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 baptising 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 baptised 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 baptised you in water, but he will baptise you in the Holy Spirit."

9 In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised 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 amongst 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 Princípio do evangelho de Jesus Cristo, Filho de Deus.

2 Como está escrito no profeta Isaías: Eis que eu envio o meu anjo ante a tua face, o qual preparará o teu caminho diante de ti. 3 Voz do que clama no deserto: Preparai o caminho do Senhor, endireitai as suas veredas. 4 Apareceu João batizando no deserto e pregando o batismo de arrependimento, para remissão de pecados. 5 E toda a província da Judeia e todos os habitantes de Jerusalém iam ter com ele; e todos eram batizados por ele no rio Jordão, confessando os seus pecados.

6 E João andava vestido de pelos de camelo e com um cinto de couro em redor de seus lombos, e comia gafanhotos e mel silvestre, 7 e pregava, dizendo: Após mim vem aquele que é mais forte do que eu, do qual não sou digno de, abaixando-me, desatar a correia das sandálias. 8 Eu, em verdade, tenho-vos batizado com água; ele, porém, vos batizará com o Espírito Santo.

9 E aconteceu, naqueles dias, que Jesus, tendo ido de Nazaré, da Galileia, foi batizado por João, no rio Jordão. 10 E, logo que saiu da água, viu os céus abertos e o Espírito, que, como pomba, descia sobre ele. 11 E ouviu-se uma voz dos céus, que dizia: Tu és o meu Filho amado, em quem me comprazo.

12 E logo o Espírito o impeliu para o deserto. 13 E ali esteve no deserto quarenta dias, tentado por Satanás. E vivia entre as feras, e os anjos o serviam.

14 E, depois que João foi entregue à prisão, veio Jesus para a Galileia, pregando o evangelho do Reino de Deus 15 e dizendo: O tempo está cumprido, e o Reino de Deus está próximo. Arrependei-vos e crede no evangelho.

16 E, andando junto ao mar da Galileia, viu Simão e André, seu irmão, que lançavam a rede ao mar, pois eram pescadores. 17 E Jesus lhes disse: Vinde após mim, e eu farei que sejais pescadores de homens. 18 E, deixando logo as suas redes, o seguiram. 19 E, passando dali um pouco mais adiante, viu Tiago, filho de Zebedeu, e João, seu irmão, que estavam no barco consertando as redes, 20 e logo os chamou. E eles, deixando o seu pai Zebedeu no barco com os empregados, foram após ele.

21 Entraram em Cafarnaum, e, logo no sábado, indo ele à sinagoga, ali ensinava. 22 E maravilharam-se da sua doutrina, porque os ensinava como tendo autoridade e não como os escribas. 23 E estava na sinagoga deles um homem com um espírito imundo, o qual exclamou, dizendo: 24 Ah! Que temos contigo, Jesus Nazareno? Vieste destruir-nos? Bem sei quem és: o Santo de Deus. 25 E repreendeu-o Jesus, dizendo: Cala-te e sai dele. 26 Então, o espírito imundo, agitando-o e clamando com grande voz, saiu dele. 27 E todos se admiraram, a ponto de perguntarem entre si, dizendo: Que é isto? Que nova doutrina é esta? Pois com autoridade ordena aos espíritos imundos, e eles lhe obedecem! 28 E logo correu a sua fama por toda a província da Galileia.

29 E logo, saindo da sinagoga, foram à casa de Simão e de André, com Tiago e João. 30 E a sogra de Simão estava deitada, com febre; e logo lhe falaram dela. 31 Então, chegando-se a ela, tomou-a pela mão e levantou-a; e a febre a deixou, e servia-os.

32 E, tendo chegado a tarde, quando já estava se pondo o sol, trouxeram-lhe todos os que se achavam enfermos e os endemoninhados. 33 E toda a cidade se ajuntou à porta. 34 E curou muitos que se achavam enfermos de diversas enfermidades e expulsou muitos demônios, porém não deixava falar os demônios, porque o conheciam.

35 E, levantando-se de manhã muito cedo, estando ainda escuro, saiu, e foi para um lugar deserto, e ali orava. 36 E seguiram-no Simão e os que com ele estavam. 37 E, achando-o, lhe disseram: Todos te buscam. 38 E ele lhes disse: Vamos às aldeias vizinhas, para que eu ali também pregue, porque para isso vim. 39 E pregava nas sinagogas deles, por toda a Galileia, e expulsava os demônios.

40 E aproximou-se dele um leproso, que, rogando-lhe e pondo-se de joelhos diante dele, lhe dizia: Se queres, bem podes limpar-me. 41 E Jesus, movido de grande compaixão, estendeu a mão, e tocou-o, e disse-lhe: Quero, sê limpo! 42 E, tendo ele dito isso, logo a lepra desapareceu, e ficou limpo. 43 E, advertindo-o severamente, logo o despediu. 44 E disse-lhe: Olha, não digas nada a ninguém; porém vai, mostra-te ao sacerdote e oferece pela tua purificação o que Moisés determinou, para lhes servir de testemunho. 45 Mas, tendo ele saído, começou a apregoar muitas coisas e a divulgar o que acontecera; de sorte que Jesus já não podia entrar publicamente na cidade, mas conservava-se fora em lugares desertos; e de todas as partes iam ter com ele.