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The Gospel According to St. Mark

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(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–17; Luke 3:1–22; John 1:19–34)
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The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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As it has been written by the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
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The voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.”
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John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins.
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And there went out to him all the region of Judea and all those of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.(a)
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And he preached, saying: “One stronger than me comes after me. I am not worthy to reach down and loosen the laces of his shoes.
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I have baptized you with water. Yet truly, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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And it happened that, in those days, Jesus arrived from Nazareth of Galilee. And he was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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And immediately, upon ascending from the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit, like a dove, descending, and remaining with him.
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And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

The Temptation and Preaching of Jesus

(Matthew 4:1–17; Luke 4:1–15)
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And immediately the Spirit prompted him into the desert.
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And he was in the desert for forty days and forty nights. And he was tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the Angels ministered to him.
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Then, after John was handed over, Jesus went into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God,
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and saying: “For the time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent and believe in the Gospel.”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
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And passing by the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew, casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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And Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
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And at once abandoning their nets, they followed him.
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And continuing on a little ways from there, he saw James of Zebedee and his brother John, and they were mending their nets in a boat.
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And immediately he called them. And leaving behind their father Zebedee in the boat with his hired hands, they followed him.

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

(Luke 4:31–37)
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And they entered into Capernaum. And entering into the synagogue promptly on the Sabbaths, he taught them.
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And they were astonished over his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like the scribes.
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And in their synagogue, there was a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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saying: “What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.”
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And Jesus admonished him, saying, “Be silent, and depart from the man.”
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And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, departed from him.
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And they were all so amazed that they inquired among themselves, saying: “What is this? And what is this new doctrine? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
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And his fame went out quickly, throughout the entire region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Matthew 8:14–17; Luke 4:38–41)
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And soon after departing from the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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But the mother-in-law of Simon lay ill with a fever. And at once they told him about her.
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And drawing near to her, he raised her up, taking her by the hand. And immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.
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Then, when evening arrived, after the sun had set, they brought to him all who had maladies and those who had demons.
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And the entire city was gathered together at the door.
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And he healed many who were troubled with various illnesses. And he cast out many demons, but he would not permit them to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Prays and Preaches

(Luke 4:42–44)
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And rising up very early, departing, he went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
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And Simon, and those who were with him, followed after him.
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And when they had found him, they said to him, “For everyone is seeking you.”
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And he said to them: “Let us go into the neighboring towns and cities, so that I may preach there also. Indeed, it was for this reason that I came.”
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And he was preaching in their synagogues and throughout all of Galilee, and casting out demons.

The Leper’s Prayer

(Leviticus 14:1–32; Matthew 8:1–4; Luke 5:12–16)
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And a leper came to him, begging him. And kneeling down, he said to him, “If you are willing, you are able to cleanse me.”
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Then Jesus, taking pity on him, reached out his hand. And touching him, he said to him: “I am willing. Be cleansed.”
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And after he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
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And he admonished him, and he promptly sent him away.
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And he said to him: “See to it that you tell no one. But go and show yourself to the high priest, and offer for your cleansing that which Moses instructed, as a testimony for them.”
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But having departed, he began to preach and to disseminate the word, so that he was no longer able to openly enter a city, but had to remain outside, in deserted places. And they were gathered to him from every direction.

Footnotes

(a)1:6 The word ‘lumbos’ refers to the lower back, or more generally to the waist. Except in modern times, the waist has always been considered to be above the navel, not at the hips.(Conte)
(Isaiah 40:1–5; Matthew 3:1–17; Luke 3:1–22; John 1:19–34)
1
The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2
As it is written in the prophets, “Behold,(a) I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:(b)
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the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”(c)
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John came baptizing(d) in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
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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.
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John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
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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.
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I baptized you in (e) water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”
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In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The Temptation and Preaching of Jesus

(Matthew 4:1–17; Luke 4:1–15)
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Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
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He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
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Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,
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and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

The First Disciples

(Matthew 4:18–22; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
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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.
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Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
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Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
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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.
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Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

(Luke 4:31–37)
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They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
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They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
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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!”
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Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
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The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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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!”
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The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Matthew 8:14–17; Luke 4:38–41)
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Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
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He came and took her by the hand and raised her up. The fever left her immediately,(f) and she served them.
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At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by demons.
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All the city was gathered together at the door.
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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.

Jesus Prays and Preaches

(Luke 4:42–44)
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Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
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Simon and those who were with him searched for him.
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They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
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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.”
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He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

The Leper’s Prayer

(Leviticus 14:1–32; Matthew 8:1–4; Luke 5:12–16)
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A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
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Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”
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When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was made clean.
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He strictly warned him and immediately sent him out,
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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.”
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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.

Footnotes

(a)1:2 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(b)1:2 ℘ Malachi 3:1
(c)1:3 ℘ Isaiah 40:3
(d)1:4 or, immersing
(e)1:8 The Greek word (en) translated here as “in” could also be translated as “with” in some contexts.
(f)1:31 NU omits “immediately”.
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