11. A voice came from heaven and said: “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”
12. Then the Spirit sent Jesus into the desert alone.
13. He was in the desert 40 days and was there with the wild animals. While he was in the desert, he was tempted by Satan. Then angels came and took care of Jesus.
14. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee and preached the Good News from God.
15. Jesus said, “The right time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Change your hearts and lives and believe the Good News!”
16. When Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and Simon’s brother, Andrew. They were fishermen and were throwing a net into the lake to catch fish.
17. Jesus said to them, “Come and follow me. I will make you fishermen for men.”
18. So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
19. Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat, preparing their nets to catch fish.
20. Their father Zebedee and the men who worked for him were in the boat with the brothers. When Jesus saw the brothers, he called them to come with him. They left their father and followed Jesus.
21. Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. On the Sabbath day Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach.
22. The people there were amazed at his teaching. He did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority.
23. While he was in the synagogue, a man was there who had an evil spirit in him. The man shouted,
24. “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”
25. Jesus said strongly, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!”
26. The evil spirit made the man shake violently. Then the spirit gave a loud cry and came out of him.
27. The people were amazed. They asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new. And he teaches with authority. He even gives commands to evil spirits, and they obey him.”
28. And the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the area of Galilee.
29. Jesus and his followers left the synagogue. They all went at once with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.