1 The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;
3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;
4 John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
5 And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
6 And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.
8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.
9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.
10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:
11 And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.
13 And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.
14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
15 And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.
17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.
20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
21 And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.
22 And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
23 And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,
24 Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
25 And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.
26 And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.
28 And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.
29 And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her:
31 And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.
32 And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.
33 And all the town had come together at the door.
34 And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.
35 And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.
36 And Simon and those who were with him came after him.
37 And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.
38 And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.
39 And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.
40 And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.
41 And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.
42 And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.
43 And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
44 See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
45 But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.
1 Aqui começa a boa nova de Jesus o Messias, o Filho de Deus.
4 Ora, este mensageiro foi João Baptista, que vivia no deserto e ensinava que todos se deveriam baptizar como sinal público de terem resolvido voltar costas ao pecado, para que Deus lhes desse o perdão.
5 Gente de Jerusalém e de toda a Judeia ia até aos lugares afastados da Judeia para ver e ouvir João; e, quando confessavam os seus pecados, ele baptizava-os no rio Jordão.
6 A roupa dele era feita de pêlo de camelo tecido e usava um cinto de cabedal; alimentava-se de gafanhotos e mel silvestre
7 Este é um exemplo da sua pregação: Em breve chegará alguém que é muito mais importante do que eu, tanto assim que nem sou digno de me ajoelhar para lhe desatar as sandálias
8 Eu baptizo-vos com água, mas ele vos baptizará com o Espírito Santo.
9 Um dia, Jesus veio de Nazaré, na região da Galileia, e foi baptizado ali por João no rio Jordão. No momento em que saía da água, viu os céus abertos e o Espírito Santo que descia sobre si, na forma de uma pomba. E uma voz do céu disse: Tu és o meu Filho amado; em ti tenho grande prazer.
12 Logo o Espírito Santo levou Jesus para o deserto. Ali, durante quarenta dias, unicamente acompanhado pelos animais do deserto, sofreu as tentações de Satanás, que queria que cometesse pecado. E os anjos cuidavam dele.
14 Mais tarde, depois de João ter sido preso pelo rei Herodes, Jesus foi para a Galileia, a fim de pregar as boas novas de Deus:
15 Chegou finalmente o tempo!, ele anunciou. O reino de Deus está próximo! Deixem os vossos pecados e creiam nesta magnífica notícia!
16 Um dia, ia Jesus caminhando pela costa do Mar da Galileia, viu Simão e André, seu irmão, a pescar à rede, pois eram pescadores por ofício. Jesus chamou-os: Venham e sigam-me. Farei de vocês pescadores de pessoas. E logo deixaram as redes e o seguiram.
19 Um pouco mais adiante na praia, viu os filhos de Zebedeu, Tiago e João, num barco a remendar as redes. Chamou-os também e logo o seguiram, deixando o seu pai Zebedeu no barco com os empregados.
21 Jesus e os companheiros chegaram então à cidade de Cafarnaum, e no sábado foram à sinagoga; e aí ensinava. As pessoas ficaram admiradas com o seu ensino, pois falava com autoridade, ao contrário dos mestres da lei religiosa.
23 Achava-se ali presente um homem dominado pelo demónio, que começou a gritar: Porque nos vens inquietar, Jesus de Nazaré? Vieste destruir-nos? Sei quem és: és o santo Filho de Deus!
25 Jesus ordenou: Cala-te. Sai do homem!
26 O espírito mau soltou um grito muito forte e, com uma convulsão violenta, saiu daquele corpo.
27 As pessoas que ali estavam, tomadas de pasmo, começaram a discutir o sucedido. Que novo ensino será este?, perguntavam excitadas. Até os espíritos maus obedecem às suas ordens!
28 A notícia do que ele tinha feito depressa se espalhou por toda aquela região da Galileia.
29 Quando saiu da sinagoga com os discípulos, foram a casa de Simão e André, e Tiago e João estavam com eles. Encontraram a sogra de Simão de cama e com febre. Logo falaram na doente a Jesus, que a tomou pela mão e a ajudou a erguer-se, e imediatamente a febre a deixou, permitindo-lhe preparar o comer.
32 Quando o Sol se pôs, o pátio estava cheio de doentes e de possuídos de demónios que lhe tinham sido trazidos para que os curasse. Uma enorme multidão de toda a cidade de Cafarnaum juntou-se do lado de fora da porta a observar. Naquela noite, curou grande número de doentes e mandou a muito demónios que saíssem do corpo das suas vítimas. No entanto, não deixava aos demónios falar, os quais sabiam quem ele era.
35 Na manhã seguinte, levantou-se de madrugada e foi sozinho até um lugar deserto para orar.
36 Mais tarde, Simão e os outros saíram à sua procura e disseram-lhe: Toda a gente pergunta por ti.
38 Mas ele respondeu: Devemos seguir também para outras localidades e apresentar ali a minha mensagem, pois foi para isso que vim.
39 Percorria, assim, toda a província da Galileia, pregando nas sinagogas e livrando muitos do poder dos demónios.
40 Certa vez, apareceu um leproso que se ajoelhou e lhe pediu muito que o curasse. Se quiseres, podes pôr-me bom outra vez, rogou ele.
41 Então Jesus, cheio de compaixão, tocou-lhe e disse: Quero! Fica curado!
42 Logo a lepra desapareceu e o homem ficou bom.
43 Então Jesus disse-lhe com firmeza: Vai e faz-te examinar imediatamente pelo sacerdote. Não pares a conversar pelo caminho. Leva contigo a oferta que Moisés estabeleceu para os leprosos que se curam, para que toda a gente tenha a prova de que estás são.
45 Mas o homem começou a gritar pelo caminho a boa notícia de que estava curado; e tão grande foi a multidão que rodeou Jesus que em região alguma ele podia entrar publicamente numa cidade, vendo-se obrigado a ficar de fora, nos sítios isolados, onde de toda a parte vinha gente procurá-lo.