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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 preaching the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins. ⁵ All the country of Yehudah and all those of Yerushalayim went out to him. They were immersed by him in the Yarden river, confessing their sins. ⁶ Yochanan was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins. 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 Ruach HaKodesh."

⁹ It happened in those days, that Yeshua came from Natzeret of the Galil, and was immersed by Yochanan in the Yarden. 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 Hasatan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels ministered to him.

¹⁴ Now after Yochanan was taken into custody, Yeshua came into the Galil, preaching the Good News of the kingdom of God, ¹⁵ and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News." ¹⁶ Passing along by the sea of the Galil, he saw Shim`on and Andrai the brother of Shim`on casting a net in 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 Ya`akov the son of Zavdai, and Yochanan, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zavdai, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. ²¹ They went into Kafar-Nachum, and immediately on the day of Shabbat 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 Sofrim.

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 Natzri? 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 the Galil and its surrounding area.

²⁹ Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Shim`on and Andrai, with Ya`akov and Yochanan. ³⁰ Now Shim`on's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. <sup>31</sup> He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them. <sup>32</sup> At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons. <sup>33</sup> All the city was gathered together at the door. <sup>34</sup> 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. <sup>35</sup> Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. <sup>36</sup> Shim`on and those who were with him followed after him; ³⁷ and 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 preach there also, for to this end I came forth." ³⁹ He went into their synagogues throughout all Galil, preaching and casting out demons.

⁴⁰ There came to him a leper, 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 forth 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 charged him, and immediately sent him out, ⁴⁴ and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the Kohen, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moshe 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: and they came to him from everywhere.