¹ The beginning of the good-news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

² As it has been written in the prophets, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will be preparing your way.’ {Mal 3:1}

³ ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare° the way of the Lord; make $° his paths straight.’ {Isa 40:3}

⁴ John came$, immersing$ in the wilderness and preaching the immersion$ of repentance into the forgiveness of sins.

⁵ And all the region of Judea and those from Jerusalem were traveling out to him, and all were being immersed$ by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ Now John has clothed himself with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist and was eating locusts and wild honey.

⁷ And he was preaching, saying, He is coming after me, the mightier one than I. I am not sufficient to stoop down to loose the strap of his shoes.

⁸ I indeed immersed$ you° in water, but he himself will immerse$ you° in the Holy Spirit. {Mar 1:9-11 & Mat 3:13-17 Luk 3:21-22 Jordan east of Jericho, Spring 27 AD.}

⁹ And it happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed$ by John into the Jordan.

¹⁰ And immediately coming-up from the water, he saw the heavens being split-apart, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

¹¹ And a voice came$ out-of the heavens, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted. {Mar 1:12-13 & Mat 4:1-11 & Luk 4:1-13.}

¹² And immediately the Spirit cast him forth into the wilderness.

¹³ And he was there in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were serving him. {Joh 1:19-34 Bethany beyond Jordan, Feb. 27 AD.} {Joh 1:35-51 Bethany beyond Jordan, Spring 27 AD.} {Joh 2:1-11 Cana in Galilee.} {Joh 2:12 Capernaum.} {Joh 2:13-25 Jerusalem April 9, 27 AD.} {Joh 3:1-21.} {Joh 3:22-36 Judea and Aenon.} {Mar 1:14a & Mat 4:12 & Luk 3:19-20 & Joh 4:1-4 Judea to Galilee.} {Joh 4:5-43 Jacob’s Well and at Sychar.} {Luk 4:14a & Joh 4:44-45 Arrival in Galilee.}

¹⁴ Now after John was given up, {Mar 1:14b-15 & Mat 4:17 & Luk 4:14b-15.} Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good-news of the kingdom of God,

¹⁵ and saying, The time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent° and believe° in the good-news. {Joh 4:46-54 Cana.} {Luk 4:16-31.} {Mat 4:13-16 Capernaum.} {Mar 1:16-20 & Mat 4:18-22 & Luk 5:1-11 Sea of Galilee near Capernaum.}

¹⁶ Now walking beside the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, sons of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for$ they were fishermen.

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, Come-here° after me and I will make$ you° to become fishermen of men.

¹⁸ And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

¹⁹ And he advanced a few feet from there and saw James and John his brother, the sons of Zebedee, and they were in the ship mending the nets.

²⁰ And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee with the hired-hands in the ship and went after him. {Mar 1:21-28 & Luk 4:31-37 Capernaum.}

²¹ And they travel into Capernaum, and he immediately entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath and was teaching.

²² And they were being astounded at his teaching; for$ he was teaching them like one having authority and not like the scribes.

²³ And a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue and he cried out,

²⁴ saying, Ah! What is this thing with us and with you, Jesus the Nazarene? Did you come to destroy us? I know you, I know who you are, the Holy One of God.

²⁵ And Jesus rebuked it, saying, Hush and come forth out-of him.

²⁶ And the unclean spirit convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice and went forth out-of him.

²⁷ And they were all amazed, so-then they began to debate together-with themselves, saying, What is this thing? What new teaching is this that he commands even the unclean spirits according-to God’s authority, and they are obeying$ him?

²⁸ Now the report of him went forth immediately, into the whole region around Galilee. {Mar 1:29-34 & Mat 8:14-17 & Luk 4:38-41 Capernaum.}

²⁹ And immediately, they came forth out-of the synagogue, and they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰ Now Simon’s mother-in-law was reclining, fevered, and immediately they speak to him concerning her.

³¹ And he came near, took-hold of her hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her and she was serving them.

³² Now after it became evening, when the sun set, they were bringing to him all who have an illness and the ones being demon-possessed.

³³ And the whole city was being gathered together next to the door.

³⁴ And he healed many having an illness with various diseases, and cast forth many demons, and he was not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew him. {Mar 1:35-39 & Mat 4:23-25 & Luk 4:42-44 Preaching through Galilee.}

³⁵ And he rose$ up exceedingly early in the morning, while still in the night, and came forth, went away into a desolate place, and he was praying there.

³⁶ And Simon, and the ones with him, pursued him;

³⁷ and after they found him, they say to him, All are seeking you.

³⁸ And he says to them, Let us be proceeding into the next towns in-order-that I should also preach there, for$ I have come $for this purpose.

³⁹ And he was preaching and casting forth demons in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee. {Mar 1:40-45 & Mat 8:2-4 & Luk 5:12-16.}

⁴⁰ And a leper comes to him, pleading with him, and kneeling down to him and saying to him, If you are willing, you are able to cleanse me.

⁴¹ Now Jesus had compassion, stretched out his hand and touched him and says to him, I am willing. Be cleansed.

⁴² And after he said that, the leprosy immediately went away from him and he was cleansed.

⁴³ And he scolded him and immediately put him forth,

⁴⁴ and says to him, See that you say nothing to anyone, but proceed-away; show yourself to the priest, and offer the thing which Moses commanded concerning your cleansing $for a testimony to them. {Lev 13:49, 14:2-4}

⁴⁵ But he went forth and began to preach it much, and to broadcast the word, so-then he {i.e., Jesus} was no longer able to openly enter into the city, but was outside in desolate places, and they were coming to him from everywhere. {Mar 2:1-12 & Mat 9:2-8 & Luk 5:17-26.}