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The According to Mark

11 he beginning of the dove. and a voice came from heaven, “You are gospel of , my beloved Son;4 with you well pleased.” the Son of God.1

12 The Spirit immediately drove him out

2 13 as it is written in Isa­ into the wilderness. and he was in the wilder­ iah the prophet,2 ness forty days, being tempted by . and he was with the wild animals, and the were “ Behold, I send my messenger before your ministering to him. face,

14 who will prepare your way, Now after John was arrested, Jesus came

3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,

3 15 ‘ Prepare the way of the Lord, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the make his paths straight,’ ” kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and

16 proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he

5 forgiveness of sins. and all the country of Judea saw Simon and andrew the brother of Simon and all Jerusalem were going out to him and casting a net into the sea, for they were fisher­

17 were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, men. and Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and

6 18 confessing their sins. Now John was clothed I will make you become .” and with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around immediately they left their nets and followed

7 19 his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. and him. and going on a little farther, he saw he preached, saying, “after me comes he who James the son of Zebedee and John his brother,

20 is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals who were in their boat mending the nets. and

8 I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I immediately he called them, and they left their have baptized you with water, but he will bap­ father Zebedee in the boat with the hired ser­ tize you with the Holy Spirit.” vants and followed him.

9 21 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of and they went into Capernaum, and Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. immediately on the Sabbath he entered the

10 22 and when he came up out of the water, synagogue and was teaching. and they were immediately he saw the heavens being torn astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as open and the Spirit descending on him like a one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

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