Mark 1 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Preaching of John the Baptist

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, ^(A)the Son of God.

^{2 (B)}As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“^(C)Behold, I send My messenger ^[a]ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
^{3 (D)}The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

⁴ John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness ^[b](E)preaching a baptism of repentance for the ^(F)forgiveness of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. ⁶ John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore ^(G)a leather belt around his waist, and ^[c]his diet was locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he was ^[d]preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. ⁸ I baptized you ^[e]with water; but He will baptize you ^[f]with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus

^{9 (H)}In those days Jesus ^(I)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens ^[g]opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him; ¹¹ and a voice came out of the heavens: “^(J)You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

^{12 (K)}Immediately the Spirit *impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. ¹³ And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by ^(L)Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^{14 (M)}Now after John had been ^[h]taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, ^[i](N)preaching the gospel of God, ¹⁵ and saying, “^(O)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God ^[j]is at hand; ^(P)repent and ^[k]believe in the gospel.”

^{16 (Q)}As 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. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” ¹⁸ Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹ Going on a little farther, He saw ^[l]James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away ^[m]to follow Him.

^{21 (R)}They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath ^(S)He entered the synagogue and began to teach. ^{22 (T)}They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. ²³ Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ²⁴ saying, “^(U)What ^[n]business do we have with each other, Jesus ^[o]of ^(V)Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—^(W)the Holy One of God!” ²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” ²⁶ Throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him. ²⁷ They were all ^(X)amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” ²⁸ Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.

Crowds Healed

^{29 (Y)}And immediately after they came ^(Z)out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with ^[p]James and John. ³⁰ Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to ^[q]Jesus about her. ³¹ And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she ^[r]waited on them.

^{32 (AA)}When evening came, ^(AB)after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were ^(AC)demon-possessed. ³³ And the whole ^(AD)city had gathered at the door. ³⁴ And He ^(AE)healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

^{35 (AF)}In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and ^(AG)was praying there. ³⁶ Simon and his companions searched for Him; ³⁷ they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” ³⁸ He *said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may ^[s]preach there also; for that is what I came for.” ^{39 (AH)}And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, ^[t]preaching and casting out the demons.

^{40 (AI)}And a leper *came to Jesus, beseeching Him and ^(AJ)falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away, ⁴⁴ and He *said to him, “^(AK)See that you say nothing to anyone; but ^(AL)go, show yourself to the priest and ^(AM)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ But he went out and began to ^(AN)proclaim it freely and to ^(AO)spread the news around, to such an extent that ^[u]Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but ^[v]stayed out in unpopulated areas; and ^(AP)they were coming to Him from everywhere.

Footnotes

1. Mark 1:2 Lit before your face
2. Mark 1:4 Or proclaiming
3. Mark 1:6 Lit he was eating
4. Mark 1:7 Or proclaiming
5. Mark 1:8 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by
6. Mark 1:8 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by
7. Mark 1:10 Or being parted
8. Mark 1:14 Lit delivered up
9. Mark 1:14 Or proclaiming
10. Mark 1:15 Lit has come near
11. Mark 1:15 Or put your trust in
12. Mark 1:19 Or Jacob
13. Mark 1:20 Lit after Him
14. Mark 1:24 Lit What to us and to You (a Heb idiom)
15. Mark 1:24 Lit the Nazarene
16. Mark 1:29 Or Jacob
17. Mark 1:30 Lit Him
18. Mark 1:31 Or served
19. Mark 1:38 Or proclaim
20. Mark 1:39 Or proclaiming
21. Mark 1:45 Lit He
22. Mark 1:45 Lit was

Cross references

1. Mark 1:1 : Matt 4:3
2. Mark 1:2 : Mark 1:2-8: Matt 3:1-11; Luke 3:2-16
3. Mark 1:2 : Mal 3:1; Matt 11:10; Luke 7:27
4. Mark 1:3 : Is 40:3; Matt 3:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23
5. Mark 1:4 : Acts 13:24
6. Mark 1:4 : Luke 1:77
7. Mark 1:6 : 2 Kin 1:8
8. Mark 1:9 : Mark 1:9-11: Matt 3:13-17; Luke 3:21, 22
9. Mark 1:9 : Matt 2:23; Luke 2:51
10. Mark 1:11 : Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Matt 3:17; 12:18; Mark 9:7; Luke 3:22
11. Mark 1:12 : Mark 1:12-13: Matt 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
12. Mark 1:13 : Matt 4:10
13. Mark 1:14 : Matt 4:12
14. Mark 1:14 : Matt 4:23
15. Mark 1:15 : Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10; 1 Tim 2:6; Titus 1:3
16. Mark 1:15 : Matt 3:2; Acts 20:21
17. Mark 1:16 : Mark 1:16-20: Matt 4:18-22; Luke 5:2-11; John 1:40-42
18. Mark 1:21 : Mark 1:21-28: Luke 4:31-37
19. Mark 1:21 : Matt 4:23; Mark 1:39; 10:1
20. Mark 1:22 : Matt 7:28
21. Mark 1:24 : Matt 8:29
22. Mark 1:24 : Matt 2:23; Mark 10:47; 14:67; 16:6; Luke 4:34; 24:19; Acts 24:5
23. Mark 1:24 : Luke 1:35; 4:34; John 6:69; Acts 3:14
24. Mark 1:27 : Mark 10:24, 32; 16:5, 6
25. Mark 1:29 : Mark 1:29-31: Matt 8:14, 15; Luke 4:38, 39
26. Mark 1:29 : Mark 1:21, 23
27. Mark 1:32 : Mark 1:32-34: Matt 8:16, 17; Luke 4:40, 41
28. Mark 1:32 : Matt 8:16; Luke 4:40
29. Mark 1:32 : Matt 4:24
30. Mark 1:33 : Mark 1:21
31. Mark 1:34 : Matt 4:23
32. Mark 1:35 : Mark 1:35-38: Luke 4:42, 43
33. Mark 1:35 : Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16
34. Mark 1:39 : Matt 4:23; 9:35; Mark 1:23; 3:1
35. Mark 1:40 : Mark 1:40-44: Matt 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-14
36. Mark 1:40 : Matt 8:2; Mark 10:17; Luke 5:12
37. Mark 1:44 : Matt 8:4
38. Mark 1:44 : Matt 8:4
39. Mark 1:44 : Lev 14:1-32
40. Mark 1:45 : Matt 28:15; Luke 5:15
41. Mark 1:45 : Matt 28:15; Luke 5:15
42. Mark 1:45 : Mark 2:2, 13; 3:7; Luke 5:17; John 6:2