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.

1 Die begin van die evangelie van Jesus Christus, die Seun van God.

2 Soos geskrywe is in die Profete: Kyk, Ek stuur my boodskapper voor u aangesig, wat u pad voor U uit sal regmaak --

3 die stem van een wat roep in die woestyn: Berei die weg van die Here, maak sy paaie reguit!

4 Johannes het gekom en was besig om in die woestyn te doop en die doop van bekering tot vergifnis van sondes te verkondig.

5 En die hele Joodse land en die inwoners van Jerusalem het uitgegaan na hom toe, en almal is deur hom gedoop in die Jordaanrivier met belydenis van hulle sondes.

6 En Johannes was gekleed met kameelhare en 'n leergord om sy heupe, en hy het sprinkane en wilde heuning geëet.

7 En hy het gepreek en gesê: Hy wat sterker is as ek, kom n my, en ek is nie waardig om neer te buk en sy skoenriem los te maak nie.

8 Ek het julle wel met water gedoop, maar Hy sal julle doop met die Heilige Gees.

9 En in daardie dae het Jesus van N saret in Galil,a gekom en is deur Johannes in die Jordaan gedoop.

10 En dadelik toe Hy opklim uit die water, sien Hy die hemele skeur en die Gees soos 'n duif op Hom neerdaal.

11 En daar het 'n stem uit die hemele gekom: U is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek 'n welbehae het.

12 En dadelik het die Gees Hom uitgedryf in die woestyn.

13 En Hy was daar in die woestyn veertig dae lank, terwyl Hy deur die Satan versoek is; en Hy was saam met die wilde diere, en die engele het Hom gedien.

14 En nadat Johannes oorgelewer was, het Jesus in Galil,a gekom en die evangelie van die koninkryk van God verkondig

15 en gesê: Die tyd is vervul en die koninkryk van God het naby gekom; bekeer julle en glo die evangelie.

16 En terwyl Hy langs die see van Galil,a loop, sien Hy Simon en Andr,as, sy broer, besig om 'n net in die see uit te gooi; want hulle was vissers.

17 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Kom agter My aan, en Ek sal maak dat julle vissers van mense word.

18 En dadelik het hulle hul nette laat staan en Hom gevolg.

19 En toe Hy daarvandaan 'n bietjie verder gaan, sien Hy Jakobus, die seun van Sebed,s, en Johannes, sy broer, wat besig was om die nette in die skuit heel te maak.

20 En dadelik het Hy hulle geroep, en hulle het hul vader Sebed,s met die gehuurde mense in die skuit laat staan en Hom gevolg.

21 En hulle het in Kap,rnam gekom, en dadelik op die sabbat het Hy in die sinagoge ingegaan en begin leer.

22 En hulle was verslae oor sy leer, want Hy het hulle geleer soos een wat gesag het en nie soos die skrifgeleerdes nie.

23 En daar was in hulle sinagoge 'n man met 'n onreine gees; en hy het uitgeskreeu

24 en gesê: Hou op! Wat het ons met U te doen, Jesus, Nasar,ner? Het U gekom om ons te verdelg? Ek ken U, wie U is: die Heilige van God!

25 En Jesus het hom bestraf en gesê: Bly stil en gaan uit hom uit!

26 En die onreine gees het hom stuiptrekkings laat kry en met 'n groot stem geskreeu en uit hom uitgegaan.

27 En almal was verbaas, sodat hulle onder mekaar vra en sê: Wat is dit? Watter nuwe leer is dit, dat Hy met gesag ook aan die onreine geeste bevel gee en hulle Hom gehoorsaam is?

28 En die gerug aangaande Hom is dadelik versprei in die hele omtrek van Galil,a.

29 En dadelik toe hulle uit die sinagoge uitgegaan het, kom hulle saam met Jakobus en Johannes in die huis van Simon en Andr,as.

30 En die skoonmoeder van Simon het siek gelê aan die koors; en dadelik het hulle Hom van haar gesê.

31 Daarop gaan Hy na haar, neem haar hand en rig haar op, en dadelik het die koors haar verlaat, en sy het hulle bedien.

32 En toe dit aand geword het en die son onder was, het hulle na Hom gebring almal wat ongesteld en van duiwels besete was.

33 En die hele stad het by die deur saamgekom.

34 En baie wat aan allerhande siektes gely het, het Hy gesond gemaak en baie duiwels uitgedryf en die duiwels nie toegelaat om te praat nie, omdat hulle Hom geken het.

35 En vroeg in die môre , nog diep in die nag, het Hy opgestaan en uitgegaan en na 'n eensame plek vertrek en daar gebid.

36 En Simon en die wat by hom was, het Hom gevolg.

37 En toe hulle Hom vind, sê hulle vir Hom: Almal soek U.

38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Laat ons na die naburige dorpe gaan, sodat Ek ook daar kan preek; want daarvoor het Ek uitgegaan.

39 En Hy het die hele Galil,a deur in hulle sinagoges gepreek en die duiwels uitgedryf.

40 En daar kom 'n melaatse na Hom toe wat Hom smeek en voor Hom op die knieë val en vir Hom sê: As U wil, kan U my reinig.

41 En Jesus het vir hom innig jammer gevoel en die hand uitgesteek en hom aangeraak en vir hom gesê: Ek wil, word gereinig!

42 En toe Hy dit sê, het die melaatsheid hom dadelik verlaat, en hy is gereinig.

43 En nadat Hy hom ernstig aangespreek het, stuur Hy hom dadelik weg

44 en sê vir hom: Pas op dat jy aan niemand iets vertel nie, maar gaan vertoon jou aan die priester en offer vir jou reiniging wat Moses voorgeskryf het, tot 'n getuienis vir hulle.

45 Maar hy het uitgegaan en begin om baie dinge rond te vertel en die saak rugbaar te maak, sodat Hy nie meer openlik in 'n stad kon ingaan nie; maar Hy was buite in verlate plekke, en hulle het van alle kante na Hom gekom.