Mark 1:2: As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mark 1:3: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark 1:4: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark 1:5: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark 1:6: And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark 1:18: And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Mark 1:19: And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark 1:20: And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 1:21: And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mark 1:22: And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark 1:23: And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Mark 1:24: Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mark 1:25: And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Mark 1:26: And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Mark 1:27: And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
Mark 1:28: And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Mark 1:29: And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mark 1:30: But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
Mark 1:31: And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
Mark 1:32: And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mark 1:33: And all the city was gathered together at the door.
Mark 1:34: And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 1:35: And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Mark 1:36: And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
Mark 1:37: And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
Mark 1:38: And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Mark 1:39: And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
Mark’s gospel was the first to be written, and is generally believed to have strongly influenced the writing of the other two synoptic gospels, Matthew and Luke. The three are grouped together as “synoptic gospels” because they, unlike John’s gospel, tell roughly the same story and cover mostly the same events.
Mark’s gospel, much more than the others, has a strong emphasis on the secrecy that surrounded Jesus during his life.
Mark’s original audience was probably quite small, and didn’t speak Jesus' language, which we know because Mark translates the Aramaic words he uses.
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