ABU(i)
1 THE beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God,
2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
4 John came immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins.
5 And there went out to him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
7 And he preached, saying: There comes after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
8 I indeed immersed you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him.
11 And there came a voice out of heaven: Thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased.
12 And immediately the Spirit drives him forth into the wilderness.
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
14 And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, publishing the good news of the kingdom of God,
15 and saying: The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the good news.
16 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
17 And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
18 And immediately leaving the nets, they followed him.
19 And going a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending the nets.
20 And straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went after him.
21 And they enter into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath he went into the synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene! Didst thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
26 And the unclean spirit, tearing him, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed; so that they questioned among themselves, saying: What is this? A new teaching, with authority! And he commands the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
28 And immediately his fame spread abroad into all the surrounding region of Galilee.
29 And immediately, having come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 And the mother-in-law of Simon was lying sick with fever; and immediately they tell him concerning her.
31 And he came and raised her up, taking hold of her hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.
32 And evening having come, when the sun set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those possessed with demons.
33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34 And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35 And rising very early, by night, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
36 And Simon, and they who were with him, followed after him.
37 And having found him, they say to him: All are seeking thee.
38 And he says to them: Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I came forth.
39 And he was preaching in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him: If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched forth his hand and touched him, and says to him: I will; be thou cleansed.
42 And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43 And sternly charging him, he forthwith sent him away;
44 and says to him: See thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
45 But he, going forth, began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the report; so that he could no longer openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places. And they came to him from every quarter.