Mark 1:21-45

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.

40A man with tza'arat comes to Him, begging Him and falling on his knees, saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

41Moved with compassion, Yeshua stretched out His hand and touched him. He said, “I am willing. Be cleansed.”

42Immediately, the tza'arat left him, and he was cleansed.

43Yeshua sent him away at once, sternly warning him.

44He said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go show yourself to the kohen. Then, for your cleansing, offer what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

45But he went out and began to proclaim and spread the word, so much that Yeshua could no longer enter a town openly but had to stay out in wilderness areas. Still, they kept on coming to Him from everywhere.