Mark

¹The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God⁴⁰³. ²As it is written in the prophets:⁴⁰⁴

Behold, I send my messenger before your face,⁴⁰⁵

who will prepare your way before you.⁴⁰⁶

³The voice of one crying in the wilderness:⁴⁰⁷

‘Make ready the way of the Lord!

Make his paths straight!’⁴⁰⁸

⁴John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵All the country of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him. They were all baptized by John in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ⁶John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷He preached, saying, “He who comes after me is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy to kneel down and untie the strap of his sandals. ⁸I baptized you in⁴⁰⁹ water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”

⁹It happened, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens torn open⁴¹⁰ and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹A voice came out of the heavens, “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

The temptation in the desert—Ministry in Galilee— The first four disciples

¹²At once, the Spirit drove him out into the desert. ¹³He was there, in the desert for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals and the angels were ministering⁴¹¹ to him.⁴¹²

¹⁴Now after John had been arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God, ¹⁵and saying, “The time is fulfilled! The Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent and believe in the Good News.”

¹⁶As he walked by the sea of Galilee, Jesus saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

¹⁸Immediately, they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹Going on a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in a boat, mending the nets. ²⁰At once, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and they began to follow him. ²¹They went into Capernaum, and on the Sabbath day, Jesus⁴¹³ entered into the synagogue and taught. ²²The people were astonished at his teaching because he taught them as having authority, not like the scribes. ²³And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit who cried out, ²⁴”Away! 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!”

²⁵Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

²⁶The unclean spirit, convulsing the man and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!” ²⁸The news⁴¹⁴ about him went out immediately everywhere into the entire region⁴¹⁵ of Galilee and its surrounding area.

The healing of Peter’s mother-in-law—Other healings

²⁹As soon as they left the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, [along] with James and John. ³⁰Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately, they told him about her. ³¹Jesus came, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her and she began to serve them. ³²At evening, when the sun had set, they brought him all who were sick or possessed by demons. ³³The entire city was gathered at the door. ³⁴He healed many who were afflicted with various diseases and cast out many demons. However, he did not allow the demons to speak because they knew him to be the Christ⁴¹⁶.

³⁵Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus arose, left the house, went out into a deserted place and prayed there. ³⁶Simon and those with him followed Jesus.^{417 37}When they found him, they told him, “Everyone is looking for you!”

³⁸He replied, “Let us go into the next towns, so that I may preach there also, for this is why I came.” ³⁹And he was preaching in their synagogues throughout all of Galilee, casting out demons.

The healing of a leper

⁴⁰A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down before him, and saying, “If you want to, you can make me clean!”

⁴¹Being moved with compassion,⁴¹⁸ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched the man, and said to him, “I want to! Be made clean.” ⁴²When Jesus said this, the leprosy immediately departed from the leper⁴¹⁹ and he was made clean. ⁴³Jesus strictly warned him, and sent him out at once, ⁴⁴saying, “See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest. Offer for your cleansing what Moses instructed, as a testimony to them.”

⁴⁵However, the man went off and began to proclaim it freely and to spread news about this matter, so that Jesus could no longer enter into a city openly. Instead, he remained outside in deserted places and people came to him from everywhere.

The healing of a paralytic

403. The words “the Son of God” are omitted in some manuscripts and therefore bracketed in CT
404. Based on various manuscripts including א, B, L, and Δ, CT reads “in Isaias the prophet.” This is a mixed quotation of two prophets (see notes below).
405. NT agrees with MT against LXX.
406. Malachi 3:1
407. NT agrees with LXX against MT.
408. Isaias 40:3
409. The Greek word (en) translated here as “in” could also be translated as “with” in some contexts.
410. Compare Mark 15:38
411. The Greek dihko,noun can mean “to serve/wait on/provide for/serve as deacon”
412. Compare Revelation 4:7,9; 5:1
413. Greek “he”
414. Or “report”
415. Or “district”
416. Other manuscripts omit “to be the Christ.”
417. Greek “him”
418. CT also gives the following alternative reading: “Becoming angry, Jesus…” which was mentioned by St. Basil and St. Ambrose (also Mark 3:5; 10:14).
419. Greek “him”