Mark 1:7-17

⁷He proclaimed, “One will come after me who is more powerful than I; the strap of his sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

⁸I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

⁹It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan River.

¹⁰As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down on him like a dove.

¹¹A voice came out of the heavens, “You are my beloved Son. I am very pleased with you.”

¹²Then the Spirit compelled him to go out into the wilderness.

¹³He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels served him.

¹⁴Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God.

¹⁵He said, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel.”

¹⁶When he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.

¹⁷Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”