookºº theirºº nets,º andº followedºº him.º

 1:19 And going on a little further, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.

 1:19 Andº when he had goneºº a littleº furtherººº thence,º he sawºº Jamesº theº [son]º of Zebedee,º andº Johnº hisº brother,º whoº alsoº were inº theº shipº mendingºº their nets.º

 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

 1:20 Andº straightwayº he calledºº them:º andº they leftºº theirºº fatherº Zebedeeº inº theº shipº withº theº hired servants,º andº wentºº afterº him.º

 1:21 And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

 1:21 Andº they wentºº intoº Capernaum;º andº straightwayº on theº sabbath dayº he enteredºº intoº theº synagogue,º and taught.ºº

 1:22 And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

 1:22 Andº they were astonishedºº atº hisº doctrine:º forº he taughtºººº themº asº one that hadºº authority,º andº notº asº theº scribes.º

 1:23 And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

 1:23 Andº there wasºº inº theirº synagogueº a manº withº an uncleanº spirit;º andº he cried out,ºº

 1:24 saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

 1:24 Saying,ºº Let [us] alone;º whatº have weº to doº with thee,ºººº thou Jesusº of Nazareth?º art thou comeºº to destroyºº us?º I knowºº theeº whoº thou art,ºº theº Holy Oneº of God.º

 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

 1:25 Andº Jesusº rebukedºº him,º saying,ºº Hold thy peace,ºº andº comeºº out ofº him.º

 1:26 And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

 1:26 Andº when theº uncleanº spiritº had tornºº him,º andº criedºº with a loudº voice,º he cameºº out ofº him.º

 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

 1:27 Andº they wereºº allº amazed,ºº insomuch thatº they questionedºº amongº themselves,ºº saying,ºº What thingº isºº this?ºº whatº newº doctrineº [is] this?ºº forº withº authorityº commandethºº he evenº theº uncleanº spirits,º andº they do obeyºº him.º

 1:28 And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.

 1:28 Andº immediatelyº hisº fameº spread abroadºº throughoutº allº theº region round aboutº Galilee.º

 1:29 And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

 1:29 Andº forthwith,º when they were comeºº out ofº theº synagogue,º they enteredºº intoº theº houseº of Simonº andº Andrew,º withº Jamesº andº John.º

 1:30 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:

 1:30 Butº Simon'sº wife's motherº layºº sick of a fever,ºº andº anonº they tellºº himº ofº her.º

 1:31 and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

 1:31 Andº he cameºº and tookºº herº by theº hand,º and liftedºº herº up;ººº andº immediatelyº theº feverº leftºº her,º andº she ministeredºº unto them.º

 1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.

 1:32 Andº atºº even,ºº whenº theº sunº did set,ºº they broughtºº untoº himº allº that wereºº diseased,ºº andº them that were possessed with devils.ºº

 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

 1:33 Andº allº theº cityº wasºº gathered togetherºº atº theº door.º

 1:34 And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.

 1:34 Andº he healedºº manyº that wereºº sickºº of diversº diseases,º andº cast outºº manyº devils;º andº sufferedºº notº theº devilsº to speak,ºº becauseº they knewºº him.º

 1:35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.

 1:35 Andº in the morning,ºº rising upºº a great whileº before day,ººº he went out,ºº andº departedºº intoº a solitaryº place,º and thereº prayed.ºº

 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;

 1:36 Andº Simonº andº theyº that were withº himº followed afterºº him.º

 1:37 and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.

 1:37 Andº when they had foundºº him,º they saidºº unto him,ºº Allº [men] seekºº forº thee.º

 1:38 And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.

 1:38 Andº he saidºº unto them,º Let us goºº intoº theº nextºº towns,º thatº I may preachºº there also:º forº thereforeºº came I forth.ºº

 1:39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

 1:39 Andº he preachedºººº inº theirº synagoguesº throughoutº allº Galilee,º andº cast outºº devils.º

 1:40 And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

 1:40 Andº there cameºº a leperº toº him,º beseechingºº him,º andº kneeling downºº to him,º andº sayingºº unto him,ºº Ifº thou wilt,ºº thou canstºº makeºº meº clean.ººº

 1:41 And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.

 1:41 Andº Jesus,º moved with compassion,ºº put forthºº [his] hand,º and touchedºº him,º andº saithºº unto him,º I will;ºº be thou clean.ºº

 1:42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

 1:42 Andº as soon as heº had spoken,ºº immediatelyº theº leprosyº departedºº fromº him,º andº he was cleansed.ºº

 1:43 And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,

 1:43 Andº he straitly chargedºº him,º and forthwithº sentºº himº away;ººº

 1:44 and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

 1:44 Andº saithºº unto him,º Seeºº thou sayºº nothingº to any man:º butº go thy way,ºº shewºº thyselfº to theº priest,º andº offerºº forº thyº cleansingº those thingsº whichº Mosesº commanded,ºº forº a testimonyº unto them.º

 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

 1:45 Butº heº went out,ºº and beganºº to publishºº [it] much,º andº to blaze abroadºº theº matter,º insomuch thatº Jesusº couldºº no moreº openlyº enterºº intoº the city,º butº wasºº withoutº inº desertº places:º andº they cameºº toº himº from every quarter.º