Noyes Translation
1869 by George Noyes

Mark Chapter 1

Mar 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ;
Mar 1:2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;"
Mar 1:3 "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!"
Mar 1:4 John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mar 1:5 And there went out to him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mar 1:6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Mar 1:7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
Mar 1:8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
Mar 1:9 And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mar 1:10 And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.
Mar 1:11 And there was a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."
Mar 1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
Mar 1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
Mar 1:14 But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the glad tidings of God,
Mar 1:15 [saying,] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings.
Mar 1:16 And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a net in the lake; for they were fishers.
Mar 1:17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
Mar 1:18 And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
Mar 1:19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets;
Mar 1:20 and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him.
Mar 1:21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue.
Mar 1:22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
Mar 1:23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
Mar 1:24 saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mar 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, [saying,] Be silent, and come out of him.
Mar 1:26 And the unclean spirit convulsing him, and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
Mar 1:27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him!
Mar 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee.
Mar 1:29 And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mar 1:30 And Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.
Mar 1:31 And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them.
Mar 1:32 And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;
Mar 1:33 and the whole city was assembled at the door.
Mar 1:34 And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
Mar 1:35 And rising early, long before day, he went out, and withdrew into a desert place, and there prayed.
Mar 1:36 And Simon and those with him went in search of him,
Mar 1:37 and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.
Mar 1:38 And he saith to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I came forth.
Mar 1:39 And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
Mar 1:40 And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
Mar 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.
Mar 1:42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
Mar 1:43 And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him away,
Mar 1:44 saying to him, See that 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.
Mar 1:45 But he went away, and began to publish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was without in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.