The Gospel According to St. Mark

1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 1:2As it is written in the prophets,Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy waybefore thee. 1:3The voice ofone crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make hispaths straight. 1:4John didbaptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for theremission of sins. 1:5Andthere went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, andwere all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. 1:6And John was clothed withcamel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he dideat locusts and wild honey; 1:7And preached, saying, There comethone mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthyto stoop down and unloose. 1:8I indeed have baptized you withwater: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 1:9And it came to pass in those days,that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John inJordan. 1:10And straightwaycoming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit likea dove descending upon him: 1:11And there came a voice fromheaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1:12And immediately theSpirit driveth him into the wilderness. 1:13And he was there in thewilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; andthe angels ministered unto him. 1:14Now after that John was put inprison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom ofGod, 1:15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repentye, and believe the gospel. 1:16Now as he walked by the sea ofGalilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea:for they were fishers. 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 1:18And straightwaythey forsook their nets, and followed him. 1:19And when he had gone a littlefarther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John hisbrother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 1:20And straightway he called them:and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants,and went after him. 1:21Andthey went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he enteredinto the synagogue, and taught. 1:22And they were astonished at hisdoctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as thescribes. 1:23And there was intheir synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 1:24Saying, Let us alone; whathave we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroyus? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 1:25And Jesus rebuked him, saying,Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 1:26And when the unclean spirit hadtorn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 1:27And they were all amazed,insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing isthis? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth heeven the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 1:28And immediately his fame spreadabroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 1:29And forthwith, when they werecome out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon andAndrew, with James and John. 1:30But Simon’s wife’s mother laysick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 1:31And he came and took her by thehand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and sheministered unto them. 1:32Andat even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that werediseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 1:33And all the city was gatheredtogether at the door. 1:34Andhe healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out manydevils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 1:35And in the morning,rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into asolitary place, and there prayed. 1:36And Simon and they that were withhim followed after him. 1:37And when they had found him, theysaid unto him, All men seek for thee. 1:38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: fortherefore came I forth. 1:39And he preached in theirsynagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. 1:40And there came a leper to him,beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thouwilt, thou canst make me clean. 1:41And Jesus, moved with compassion,put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 1:42And as soon as he had spoken,immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 1:43And he straitly charged him, andforthwith sent him away; 1:44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself tothe priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Mosescommanded, for a testimony unto them. 1:45But he went out, and began topublish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch thatJesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desertplaces: and they came to him from every quarter.

2:1And again he enteredinto Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was inthe house. 2:2And straightwaymany were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receivethem, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the wordunto them. 2:3And they comeunto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 2:4And when they could not come nighunto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and whenthey had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick ofthe palsy lay. 2:5When Jesussaw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,thy sins be forgiven thee. 2:6But there were certain of thescribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 2:7Why doth this man thusspeak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 2:8And immediately when Jesusperceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he saidunto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 2:9Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thysins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 2:10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth toforgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 2:11I say unto thee,Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 2:12And immediately hearose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that theywere all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on thisfashion. 2:13And he wentforth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, andhe taught them. 2:14And as hepassed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receiptof custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And hearose and followed him. 2:15And it came to pass, that, asJesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat alsotogether with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and theyfollowed him. 2:16And whenthe scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, theysaid unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh withpublicans and sinners? 2:17When Jesus heard it, hesaith unto them, They that are whole have no need of thephysician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, butsinners to repentance. 2:18And the disciples of John and ofthe Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do thedisciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 2:19And Jesus said unto them,Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while thebridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them,they cannot fast. 2:20But the days willcome, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shallthey fast in those days. 2:21No man alsoseweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece thatfilled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 2:22And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new winedoth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will bemarred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. 2:23And it came to pass, that he wentthrough the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, asthey went, to pluck the ears of corn. 2:24And the Pharisees said unto him,Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 2:25And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was anhungred, he, and they that were with him? 2:26How he went intothe house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat theshewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave alsoto them which were with him? 2:27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 2:28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

3:1And he entered again into thesynagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 3:2And they watched him, whether hewould heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3:3And he saith unto the man whichhad the withered hand, Stand forth. 3:4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? tosave life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 3:5And when he had looked round abouton them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, hesaith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. Andhe stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 3:6And the Pharisees wentforth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, howthey might destroy him. 3:7But Jesus withdrew himself withhis disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him,and from Judaea, 3:8And fromJerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they aboutTyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great thingshe did, came unto him. 3:9Andhe spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because ofthe multitude, lest they should throng him. 3:10For he had healed many; insomuchthat they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. 3:11And unclean spirits, whenthey saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son ofGod. 3:12And he straitlycharged them that they should not make him known. 3:13And he goeth up into a mountain,and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 3:14And he ordained twelve, that theyshould be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 3:15And to have power to healsicknesses, and to cast out devils: 3:16And Simon he surnamed Peter; 3:17And James the sonof Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges,which is, The sons of thunder: 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, andBartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son ofAlphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 3:19And Judas Iscariot, which alsobetrayed him: and they went into an house. 3:20And the multitude cometh togetheragain, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 3:21And when his friends heard ofit, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is besidehimself.

3:22And the scribes whichcame down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of thedevils casteth he out devils. 3:23And he called them untohim, and said unto them in parables, How can Satancast out Satan? 3:24And if a kingdombe divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 3:25And if a house bedivided against itself, that house cannot stand. 3:26And if Satan riseup against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 3:27Noman can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except hewill first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 3:28Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sonsof men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 3:29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath neverforgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 3:30Because they said, He hath anunclean spirit.

3:31There came then hisbrethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, callinghim. 3:32And the multitudesat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethrenwithout seek for thee. 3:33And he answered them, saying,Who is my mother, or my brethren? 3:34And he looked round about on themwhich sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and mybrethren! 3:35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother,and my sister, and mother.

4:1And he began again to teach by thesea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that heentered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was bythe sea on the land. 4:2Andhe taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in hisdoctrine, 4:3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4:4And it came topass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the aircame and devoured it up. 4:5And some fell onstony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up,because it had no depth of earth: 4:6But when the sunwas up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 4:7Andsome fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and ityielded no fruit. 4:8And other fell ongood ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and broughtforth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 4:9And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 4:10And when he was alone, they thatwere about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 4:11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God:but unto them that are without, all these things are done inparables: 4:12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they mayhear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, andtheir sins should be forgiven them. 4:13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

4:14The sower soweththe word. 4:15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; butwhen they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the wordthat was sown in their hearts. 4:16And these arethey likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heardthe word, immediately receive it with gladness; 4:17And have no rootin themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction orpersecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 4:18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear theword, 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomethunfruitful. 4:20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hearthe word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold,some sixty, and some an hundred.

4:21And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed?and not to be set on a candlestick? 4:22For there isnothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing keptsecret, but that it should come abroad. 4:23If any man haveears to hear, let him hear. 4:24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall bemeasured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 4:25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 4:26And he said, Sois the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 4:27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed shouldspring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 4:28For the earthbringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after thatthe full corn in the ear. 4:29But when thefruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because theharvest is come.

4:30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with whatcomparison shall we compare it? 4:31It is likea grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less thanall the seeds that be in the earth: 4:32But when it issown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth outgreat branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow ofit. 4:33And with manysuch parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hearit. 4:34But without aparable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded allthings to his disciples. 4:35And the same day, when the evenwas come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto theother side. 4:36Andwhen they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in theship. And there were also with him other little ships. 4:37And there arose a great storm ofwind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 4:38And he was in the hinder part ofthe ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him,Master, carest thou not that we perish? 4:39And he arose, and rebuked thewind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. Andthe wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 4:41And they fearedexceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, thateven the wind and the sea obey him?

5:1And they came over untothe other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 5:2And when he was come out of theship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an uncleanspirit, 5:3Who had hisdwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 5:4Because that he had beenoften bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been pluckedasunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could anyman tame him. 5:5Andalways, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying,and cutting himself with stones. 5:6But when he saw Jesus afar off, heran and worshipped him, 5:7And cried with a loud voice, andsaid, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most highGod? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 5:8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 5:9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My nameis Legion: for we are many. 5:10And he besought him much that hewould not send them away out of the country. 5:11Now there was there nigh unto themountains a great herd of swine feeding. 5:12And all the devils besought him,saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave themleave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: andthe herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were abouttwo thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 5:14And they that fed the swine fled,and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out tosee what it was that was done. 5:15And they come to Jesus, and seehim that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, andclothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 5:16And they that saw it toldthem how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, andalso concerning the swine. 5:17And they began to pray him todepart out of their coasts. 5:18And when he was come into theship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he mightbe with him. 5:19HowbeitJesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thyfriends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, andhath had compassion on thee. 5:20And he departed, and began topublish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and allmen did marvel. 5:21And when Jesus was passed overagain by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and hewas nigh unto the sea. 5:22And, behold, there cometh one ofthe rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fellat his feet, 5:23And besoughthim greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: Ipray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; andshe shall live. 5:24AndJesus went with him; and much people followed him, and throngedhim. 5:25And a certain woman,which had an issue of blood twelve years, 5:26And had suffered many things ofmany physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered,but rather grew worse, 5:27When she had heard of Jesus, camein the press behind, and touched his garment. 5:28For she said, If I may touch buthis clothes, I shall be whole. 5:29And straightway the fountain ofher blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she washealed of that plague. 5:30And Jesus, immediately knowing inhimself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press,and said, Who touched my clothes? 5:31And his disciples said unto him,Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 5:32And he looked round about to seeher that had done this thing. 5:33But the woman fearing andtrembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him,and told him all the truth. 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and bewhole of thy plague. 5:35While he yet spake, there camefrom the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thydaughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 5:36As soon as Jesus heard the wordthat was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 5:37And he suffered no man to followhim, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 5:38And he cometh to the house of theruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept andwailed greatly. 5:39And whenhe was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado,and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 5:40And they laughed him to scorn.But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother ofthe damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damselwas lying. 5:41And he tookthe damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talithacumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, Isay unto thee, arise. 5:42And straightway the damsel arose,and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they wereastonished with a great astonishment. 5:43And he charged them straitly thatno man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her toeat.

6:1And he went out fromthence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 6:2And when the sabbath daywas come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing himwere astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things?and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even suchmighty works are wrought by his hands? 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the sonof Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and arenot his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 6:4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, andamong his own kin, and in his own house. 6:5And he could there do no mightywork, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healedthem. 6:6And hemarvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages,teaching.

6:7And he called untohim the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gavethem power over unclean spirits; 6:8And commanded them that theyshould take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip,no bread, no money in their purse: 6:9But be shod with sandals;and not put on two coats. 6:10And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till yedepart from that place. 6:11And whosoevershall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off thedust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you,It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment,than for that city. 6:12And they went out, and preachedthat men should repent. 6:13And they cast out many devils,and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. 6:14And king Herod heard ofhim; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John theBaptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forththemselves in him. 6:15Otherssaid, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as oneof the prophets. 6:16But whenHerod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he isrisen from the dead. 6:17ForHerod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him inprison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he hadmarried her. 6:18For John hadsaid unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. 6:19Therefore Herodias had aquarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: 6:20For Herod feared John, knowingthat he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heardhim, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 6:21And when a convenient day wascome, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, highcaptains, and chief estates of Galilee; 6:22And when the daughter of the saidHerodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat withhim, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and Iwill give it thee. 6:23And he sware unto her, Whatsoeverthou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of mykingdom. 6:24And she wentforth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The headof John the Baptist. 6:25Andshe came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, Iwill that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John theBaptist. 6:26And the king wasexceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakeswhich sat with him, he would not reject her. 6:27And immediately the king sent anexecutioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went andbeheaded him in the prison, 6:28And brought his head in acharger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 6:29And when his disciplesheard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in atomb. 6:30And the apostlesgathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, bothwhat they had done, and what they had taught. 6:31And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile: for there were many coming and going, and they had noleisure so much as to eat. 6:32And they departed into a desertplace by ship privately. 6:33And the people saw themdeparting, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, andoutwent them, and came together unto him. 6:34And Jesus, when he came out, sawmuch people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they wereas sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 6:35And when the day was nowfar spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place,and now the time is far passed: 6:36Send them away, that they may gointo the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselvesbread: for they have nothing to eat. 6:37He answered and said unto them,Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shallwe go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? 6:38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew,they say, Five, and two fishes. 6:39And he commanded them to make allsit down by companies upon the green grass. 6:40And they sat down in ranks, byhundreds, and by fifties. 6:41And when he had taken the fiveloaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brakethe loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; andthe two fishes divided he among them all. 6:42And they did all eat, and werefilled. 6:43And they took uptwelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 6:44And they that did eat of theloaves were about five thousand men. 6:45And straightway he constrainedhis disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side beforeunto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 6:46And when he had sent them away,he departed into a mountain to pray. 6:47And when even was come, the shipwas in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 6:48And he saw them toiling inrowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch ofthe night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passedby them. 6:49But when theysaw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, andcried out: 6:50For they allsaw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saithunto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 6:51And he went upunto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed inthemselves beyond measure, and wondered. 6:52For they considered not themiracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. 6:53And when they had passed over,they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. 6:54And when they were come out ofthe ship, straightway they knew him, 6:55And ran through that whole regionround about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, wherethey heard he was. 6:56Andwhithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laidthe sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it werebut the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

7:1Then came together untohim the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 7:2And when they saw some ofhis disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen,hands, they found fault. 7:3For the Pharisees, and all theJews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding thetradition of the elders. 7:4And when they come from themarket, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be,which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots,brasen vessels, and of tables. 7:5Then the Pharisees and scribesasked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of theelders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 7:6He answered and said unto them,Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it iswritten, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heartis far from me. 7:7Howbeit in vain dothey worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 7:8Forlaying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men,as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things yedo. 7:9And he saidunto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God,that ye may keep your own tradition. 7:10For Moses said,Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, lethim die the death: 7:11But ye say, If aman shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is tosay, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall befree. 7:12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or hismother; 7:13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

7:14And when he had called all thepeople unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto meevery one of you, and understand: 7:15There is nothingfrom without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the thingswhich come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 7:16If any man haveears to hear, let him hear. 7:17And when he was entered into thehouse from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 7:18And he saith unto them,Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive,that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannotdefile him; 7:19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, andgoeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 7:20And he said, Thatwhich cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 7:21For from within,out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,murders, 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, anevil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 7:23All these evilthings come from within, and defile the man.

7:24And from thence he arose, andwent into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, andwould have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 7:25For a certain woman, whoseyoung daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell athis feet: 7:26The woman was aGreek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would castforth the devil out of her daughter. 7:27But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take thechildren’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 7:28And she answered and said untohim, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’scrumbs. 7:29And he said untoher, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out ofthy daughter. 7:30Andwhen she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and herdaughter laid upon the bed.

7:31And again, departingfrom the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee,through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 7:32And they bring unto him one thatwas deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to puthis hand upon him. 7:33And hetook him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, andhe spit, and touched his tongue; 7:34And looking up to heaven, hesighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is,Be opened. 7:35And straightway his ears wereopened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 7:36And he charged them thatthey should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more agreat deal they published it; 7:37And were beyond measureastonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deafto hear, and the dumb to speak.

8:1In those days themultitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called hisdisciples unto him, and saith unto them, 8:2I have compassionon the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and havenothing to eat: 8:3And if I send themaway fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for diversof them came from far. 8:4And his disciples answered him,From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in thewilderness? 8:5And he askedthem, How many loaves have ye? And they said,Seven. 8:6And he commandedthe people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, andgave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set beforethem; and they did set them before the people. 8:7And they had a few small fishes:and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8:8So they did eat, and were filled:and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 8:9And they that had eatenwere about four thousand: and he sent them away. 8:10And straightway he entered into aship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 8:11And the Pharisees came forth, andbegan to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, temptinghim. 8:12And he sighed deeplyin his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seekafter a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given untothis generation. 8:13And he left them, and enteringinto the ship again departed to the other side.

8:14Now thedisciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the shipwith them more than one loaf. 8:15And he charged them, saying,Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, andof the leaven of Herod. 8:16And they reasoned amongthemselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 8:17And when Jesus knew it, hesaith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread?perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 8:18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do yenot remember? 8:19When I brake thefive loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments tookye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 8:20And when theseven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took yeup? And they said, Seven. 8:21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

8:22And he cometh to Bethsaida; andthey bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 8:23And he took the blind man by thehand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, andput his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 8:24And he looked up, and said, I seemen as trees, walking. 8:25After that he put hishands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, andsaw every man clearly. 8:26And he sent him away to hishouse, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tellit to any in the town.

8:27And Jesus went out, and hisdisciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he askedhis disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that Iam? 8:28And theyanswered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One ofthe prophets. 8:29And hesaith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? AndPeter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 8:30And he charged them that theyshould tell no man of him. 8:31And he began to teach them, thatthe Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, andof the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after threedays rise again. 8:32And hespake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 8:33But when he had turnedabout and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the thingsthat be of God, but the things that be of men.

8:34And when he had called the peopleunto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take uphis cross, and follow me. 8:35For whosoeverwill save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for mysake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 8:36For what shall itprofit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 8:37Orwhat shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 8:38Whosoevertherefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous andsinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when hecometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

9:1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that standhere, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom ofGod come with power.

9:2And after six days Jesus takethwith him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into anhigh mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 9:3And his raiment becameshining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 9:4And there appeared untothem Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 9:5And Peter answered and said toJesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make threetabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 9:6For he wist not what to say; forthey were sore afraid. 9:7Andthere was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of thecloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 9:8And suddenly, when they had lookedround about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. 9:9And as they came down fromthe mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what thingsthey had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 9:10And they kept that saying withthemselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the deadshould mean. 9:11And theyasked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 9:12And he answered and told them,Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; andhow it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, andbe set at nought. 9:13But I say untoyou, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoeverthey listed, as it is written of him.

9:14And when he came to hisdisciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribesquestioning with them. 9:15And straightway all the people,when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to himsaluted him. 9:16And he askedthe scribes, What question ye with them? 9:17And one of the multitude answeredand said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumbspirit; 9:18And wheresoeverhe taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with histeeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should casthim out; and they could not. 9:19He answereth him, and saith,O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? howlong shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 9:20And they brought him unto him:and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on theground, and wallowed foaming. 9:21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said,Of a child. 9:22And ofttimesit hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: butif thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 9:23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to himthat believeth. 9:24And straightway the father of thechild cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mineunbelief. 9:25When Jesus sawthat the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, sayingunto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee,come out of him, and enter no more into him. 9:26And the spirit cried, andrent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch thatmany said, He is dead. 9:27But Jesus took him by the hand,and lifted him up; and he arose. 9:28And when he was come into thehouse, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 9:29And he said unto them,This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer andfasting.

9:30And they departed thence, andpassed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 9:31For he taught hisdisciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is deliveredinto the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he iskilled, he shall rise the third day. 9:32But they understood not thatsaying, and were afraid to ask him. 9:33And he came to Capernaum: andbeing in the house he asked them, What was it that yedisputed among yourselves by the way? 9:34But they held their peace: for bythe way they had disputed among themselves, who should be thegreatest. 9:35And he satdown, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If anyman desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servantof all. 9:36And hetook a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken himin his arms, he said unto them, 9:37Whosoever shallreceive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shallreceive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

9:38And John answered him, saying,Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth notus: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. 9:39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle inmy name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 9:40For he that isnot against us is on our part. 9:41For whosoevershall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong toChrist, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 9:42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones thatbelieve in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about hisneck, and he were cast into the sea. 9:43And if thy handoffend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed,than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall bequenched: 9:44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 9:45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for theeto enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, intothe fire that never shall be quenched: 9:46Where their wormdieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 9:47And if thine eyeoffend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdomof God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 9:48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 9:49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrificeshall be salted with salt. 9:50Salt isgood: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it?Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

10:1And he arose from thence, andcometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and thepeople resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

10:2And the Pharisees cameto him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?tempting him. 10:3And heanswered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 10:4And they said,Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 10:5And Jesus answered andsaid unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wroteyou this precept. 10:6But from thebeginning of the creation God made them male and female. 10:7For this causeshall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 10:8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no moretwain, but one flesh. 10:9What thereforeGod hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10:10And in the house his disciplesasked him again of the same matter. 10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committethadultery against her. 10:12And if a womanshall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committethadultery.

10:13And they brought young childrento him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked thosethat brought them. 10:14But when Jesus saw it, hewas much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the littlechildren to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdomof God. 10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdomof God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 10:16And he took them up in his arms,put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

10:17And when he was goneforth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and askedhim, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 10:18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one,that is, God. 10:19Thou knowest thecommandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do notbear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 10:20And he answeredand said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 10:21Then Jesus beholding himloved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: gothy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalthave treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 10:22And he was sad atthat saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

10:23And Jesus lookedround about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardlyshall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 10:24And the disciples wereastonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them,Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches toenter into the kingdom of God! 10:25It is easier fora camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enterinto the kingdom of God. 10:26And they were astonished out ofmeasure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 10:27And Jesus looking upon themsaith, With men it is impossible, but not with God:for with God all things are possible.

10:28Then Peter began to say untohim, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 10:29And Jesus answered and said,Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath lefthouse, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, orchildren, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 10:30But he shallreceive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, andsisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and inthe world to come eternal life. 10:31But many thatare first shall be last; and the last first.

10:32And they were in the way goingup to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and asthey followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and beganto tell them what things should happen unto him, 10:33Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall bedelivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shallcondemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 10:34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spitupon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

10:35And James and John, the sons ofZebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest dofor us whatsoever we shall desire. 10:36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 10:37They said unto him, Grant untous that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand,in thy glory. 10:38But Jesussaid unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink ofthe cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I ambaptized with? 10:39And they said unto him, We can.And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cupthat I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall yebe baptized: 10:40But to sit on myright hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall begiven to them for whom it is prepared. 10:41And when the ten heardit, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 10:42But Jesus called them tohim, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which areaccounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and theirgreat ones exercise authority upon them. 10:43But so shall itnot be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be yourminister: 10:44And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant ofall. 10:45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but tominister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

10:46And they came to Jericho: and ashe went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people,blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 10:47And when he heard thatit was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thouSon of David, have mercy on me. 10:48And many charged him that heshould hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Sonof David, have mercy on me. 10:49And Jesus stood still, andcommanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him,Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 10:50And he, casting away hisgarment, rose, and came to Jesus. 10:51And Jesus answered and said untohim, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? Theblind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 10:52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. Andimmediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

11:1And when they camenigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, hesendeth forth two of his disciples, 11:2And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as yebe entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat;loose him, and bring him. 11:3And if any mansay unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; andstraightway he will send him hither. 11:4And they went their way, andfound the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; andthey loose him. 11:5Andcertain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing thecolt? 11:6And they said untothem even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 11:7And they brought the colt toJesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 11:8And many spread their garments inthe way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawedthem in the way. 11:9And they that went before, andthey that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he thatcometh in the name of the Lord: 11:10Blessed be the kingdom ofour father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in thehighest. 11:11And Jesusentered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked roundabout upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out untoBethany with the twelve.

11:12And on the morrow,when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 11:13And seeing a fig tree afar offhaving leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and whenhe came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was notyet. 11:14And Jesusanswered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of theehereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

11:15And they come toJerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them thatsold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of themoneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 11:16And would not suffer that anyman should carry any vessel through the temple. 11:17And he taught, saying unto them,Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nationsthe house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. 11:18And the scribes and chiefpriests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for theyfeared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. 11:19And when even was come, he wentout of the city.

11:20And in the morning,as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 11:21And Peter calling to remembrancesaith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst iswithered away. 11:22And Jesusanswering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 11:23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto thismountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall notdoubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saithshall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 11:24Therefore I sayunto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that yereceive them, and ye shall have them. 11:25And when yestand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Fatheralso which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 11:26But if ye do notforgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive yourtrespasses.

11:27And they come again toJerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him thechief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 11:28And say unto him, By whatauthority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to dothese things? 11:29And Jesusanswered and said unto them, I will also ask of you onequestion, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do thesethings. 11:30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?answer me. 11:31Andthey reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; hewill say, Why then did ye not believe him? 11:32But if we shall say, Of men;they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was aprophet indeed. 11:33And theyanswered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saithunto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I dothese things.

12:1And he began to speak unto themby parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, andset an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat,and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farcountry. 12:2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that hemight receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 12:3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent himaway empty. 12:4And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him theycast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him awayshamefully handled. 12:5And again he sentanother; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killingsome. 12:6Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him alsolast unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 12:7But thosehusbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him,and the inheritance shall be ours. 12:8And they tookhim, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 12:9What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will comeand destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 12:10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which thebuilders rejected is become the head of the corner: 12:11This was theLord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 12:12And they sought to lay hold onhim, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parableagainst them: and they left him, and went their way.

12:13And they send untohim certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him inhis words. 12:14Andwhen they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou arttrue, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, butteachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar,or not? 12:15Shall we give,or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them,Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 12:16And theybrought it. And he saith unto them, Whose isthis image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. 12:17And Jesus answering saidunto them, Render to Caesar the things that areCaesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And theymarvelled at him.

12:18Then come unto himthe Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him,saying, 12:19Master, Moseswrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wifebehind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take hiswife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 12:20Now there were seven brethren:and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 12:21And the second took her, anddied, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. 12:22And the seven had her, and leftno seed: last of all the woman died also. 12:23In the resurrection therefore,when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven hadher to wife. 12:24And Jesusanswering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, becauseye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? 12:25For when theyshall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage;but are as the angels which are in heaven. 12:26And as touchingthe dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how inthe bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, andthe God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 12:27He is not theGod of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

12:28And one of the scribes came, andhaving heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answeredthem well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; TheLord our God is one Lord: 12:30And thou shaltlove the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and withall thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shaltlove thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greaterthan these. 12:32Andthe scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: forthere is one God; and there is none other but he: 12:33And to love him with all theheart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with allthe strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more thanall whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 12:34And when Jesus saw that heanswered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not farfrom the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him anyquestion.

12:35And Jesus answeredand said, while he taught in the temple, How say thescribes that Christ is the Son of David? 12:36For Davidhimself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on myright hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 12:37David thereforehimself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And thecommon people heard him gladly.

12:38And he said unto them in hisdoctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in longclothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, 12:39And the chiefseats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: 12:40Which devourwidows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shallreceive greater damnation.

12:41And Jesus sat over against thetreasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and manythat were rich cast in much. 12:42And there came a certain poorwidow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 12:43And he called unto himhis disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you,That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast intothe treasury: 12:44For allthey did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did castin all that she had, even all her living.

13:1And as he went out of the temple,one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones andwhat buildings are here! 13:2And Jesus answering said untohim, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not beleft one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 13:3And as he sat upon the mount ofOlives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew askedhim privately, 13:4Tell us,when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when allthese things shall be fulfilled? 13:5And Jesus answering them began tosay, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 13:6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; andshall deceive many. 13:7And when ye shallhear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for suchthings must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 13:8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom againstkingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shallbe famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

13:9But take heed toyourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in thesynagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers andkings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 13:10And the gospelmust first be published among all nations. 13:11But when theyshall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand whatye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be givenyou in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the HolyGhost. 13:12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and thefather the son; and children shall rise up against their parents,and shall cause them to be put to death. 13:13And ye shall behated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endureunto the end, the same shall be saved.

13:14But when yeshall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,)then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 13:15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house,neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 13:16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to takeup his garment. 13:17But woe to themthat are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 13:18And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 13:19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was notfrom the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time,neither shall be. 13:20And except thatthe Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for theelect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 13:21And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ;or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 13:22For falseChrists and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders,to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 13:23But take yeheed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

13:24But in thosedays, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moonshall not give her light, 13:25And the stars ofheaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds withgreat power and glory. 13:27And then shallhe send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the fourwinds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part ofheaven. 13:28Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yettender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 13:29So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come topass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 13:30Verily I sayunto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things bedone. 13:31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not passaway.

13:32But of that dayand that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are inheaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 13:33Take ye heed,watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 13:34For the Sonof man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gaveauthority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded theporter to watch. 13:35Watch yetherefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even,or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 13:36Lest comingsuddenly he find you sleeping. 13:37And what I sayunto you I say unto all, Watch.

14:1After two days was the feastof the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests andthe scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him todeath. 14:2But they said, Noton the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

14:3And being in Bethanyin the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a womanhaving an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and shebrake the box, and poured it on his head. 14:4And there were some that hadindignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of theointment made? 14:5For itmight have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have beengiven to the poor. And they murmured against her. 14:6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good workon me. 14:7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will yemay do them good: but me ye have not always. 14:8She hath donewhat she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 14:9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preachedthroughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall bespoken of for a memorial of her.

14:10And Judas Iscariot, one of thetwelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 14:11And when they heard it,they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he mightconveniently betray him.

14:12And the first day ofunleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said untohim, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat thepassover? 14:13And he sendethforth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go yeinto the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water:follow him. 14:14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of thehouse, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat thepassover with my disciples? 14:15And he will shewyou a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready forus. 14:16And hisdisciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had saidunto them: and they made ready the passover. 14:17And in the evening he comethwith the twelve. 14:18And asthey sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 14:19And they began to be sorrowful,and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said,Is it I? 14:20And heanswered and said unto them, It is one of thetwelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 14:21The Son of manindeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Sonof man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

14:22And as they did eat, Jesus tookbread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 14:23And he took the cup, and when hehad given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 14:24And he said unto them,This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed formany. 14:25Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of thevine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

14:26And when they had sung an hymn,they went out into the mount of Olives. 14:27And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it iswritten, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 14:28But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 14:29But Peter saidunto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in thisnight, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 14:31But he spake themore vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in anywise. Likewise also said they all. 14:32And they came to a place whichwas named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sitye here, while I shall pray. 14:33And he taketh with him Peter andJames and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 14:34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, andwatch. 14:35And hewent forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it werepossible, the hour might pass from him. 14:36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; takeaway this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. 14:37And he cometh,and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon,sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? 14:38Watch ye andpray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, butthe flesh is weak. 14:39And again he went away, andprayed, and spake the same words. 14:40And when he returned, he foundthem asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what toanswer him. 14:41And hecometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now,and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Sonof man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 14:42Rise up, let usgo; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

14:43And immediately, while he yetspake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitudewith swords and staves, from the chief priest and the scribes and theelders. 14:44And he thatbetrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, thatsame is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 14:45And as soon as he was come, hegoeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.

14:46And they laid theirhands on him, and took him. 14:47And one of them that stood bydrew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 14:48And Jesus answered andsaid unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, withswords and with staves to take me? 14:49I was daily withyou in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must befulfilled. 14:50Andthey all forsook him, and fled. 14:51And there followed him a certainyoung man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body;and the young men laid hold on him: 14:52And he left the linen cloth, andfled from them naked.

14:53And they led Jesusaway to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priestsand the elders and the scribes. 14:54And Peter followed him afar off,even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, andwarmed himself at the fire. 14:55And the chief priests and allthe council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; andfound none. 14:56For manybare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 14:57And there arose certain,and bare false witness against him, saying, 14:58We heard him say, I will destroythis temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will buildanother made without hands. 14:59But neither so did their witnessagree together. 14:60And thehigh priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thounothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 14:61But he held his peace, andanswered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Artthou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right handof power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 14:63Then the high priest rent hisclothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 14:64Ye have heard the blasphemy:what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 14:65And some began to spit on him,and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy:and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

14:66And as Peter wasbeneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 14:67And when she saw Peterwarming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast withJesus of Nazareth. 14:68Buthe denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. Andhe went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 14:69And a maid saw him again, andbegan to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 14:70And he denied it again. And alittle after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou artone of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeththereto. 14:71But hebegan to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom yespeak. 14:72And the secondtime the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said untohim, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny methrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

15:1And straightway in themorning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribesand the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, anddelivered him to Pilate. 15:2And Pilate asked him, Art thouthe King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thousayest it. 15:3And the chief priests accused himof many things: but he answered nothing. 15:4And Pilate asked him again,saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witnessagainst thee. 15:5But Jesusyet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 15:6Now at that feast hereleased unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 15:7And there was one namedBarabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection withhim, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 15:8And the multitude crying aloudbegan to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 15:9But Pilate answered them, saying,Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 15:10For he knew that the chiefpriests had delivered him for envy. 15:11But the chief priests moved thepeople, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 15:12And Pilate answered and saidagain unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom yecall the King of the Jews? 15:13And they cried out again,Crucify him. 15:14Then Pilatesaid unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the moreexceedingly, Crucify him.

15:15And so Pilate,willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and deliveredJesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 15:16And the soldiers led him awayinto the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 15:17And they clothed himwith purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 15:18And began to salutehim, Hail, King of the Jews! 15:19And they smote him on the headwith a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their kneesworshipped him. 15:20And whenthey had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his ownclothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 15:21And they compel one Simon aCyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father ofAlexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 15:22And they bring him unto theplace Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 15:23And they gave him to drink winemingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 15:24And when they had crucified him,they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man shouldtake. 15:25And it was thethird hour, and they crucified him. 15:26And the superscription of hisaccusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 15:27And with him they crucify twothieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 15:28And the scripture was fulfilled,which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 15:29And they that passed by railedon him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest thetemple, and buildest it in three days, 15:30Save thyself, and come down fromthe cross. 15:31Likewise alsothe chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He savedothers; himself he cannot save. 15:32Let Christ the King of Israeldescend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they thatwere crucified with him reviled him. 15:33And when the sixth hour wascome, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesuscried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God,my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 15:35And some of them that stood by,when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 15:36And one ran and filled a spungefull of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink,saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. 15:37And Jesus cried with aloud voice, and gave up the ghost. 15:38And the veil of the temple wasrent in twain from the top to the bottom.

15:39And when thecenturion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, andgave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 15:40There were also women looking onafar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James theless and of Joses, and Salome; 15:41(Who also, when he was inGalilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other womenwhich came up with him unto Jerusalem.

15:42And now when the evenwas come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before thesabbath, 15:43Joseph ofArimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom ofGod, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 15:44And Pilate marvelled ifhe were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he askedhim whether he had been any while dead. 15:45And when he knew it ofthe centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 15:46And he bought fine linen, andtook him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchrewhich was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of thesepulchre. 15:47And MaryMagdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

16:1And when the sabbathwas past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome,had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 16:2And very early in the morning thefirst day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the risingof the sun. 16:3And they saidamong themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of thesepulchre? 16:4And when theylooked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 16:5And entering into thesepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in along white garment; and they were affrighted. 16:6And he saith unto them, Be notaffrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen;he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 16:7But go your way, tell hisdisciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall yesee him, as he said unto you. 16:8And they went out quickly, andfled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither saidthey any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

16:9Now when Jesuswas risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first toMary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 16:10And she went and toldthem that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 16:11And they, when they had heardthat he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

16:12After that heappeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went intothe country. 16:13And theywent and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

16:14Afterward he appearedunto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with theirunbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which hadseen him after he was risen. 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to everycreature. 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he thatbelieveth not shall be damned. 16:17And these signsshall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;they shall speak with new tongues; 16:18They shall takeup serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

16:19So then after the Lord hadspoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the righthand of God. 16:20And theywent forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them,and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Authorized King James Version, originally published by Oxford Press, Oxford, 1769