Mark 1:14-39

English Standard Version

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹⁴^(A)Now after John was arrested, Jesus ^(B)came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, ¹⁵and saying, ^(C)“The time is fulfilled, and ^(D)the kingdom of God is at hand;^[a] ^(E)repent and believe in the gospel.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

¹⁶^(F)Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become ^(G)fishers of men.”^[b] ¹⁸And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

²¹^(H)And they went into Capernaum, and immediately ^(I)on the Sabbath ^(J)he entered the synagogue and was teaching. ²²And ^(K)they were astonished at his teaching, ^(L)for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. ²³And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ²⁴^(M)“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^(N)I know who you are—^(O)the Holy One of God.” ²⁵But Jesus ^(P)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶And the unclean spirit, ^(Q)convulsing him and ^(R)crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷And they were all ^(S)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(T)A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

²⁹^(U)And immediately he^[c] ^(V)left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now ^(W)Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹And he came and ^(X)took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³²That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^(Y)oppressed by demons. ³³And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴^(Z)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(AA)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

³⁵^(AB)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(AC)there he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷and they found him and said to him, ^(AD)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(AE)that is why I came out.” ³⁹^(AF)And ^(AG)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.