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Mark 1:7-16 New International Version (NIV)

7. And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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

9. At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

10. 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.

11. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

12. At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,

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

14. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

15. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

16. 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.