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- The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
- THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.'"
- John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
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- John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey.
- And he was preaching, and saying, "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
- "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
- In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;
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- and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."
- Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.
- And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.
- Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
- and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
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- As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
- And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
- Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
- Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
- Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.
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- They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.
- They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
- Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
- saying, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!"
- And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
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- Throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
- They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."
- Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.
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