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[1]THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.
[2]As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
[3]The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.
[4]John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
[5]And there went out to him all the region of Judaea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and he baptized them in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins.
[6]And this John was clad in raiment of camels' hair; and was girded with a cincture of skin about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
[7]And he proclaimed, and said: Behold, after me cometh one more powerful than I, of whom I am not worthy to stoop and untie the fastenings of his shoes.
[8]I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
[9]And it occurred, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized in Jordan by John.
[10]And immediately on his coming from the water, he saw the heavens cleft, and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.
[11]And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.
[12]And directly the Spirit carried him into the wilderness:
[13]and he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild beasts; and angels ministered to him.
[14]After John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, and proclaimed the tidings, of the kingdom of God,
[15]and said: The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent ye, and believe the tidings.
[16]And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
[17]And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
[18]And immediately they left their nets, and went after him.
[19]And as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets.
[20]And he called them: and immediately they left Zebedee their father in the ship, with the hired servants, and went after him.
[21]And when they entered Capernaum, he immediately taught on the sabbath in their synagogues.
[22]And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he taught them, as having authority, and not as their Scribes.
[23]And in their synagogue was a man, in whom was an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
[24]and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus thou Nazarean. Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God.
[25]And Jesus rebuked him, and said: Shut thy mouth, and come out of him.
[26]And the unclean spirit threw him down, and cried with a loud voice, and came out of him.
[27]And they were all amazed, and inquired one of another, and said: What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
[28]And immediately his fame spread into all the land of Galilee.
[29]And he retired from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
[30]And Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever: and they told him about her.
[31]And he came, and took her hand, and raised her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.
[32]And in the evening at the setting of the sun, they brought to him all them that were diseased, and demoniacs.
[33]And all the city was collected at the door.
[34]And he healed many who labored under divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
[35]And in the morning, he rose much before others, and retired to a solitary place, and there prayed.
[36]And Simon and his associates sought for him.
[37]And when they found him, they said to him: Every body is seeking for thee.
[38]And he said to them: Go into the adjacent villages and towns; for there also I will preach, because therefore have I come.
[39]And he preached in all their synagogues, in all Galilee, and cast out demons.
[40]And a leper came to him, and fell at his feet, and entreated him, and said to him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[41]And Jesus had compassion on him, and stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said: I will; be thou clean.
[42]And in that hour, his leprosy departed from him, and he became clean.
[43]And he charged him, and sent him away,
[44]and he said to him: See that thou tell no person; but go, show thyself to the priests, and offer an oblation on account of thy purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
[45]And he, as he went out, began to proclaim [it] much, and to divulge the matter; so that Jesus could not openly go into the city, but was without, in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.
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