The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Mark 01
1 The beginning of the Good News of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the prophets,
“Behold,† I sendmymessengerbefore 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
Jerusalemwent outtohim. They werebaptized
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 strap 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 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
broughtto 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 tohim, “I wantto. Bemade 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.