Holy Bible - New Revised Standard Version(NRSV)

1:1	The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
1:2	As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;
1:3	the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"
1:4	John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
1:5	And 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.
1:6	Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
1:7	He 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.
1:8	I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
1:9	In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
1:10	And 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.
1:11	And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
1:12	And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
1:13	He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
1:14	Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,
1:15	and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."
1:16	As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea-- for they were fishermen.
1:17	And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."
1:18	And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
1:19	As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
1:20	Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
1:21	They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.
1:22	They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
1:23	Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit,
1:24	and 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."
1:25	But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"
1:26	And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
1:27	They 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."
1:28	At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
1:29	As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
1:30	Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once.
1:31	He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
1:32	That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.
1:33	And the whole city was gathered around the door.
1:34	And 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.
1:35	In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
1:36	And Simon and his companions hunted for him.
1:37	When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you."
1:38	He 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."
1:39	And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
1:40	A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean."
1:41	Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made clean!"
1:42	Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
1:43	After sternly warning him he sent him away at once,
1:44	saying 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."
1:45	But 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.