| The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; |
| As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. |
| The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. |
| John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. |
| And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; |
| And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. |
| I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. |
| And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. |
| And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: |
| And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. |
| And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. |
| Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, |
| And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. |
| Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. |
| And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. |
| And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. |
| And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. |
| And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. |
| And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. |
| And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. |
| And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, |
| Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. |
| And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. |
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