The Gospel of Mark (Part Seven)

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Elijah. Man of Courage, Man of Faith, Man of God.

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         <div class="label">146</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 146</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.146.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">146:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 10</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.146.1"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, my soul.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.146.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.146.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">I will praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> all my life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.146.2"><span class="content">I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.146.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.146.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Do not put your trust in princes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.146.3"><span class="content">in human beings, who cannot save.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.146.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.146.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.146.4"><span class="content">on that very day their plans come to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.146.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.146.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.146.5"><span class="content">whose hope is in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> their God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.146.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.146.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">He is the Maker of heaven and earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.146.6"><span class="content">the sea, and everything in them&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.146.6"><span class="content">he remains faithful forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.146.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.146.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He upholds the cause of the oppressed</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.146.7"><span class="content">and gives food to the hungry.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.146.7"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> sets prisoners free,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.146.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.146.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> gives sight to the blind,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.146.8"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> lifts up those who are bowed down,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.146.8"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> loves the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.146.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.146.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> watches over the foreigner</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.146.9"><span class="content">and sustains the fatherless and the widow,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.146.9"><span class="content">but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.146.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.146.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> reigns forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.146.10"><span class="content">your God, O Zion, for all generations.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.146.10"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch17" data-usfm="PRO.17">
         <div class="label">17</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Better a dry crust with peace and quiet</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="content">than a house full of feasting, with strife.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="content">and will share the inheritance as one of the family.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> tests the heart.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="content">a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="content">whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Children&#8217;s children are a crown to the aged,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="content">and parents are the pride of their children.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="content">how much worse lying lips to a ruler!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="content">they think success will come at every turn.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="content">but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">A rebuke impresses a discerning person</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="content">more than a hundred lashes a fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Evildoers foster rebellion against God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="content">the messenger of death will be sent against them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="content">than a fool bent on folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Evil will never leave the house</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="content">of one who pays back evil for good.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="content">so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests them both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="content">when they are not able to understand it?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A friend loves at all times,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="content">and a brother is born for a time of adversity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="content">and puts up security for a neighbor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="content">whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="content">one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">To have a fool for a child brings grief;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="content">there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">A cheerful heart is good medicine,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="content">but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The wicked accept bribes in secret</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="content">to pervert the course of justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="content">but a fool&#8217;s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A foolish son brings grief to his father</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="content">and bitterness to the mother who bore him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="content">surely to flog honest officials is not right.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="content">and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.17.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.17.28"><span class="content">and discerning if they hold their tongues.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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   <div class="book bkMRK">
      <div class="chapter ch1" data-usfm="MRK.1">
         <div class="label">1</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">John the Baptist Prepares the Way</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MRK.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">Jesus Christ. </span><span class="fq">Messiah </span><span class="ft">(Hebrew) and </span><span class="fqa">Christ </span><span class="ft">(Greek) both mean </span><span class="fqa">Anointed One.</span></span></span><span class="content"> the Son of God,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts do not have </span><span class="fqa">the Son of God.</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MRK.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MRK.1.2"><span class="content">&#8220;I will send my messenger ahead of you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MRK.1.2"><span class="content">who will prepare your way&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:2 </span><span class="ft">Mal. 3:1</span></span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MRK.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MRK.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;a voice of one calling in the wilderness,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MRK.1.3"><span class="content">&#8216;Prepare the way for the Lord,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MRK.1.3"><span class="content">make straight paths for him.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:3 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 40:3</span></span></span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MRK.1.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MRK.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MRK.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MRK.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">John wore clothing made of camel&#8217;s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MRK.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">And this was his message: &#8220;After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MRK.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">I baptize you with</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:8 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in</span></span></span><span class="content"> water, but he will baptize you with</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:8 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in</span></span></span><span class="content"> the Holy Spirit.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Baptism and Testing of Jesus</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MRK.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MRK.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MRK.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MRK.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">And a voice came from heaven: &#8220;You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MRK.1.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MRK.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MRK.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:13 </span><span class="ft">The Greek for </span><span class="fq">tempted </span><span class="ft">can also mean </span><span class="fqa">tested.</span></span></span><span class="content"> by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Announces the Good News</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MRK.1.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MRK.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MRK.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;The time has come,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he said. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Calls His First Disciples</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MRK.1.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MRK.1.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MRK.1.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Come, follow me,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;and I will send you out to fish for people.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MRK.1.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">At once they left their nets and followed him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MRK.1.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MRK.1.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MRK.1.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MRK.1.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="MRK.1.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="MRK.1.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="MRK.1.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="MRK.1.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">&#8220;What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are&#8212;the Holy One of God!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="MRK.1.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="MRK.1.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Be quiet!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> said Jesus sternly. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Come out of him!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="MRK.1.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="MRK.1.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="MRK.1.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, &#8220;What is this? A new teaching&#8212;and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="MRK.1.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Heals Many</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="MRK.1.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="MRK.1.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="MRK.1.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Simon&#8217;s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="MRK.1.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="MRK.1.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="MRK.1.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="MRK.1.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">The whole town gathered at the door, </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="MRK.1.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="MRK.1.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="MRK.1.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="MRK.1.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Simon and his companions went to look for him, </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="MRK.1.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">and when they found him, they exclaimed: &#8220;Everyone is looking for you!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="MRK.1.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="MRK.1.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">Jesus replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Let us go somewhere else&#8212;to the nearby villages&#8212;so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="MRK.1.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="MRK.1.39"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="MRK.1.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">A man with leprosy</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:40 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word traditionally translated </span><span class="fq">leprosy </span><span class="ft">was used for various diseases affecting the skin.</span></span></span><span class="content"> came to him and begged him on his knees, &#8220;If you are willing, you can make me clean.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="MRK.1.40"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="MRK.1.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">Jesus was indignant.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:41 </span><span class="ft">Many manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Jesus was filled with compassion</span></span></span><span class="content"> He reached out his hand and touched the man. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;I am willing,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he said. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Be clean!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="MRK.1.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="MRK.1.42"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="MRK.1.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="content">Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="MRK.1.44"><span class="label">44</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;See that you don&#8217;t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="MRK.1.45"><span class="label">45</span><span class="content">Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.</span></span></div>
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