
The Gospel According to Saint Mark

   {1:1} The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
{1:2} Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way. {1:3} The voice
of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight; {1:4} John came, who baptized in the
wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of
sins. {1:5} And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and
all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river
Jordan, confessing their sins. {1:6} And John was clothed with camel's
hair, and [had] a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts
and wild honey. {1:7} And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he
that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
stoop down and unloose. {1:8} I baptized you in water; But he shall
baptize you in the Holy Spirit. {1:9} And it came to pass in those
days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of
John in the Jordan. {1:10} And straightway coming up out of the water,
he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending
upon him: {1:11} And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my
beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased. {1:12} And straightway the
Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. {1:13} And he was in the
wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild
beasts; And the angels ministered unto him. {1:14} Now after John was
delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
{1:15} and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at
hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. {1:16} And passing along by
the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon
casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. {1:17} And Jesus said
unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of
men. {1:18} And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
{1:19} And going on a little further, he saw James the [son] of
Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the
nets. {1:20} And straightway he called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. {1:21}
And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he
entered into the synagogue and taught. {1:22} And they were astonished
at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the
scribes. {1:23} And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with
an unclean spirit; and he cried out, {1:24} saying, What have we to do
with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know
thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. {1:25} And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. {1:26} And the unclean
spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
{1:27} And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among
themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he
commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. {1:28} And the
report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of
Galilee round about. {1:29} And straightway, when they were come out of
the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James
and John. {1:30} Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and
straightway they tell him of her: {1:31} and he came and took her by
the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered
unto them. {1:32} And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto
him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.
{1:33} And all the city was gathered together at the door. {1:34} And
he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many
demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
{1:35} And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and
went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. {1:36}
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; {1:37} and
they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee. {1:38} And he
saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may
preach there also; for to this end came I forth. {1:39} And he went
into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out
demons. {1:40} And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and
kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean. {1:41} And being moved with compassion, he stretched
forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou
made clean. {1:42} And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and
he was made clean. {1:43} And he strictly charged him, and straightway
sent him out, {1:44} and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any
man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the
things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. {1:45} But he
went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the
matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but
was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.



   {2:1} And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it
was noised that he was in the house. {2:2} And many were gathered
together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even
about the door: and he spake the word unto them. {2:3} And they come,
bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. {2:4} And
when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered
the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down
the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. {2:5} And Jesus seeing their
faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
{2:6} But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts, {2:7} Why doth this man thus speak? he
blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God? {2:8} And
straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your
hearts? {2:9} Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy
sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
{2:10} But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth
to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), {2:11} I say unto
thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. {2:12} And he
arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth before them all;
insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never
saw it on this fashion. {2:13} And he went forth again by the sea side;
and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. {2:14} And
as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the place
of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed
him. {2:15} And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his
house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. {2:16} And the
scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the
sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, [How is it] that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? {2:17} And when Jesus
heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a
physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners. {2:18} And John's disciples and the Pharisees were
fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and
the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? {2:19}
And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while
the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with
them, they cannot fast. {2:20} But the days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in
that day. {2:21} No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old
garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from
the old, and a worse rent is made. {2:22} And no man putteth new wine
into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine
perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh
wine-skins. {2:23} And it came to pass, that he was going on the
sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they
went, to pluck the ears. {2:24} And the Pharisees said unto him,
Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? {2:25}
And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had
need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him? {2:26} How he
entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate
the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and
gave also to them that were with him? {2:27} And he said unto them, The
sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: {2:28} so that
the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.



   {3:1} And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man
there who had his hand withered. {3:2} And they watched him, whether he
would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. {3:3}
And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth.
{3:4} And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do
good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their
peace. {3:5} And when he had looked round about on them with anger,
being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man,
Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was
restored. {3:6} And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the
Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. {3:7}
And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude
from Galilee followed; and from Judaea, {3:8} and from Jerusalem, and
from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great
multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him. {3:9} And
he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him
because of the crowd, lest they should throng him: {3:10} for he had
healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that
they might touch him. {3:11} And the unclean spirits, whensoever they
beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son
of God. {3:12} And he charged them much that they should not make him
known. {3:13} And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him
whom he himself would; and they went unto him. {3:14} And he appointed
twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth
to preach, {3:15} and to have authority to cast out demons: {3:16} and
Simon he surnamed Peter; {3:17} and James the [son] of Zebedee, and
John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is,
Sons of thunder: {3:18} and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and
Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
and Simon the Cananaean, {3:19} and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed
him. And he cometh into a house. {3:20} And the multitude cometh
together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. {3:21} And
when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they
said, He is beside himself. {3:22} And the scribes that came down from
Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons
casteth he out the demons. {3:23} And he called them unto him, and said
unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? {3:24} And if a
kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. {3:25}
And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able
to stand. {3:26} And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is
divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. {3:27} But no one can enter
into the house of the strong [man], and spoil his goods, except he
first bind the strong [man]; and then he will spoil his house. {3:28}
Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons
of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
{3:29} but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never
forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: {3:30} because they said,
He hath an unclean spirit. {3:31} And there come his mother and his
brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him.
{3:32} And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him,
Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. {3:33} And
he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? {3:34}
And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold,
my mother and my brethren! {3:35} For whosoever shall do the will of
God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.





   {4:1} And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is
gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a
boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the
land. {4:2} And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto
them in his teaching, {4:3} Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to
sow: {4:4} and it came to pass, as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the
way side, and the birds came and devoured it. {4:5} And other fell on
the rocky [ground], where it had not much earth; and straightway it
sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: {4:6} and when the sun
was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered
away. {4:7} And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up,
and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. {4:8} And others fell into the
good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought
forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. {4:9} And he said,
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. {4:10} And when he was alone, they
that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. {4:11}
And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of
God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
{4:12} that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may
hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it
should be forgiven them. {4:13} And he saith unto them, Know ye not
this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? {4:14} The sower
soweth the word. {4:15} And these are they by the way side, where the
word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and
taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. {4:16} And these in
like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky [places], who, when
they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; {4:17} and
they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway
they stumble. {4:18} And others are they that are sown among the
thorns; these are they that have heard the word, {4:19} and the cares
of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other
things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. {4:20}
And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear
the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and
a hundredfold. {4:21} And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be
put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the
stand? {4:22} For there is nothing hid, save that it should be
manifested; neither was [anything] made secret, but that it should come
to light. {4:23} If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. {4:24} And
he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it
shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you. {4:25}
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him
shall be taken away even that which he hath. {4:26} And he said, So is
the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; {4:27}
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up
and grow, he knoweth not how. {4:28} The earth beareth fruit of
herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
{4:29} But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the
sickle, because the harvest is come. {4:30} And he said, How shall we
liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?
{4:31} It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon
the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the
earth, {4:32} yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater
than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds
of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. {4:33} And with many
such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear
it; {4:34} and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately
to his own disciples he expounded all things. {4:35} And on that day,
when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other
side. {4:36} And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even
as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. {4:37} And there
ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat,
insomuch that the boat was now filling. {4:38} And he himself was in
the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him,
Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? {4:39} And he awoke, and
rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind
ceased, and there was a great calm. {4:40} And he said unto them, Why
are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? {4:41} And they feared
exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the
wind and the sea obey him?





   {5:1} And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country
of the Gerasenes. {5:2} And when he was come out of the boat,
straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean
spirit, {5:3} who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any
more bind him, no, not with a chain; {5:4} because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent
asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had
strength to tame him. {5:5} And always, night and day, in the tombs and
in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
{5:6} And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; {5:7}
and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God,
torment me not. {5:8} For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean
spirit, out of the man. {5:9} And he asked him, What is thy name? And
he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. {5:10} And he
besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
{5:11} Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine
feeding. {5:12} And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine,
that we may enter into them. {5:13} And he gave them leave. And the
unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd
rushed down the steep into the sea, [in number] about two thousand; and
they were drowned in the sea. {5:14} And they that fed them fled, and
told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it
was that had come to pass. {5:15} And they come to Jesus, and behold
him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right
mind, [even] him that had the legion: and they were afraid. {5:16} And
they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was
possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. {5:17} And they began
to beseech him to depart from their borders. {5:18} And as he was
entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought
him that he might be with him. {5:19} And he suffered him not, but
saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath done for thee, and [how] he had mercy on
thee. {5:20} And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how
great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled. {5:21} And
when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a
great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. {5:22}
And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name;
and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, {5:23} and beseecheth him much,
saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I pray thee],
that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole,
and live. {5:24} And he went with him; and a great multitude followed
him, and they thronged him. {5:25} And a woman, who had an issue of
blood twelve years, {5:26} and had suffered many things of many
physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered,
but rather grew worse, {5:27} having heard the things concerning Jesus,
came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. {5:28} For she said,
If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole. {5:29} And
straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of her plague. {5:30} And straightway Jesus,
perceiving in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone
forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my
garments? {5:31} And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the
multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? {5:32} And
he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. {5:33} But
the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her,
came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. {5:34} And
he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague. {5:35} While he yet spake, they come
from the ruler of the synagogue's [house] saying, Thy daughter is dead:
why troublest thou the Teacher any further? {5:36} But Jesus, not
heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear
not, only believe. {5:37} And he suffered no man to follow with him,
save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. {5:38} And they
come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a
tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing greatly. {5:39} And when he was
entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the
child is not dead, but sleepeth. {5:40} And they laughed him to scorn.
But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and
her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child
was. {5:41} And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee,
Arise. {5:42} And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she
was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great
amazement. {5:43} And he charged them much that no man should know
this: and he commanded that [something] should be given her to eat.



   {6:1} And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own
country; and his disciples follow him. {6:2} And when the sabbath was
come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the
wisdom that is given unto this man, and [what mean] such mighty works
wrought by his hands? {6:3} Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary,
and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his
sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. {6:4} And Jesus
said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own
country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. {6:5} And he
could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few
sick folk, and healed them. {6:6} And he marvelled because of their
unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching. {6:7} And he
calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and
two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; {6:8} and he
charged them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a
staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; {6:9} but [to
go] shod with sandals: and, [said he], put not on two coats. {6:10} And
he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till
ye depart thence. {6:11} And whatsoever place shall not receive you,
and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that
is under your feet for a testimony unto them. {6:12} And they went out,
and preached that [men] should repent. {6:13} And they cast out many
demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
{6:14} And king Herod heard [thereof]; for his name had become known:
and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do
these powers work in him. {6:15} But others said, It is Elijah. And
others said, [It is] a prophet, [even] as one of the prophets. {6:16}
But Herod, when he heard [thereof], said, John, whom I beheaded, he is
risen. {6:17} For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John,
and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's
wife; for he had married her. {6:18} For John said unto Herod, It is
not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. {6:19} And Herodias set
herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; {6:20}
for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man,
and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he
heard him gladly. {6:21} And when a convenient day was come, that Herod
on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and
the chief men of Galilee; {6:22} and when the daughter of Herodias
herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat
with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee. {6:23} And he sware unto her, Whatsoever
thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
{6:24} And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask?
And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. {6:25} And she came in
straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that
thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
{6:26} And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths,
and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her. {6:27} And
straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded
to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, {6:28}
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the
damsel gave it to her mother. {6:29} And when his disciples heard
[thereof], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
{6:30} And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they
told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had
taught. {6:31} And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a
desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going,
and they had no leisure so much as to eat. {6:32} And they went away in
the boat to a desert place apart. {6:33} And [the people] saw them
going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from
all the cities, and outwent them. {6:34} And he came forth and saw a
great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as
sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
{6:35} And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him,
and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; {6:36}
send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round
about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. {6:37} But he answered and
said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go
and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat?
{6:38} And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see.
And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. {6:39} And he
commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green
grass. {6:40} And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
{6:41} And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up
to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the
disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them
all. {6:42} And they all ate, and were filled. {6:43} And they took up
broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. {6:44} And
they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. {6:45} And straightway
he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before
[him] unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the
multitude away. {6:46} And after he had taken leave of them, he
departed into the mountain to pray. {6:47} And when even was come, the
boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. {6:48} And
seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them,
about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the
sea; and he would have passed by them: {6:49} but they, when they saw
him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
{6:50} for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway
spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not
afraid. {6:51} And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind
ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves; {6:52} for they
understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
{6:53} And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto
Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. {6:54} And when they were come out
of the boat, straightway [the people] knew him, {6:55} and ran round
about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those
that were sick, where they heard he was. {6:56} And wheresoever he
entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid
the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if
it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were
made whole.



   {7:1} And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and
certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, {7:2} and had seen
that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is,
unwashen, hands. {7:3} (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except
they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the
elders; {7:4} and [when they come] from the market-place, except they
bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which
they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen
vessels.) {7:5} And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not
thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their
bread with defiled hands? {7:6} And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah
prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,
This people honoreth me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
{7:7} But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.

   {7:8} Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition
of men. {7:9} And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the
commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. {7:10} For Moses
said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of
father or mother, let him die the death: {7:11} but ye say, If a man
shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest
have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];
{7:12} ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his
mother; {7:13} making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye
have delivered: and many such like things ye do. {7:14} And he called
to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and
understand: {7:15} there is nothing from without the man, that going
into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man
are those that defile the man. {7:16} [If any man hath ears to hear,
let him hear.] {7:17} And when he was entered into the house from the
multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. {7:18} And he saith
unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that
whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;
{7:19} because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and
goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.
{7:20} And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth
the man. {7:21} For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts
proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, {7:22} covetings,
wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride,
foolishness: {7:23} all these evil things proceed from within, and
defile the man. {7:24} And from thence he arose, and went away into the
borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have
no man know it; and he could not be hid. {7:25} But straightway a
woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of
him, came and fell down at his feet. {7:26} Now the woman was a Greek,
a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth
the demon out of her daughter. {7:27} And he said unto her, Let the
children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's
bread and cast it to the dogs. {7:28} But she answered and saith unto
him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children's
crumbs. {7:29} And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the
demon is gone out of thy daughter. {7:30} And she went away unto her
house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
{7:31} And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through
Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of
Decapolis. {7:32} And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an
impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon
him. {7:33} And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put
his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; {7:34}
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
that is, Be opened. {7:35} And his ears were opened, and the bond of
his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. {7:36} And he charged them
that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the
more a great deal they published it. {7:37} And they were beyond
measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh
even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.



   {8:1} In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and
they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, {8:2} I have compassion on the multitude, because they
continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: {8:3} and if
I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way; and
some of them are come from far. {8:4} And his disciples answered him,
Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert
place? {8:5} And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
Seven. {8:6} And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground:
and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and
gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the
multitude. {8:7} And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed
them, he commanded to set these also before them. {8:8} And they ate,
and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over,
seven baskets. {8:9} And they were about four thousand: and he sent
them away. {8:10} And straightway he entered into the boat with his
disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. {8:11} And the
Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a
sign from heaven, trying him. {8:12} And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say
unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. {8:13} And
he left them, and again entering into [the boat] departed to the other
side. {8:14} And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the
boat with them more than one loaf. {8:15} And he charged them, saying,
Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of
Herod. {8:16} And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no
bread. {8:17} And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye,
because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand?
have ye your heart hardened? {8:18} Having eyes, see ye not? and having
ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? {8:19} When I brake the five
loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces
took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. {8:20} And when the seven among
the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And
they say unto him, Seven. {8:21} And he said unto them, Do ye not yet
understand? {8:22} And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him
a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. {8:23} And he took hold of
the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when
he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him,
Seest thou aught? {8:24} And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I
behold [them] as trees, walking. {8:25} Then again he laid his hands
upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all
things clearly. {8:26} And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not
even enter into the village. {8:27} And Jesus went forth, and his
disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he
asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? {8:28}
And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but
others, One of the prophets. {8:29} And he asked them, But who say ye
that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
{8:30} And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. {8:31}
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the
scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. {8:32} And he
spake the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
{8:33} But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter,
and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things
of God, but the things of men. {8:34} And he called unto him the
multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
{8:35} For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it. {8:36}
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his
life? {8:37} For what should a man give in exchange for his life?
{8:38} For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed
of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.



   {9:1} And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some
here of them that stand [by], who shall in no wise taste of death, till
they see the kingdom of God come with power. {9:2} And after six days
Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up
into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured
before them; {9:3} and his garments became glistering, exceeding white,
so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. {9:4} And there appeared unto
them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. {9:5} And
Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be
here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah. {9:6} For he knew not what to answer; for
they became sore afraid. {9:7} And there came a cloud overshadowing
them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son:
hear ye him. {9:8} And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one
any more, save Jesus only with themselves. {9:9} And as they were
coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no
man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have
risen again from the dead. {9:10} And they kept the saying, questioning
among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
{9:11} And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say
that Elijah must first come? {9:12} And he said unto them, Elijah
indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of
the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?
{9:13} But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done
unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him. {9:14}
And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about
them, and scribes questioning with them. {9:15} And straightway all the
multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him
saluted him. {9:16} And he asked them, What question ye with them?
{9:17} And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto
thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit; {9:18} and wheresoever it taketh
him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and
pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out;
and they were not able. {9:19} And he answereth them and saith, O
faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I
bear with you? bring him unto me. {9:20} And they brought him unto him:
and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he
fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. {9:21} And he asked his
father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said,
From a child. {9:22} And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire
and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything,
have compassion on us, and help us. {9:23} And Jesus said unto him, If
thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth. {9:24}
Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe;
help thou mine unbelief. {9:25} And when Jesus saw that a multitude
came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him,
Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter
no more into him. {9:26} And having cried out, and torn him much, he
came out: and [the boy] became as one dead; insomuch that the more part
said, He is dead. {9:27} But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him
up; and he arose. {9:28} And when he was come into the house, his
disciples asked him privately, [How is it] that we could not cast it
out? {9:29} And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing,
save by prayer. {9:30} And they went forth from thence, and passed
through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. {9:31}
For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is
delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when
he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. {9:32} But they
understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. {9:33} And they
came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What
were ye reasoning on the way? {9:34} But they held their peace: for
they had disputed one with another on the way, who [was] the greatest.
{9:35} And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them,
If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
{9:36} And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them:
and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, {9:37} Whosoever shall
receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and
whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. {9:38}
John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name;
and we forbade him, because he followed not us. {9:39} But Jesus said,
Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my
name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. {9:40} For he that is
not against us is for us. {9:41} For whosoever shall give you a cup of
water to drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he
shall in no wise lose his reward. {9:42} And whosoever shall cause one
of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for
him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast
into the sea. {9:43} And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off:
it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy
two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. {9:44} [where
their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.] {9:45} And if thy
foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter
into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.
{9:46} [where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.]
{9:47} And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good
for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than
having two eyes to be cast into hell; {9:48} where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched. {9:49} For every one shall be salted
with fire. {9:50} Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness,
wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace
one with another.



   {10:1} And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of
Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him
again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. {10:2} And there came
unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away
[his] wife? trying him. {10:3} And he answered and said unto them, What
did Moses command you? {10:4} And they said, Moses suffered to write a
bill of divorcement, and to put her away. {10:5} But Jesus said unto
them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. {10:6}
But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.
{10:7} For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife; {10:8} and the two shall become one flesh: so
that they are no more two, but one flesh. {10:9} What therefore God
hath joined together, let not man put asunder. {10:10} And in the house
the disciples asked him again of this matter. {10:11} And he saith unto
them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth
adultery against her: {10:12} and if she herself shall put away her
husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. {10:13} And they
were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and
the disciples rebuked them. {10:14} But when Jesus saw it, he was moved
with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to
come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of
God. {10:15} Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
{10:16} And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his
hands upon them. {10:17} And as he was going forth into the way, there
ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what
shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? {10:18} And Jesus said unto
him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, [even] God.
{10:19} Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit
adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud,
Honor thy father and mother. {10:20} And he said unto him, Teacher, all
these things have I observed from my youth. {10:21} And Jesus looking
upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. {10:22} But his countenance
fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had
great possessions. {10:23} And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto
his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the
kingdom of God! {10:24} And the disciples were amazed at his words. But
Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it
for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! {10:25}
It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of God. {10:26} And they were astonished
exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? {10:27} Jesus
looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God:
for all things are possible with God. {10:28} Peter began to say unto
him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. {10:29} Jesus said,
Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or
brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for
my sake, and for the gospel's sake, {10:30} but he shall receive a
hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and
mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world
to come eternal life. {10:31} But many [that are] first shall be last;
and the last first. {10:32} And they were on the way, going up to
Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and
they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began
to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, {10:33} [saying],
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered
unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to
death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles: {10:34} and they shall
mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall
kill him; and after three days he shall rise again. {10:35} And there
come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto
him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we
shall ask of thee. {10:36} And he said unto them, What would ye that I
should do for you? {10:37} And they said unto him, Grant unto us that
we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on [thy] left hand, in thy
glory. {10:38} But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are
ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with? {10:39} And they said unto him, We are
able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink;
and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
{10:40} but to sit on my right hand or on [my] left hand is not mine to
give; but [it is for them] for whom it hath been prepared. {10:41} And
when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation
concerning James and John. {10:42} And Jesus called them to him, and
saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the
Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority
over them. {10:43} But it is not so among you: but whosoever would
become great among you, shall be your minister; {10:44} and whosoever
would be first among you, shall be servant of all. {10:45} For the Son
of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many. {10:46} And they come to Jericho: and
as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude,
the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way
side. {10:47} And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he
began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
{10:48} And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he
cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
{10:49} And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the
blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.
{10:50} And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
{10:51} And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should
do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may
receive my sight. {10:52} And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and
followed him in the way.



   {11:1} And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
{11:2} and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over
against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt
tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. {11:3} And
if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of
him; and straightway he will send him back hither. {11:4} And they went
away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and
they loose him. {11:5} And certain of them that stood there said unto
them, What do ye, loosing the colt? {11:6} And they said unto them even
as Jesus had said: and they let them go. {11:7} And they bring the colt
unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him. {11:8}
And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which
they had cut from the fields. {11:9} And they that went before, and
they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the
name of the Lord: {11:10} Blessed [is] the kingdom that cometh, [the
kingdom] of our father David: Hosanna in the highest. {11:11} And he
entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round
about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany
with the twelve. {11:12} And on the morrow, when they were come out
from Bethany, he hungered. {11:13} And seeing a fig tree afar off
having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and
when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the
season of figs. {11:14} And he answered and said unto it, No man eat
fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.
{11:15} And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and
began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple,
and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them
that sold the doves; {11:16} and he would not suffer that any man
should carry a vessel through the temple. {11:17} And he taught, and
said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of
prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.
{11:18} And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how
they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was
astonished at his teaching. {11:19} And every evening he went forth out
of the city. {11:20} And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the
fig tree withered away from the roots. {11:21} And Peter calling to
remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou
cursedst is withered away. {11:22} And Jesus answering saith unto them,
Have faith in God. {11:23} Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to
pass; he shall have it. {11:24} Therefore I say unto you, All things
whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye
shall have them. {11:25} And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if
ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven
may forgive you your trespasses. {11:26} [But if ye do not forgive,
neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.]
{11:27} And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the
temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
elders; {11:28} and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou
these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
{11:29} And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and
answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
{11:30} The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer
me. {11:31} And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say,
From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him? {11:32} But
should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held
John to be a prophet. {11:33} And they answered Jesus and say, We know
not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I
do these things.



   {12:1} And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a
vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress,
and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another
country. {12:2} And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant,
that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the
vineyard. {12:3} And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away
empty. {12:4} And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they
wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. {12:5} And he sent
another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and
killing some. {12:6} He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last
unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. {12:7} But those
husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill
him, and the inheritance shall be ours. {12:8} And they took him, and
killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. {12:9} What
therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy
the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. {12:10} Have ye
not read even this scripture:
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner;
{12:11} This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in our eyes?

   {12:12} And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the
multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them:
and they left him, and went away. {12:13} And they send unto him
certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch
him in talk. {12:14} And when they were come, they say unto him,
Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for
thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way
of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? {12:15} Shall
we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said
unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see
it. {12:16} And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this
image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. {12:17} And
Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's,
and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at
him. {12:18} And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is
no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, {12:19} Teacher, Moses
wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and
leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up
seed unto his brother. {12:20} There were seven brethren: and the first
took a wife, and dying left no seed; {12:21} and the second took her,
and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise: {12:22}
and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. {12:23} In
the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her
to wife. {12:24} Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye
err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? {12:25} For
when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given
in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. {12:26} But as touching the
dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in
[the place concerning] the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I [am]
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? {12:27}
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.
{12:28} And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning
together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What
commandment is the first of all? {12:29} Jesus answered, The first is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: {12:30} and thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. {12:31} The second is
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other
commandment greater than these. {12:32} And the scribe said unto him,
Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is
none other but he: {12:33} and to love him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his
neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and
sacrifices. {12:34} And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he
said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man
after that durst ask him any question. {12:35} And Jesus answered and
said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ
is the son of David? {12:36} David himself said in the Holy Spirit,
The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

   {12:37} David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son?
And the common people heard him gladly. {12:38} And in his teaching he
said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and [to
have] salutations in the marketplaces, {12:39} and chief seats in the
synagogues, and chief places at feasts: {12:40} they that devour
widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall
receive greater condemnation. {12:41} And he sat down over against the
treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury:
and many that were rich cast in much. {12:42} And there came a poor
widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. {12:43} And he
called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto
you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into
the treasury: {12:44} for they all did cast in of their superfluity;
but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.



   {13:1} And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples
saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner
of buildings! {13:2} And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great
buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which
shall not be thrown down. {13:3} And as he sat on the mount of Olives
over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him
privately, {13:4} Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall
be] the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished? {13:5}
And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you
astray. {13:6} Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and shall
lead many astray. {13:7} And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of
wars, be not troubled: [these things] must needs come to pass; but the
end is not yet. {13:8} For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places;
there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.
{13:9} But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors
and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.
{13:10} And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations.
{13:11} And when they lead you [to judgment], and deliver you up, be
not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be
given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but
the Holy Spirit. {13:12} And brother shall deliver up brother to death,
and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents,
and cause them to be put to death. {13:13} And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall
be saved. {13:14} But when ye see the abomination of desolation
standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let
them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: {13:15} and let him
that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out
his house: {13:16} and let him that is in the field not return back to
take his cloak. {13:17} But woe unto them that are with child and to
them that give suck in those days! {13:18} And pray ye that it be not
in the winter. {13:19} For those days shall be tribulation, such as
there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which
God created until now, and never shall be. {13:20} And except the Lord
had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the
elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days. {13:21} And then if
any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there;
believe [it] not: {13:22} for there shall arise false Christs and false
prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray,
if possible, the elect. {13:23} But take ye heed: behold, I have told
you all things beforehand. {13:24} But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her
light, {13:25} and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the
powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken. {13:26} And then shall
they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
{13:27} And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the
earth to the uttermost part of heaven. {13:28} Now from the fig tree
learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth
forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; {13:29} even so ye
also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh,
[even] at the doors. {13:30} Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished. {13:31}
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
{13:32} But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the
angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. {13:33} Take ye
heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. {13:34} [It is]
as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house,
and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded
also the porter to watch. {13:35} Watch therefore: for ye know not when
the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at
cockcrowing, or in the morning; {13:36} lest coming suddenly he find
you sleeping. {13:37} And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.



   {14:1} Now after two days was [the feast of] the passover and the
unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they
might take him with subtlety, and kill him: {14:2} for they said, Not
during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.
{14:3} And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as
he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of
ointment of pure nard very costly; [and] she brake the cruse, and
poured it over his head. {14:4} But there were some that had
indignation among themselves, [saying], To what purpose hath this waste
of the ointment been made? {14:5} For this ointment might have been
sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they
murmured against her. {14:6} But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble
ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. {14:7} For ye have the poor
always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye
have not always. {14:8} She hath done what she could; she hath anointed
my body beforehand for the burying. {14:9} And verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world,
that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial
of her. {14:10} And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went
away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.
{14:11} And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give
him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him [unto
them]. {14:12} And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they
sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou
that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover? {14:13}
And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into the
city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow
him; {14:14} and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of
the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall
eat the passover with my disciples? {14:15} And he will himself show
you a large upper room furnished [and] ready: and there make ready for
us. {14:16} And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and
found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
{14:17} And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. {14:18} And
as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of
you shall betray me, [even] he that eateth with me. {14:19} They began
to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? {14:20} And
he said unto them, [It is] one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me
in the dish. {14:21} For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of
him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed!
good were it for that man if he had not been born. {14:22} And as they
were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and
gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body. {14:23} And he took a
cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank
of it. {14:24} And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many. {14:25} Verily I say unto you, I shall no
more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new
in the kingdom of God. {14:26} And when they had sung a hymn, they went
out unto the mount of Olives. {14:27} And Jesus saith unto them, All ye
shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and
the sheep shall be scattered abroad. {14:28} Howbeit, after I am raised
up, I will go before you into Galilee. {14:29} But Peter said unto him,
Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. {14:30} And Jesus saith
unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, [even] this night,
before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice. {14:31} But he spake
exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee.
And in like manner also said they all. {14:32} And they come unto a
place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit
ye here, while I pray. {14:33} And he taketh with him Peter and James
and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. {14:34}
And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death:
abide ye here, and watch. {14:35} And he went forward a little, and
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour
might pass away from him. {14:36} And he said, Abba, Father, all things
are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I
will, but what thou wilt. {14:37} And he cometh, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not
watch one hour? {14:38} Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
{14:39} And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.
{14:40} And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were
very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. {14:41} And he cometh
the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest:
it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into
the hands of sinners. {14:42} Arise, let us be going: behold, he that
betrayeth me is at hand. {14:43} And straightway, while he yet spake,
cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords
and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
{14:44} Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away
safely. {14:45} And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and
saith, Rabbi; and kissed him. {14:46} And they laid hands on him, and
took him. {14:47} But a certain one of them that stood by drew his
sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his
ear. {14:48} And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as
against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? {14:49} I was
daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but [this is
done] that the scriptures might be fulfilled. {14:50} And they all left
him, and fled. {14:51} And a certain young man followed with him,
having a linen cloth cast about him, over [his] naked [body]: and they
lay hold on him; {14:52} but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.
{14:53} And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come
together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
{14:54} And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the
court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and
warming himself in the light [of the fire]. {14:55} Now the chief
priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him
to death; and found it not. {14:56} For many bare false witness against
him, and their witness agreed not together. {14:57} And there stood up
certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, {14:58} We heard
him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in
three days I will build another made without hands. {14:59} And not
even so did their witness agree together. {14:60} And the high priest
stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing?
what is it which these witness against thee? {14:61} But he held his
peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith
unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? {14:62} And
Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right
hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. {14:63} And the
high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of
witnesses? {14:64} Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they
all condemned him to be worthy of death. {14:65} And some began to spit
on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him,
Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
{14:66} And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the
maids of the high priest; {14:67} and seeing Peter warming himself, she
looked upon him, and saith, Thou also wast with the Nazarene, [even]
Jesus. {14:68} But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand
what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
{14:69} And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood
by, This is [one] of them. {14:70} But he again denied it. And after a
little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth thou
art [one] of them; for thou art a Galilaean. {14:71} But he began to
curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak. {14:72} And
straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the
word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.



   {15:1} And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the
elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and
bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
{15:2} And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he
answering saith unto him, Thou sayest. {15:3} And the chief priests
accused him of many things. {15:4} And Pilate again asked him, saying,
Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
{15:5} But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate
marvelled. {15:6} Now at the feast he used to release unto them one
prisoner, whom they asked of him. {15:7} And there was one called
Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who
in the insurrection had committed murder. {15:8} And the multitude went
up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them. {15:9}
And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the
King of the Jews? {15:10} For he perceived that for envy the chief
priests had delivered him up. {15:11} But the chief priests stirred up
the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
{15:12} And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I
do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? {15:13} And they cried
out again, Crucify him. {15:14} And Pilate said unto them, Why, what
evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. {15:15}
And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them
Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be
crucified. {15:16} And the soldiers led him away within the court,
which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. {15:17}
And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they
put it on him; {15:18} and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the
Jews! {15:19} And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him,
and bowing their knees worshipped him. {15:20} And when they had mocked
him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments.
And they lead him out to crucify him. {15:21} And they compel one
passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to go [with them], that he might bear his cross.
{15:22} And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being
interpreted, The place of a skull. {15:23} And they offered him wine
mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. {15:24} And they crucify
him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what
each should take. {15:25} And it was the third hour, and they crucified
him. {15:26} And the superscription of his accusation was written over,
THE KING OF THE JEWS. {15:27} And with him they crucify two robbers;
one on his right hand, and one on his left. {15:28} [And the scripture
was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with transgressors.]
{15:29} And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and
saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
days, {15:30} save thyself, and come down from the cross. {15:31} In
like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with
the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. {15:32} Let
the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we
may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached
him. {15:33} And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over
the whole land until the ninth hour. {15:34} And at the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is,
being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? {15:35}
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he
calleth Elijah. {15:36} And one ran, and filling a sponge full of
vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let
us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down. {15:37} And Jesus
uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. {15:38} And the veil of
the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. {15:39} And when
the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up
the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. {15:40} And
there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and
Salome; {15:41} who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and
ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto
Jerusalem. {15:42} And when even was now come, because it was the
Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, {15:43} there came
Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate, who also
himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto
Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. {15:44} And Pilate marvelled
if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked
him whether he had been any while dead. {15:45} And when he learned it
of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. {15:46} And he
bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen
cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he
rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. {15:47} And Mary Magdalene
and Mary the [mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.



   {16:1} And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
[mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and
anoint him. {16:2} And very early on the first day of the week, they
come to the tomb when the sun was risen. {16:3} And they were saying
among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the
tomb? {16:4} and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back:
for it was exceeding great. {16:5} And entering into the tomb, they saw
a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and
they were amazed. {16:6} And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek
Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not
here: behold, the place where they laid him! {16:7} But go, tell his
disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye
see him, as he said unto you. {16:8} And they went out, and fled from
the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they
said nothing to any one; for they were afraid. {16:9} Now when he was
risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. {16:10} She went and
told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. {16:11} And
they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her,
disbelieved. {16:12} And after these things he was manifested in
another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way into the
country. {16:13} And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither
believed they them. {16:14} And afterward he was manifested unto the
eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their
unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had
seen him after he was risen. {16:15} And he said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. {16:16} He
that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth
shall be condemned. {16:17} And these signs shall accompany them that
believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with
new tongues; {16:18} they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any
deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on
the sick, and they shall recover. {16:19} So then the Lord Jesus, after
he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at
the right hand of God. {16:20} And they went forth, and preached
everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the
signs that followed. Amen.




