Mark 1:16-39

16Passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Simon’s brother Andrew casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.

17And Yeshua said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

18Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

19Going a little farther, He saw Jacob the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

20Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired hands and followed Him.

21And they went into Capernaum. Right away, on Shabbat, He entered the synagogue and began to teach.

22And they were astounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one having authority and not as the Torah scholars.

23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

24“What have we to do with You, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are! You’re the Holy One of God!”

25Yeshua rebuked him, saying, “Quiet! Come out of him!”

26And the unclean spirit, after throwing the man into convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

27They were all so amazed that they asked among themselves, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

28And immediately news about Him spread throughout the region surrounding Galilee.

29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with Jacob and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever. Right away, they told Yeshua about her.

31He came and raised her up by taking her hand. The fever left her, and she began to take care of them.

32When evening came, at sunset, the people brought to Him all the sick and those who were afflicted by demons.

33The whole town gathered together at the door.

34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. And He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

35Very early, while it was still night, Yeshua got up, left, and went away to a place in the wilderness; and there He was praying.

36Then Simon and those with him hunted for Yeshua.

37And when they found Him, they said to Him, “Everybody’s looking for You.”

38He said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else, to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also—this is what I came for.”

39And He went throughout all the Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and driving out demons.