New Testament in a Year

John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus^(A)

1 This is^[a] the beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah,^[b] the Son of God.^{[c] 2} As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,

⁴ John was baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism about repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ People from^[g] the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, being baptized by him while they confessed their sins. ⁶ Now John was dressed in camel’s hair with^[h] a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers^[i] and wild honey. ⁷ He kept proclaiming, “The one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to bend down and untie his sandal straps. ⁸ I baptized you with^[j] water, but it is he who will baptize you with^[k] the Holy Spirit.”

Jesus is Baptized^(B)

⁹ In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹ Then a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!”

Jesus is Tempted by Satan^(C)

¹² At once the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. ¹³ He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering to him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee^(D)

¹⁴ Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom^[l] of God. ¹⁵ He said, “The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples^(E)

¹⁶ While Jesus^[m] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen. ¹⁷ Jesus told them, “Follow me, and I’ll make you fishers of people!” ¹⁸ So immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat repairing their nets. ²⁰ He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit^(F)

²¹ Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbaths, Jesus^[n] went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²² The people^[o] were utterly amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one with authority, and not like their scribes.