John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins. 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. 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; and preached, saying:
"There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes
I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you
with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost."
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up
out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove
descending upon him: and there came a voice from heaven, saying:
"Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was
there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the
wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying:
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye,
and believe the gospel."
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his
brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus
said unto them:
"Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men."
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their
nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he
entered into the synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at
his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as
the scribes. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean
spirit; and he cried out, 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."
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Hold thy peace, and come out of him."
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice,
he came out of him. 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."
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round
about Galilee.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account