1The beginning of the good news of Yeshua(Jesus) the Messiah(Christ), the Son of God.
2As it is written in the prophets: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You."
3"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'"
4John came, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain) for forgiveness of sins.
5And all the Judean region and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey.
7And he was preaching, saying: "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.
8I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with hagio(holy) pneuma(spirit)."
9In those days Yeshua(Jesus) came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening and the pneuma(spirit) descending like a dove upon Him;
11and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son — in You I am well pleased."
12Immediately the pneuma(spirit) drove Him out into the wilderness.
13And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to Him.
14Now after John had been handed over, Yeshua(Jesus) came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God,
15and saying: "The kairos(appointed-time) is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near — metanoeite(repent, spiritual domain) and believe in the good news."
16As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea — for they were fishermen.
17And Yeshua(Jesus) said to them: "Follow Me and I will make you become fishers of men."
18Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
19Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
20Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went away to follow Him.
21They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbatons(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23), He entered the synagogue and began to teach.
22They were astonished at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one having exousia(authority) and not as the scribes.
23And there was in their synagogue a man with an akathartos(unclean) pneuma(spirit); and he cried out,
24saying: "What business do we have with each other, Yeshua(Jesus) of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!"
25And Yeshua(Jesus) rebuked it, saying: "Be quiet and come out of him!"
26Throwing him into convulsions, the akathartos(unclean) pneuma(spirit) cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
27They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying: "What is this? A new teaching with exousia(authority)! He commands even the akathartos(unclean) pneuma(spirits) and they obey Him."
28And immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.
29And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Him about her.
31And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her immediately and she waited on them.
32When opsia(the latter part of the day, afternoon~early evening) came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon(individual evil spirit to be expelled)-possessed.
33And the whole city had gathered at the door.
34And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons(individual evil spirits to be expelled); and He was not permitting the demons(individual evil spirits to be expelled) to speak, because they knew Him.
35In the early morning, while it was still dark, Yeshua(Jesus) got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
36Simon and his companions searched for Him,
37and they found Him and said to Him: "Everyone is looking for You."
38He said to them: "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also — for that is why I came out."
39And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons(individual evil spirits to be expelled).
40And a leper came to Him, imploring Him and kneeling before Him and saying to Him: "If You are willing, You can make me clean."
41Moved with compassion, Yeshua(Jesus) stretched out His hand and touched him and said to him: "I am willing — be cleansed."
42Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
43And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
44and said to him: "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the logos(word) around, to such an extent that Yeshua(Jesus) could no longer publicly enter a city, but was staying out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.