Mark 1:1-18 ▼

1 The begynnyng of the Gospel of Iesu Christ, the sonne of God.

2 As it hath ben written in the prophetes: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee.

3 A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght.

4 Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes.

5 And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.

6 Iohn was clothed with Camelles heere, and with a girdle of a skynne about his loynes: and he did eate locustes and wylde hony.

7 And preached, saying: He that is stronger then I, commeth after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stowpe downe, and vnloose.

8 I haue baptized you with water: but he shal baptize you with the holy ghost.

9 And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came fro Nazareth, of Galilee, & was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.

10 And assone as he was come vp out of the water, he sawe heauen open, & the spirite descending vpon him like a doue.

11 And there came a voyce from heauen: Thou art my deare sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

12 And immediatly the spirite driueth hym into wyldernesse.

13 And he was there in the wyldernesse fourtie dayes, and was tempted of Satan, & was with wylde beastes. And the Angels ministred vnto hym.

14 After that Iohn was deliuered to prison Iesus came into Galilee, preachyng the Gospell of the kyngdome of God,

15 And saying: The tyme is come, and the kyngdome of God is at hande: repent, and beleue the Gospell.

16 As he walked by the sea of Galilee, he sawe Simon, and Andrewe his brother, castyng nettes into the sea (for they were fysshers.)

17 And Iesus saide vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men.

18 And strayghtway they forsoke their nettes, and folowed hym.