1 Princípio da boa nova de Jesus Cristo, Filho de Deus. Conforme está escrito no profeta Isaías:2 Eis que envio o meu anjo diante de ti: ele preparará o teu caminho.3 Uma voz clama no deserto: Traçai o caminho do Senhor, aplanai as suas veredas {Mal 3,1; Is 40,3}.4 João Batista apareceu no deserto e pregava um batismo de conversão para a remissão dos pecados.5 E saíam para ir ter com ele toda a Judéia, toda Jerusalém, e eram batizados por ele no rio Jordão, confessando os seus pecados.6 João andava vestido de pêlo de camelo e trazia um cinto de couro em volta dos rins, e alimentava-se de gafanhotos e mel silvestre.7 Ele pôs-se a proclamar: "Depois de mim vem outro mais poderoso do que eu, ante o qual não sou digno de me prostrar para desatar-lhe a correia do calçado.8 Eu vos batizei com água; ele, porém, vos batizará no Espírito Santo."9 Ora, naqueles dias veio Jesus de Nazaré, da Galiléia, e foi batizado por João no Jordão.10 No momento em que Jesus saía da água, João viu os céus abertos e descer o Espírito em forma de pomba sobre ele.11 E ouviu-se dos céus uma voz: "Tu és o meu Filho muito amado; em ti ponho minha afeição."12 E logo o Espírito o impeliu para o deserto.13 Aí esteve quarenta dias. Foi tentado pelo demônio e esteve em companhia dos animais selvagens. E os anjos o serviam.14 Depois que João foi preso, Jesus dirigiu-se para a Galiléia. Pregava o Evangelho de Deus, e dizia:15 "Completou-se o tempo e o Reino de Deus está próximo; fazei penitência e crede no Evangelho."16 Passando ao longo do mar da Galiléia, viu Simão e André, seu irmão, que lançavam as redes ao mar, pois eram pescadores.17 Jesus disse-lhes: "Vinde após mim; eu vos farei pescadores de homens."18 Eles, no mesmo instante, deixaram as redes e seguiram-no.19 Uns poucos passos mais adiante, viu Tiago, filho de Zebedeu, e João, seu irmão, que estavam numa barca, consertando as redes. E chamou-os logo.20 Eles deixaram na barca seu pai Zebedeu com os empregados e o seguiram.21 Dirigiram-se para Cafarnaum. E já no dia de sábado, Jesus entrou na sinagoga e pôs-se a ensinar.22 Maravilhavam-se da sua doutrina, porque os ensinava como quem tem autoridade e não como os escribas.23 Ora, na sinagoga deles achava-se um homem possesso de um espírito imundo, que gritou:24 "Que tens tu conosco, Jesus de Nazaré? Vieste perder-nos? Sei quem és: o Santo de Deus!25 Mas Jesus intimou-o, dizendo: "Cala-te, sai deste homem!"26 O espírito imundo agitou-o violentamente e, dando um grande grito, saiu.27 Ficaram todos tão admirados, que perguntavam uns aos outros: "Que é isto? Eis um ensinamento novo, e feito com autoridade; além disso, ele manda até nos espíritos imundos e lhe obedecem!"28 A sua fama divulgou-se logo por todos os arredores da Galiléia.29 Assim que saíram da sinagoga, dirigiram-se com Tiago e João à casa de Simão e André.30 A sogra de Simão estava de cama, com febre; e sem tardar, falaram-lhe a respeito dela.31 Aproximando-se ele, tomou-a pela mão e levantou-a; imediatamente a febre a deixou e ela pôs-se a servi-los.32 À tarde, depois do pôr-do-sol, levaram-lhe todos os enfermos e possessos do demônio.33 Toda a cidade estava reunida diante da porta.34 Ele curou muitos que estavam oprimidos de diversas doenças, e expulsou muitos demônios. Não lhes permitia falar, porque o conheciam.35 De manhã, tendo-se levantado muito antes do amanhecer, ele saiu e foi para um lugar deserto, e ali se pôs em oração.36 Simão e os seus companheiros saíram a procurá-lo.37 Encontraram-no e disseram-lhe: "Todos te procuram."38 E ele respondeu-lhes: "Vamos às aldeias vizinhas, para que eu pregue também lá, pois, para isso é que vim."39 Ele retirou-se dali, pregando em todas as sinagogas e por toda a Galiléia, e expulsando os demônios.40 Aproximou-se dele um leproso, suplicando-lhe de joelhos: "Se queres, podes limpar-me."41 Jesus compadeceu-se dele, estendeu a mão, tocou-o e lhe disse: "Eu quero, sê curado."42 E imediatamente desapareceu dele a lepra e foi purificado.43 Jesus o despediu imediatamente com esta severa admoestação:44 "Vê que não o digas a ninguém; mas vai, mostra-te ao sacerdote e apresenta, pela tua purificação, a oferenda prescrita por Moisés para lhe servir de testemunho."45 Este homem, porém, logo que se foi, começou a propagar e divulgar o acontecido, de modo que Jesus não podia entrar publicamente numa cidade. Conservava-se fora, nos lugares despovoados; e de toda parte vinham ter com ele.

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus, the Christ, Son of God,2 as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.4 John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea and those of Jerusalem and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.6 John was clothed with camel's hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey7 and preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.8 I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.9 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth [a city] of Galilee and was baptized of John in the Jordan.10 And as soon as he was come out of the water, [John] saw the heavens opened and the Spirit like a dove descending [and resting] upon him;11 and there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my dear Son, in whom I delight.12 And immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.13 And he was there in the wilderness forty [days and forty nights] and was tempted of Satan and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered unto him.14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God15 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent ye and believe the Gospel.16 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.17 And Jesus said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.18 And straightway they forsook their nets and followed him.19 And when he had gone a little further from there, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.20 And straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went after him.21 And they entered into Capernaum, and straightway on the sabbath days he entered into the synagogue and taught.22 And they marvelled at his learning, for he taught them as one that had power with him, and not as the scribes.23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,24 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.25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.26 And the unclean spirit tore him and cried with a loud voice and came out of him.27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new doctrine [is] this? for he commands the unclean spirits with power, and they obey him.28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.30 But Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of a fever, and soon they told him of her.31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up; and the fever left her by and by, and she ministered unto them.32 In the evening, when the sun was down, they brought unto him all that were diseased and those that were possessed with devils.33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.34 And he healed many that were sick of diverse diseases and cast out many devils and suffered not the devils to speak because they knew him.35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place and prayed there.36 And Simon and those that were with him followed after him.37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All [men] seek for thee.38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns that I may preach there also, for truly I came forth for that purpose.39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and cast out devils.40 And a leper came to him, beseeching him and kneeling down to him and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.41 And Jesus, having mercy on him, put forth [his] hand and touched him and said unto him, I will; be thou clean.42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was clean.43 And he straitly charged him and forthwith sent him away44 and said unto him, See thou say nothing to any man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.45 But he went out and began to publish [it] much and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.: