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施洗約翰(A)

 神的兒子(有些抄本無“ 神的兒子”一句)耶穌基督福音的開始。

正如以賽亞先知的書上寫著:

“看哪,我差遣我的使者在你面前,

預備你的道路;

在曠野有呼喊者的聲音:

‘預備主的道,

修直他的路!’”

照這話,施洗的約翰在曠野出現了,傳講悔改的洗禮,使罪得赦。 猶太全地和全耶路撒冷的人,都出來到他那裡去,承認自己的罪,在約旦河裡受了他的洗。 約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服,腰束皮帶,吃的是蝗蟲和野蜜。 他傳講說:“有一位在我以後來的,能力比我大,我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶都沒有資格。 我用水給你們施洗,他卻要用聖靈給你們施洗。”

耶穌受洗(B)

那時候耶穌從加利利的拿撒勒來,在約旦河裡受了約翰的洗。 10 他從水裡一上來,就看見天裂開了,聖靈仿佛鴿子降在他身上。 11 又有聲音從天上來說:“你是我的愛子,我喜悅你。”

耶穌受試探(C)

12 聖靈隨即催促耶穌到曠野去。 13 他在那裡四十天,受撒但的試探,和野獸在一起,有天使來服事他。

在加利利傳道(D)

14 約翰被捕以後,耶穌來到加利利,宣講 神的福音, 15 說:“時候到了, 神的國近了,你們應當悔改,相信福音。”

呼召四個門徒(E)

16 耶穌沿著加利利海邊行走,看見西門和他弟弟安得烈在海上撒網;他們是漁夫。 17 耶穌就對他們說:“來跟從我,我要使你們成為得人的漁夫。” 18 他們立刻撇下網,跟從了他。 19 耶穌稍往前走,看見西庇太的兒子雅各,和雅各的弟弟約翰,正在船上整理魚網, 20 他立即呼召他們。他們撇下父親西庇太和雇工在船上,就跟從他去了。

在迦百農趕出污靈(F)

21 他們到了迦百農,耶穌隨即在安息日進入會堂教導人。 22 大家對他的教訓都很驚奇,因為他教導他們,像一個有權柄的人,不像經學家。 23 就在那時,會堂裡有一個被污靈附著的人,喊叫起來, 24 說:“拿撒勒人耶穌,我們跟你有甚麼關係呢?你來毀滅我們嗎?我知道你是誰,你是 神的聖者。” 25 耶穌斥責他說:“住口!從他身上出來!” 26 污靈使那人抽瘋,大聲喊叫,就從他身上出來了。 27 眾人都很驚訝,於是彼此對問說:“這是怎麼一回事?是個有權能的新道理啊!他吩咐污靈,污靈竟服從了他!” 28 耶穌的名聲立刻傳遍了加利利一帶。

治病趕鬼(G)

29 他們一出會堂,就和雅各、約翰到西門和安得烈的家裡去。 30 西門的岳母正在發燒躺著,他們立刻告訴耶穌。 31 耶穌走到她面前,拉著她的手,扶她起來,熱就退了,她就服事他們。 32 到了黃昏,有人不斷把生病的和被鬼附的,都帶到耶穌面前。 33 全城的人都聚集在門口。 34 耶穌醫好了各樣的病,也趕出許多的鬼,並且不許鬼說話,因為鬼認識他。

在加利利傳道趕鬼(H)

35 次日凌晨,天還沒有亮,耶穌起身出去,來到荒野的地方,在那裡禱告。 36 西門和那些跟他在一起的人就去尋找耶穌。 37 他們找到了,就對他說:“大家都在找你呢!” 38 耶穌對他們說:“我們到鄰近的鄉鎮去吧,我也好在那裡傳道,因為我就是為這事而來的。” 39 於是他走遍加利利全地,在他們的會堂裡傳道,並且趕鬼。

治好痲風病人(I)

40 有一個患痲風的人,來到耶穌跟前,跪下求他說:“如果你肯,必能使我潔淨。” 41 耶穌動了憐憫的心,就伸手摸他,說:“我肯,你潔淨了吧!” 42 痲風立刻離開了他,他就潔淨了。 43 耶穌打發那人離開以前,嚴厲地吩咐他, 44 說:“你千萬不可把這事告訴任何人,你只要去給祭司檢查,並且照著摩西所規定的,為你得潔淨獻祭,好向大家作證。” 45 但那人出來,竟任意傳講,就把這事傳開了,以致耶穌不能再公開進城,只好留在外邊荒野的地方;然而還是有人從各處到他那裡去。

Preaching of John the Baptist

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (A)the Son of God,

(B)just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

(C)Behold, I am sending My messenger [a]before You,
Who will prepare Your way;
(D)The voice of one calling [b]out in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, [c](E)preaching a baptism of repentance for the (F)forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore (G)a leather belt around his waist, and [d]his diet was locusts and wild honey. And he was [e]preaching, saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to bend down and untie the straps of His sandals. I baptized you [f]with water; but He will baptize you [g]with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus

(H)In those days Jesus (I)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens [h]opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him; 11 and a voice came from the heavens: “(J)You are My beloved Son; in You I [i]am well pleased.”

12 (K)And immediately the Spirit *brought Him out into the wilderness. 13 And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by (L)Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

14 (M)Now after John was [j]taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, [k](N)preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, (O)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; (P)repent and [l]believe in the gospel.”

16 (Q)As He was going along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will have you become fishers of people.” 18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 19 And going on a little farther, He saw [m]James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, [n]who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20 Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away [o]to follow Him.

21 (R)They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus (S)entered the synagogue and began to teach. 22 And (T)they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, “(U)What [p]business do You have with us, Jesus [q]of (V)Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are: (W)the Holy One of God!” 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” 26 After throwing him into convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him. 27 And they were all (X)amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” 28 Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Crowds Healed

29 (Y)And immediately after they left (Z)the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with [r]James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and they immediately *spoke to [s]Jesus about her. 31 And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she served them.

32 Now (AA)when evening came, (AB)after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were (AC)demon-possessed. 33 And the whole (AD)city had gathered at the door. 34 And He (AE)healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew [t]who He was.

35 (AF)And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and (AG)prayed there for a time. 36 Simon and his companions eagerly searched for Him; 37 and they found Him and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” 38 He *said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also [u]preach there; for this is why I came.” 39 (AH)And He went into their synagogues [v]preaching throughout Galilee, and casting out the demons.

40 (AI)And a man with [w]leprosy *came to [x]Jesus, imploring Him and (AJ)kneeling down, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” 41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” 42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. 43 And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away, 44 and He *said to him, (AK)See that you say nothing to anyone; but (AL)go, show yourself to the priest and (AM)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 45 But he went out and began to (AN)proclaim it [y]freely and to (AO)spread the news around, to such an extent that [z]Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but [aa]stayed out in unpopulated areas; and (AP)they were coming to Him from everywhere.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 Lit before Your face
  2. Mark 1:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
  3. Mark 1:4 Or proclaiming
  4. Mark 1:6 Lit was eating
  5. Mark 1:7 Or proclaiming
  6. Mark 1:8 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  7. Mark 1:8 The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by
  8. Mark 1:10 Or being parted
  9. Mark 1:11 Or delight
  10. Mark 1:14 Lit handed over
  11. Mark 1:14 Or proclaiming
  12. Mark 1:15 Or put your trust in
  13. Mark 1:19 Or Jacob
  14. Mark 1:19 Lit also them in
  15. Mark 1:20 Lit after Him
  16. Mark 1:24 Lit What to us and to You (an ancient idiom)
  17. Mark 1:24 Or the Nazarene
  18. Mark 1:29 Or Jacob
  19. Mark 1:30 Lit Him
  20. Mark 1:34 Lit Him
  21. Mark 1:38 Or proclaim
  22. Mark 1:39 Or proclaiming
  23. Mark 1:40 I.e., leprosy or a serious, unspecified disease, and so throughout the ch; see Lev 13
  24. Mark 1:40 Lit Him
  25. Mark 1:45 Lit much
  26. Mark 1:45 Lit He
  27. Mark 1:45 Lit was

John Prepares the Way for Jesus(A)

The Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,[a] begins with what the prophet Isaiah said would happen. He wrote:

“Listen! I will send my messenger ahead of you.
    He will prepare the way for you.” (B)

“There is someone shouting in the desert:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord.
    Make the road straight for him.’” (C)

So John the Baptizer came and was baptizing people in the desert area. He told them to be baptized to show that they wanted to change their lives, and then their sins would be forgiven. All the people from Judea, including everyone from Jerusalem, came out to John. They confessed the bad things they had done, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

This is what John told the people: “There is someone coming later who is able to do more than I can. I am not good enough to be the slave who stoops down to untie his sandals. I baptize you with water, but the one who is coming will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Jesus Is Baptized by John(D)

About that time Jesus came from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the place where John was. John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. 10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the sky torn open. The Spirit came down on him like a dove. 11 A voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with you.”

Jesus Goes Away to Be Tempted(E)

12 Then the Spirit sent Jesus into the desert alone. 13 He was there for 40 days, being tempted by Satan. During this time he was out among the wild animals. Then angels came and helped him.

Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee(F)

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee and told people the Good News from God. 15 He said, “The right time is now here. God’s kingdom is very near.[b] Change your hearts and lives, and believe the Good News!”

Jesus Chooses Some Followers(G)

16 Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee. He saw Simon[c] and his brother Andrew. These two men were fishermen, and they were throwing a net into the lake to catch fish. 17 Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you a different kind of fishermen. You will bring in people, not fish.” 18 So they immediately left their nets and followed Jesus.

19 Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat, preparing their nets to catch fish. 20 Their father Zebedee and the men who worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers, he told them to come. They left their father and followed Jesus.

Jesus Frees a Man From an Evil Spirit(H)

21 Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. On the Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people. 22 They were amazed at his teaching. He did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like someone with authority. 23 While Jesus was in the synagogue, a man was there who had an evil spirit inside him. The man shouted, 24 “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”

25 Jesus, his voice full of warning, said, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” 26 The evil spirit made the man shake. Then the spirit made a loud noise and came out of him.

27 The people were amazed. They asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new, and he teaches with authority! He even commands evil spirits, and they obey him.” 28 So the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the area of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many People(I)

29 Jesus and the followers left the synagogue. They all went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was very sick. She was in bed and had a fever. The people there told Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her bed. Jesus held her hand and helped her stand up. The fever left her, and she was healed. Then she began serving them.

32 That night, after the sun went down, the people brought to Jesus many who were sick. They also brought those who had demons inside them. 33 Everyone in the town gathered at the door of that house. 34 Jesus healed many of those who had different kinds of sicknesses. He also forced many demons out of people. But he would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.[d]

Jesus Goes to Other Towns(J)

35 The next morning Jesus woke up very early. He left the house while it was still dark and went to a place where he could be alone and pray. 36 Later, Simon and his friends went to look for Jesus. 37 They found him and said, “Everyone is looking for you!”

38 Jesus answered, “We should go to another place. We can go to other towns around here, and I can tell God’s message to those people too. That is why I came.” 39 So Jesus traveled everywhere in Galilee. He spoke in the synagogues, and he forced demons out of people.

Jesus Heals a Sick Man(K)

40 A man who had leprosy came to Jesus. The man bowed on his knees and begged him, “You have the power to heal me if you want.”

41 These last words made Jesus angry.[e] But he touched him and said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” 42 Immediately the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.

43 Jesus told the man to go, but he gave him a strong warning: 44 “Don’t tell anyone about what I did for you. But go and let the priest look at you.[f] And offer a gift to God because you have been healed. Offer the gift that Moses commanded.[g] This will show everyone that you are healed.” 45 The man left there and told everyone he saw that Jesus had healed him. So the news about Jesus spread. And that is why he could not enter a town if people saw him. He stayed in places where people did not live. But people came from all the towns to the places where he was.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:1 the Son of God Some Greek copies do not have these words.
  2. Mark 1:15 is very near Or “is coming soon” or “has come.”
  3. Mark 1:16 Simon Simon’s other name was Peter. Also in verses 29, 30, 36.
  4. Mark 1:34 who he was Meaning that the demons knew that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God.
  5. Mark 1:41 These … angry Most Greek copies have “Moved with pity ….” But it is hard to explain why some good Greek copies and Latin versions have “Filled with anger …,” so many scholars now consider it to be the original reading.
  6. Mark 1:44 let the priest look at you The Law of Moses said a priest must decide when a person with leprosy was well.
  7. Mark 1:44 Moses commanded See Lev. 14:1-32.