1The beginningἈρχὴArchēG746of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.
2As it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in IsaiahἨσαΐᾳĒsaiaG2268the prophetπροφήτῃ·prophētēG4396: “BeholdG2400,I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649My messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32aheadπρὸproG4253of You,WhoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680Your wayὁδόνhodonG3598;
3The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2090readyG2090the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160His pathsτρίβουςtribousG5147straightεὐθείαςeutheiasG2117.’”
4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491the BaptistβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907appearedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341for theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.
5And allπᾶσαpasaG3956the countryχώραchōraG5561of JudeaG2453was goingἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetoG1607out to him, and allπάντες,pantesG3956the peopleG2415of JerusalemἹεροσολυμῖταιHi'erosolumitaiG2415;and they were being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907by him in the JordanἸορδάνῃIordanēG2446RiverποταμῷpotamōG4215,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.
7And he waspreachingἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784,and sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694me One is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064who is mightierἰσχυρότερόςischuroterosG2478than I, and I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to stoopG2955downκύψαςkupsasG2955and untieλῦσαιlusaiG3089the thongἱμάνταhimantaG2438of His sandalsὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōnG5266.
8I baptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907youwith waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204;but He will baptizeβαπτίσειbaptiseiG907youwith the Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.”
The Baptism of Jesus
9In thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaretG3478in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907by JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491in the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446.
10ImmediatelyG2117comingἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305up out of the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,He sawG3708the heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772openingσχιζομένουςschizomenousG4977,and the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151likeὡςhōsG5613a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597upon Him;
11and a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096out of the heavensοὐρανῶν·ouranōnG3772: “You are My belovedἀγαπητός,agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,in You I amG2106well-pleasedG2106.”
12ImmediatelyG2117the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151impelledἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544Him to goout into the wildernessἔρημον.erēmonG2048.
13And He was in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048fortyG5065daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250being temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosG3985bySatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567;and He was with the wildθηρίων·thēriōnG2342beastsG2342,and the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32were ministeringδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247to Him.
15and sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “The timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is fulfilledπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiG4137,and the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448;repentμετανοεῖτεmetanoeiteG3340andbelieveπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100in the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098.”
16As He was goingG3855alongG3855by the SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,He sawG3708SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613and AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406,the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613,castingG293a netG293in the seaθαλάσσῃ·thalassēG2281;for they were fishermenἁλιεῖς.halieisG231.
17And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“Followδεῦτε ὀπίσωdeute opisōG1205G3694Me, and I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160you becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096fishersἁλιεῖςhalieisG231of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”
19GoingG4260on a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641fartherG4260,He sawG3708JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the son of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whoG846were alsoG2532in the boatπλοίῳploiōG4143mendingκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasG2675the netsδίκτυα,diktuaG1350.
20ImmediatelyG2117He calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564them; and they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863their fatherπατέραpateraG3962ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖονZebedaionG2199in the boatπλοίῳploiōG4143with the hiredμισθωτῶνmisthōtōnG3411servantsG3411,and wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565to followὀπίσωopisōG3694Him.
21They wentεἰσπορεύονταιeisporeuontaiG1531into CapernaumG2746;and immediatelyG2117on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521He enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and beganto teachἐδίδασκεν.edidaskenG1321.
22They were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322;for He was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321them as onehavingἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,and not as the scribesγραμματεῖς.¶grammateisG1122.
23JustG2117thenG2117there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444in their synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864with an uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;and he criedἀνέκραξενanekraxenG349out,
24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofNazarethΝαζαρηνέ;NazarēneG3479?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622us? I knowG3609whoτίςtisG5101You are--the HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40OneG40of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”
25And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“Be quietφιμώθητιphimōthētiG5392,and comeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of him!”
26ThrowingG4682him into convulsionsσπαράξανsparaxanG4682,the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151criedφωνῆσανphōnēsanG5455out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456and cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of him.
27They were allἅπαντεςhapantesG537amazedἐθαμβήθησανethambēthēsanG2284,soὥστεhōsteG5620that they debatedσυζητεῖνsuzēteinG4802among themselvesαὐτῷ.¶autōG846,sayingλέγοντας·legontasG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?A newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχὴdidachēG1322with authorityἐξουσίαν·exousianG1849!He commandsἐπιτάσσει,epitasseiG2004evenG2532the uncleanἀκαθάρτοιςakathartoisG169spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151,and they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Him.”
28ImmediatelyG2117the newsἀκοὴakoēG189about Him spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837into allὅληνholēnG3650the surroundingπερίχωρονperichōronG4066districtG4066of GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.
Crowds Healed
29And immediatelyG2117after they cameG2064out of the synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864,they cameG2064into the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613and AndrewἈνδρέουAndreouG406, withJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491.
30NowδὲdeG1161Simon’sΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994was lyingG2621sickG2621with a feverπυρέσσουσα,puressousaG4445;and immediatelyG2117they spokeλέγουσινlegousinG3004toJesus aboutπερὶperiG4012her.
31And He cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to her and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453her up, takingκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902her by the handχειρόςcheirosG5495,and the feverπυρετόςpuretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863her, and shewaitedδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247on them.
32When eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένης,genomenēsG1096,afterὅτεhoteG3753the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246had setἔδυeduG1416, they beganbringingἔφερονepheronG5342to Him allπάνταςpantasG3956who were illκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2192G2560and thoseG3588who weredemon-possessedδαιμονιζομένους·daimonizomenousG1139.
33And the wholeὅληholēG3650cityπόλιςpolisG4172had gatheredἐπισυνηγμένηepisunēgmenēG1996at the doorθύραν.thuranG2374.
34And HehealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183who were illκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2192G2560with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554,and castἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544out manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140;and He was not permittingἤφιενēphienG863the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knewG3609who He was.
35In the earlyπρωῒprōiG4404morningG4404,whileG1773it was stillλίανlianG3029darkG1773,Jesus gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up, leftG565the house,and wentG565awayG565to a secludedἔρημονerēmonG2048placeτόπονtoponG5117, andwas prayingπροσηύχετο.prosēuchetoG4336thereG2546.
36SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613and his companionsοἱ μετ᾽hoi met᾽G3588G3326searchedκατεδίωξενkatediōxenG2614for Him;
37they foundεὗρονheuronG2147Him, and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “EveryoneπάντεςpantesG3956is lookingζητοῦσίνzētousinG2212for You.”
38He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71somewhereG237elseG237to the townsκωμοπόλειςkōmopoleisG2969nearbyἐχομέναςechomenasG2192,soἵναinaG2443that I maypreachκηρύξω·kēruxōG2784thereἐκεῖekeiG1563alsoG2532;for that is what I cameἐξῆλθον.¶exēlthonG1831for.”
39And He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064into their synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864throughoutG1519allὅληνholēnG3650GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784and castingἐκβάλλων.¶ekballōnG1544out the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.
40And a leperλεπρὸςleprosG3015cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Jesus, beseechingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870Him andfallingG1120on his kneesG1120beforeG1120Him, and sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃςthelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410makeG2511me cleanG2511.”
41MovedG4697with compassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςsplagchnistheisG4697,Jesus stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681him, and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“I amG2309willingθέλω,thelōG2309;be cleansedκαθαρίσθητι.katharisthētiG2511.”
42ImmediatelyG2117the leprosyλέπρα,lepraG3014leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565him and he was cleansedἐκαθαρίσθη.ekatharisthēG2511.
44and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “Seeὅρα,horaG3708that you sayG3004nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367to anyoneμηδὲνmēdenG3367; butgoὕπαγε,hupageG5217,showδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to the priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409andofferπροσένεγκεprosenegkeG4374for your cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512whatἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.”
45But he wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757toproclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784it freelyπολλὰpollaG4183and tospreadδιαφημίζεινdiaphēmizeinG1310the newsλόγονlogonG3056aroundG1310,to suchG5620an extentG5620thatJesus couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371publiclyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320enterεἰσελθεῖν,eiseltheinG1525a cityπόλινpolinG4172, butstayedἦν.ēnG1510out in unpopulatedἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048areasτόποιςtopoisG5117; andthey were comingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064to Him from everywhereπάντοθεν.¶pantothenG3840.
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