1 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, 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 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. 5 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. 6 John 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 baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."
9 In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John 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 John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching 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 Jesus 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 James the son of Zebedee, and John 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, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"
25 Jesus 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 James and John. 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 preach there also, because I came out for this reason." 39 He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching 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 that 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 Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.
1 神的儿子（有些抄本无" 神的儿子"一句）耶稣基督福音的开始。
2 正如以赛亚先知的书上写着： "看哪， 我差遣我的使者在你面前， 预备你的道路；
3 在旷野有呼喊者的声音： ‘预备主的道， 修直他的路！ ’"
4 照这话， 施洗的约翰在旷野出现了， 传讲悔改的洗礼， 使罪得赦。
5 犹太全地和全耶路撒冷的人， 都出来到他那里去， 承认自己的罪， 在约旦河里受了他的洗。
6 约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服， 腰束皮带， 吃的是蝗虫和野蜜。
7 他传讲说： "有一位在我以后来的， 能力比我大， 我就是弯腰给他解鞋带都没有资格。
8 我用水给你们施洗， 他却要用圣灵给你们施洗。"
9 那时候耶稣从加利利的拿撒勒来， 在约旦河里受了约翰的洗。
10 他从水里一上来， 就看见天裂开了， 圣灵仿佛鸽子降在他身上。
11 又有声音从天上来说： "你是我的爱子， 我喜悦你。"
12 圣灵随即催促耶稣到旷野去。
13 他在那里四十天， 受撒但的试探， 和野兽在一起， 有天使来服事他。
14 约翰被捕以后， 耶稣来到加利利， 宣讲 神的福音，
15 说： "时候到了， 神的国近了， 你们应当悔改， 相信福音。"
16 耶稣沿着加利利海边行走， 看见西门和他弟弟安得烈在海上撒网； 他们是渔夫。
17 耶稣就对他们说： "来跟从我， 我要使你们成为得人的渔夫。"
18 他们立刻撇下网， 跟从了他。
19 耶稣稍往前走， 看见西庇太的儿子雅各， 和雅各的弟弟约翰， 正在船上整理鱼网，
20 他立即呼召他们。他们撇下父亲西庇太和雇工在船上， 就跟从他去了。
21 他们到了迦百农， 耶稣随即在安息日进入会堂教导人。
22 大家对他的教训都很惊奇， 因为他教导他们， 像一个有权柄的人， 不像经学家。
23 就在那时， 会堂里有一个被污灵附着的人， 喊叫起来，
24 说： "拿撒勒人耶稣， 我们跟你有什么关系呢？你来毁灭我们吗？我知道你是谁， 你是 神的圣者。"
25 耶稣斥责他说： "住口！ 从他身上出来！ "
26 污灵使那人抽疯， 大声喊叫， 就从他身上出来了。
27 众人都很惊讶， 于是彼此对问说： "这是怎么一回事？是个有权能的新道理啊！ 他吩咐污灵， 污灵竟服从了他！ "
28 耶稣的名声立刻传遍了加利利一带。
29 他们一出会堂， 就和雅各、约翰到西门和安得烈的家里去。
30 西门的岳母正在发烧躺着， 他们立刻告诉耶稣。
31 耶稣走到她面前， 拉着她的手， 扶她起来， 热就退了， 她就服事他们。
32 到了黄昏， 有人不断把生病的和被鬼附的， 都带到耶稣面前。
33 全城的人都聚集在门口。
34 耶稣医好了各样的病， 也赶出许多的鬼， 并且不许鬼说话， 因为鬼认识他。
35 次日凌晨， 天还没有亮， 耶稣起身出去， 来到荒野的地方， 在那里祷告。
36 西门和那些跟他在一起的人就去寻找耶稣。
37 他们找到了， 就对他说： "大家都在找你呢！ "
38 耶稣对他们说： "我们到邻近的乡镇去吧， 我也好在那里传道， 因为我就是为这事而来的。"
39 于是他走遍加利利全地， 在他们的会堂里传道， 并且赶鬼。
40 有一个患痲风的人， 来到耶稣跟前， 跪下求他说： "如果你肯， 必能使我洁净。"
41 耶稣动了怜悯的心， 就伸手摸他， 说： "我肯， 你洁净了吧！ "
42 痲风立刻离开了他， 他就洁净了。
43 耶稣打发那人离开以前， 严厉地吩咐他，
44 说： "你千万不可把这事告诉任何人， 你只要去给祭司检查， 并且照着摩西所规定的， 为你得洁净献祭， 好向大家作证。"
45 但那人出来， 竟任意传讲， 就把这事传开了， 以致耶稣不能再公开进城， 只好留在外边荒野的地方； 然而还是有人从各处到他那里去。