1 Princípio do evangelho de Jesus Cristo, o Filho de Deus.

2 Conforme está escrito no profeta Isaías: "Enviarei à tua frente o meu mensageiro; ele preparará o teu caminho"—

3 "voz do que clama no deserto: ‘Preparem o caminho para o Senhor, façam veredas retas para ele’ ".

4 Assim surgiu João, batizando no deserto e pregando um batismo de arrependimento para o perdão dos pecados.

5 A ele vinha toda a região da Judéia e todo o povo de Jerusalém. Confessando os seus pecados, eram batizados por ele no rio Jordão.

6 João vestia roupas feitas de pêlos de camelo, usava um cinto de couro e comia gafanhotos e mel silvestre.

7 E esta era a sua mensagem: "Depois de mim vem alguém mais poderoso do que eu, tanto que não sou digno nem de curvar-me e desamarrar as correias das suas sandálias.

8 Eu os batizo com água, mas ele os batizará com o Espírito Santo".

9 Naquela ocasião Jesus veio de Nazaré da Galiléia e foi batizado por João no Jordão.

10 Assim que saiu da água, Jesus viu os céus se abrindo, e o Espírito descendo como pomba sobre ele.

11 Então veio dos céus uma voz: "Tu és o meu Filho amado; em ti me agrado".

12 Logo após, o Espírito o impeliu para o deserto.

13 Ali esteve quarenta dias, sendo tentado por Satanás. Estava com os animais selvagens, e os anjos o serviam.

14 Depois que João foi preso, Jesus foi para a Galiléia, proclamando as boas novas de Deus.

15 "O tempo é chegado", dizia ele. "O Reino de Deus está próximo. Arrependam-se e creiam nas boas novas! "

16 Andando à beira do mar da Galiléia, Jesus viu Simão e seu irmão André lançando redes ao mar, pois eram pescadores.

17 E disse Jesus: "Sigam-me, e eu os farei pescadores de homens".

18 No mesmo instante eles deixaram as suas redes e o seguiram.

19 Indo um pouco mais adiante, viu num barco Tiago, filho de Zebedeu, e João, seu irmão, preparando as suas redes.

20 Logo os chamou, e eles o seguiram, deixando Zebedeu, seu pai, com os empregados no barco.

21 Eles foram para Cafarnaum e, assim que chegou o sábado, Jesus entrou na sinagoga e começou a ensinar.

22 Todos ficavam maravilhados com o seu ensino, porque lhes ensinava como alguém que tem autoridade e não como os mestres da lei.

23 Justamente naquela hora, na sinagoga, um homem possesso de um espírito imundo gritou:

24 "O que queres conosco, Jesus de Nazaré? Vieste para nos destruir? Sei quem tu és: o Santo de Deus! "

25 "Cale-se e saia dele! ", repreendeu-o Jesus.

26 O espírito imundo sacudiu o homem violentamente e saiu dele gritando.

27 Todos ficaram tão admirados que perguntavam uns aos outros: "O que é isto? Um novo ensino — e com autoridade! Até aos espíritos imundos ele dá ordens, e eles lhe obedecem! "

28 As notícias a seu respeito se espalharam rapidamente por toda a região da Galiléia.

29 Logo que saíram da sinagoga, foram com Tiago e João à casa de Simão e André.

30 A sogra de Simão estava de cama, com febre, e falaram a respeito dela a Jesus.

31 Então ele se aproximou dela, tomou-a pela mão e ajudou-a a levantar-se. A febre a deixou, e ela começou a servi-los.

32 Ao anoitecer, depois do pôr-do-sol, o povo levou a Jesus todos os doentes e os endemoninhados.

33 Toda a cidade se reuniu à porta da casa,

34 e Jesus curou muitos que sofriam de várias doenças. Também expulsou muitos demônios; não permitia, porém, que estes falassem, porque sabiam quem ele era.

35 De madrugada, quando ainda estava escuro, Jesus levantou-se, saiu de casa e foi para um lugar deserto, onde ficou orando.

36 Simão e seus companheiros foram procurá-lo

37 e, ao encontrá-lo, disseram: "Todos estão te procurando! "

38 Jesus respondeu: "Vamos para outro lugar, para os povoados vizinhos, para que também lá eu pregue. Foi para isso que eu vim".

39 Então ele percorreu toda a Galiléia, pregando nas sinagogas e expulsando os demônios.

40 Um leproso aproximou-se dele e suplicou-lhe de joelhos: "Se quiseres, podes purificar-me! "

41 Cheio de compaixão, Jesus estendeu a mão, tocou nele e disse: "Quero. Seja purificado! "

42 Imediatamente a lepra o deixou, e ele foi purificado.

43 Em seguida Jesus o despediu, com uma severa advertência:

44 "Olhe, não conte isso a ninguém. Mas vá mostrar-se ao sacerdote e ofereça pela sua purificação os sacrifícios que Moisés ordenou, para que sirva de testemunho".

45 Ele, porém, saiu e começou a tornar público o fato, espalhando a notícia. Por isso Jesus não podia mais entrar publicamente em nenhuma cidade, mas ficava fora, em lugares solitários. Todavia, assim mesmo vinha a ele gente de todas as partes.

1 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

2 As it is written in the prophets,

"Behold, I send my messenger before your face,

who will prepare your way before you:

3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness,

‘Make ready the way of the Lord!

Make his paths straight!’"

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. 5 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. 6 John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. 7 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. 8 I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

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

12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."

16 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. 17 Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."

18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

19 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. 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24 saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

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

26 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 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!" 28 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

29 Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31 He came and took her by the hand and raised her up. The fever left her immediately, and she served them.

32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by demons. 33 All the city was gathered together at the door. 34 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.

35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there. 36 Simon and those who were with him searched for him. 37 They found him and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

38 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." 39 He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

40 A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."

41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean." 42 When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was made clean. 43 He strictly warned him and immediately sent him out, 44 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."

45 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.