ظهور يوحنا المعمدان
(متى 3:1-12، لوقا 3:1-18، يوحنا 1:19-28)1 بِشارةُ يَسوعَ المَسيحِ اَبنِ اللهِ، 2 بَدأتْ كما كَتبَ النّبيّ إشَعْيا:
«ها أنا أُرسِلُ رَسولي قُدّامَكَ
ليُهيّئَ طَريقَكَ
3 صوتُ صارِخٍ في البرّيّةِ:
هَيّئوا طَريقَ الرّبّ،
واَجعَلو سُبُلَهُ مُستقيمَةً».
4 فظَهرَ يوحنّا المَعمدانُ في البرّيّةِ يَدعو النّاسَ إلى مَعموديّةِ التّوبةِ لتُغفَرَ خَطاياهُم. 5 وكانوا يَخرُجونَ إلَيهِ مِنْ جميعِ بِلادِ اليَهوديّةِ وأُورُشليمَ فيُعَمّدهُم في نهرِ الأُردُنِ، مُعتَرِفينَ بِخطاياهُم.
6 وكانَ يوحنّا يَلبَسُ ثَوبًا مِنْ وبَرِ الجِمالِ، وعلى وَسْطِهِ حِزامٌ مِنْ جِلدٍ، ويَقتاتُ مِنَ الجَرادِ والعسَلِ البرّيّ. 7 وكانَ يُبشّرُ فيقولُ: «يَجيءُ بَعدي مَنْ هوَ أقوى منّي. مَنْ لا أحسبُ نفْسي أهلاً لأنْ أنحَنيَ وأحُلّ رِباطَ حِذائِهِ. 8 أنا عَمّدتكُم بالماءِ، وأمّا هوَ فيُعمّدُكُم بالرّوحِ القُدُسِ».
يوحنا يعمّد يسوع
(متى 3:13-17، لوقا 3:21-22)9 وفي تِلكَ الأيّامِ جاءَ يَسوعُ مِنَ النّاصِرَةِ التي في الجَليلِ، وتَعمّدَ على يَدِ يوحنّا في نَهرِ الأُردُنِ. 10 ولمّا صعدَ يَسوعُ مِنَ الماءِ رأى السّماواتِ تنفَتِحُ والرّوحَ القُدُسَ يَنزِلُ علَيهِ كأنّهُ حَمامةٌ. 11 وقالَ صوتٌ مِنَ السّماءِ: «أنتَ اَبني الحبيبُ، بِكَ رَضِيتُ».
الشيطان يجرب يسوع
(متى 4:1-11، لوقا 4:1-13)12 وأخرجَهُ الرّوحُ القُدُسُ إلى البرّيّةِ، 13 فأقامَ فيها أربَعينَ يومًا يُجرّبُهُ الشَيطانُ. وكانَ هُناكَ معَ الوُحوشِ. وكانَت تخدُمُهُ الملائِكةُ.
يسوع في الجليل: التلاميذ الأولون
(متى 4:12-22، لوقا 4:14-15؛ لوقا 5:1-11)14 وبَعدَ اَعتِقالِ يوحنّا، جاءَ يَسوعُ إلى الجليلِ يُعلِنُ بِشارةَ اللهِ، 15 فيقولُ: «تَمّ الزّمانُ واَقترَبَ مَلكوتُ اللهِ. فتُوبوا وآمنوا بالإنجيلِ».
16 وبَينَما هوَ يَمشي على شاطئِ بحرِ الجَليلِ، رأى صيّادَينِ هُما سِمْعانُ وأخوهُ أندَرَاوُسُ يُلقيانِ الشّبكَةَ في البحرِ، 17 فقالَ لهُما يَسوعُ: «اَتبعاني أجعَلْكُما صيّادَي بَشَرٍ». 18 فتَركا شِباكَهُما في الحالِ وتَبِعاهُ.
19 ومشَى قليلاً، فَرأى يَعقوبَ بنَ زَبدي وأخاهُ يوحنّا، وهُما في القارِبِ يُصلِحانِ شِباكَهُما. 20 فما إنْ دَعاهُما، حتى تَركا أباهُما زَبدي في القارِبِ معَ مُعاوِنيهِ وتَبِعاهُ.
يسوع يطرد روحًا نجسًا
(لوقا 4:31-37)21 وجاؤوا إلى كَفرناحومَ، فدَخَلَ المَجمعَ في السّبتِ وأخَذَ يُعلّمُ. 22 فتَعَجّبوا من تعليمِهِ، لأنّهُ كانَ يُعلّمُهُم مِثلَ مَنْ لَه سُلطانٌ، لا مِثلَ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ.
23 وكانَ في المَجمعِ رجُلٌ فيهِ رُوحٌ نَجِسٌ، فأخذَ يَصيحُ: 24 «ما لنا ولكَ، يا يَسوعُ النّاصريّ؟ أجِئتَ لِتُهلِكَنا؟ أنا أعرِفُ مَنْ أنتَ: أنتَ قُدّوسُ اللهِ!» 25 فاَنتَهَرَهُ يَسوعُ، قالَ: «إخرَسْ واَخرُجْ مِنَ الرّجُلِ!» 26 فصرَعَهُ الرّوحُ النّجِسُ، وصرَخَ صَرخةً قويّةً وخرَجَ مِنهُ. 27 فتَعجّبَ النّاسُ كُلّهم وتَساءَلوا: «ما هذا؟ أتَعليمٌ جديدٌ يُلقى بِسُلطانٍ؟ حتى الأرواحُ النّجِسةُ يأمُرُها فتُطيعُهُ!»
28 وذاعَ صيتُ يَسوعَ في جميعِ أنحاءِ الجَليلِ.
شفاء حماة بطرس
(متى 8:14-17، لوقا 4:38-41)29 ولمّا خرَجَ مِنَ المَجمعِ، جاءَ معَ يَعقوبَ ويوحنّا إلى بيتِ سِمْعانَ وأندَراوسَ. 30 وكانَت حَماةُ سِمْعانَ طَريحةَ الفِراشِ بالحُمّى، فأخبَروهُ عَنها. 31 فدَنا مِنها وأمسَكَ يَدَها وأنهَضَها. فتَركَتْها الحُمّى وأخذَت تَخدُمُهُم.
32 وعِندَ المساءِ، بَعدَ غُروبِ الشّمسِ، حمَلَ النّاسُ إلَيهِ جميعَ المرضى والذينَ فيهِم شياطينُ. 33 وتجمّعَ أهلُ المدينةِ كُلّهُم على البابِ، 34 فشَفى كثيرًا مِنَ المُصابينَ بمُختَلفِ الأمراضِ، وطَردَ كثيرًا مِنَ الشّياطينِ، ومنَعَ الشّياطينَ أنْ تتكلّمَ لأنّها عَرَفتْهُ.
التبشير في الجليل
(لوقا 4:42-44)35 وقامَ قَبلَ طُلوعِ الفَجرِ، فخَرَجَ وذهَبَ إلى مكانٍ مُقفرٍ، وأخذَ يُصلّي هُناكَ. 36 فبَحثَ عَنهُ سِمْعانُ ورِفاقُهُ، 37 ولمّا وجدوهُ قالوا لَه: «جميعُ النّاسِ يطْلُبونَكَ!» 38 فقالَ لهُم: «تعالَوا نَذهَبُ إلى القُرى المُجاوِرةِ لأُبَشّرَ فيها أيضًا، لأنّي لِهذا خَرجتُ».
39 وطافَ في أنحاءِ الجليلِ، يُبَشّرُ في مجامِعِهِم ويَطرُدُ الشّياطينَ.
شفاء أبرص
(متى 8:1-4، لوقا 5:12-16)40 وجاءَهُ أبرصُ يَتوسّلُ إليهِ، فسَجَدَ وقالَ لَه: «إنْ أرَدتَ طَهّرتَني». 41 فأشفَقَ علَيهِ يَسوعُ ومدّ يدَهُ ولَمَسهُ وقالَ لَه: «أريدُ، فاَطْهُرْ!» 42 فزالَ عَنهُ البرَصُ في الحالِ وطَهَرَ.
43 فاَنتَهَرَهُ يَسوعُ وصرَفَهُ، 44 بَعدَما قالَ لَه: «إيّاكَ أن تُخبِرَ أحدًا بِشَيءٍ. ولكِنِ اَذهَبْ إلى الكاهنِ وأرِهِ نفسَكَ، ثُمّ قَدّمْ عَنْ شِفائِكَ ما أمَرَ بِه موسى، شَهادةً عِندَهُم». 45 ولكِنّ الرّجُلَ اَنصَرَفَ وأخَذَ يُذيعُ الخبَرَ ويَنشُرُهُ في كُلّ مكانٍ. حتى تعذّرَ على يَسوعَ أنْ يدخُلَ علانيةً إلى أيّةِ مدينةٍ. فأقامَ في أماكنَ مُقفِرَةٍ. وكانَ النّاسُ يَجيئونَ إلَيهِ مِنْ كُلّ مكانٍ.
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 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; 7 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. 8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying , Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 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. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had 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, 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. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 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. 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. 39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.