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Mark - ch 1 v 1 - 20
- The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.
- A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
- John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.
- And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
- And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.
- And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
- I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- And forthwith coming up out of he water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove descending, and remaining on him.
- And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
- And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.
- And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
- And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
- And saying: The time is accomplished, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.
- And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea (for they were fishermen).
- And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
- And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.
- And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:
- And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
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