[1] The beginning of the Good News of Yeshua the Messiah, the Son of God.
[2] As it is written in the Prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:
[3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”
[4] Yochanan came immersing in the wilderness and proclaiming the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
[5] All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were immersed by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
[6] Yochanan was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
[7] He 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.
[8] I immersed you in water, but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.”
[9] In those days, Yeshua came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by Yochanan in the Jordan.
[10] Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
[11] A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
[12] Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
[13] He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
[14] Now after Yochanan was taken into custody, Yeshua came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God’s Kingdom,
[15] and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”
[16] Passing 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.
[17] Yeshua said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
[18] Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
[19] Going on a little further from there, he saw Jacob the son of Zebedee, and Yochanan, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
[20] Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
[21] They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
[22] They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
[23] Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
[24] saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Yeshua, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”
[25] Yeshua rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
[26] The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
[27] They 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!”
[28] The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
[29] Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with Jacob and Yochanan.
[30] Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
[31] He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her immediately, and she served them.
[32] At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.
[33] All the city was gathered together at the door.
[34] He 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.
[35] Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
[36] Simon and those who were with him searched for him.
[37] They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
[38] He said to them, “Let’s go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may proclaim there also, because I came out for this reason.”
[39] He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, proclaiming and casting out demons.
[40] A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
[41] Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”
[42] When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
[43] He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,
[44] and 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.”
[45] But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Yeshua could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.