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 Počátek evangelium Ježíše Krista, Syna Božího;

2 Jakož psáno jest v Prorocích: Aj, já posílám anděla svého před tváří tvou, kterýž připraví cestu tvou před tebou.

3 Hlas volajícího na poušti: Připravujte cestu Páně, přímé čiňte stezky jeho.

4 Křtil Jan na poušti a kázal křest pokání na odpuštění hříchů.

5 I vycházeli k němu ze vší krajiny Židovské i Jeruzalémští, a křtili se od něho všickni v Jordáně řece, vyznávajíce hříchy své.

6 Byl pak Jan odín srstmi velbloudovými, a pás kožený na bedrách jeho, a jídal kobylky a med lesní.

7 A kázal, řka: Za mnou jde silnější mne, kteréhožto nejsem hoden, sehna se, rozvázati řeménka u obuvi jeho.

8 Já zajisté křtil jsem vás vodou, ale onť vás křtíti bude Duchem svatým.

9 I stalo se v těch dnech, přišel Ježíš z Nazarétu Galilejského, a pokřtěn jest v Jordáně od Jana.

10 A hned vystoupě z vody, uzřel nebesa otevřená a Ducha jakožto holubici, sstupujícího na něj.

11 A hlas stal se s nebe: Ty jsi ten můj milý Syn, v němž mi se dobře zalíbilo.

12 A ihned ho Duch vypudil na poušť.

13 I byl tam na poušti čtyřidceti dnů, a pokoušín byl od satana; a byl s zvěří, a andělé přisluhovali jemu.

14 Když pak byl vsazen Jan do žaláře, přišel Ježíš do Galilee, zvěstuje evangelium království Božího,

15 Pravě: Že se naplnil čas, a přiblížilo se království Boží. Čiňte pokání, a věřte evangelium.

16 A chodě podle moře Galilejského, uzřel Šimona a Ondřeje bratra jeho, ani pouštějí síti do moře, nebo rybáři byli.

17 I řekl jim Ježíš: Pojďte za mnou, a učiním vás rybáře lidí.

18 A oni hned opustivše síti své, šli za ním.

19 A pošed odtud maličko, uzřel Jakuba Zebedeova, a Jana bratra jeho, kteříž také byli na lodí tvrdíce síti své;

20 A hned povolal jich. A oni opustivše otce svého Zebedea na lodí s pacholky, šli za ním.

21 I vešli do Kafarnaum. A hned v sobotu šel Ježíš do školy, a učil.

22 I divili se náramně učení jeho; nebo učil je, jako moc maje, a ne jako zákoníci.

23 I byl v škole jejich člověk, posedlý duchem nečistým. I zvolal,

24 Řka: Ale což jest tobě do nás, Ježíši Nazaretský? Přišel jsi zatratiti nás; znám tě, kdo jsi, a vím, že jsi ten svatý Boží.

25 I přimluvil mu Ježíš, řka: Umlkniž a vyjdi z něho.

26 I polomcovav jím duch nečistý a křiče hlasem velikým, vyšel z něho.

27 I lekli se všickni, takže se tázali mezi sebou, řkouce: I co jest toto? Jakéž jest toto nové učení, že tento mocně duchům nečistým rozkazuje, a poslouchají ho?

28 I roznesla se pověst o něm hned po vší krajině Galilejské.

29 A hned vyšedše ze školy, přišli do domu Šimonova a Ondřejova s Jakubem a s Janem.

30 Šimonova pak svegruše ležela, majíc zimnici. A hned jemu pověděli o ní.

31 A přistoupiv, pozdvihl jí, ujav ji za ruku její, a hned přestala jí zimnice. I posluhovala jim.

32 Večer pak již při západu slunce, nosili k němu všecky nemocné i ďábelníky.

33 A bylo se všecko město sběhlo ke dveřům.

34 I uzdravoval mnohé ztrápené rozličnými neduhy, a ďábelství mnohá vymítal, a nedopustil mluviti ďáblům; nebo znali ho.

35 A přede dnem velmi ráno vstav Ježíš, vyšel, a šel na pusté místo, a tam se modlil.

36 I šel za ním Šimon i ti, kteříž s ním byli.

37 A když jej nalezli, řekli jemu: Všickni tě hledají.

38 I dí jim: Pojďmež do okolních městeček, abych i tam kázal. Nebo na to jsem přišel.

39 I kázal v školách jejich ve vší Galileji, a ďábelství vymítal.

40 Tedy přišel k němu malomocný, prose ho, a klekna před ním, řekl jemu: Pane, chceš-li, můžeš mne očistiti.

41 Ježíš pak slitovav se, vztáhl ruku, dotekl se ho a řekl jemu: Chci, buď čist.

42 A když to řekl, hned odstoupilo od něho malomocenství, a očištěn jest.

43 I pohroziv mu, hned ho odbyl,

44 A řekl mu: Viziž, abys nižádnému nic nepravil. Ale jdi, ukaž se knězi, a obětuj za očištění své to, což přikázal Mojžíš, na svědectví jim.

45 On pak vyšed, počal vypravovati mnoho a ohlašovati tu věc, takže již nemohl Ježíš do města zjevně vjíti, ale vně na místech pustých byl. I scházeli se k němu odevšad.