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Chapter 1 The Messiah's Herald

¹ The beginning^(a) of the gospel^(b) of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.^(c) ² As it is written in Isaiah^(d) the prophet:^[a]^(e)

Look, I am sending My messenger ^(f) ahead of You,
who will prepare Your way. ^[b]
³ A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ^(g)
Prepare the way for the Lord; ^(h)
make His paths straight! ⁽ⁱ⁾^[c]

⁴ John came baptizing^[d]^(j) in the wilderness^(k) and preaching a baptism of repentance^[e]^(l) for the forgiveness^(m) of sins.⁽ⁿ⁾ ⁵ The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem^(o) were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan^(p) River as they confessed^(q) their sins.^(r) ⁶ John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts^(s) and wild honey.^(t) ⁷ He was preaching: "Someone more powerful^(u) than I will come after me.^(v) I am not worthy^(w) to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.^(x) ⁸ I have baptized you with^[f] water,^(y) but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."^(z)

The Baptism of Jesus

⁹ In^(aa) those days Jesus came from Nazareth^(ab) in Galilee^(ac) and was baptized in the Jordan by John. ¹⁰ As soon as He came up out of the water, He saw the heavens^(ad) being torn open and the Spirit descending to Him like a dove. ¹¹ And a voice^(ae) came from heaven:^(af)

You are My beloved^(ag) Son;^(ah)
I take delight^(ai) in You!^[g]

The Temptation of Jesus

¹² Immediately^(aj) the Spirit^(ak) drove^(al) Him into the wilderness.^(am) ¹³ He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted^(an) by Satan.^(ao) He was with the wild animals,^(ap) and the angels^(aq) began to serve Him.

Ministry in Galilee

¹⁴ After^(ar) John was arrested,^(as) Jesus went to Galilee,^(at) preaching^(au) the good news^[h]^[i]^(av) of God:^[j]^(aw) ¹⁵ "The time^(ax) is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God^(ay) has come^(az) near.^(ba) Repent^(bb) and believe^(bc) in the good news!"

The First Disciples

¹⁶ As^(bd) He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee,^(be) He saw Simon^(bf) and Andrew,^(bg) Simon's brother. They were casting a net into the sea,^(bh) since they were fishermen.

¹⁷ "Follow Me," ^(bi) Jesus told them, "and I will make you fish for^[k]^(bj) people!" ^(bk) ¹⁸ Immediately they left their nets and followed^(bl) Him.^(bm) ¹⁹ Going on a little farther, He saw James^(bn) the son of Zebedee^(bo) and his brother John.^(bp) They were in their boat mending their nets. ²⁰ Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.^(bq)

Driving Out an Unclean Spirit

²¹ Then^(br) they went into Capernaum,^(bs) and right away He entered the synagogue^(bt) on the Sabbath^(bu) and began to teach.^(bv) ²² They were astonished^(bw) at His teaching^(bx) because, unlike the scribes,^(by) He was teaching them as one having authority.

²³ Just then a man with an unclean^(bz) spirit^(ca) was in their synagogue.^(cb) He cried out,^[l] ²⁴ "What do You have to do with us,^[m] Jesus—Nazarene?^(cc) Have You come to destroy^(cd) us? I know who You are—the Holy^(ce) One of God!"^(cf)

²⁵ But Jesus rebuked^(cg) him and said, "Be quiet, ^[n]^(ch) and come out of him!" ²⁶ And the unclean spirit convulsed him,^(ci) shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.

²⁷ Then they were all amazed,^(cj) so they began to argue^(ck) with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching^(cl) with authority!^[o]^(cm) He commands even the unclean^(cn) spirits,^(co) and they obey Him." ²⁸ News about Him then spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.^(cp)

Healings at Capernaum

²⁹ As^(cq) soon as they left the synagogue,^(cr) they went into Simon^(cs) and Andrew's^(ct) house^(cu) with James^(cv) and John.^(cw) ³⁰ Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. ³¹ So He went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up.^(cx) The fever^(cy) left her,^[p] and she began to serve^(cz) them.^(da)

³² When^(db) evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick^(dc) and those who were demon-possessed.^(dd) ³³ The whole town was assembled at the door, ³⁴ and He healed^(de) many who were sick with various diseases^(df) and drove out^(dg) many demons.^(dh) But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.^(di)

Preaching in Galilee

³⁵ Very^(dj) early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place.^(dk) And He was praying^(dl) there. ³⁶ Simon^(dm) and his companions went searching for Him. ³⁷ They found Him and said, "Everyone's looking for You!"

³⁸ And He said to them, "Let's go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach^(dn) there too. This is why I have come." ³⁹ So He went into all of Galilee,^(do) preaching in their synagogues^(dp) and driving out demons.

A Man Cleansed

⁴⁰ Then^(dq) a man with a serious skin disease^(dr) came to Him and, on his knees,^[q]^(ds) begged Him: "If You are willing, You can make me clean."^(dt)

⁴¹ Moved with compassion,^(du) Jesus reached out His hand and touched^(dv) him. "I am willing," He told him. "Be made clean." ⁴² Immediately the disease^(dw) left him, and he was healed.^[r] ⁴³ Then He sternly warned^(dx) him and sent him away^(dy) at once, ⁴⁴ telling him, "See that you say nothing to anyone;^(dz) but go and show^(ea) yourself to the priest,^(eb) and offer^(ec) what Moses prescribed for your cleansing,^(ed) as a testimony^(ee) to them." ⁴⁵ Yet he went out and began to proclaim^(ef) it widely and to spread the news,^(eg) with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

Chapter 2 The Son of Man Forgives and Heals

¹ When^(a) He entered Capernaum^(b) again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. ² So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message^(c) to them. ³ Then they came to Him bringing a paralytic,^(d) carried by four men. ⁴ Since they were not able to bring him to^[a] Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

⁵ Seeing their faith,^(e) Jesus told the paralytic, "Son, your sins^(f) are forgiven." ^(g)

⁶ But some of the scribes^(h) were sitting there, thinking⁽ⁱ⁾ to themselves:^[b] ⁷ "Why does He speak like this? He's blaspheming!^(j) Who can forgive^(k) sins^(l) but God alone?"^(m)

⁸ Right away⁽ⁿ⁾ Jesus understood in His spirit^(o) that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?^[c] ⁹ Which is easier:^(p) to say to the paralytic,^(q) ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk'?^(r) ¹⁰ But so you may know that the Son of Man^(s) has authority^(t) on earth to forgive sins," ^(u) He told the paralytic, ¹¹ "I tell you: get up,^(v) pick up your mat, and go home."

¹² Immediately he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded^(w) and gave glory^(x) to God,^(y) saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"^(z)

The Call of Matthew

¹³ Then^(aa) Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught^(ab) them. ¹⁴ Then, moving on, He saw Levi^(ac) the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office,^(ad) and He said to him, "Follow Me!" ^(ae) So he got up and followed^(af) Him.

Dining with Sinners

¹⁵ While He was reclining at the table in Levi's house, many tax collectors^(ag) and sinners^(ah) were also guests^[d]^(ai) with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him. ¹⁶ When the scribes^(aj) of the Pharisees^[e]^(ak) saw that He was eating^(al) with sinners^(am) and tax collectors,^(an) they asked His disciples, "Why does He eat^[f] with tax collectors and sinners?"

¹⁷ When Jesus heard this, He told them, "Those who are well don't need^(ao) a doctor,^(ap) but the sick^(aq) do need one. I didn't come to call the righteous,^(ar) but sinners." ^(as)

A Question about Fasting

¹⁸ Now^(at) John's^(au) disciples^(av) and the Pharisees^[g]^(aw) were fasting.^(ax) People came and asked Him, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"

¹⁹ Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests^[h] cannot fast while the groom^(ay) is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast. ²⁰ But the time^[i] will come^(az) when the groom is taken away from them,^(ba) and then they will fast^(bb) in that day. ²¹ No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth,^(bc) and a worse tear is made. ²² And no one puts new wine^(bd) into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst^(be) the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins.^[j] But new wine is for fresh wineskins."

Lord of the Sabbath

²³ On^(bf) the Sabbath He was going through the grainfields, and His disciples^(bg) began to make their way picking some heads of grain. ²⁴ The Pharisees^(bh) said to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful^(bi) on the Sabbath?"

²⁵ He said to them, "Have you never read what David^(bj) and those who were with him did when he was in need^(bk) and hungry^(bl)— ²⁶ how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar^(bm) the high priest^(bn) and ate the sacred bread^(bo)—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests^(bp)—and also gave some to his companions?" ²⁷ Then He told them, "The Sabbath was made for^[k] man and not man for^[l] the Sabbath.^(bq) ²⁸ Therefore, the Son of Man^(br) is Lord^(bs) even of the Sabbath." ^(bt)

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