¹ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

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

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴ John was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins.

⁵ And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him, and were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a girdle of leather around his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey:

⁷ and he preached, saying: There comes after me One mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

⁸ I immerse you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁰ And immediately on coming up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

¹¹ And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

¹² And immediately the Spirit compelled him to go forth into the wilderness.

¹³ And he was there in the wilderness forty days, to be tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

¹⁴ But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

¹⁵ and saying: The time has fully come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.

¹⁶ And as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew the brother of Simon, throwing a net about in the sea; for they were fishers.

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

¹⁸ And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

¹⁹ And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship, mending their nets.

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

²¹ And they went into Capernaum; and immediately, on the sabbath, he entered the synagogue, and taught.

²² And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

²³ And there was in their synagogue a man who had an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

²⁴ saying: Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Be silent, and come out of him.

²⁶ And the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions, and cried with a loud voice, and came out of him.

²⁷ And all were amazed, so that they questioned one another, saying: What means this? What new teaching is this, that with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him?

²⁸ And his fame immediately went abroad into all the surrounding country of Galilee.

²⁹ And forthwith, having gone out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰ Now the mother-in-law of Simon lay sick of a fever. And at once they told him of her.

³¹ And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up, and the fever left her instantly; and she ministered to them.

³² And at evening, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed with demons.

³³ And the whole city came together to the door.

³⁴ And he cured many that were sick of various diseases, and cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak, because they knew him.

³⁵ And very early in the morning, while it was yet dark, he arose and went out, and departed to a desert place, and there prayed.

³⁶ And Simon, and those who were with him, followed after him.

³⁷ And when they had found him, they said to him: All are seeking for thee.

³⁸ And he said to them: Let us go into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for I have come forth for this purpose.

³⁹ And throughout the whole of Galilee he continued to preach in their synagogues, and to cast out demons.

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

⁴¹ And Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and said to him: I will; be clean.

⁴² And when he had spoken, the leprosy immediately departed from him, and he was cleansed.

⁴³ And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away,

⁴⁴ and said to him: See that you tell no one; 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 publish the matter abroad, so that he was no longer able to enter a city openly, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.