Bible (American Standard)/Mark

The Gospel According to Saint Mark
==Chapter 1==
 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God. 
 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold,
I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.
 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready
the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; 
 John came,
who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of
repentance unto remission of sins. 
 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. 
 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and [had] a
leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild
honey. 
 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. 
 I baptized you in water;
But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit. 
 And it came
to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,
and was baptized of John in the Jordan. 
 And straightway
coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and
the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: 
 And a voice
came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am
well pleased. 
 And straightway the Spirit driveth him
forth into the wilderness. 
 And he was in the wilderness
forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts;
And the angels ministered unto him. 
 Now after John was
delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of
God, 
 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. 
 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. 
 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and
I will make you to become fishers of men. 
 And straightway
they left the nets, and followed him. 
 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. 
 And
straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee
in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. 
 And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day
he entered into the synagogue and taught. 
 And they were
astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having
authority, and not as the scribes. 
 And straightway there
was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
cried out, 
 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. 
 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 
 And the unclean
spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of
him. 
 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. 
 And the report of him went out
straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round
about. 
 And straightway, when they were come out of the
synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with
James and John. 
 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a
fever; and straightway they tell him of her: 
 and he came
and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left
her, and she ministered unto them. 
 And at even, when the
sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them
that were possessed with demons. 
 And all the city was
gathered together at the door. 
 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. 
 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and
went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;
 and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking
thee. 
 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. 
 And he went into their synagogues
throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. 
 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. 
 And being moved with compassion, he stretched
forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be
thou made clean. 
 And straightway the leprosy departed
from him, and he was made clean. 
 And he strictly charged
him, and straightway sent him out, 
 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. 
 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.
==Chapter 2==
 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some
days, it was noised that he was in the house. 
 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. 
 And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the
palsy, borne of four. 
 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. 
 And Jesus seeing their faith
saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts, 
 Why doth this man thus speak?
he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God? 
 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so
reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these
things in your hearts? 
 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? 
 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), 
 I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy
bed, and go unto thy house. 
 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. 
 And he went forth again by the sea side;
and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
 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. 
 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. 
 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? 
 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. 
 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? 
 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. 
 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And the
Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day
that which is not lawful? 
 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? 
 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? 
 And he said
unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the
sabbath: 
 so that the Son of man is lord even of the
sabbath.
==Chapter 3==
 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was
a man there who had his hand withered. 
 And they watched
him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they
might accuse him. 
 And he saith unto the man that had his
hand withered, Stand forth. 
 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. 
 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.
 And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the
Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a
great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judaea, 
 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. 
 And he spake to his
disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the
crowd, lest they should throng him: 
 for he had healed
many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that
they might touch him. 
 And the unclean spirits, whensoever
they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou
art the Son of God. 
 And he charged them much that they
should not make him known. 
 And he goeth up into the
mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they
went unto him. 
 And he appointed twelve, that they might
be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 
 and to have authority to cast out demons: 
 and Simon he
surnamed Peter; 
 and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is,
Sons of thunder: 
 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and
Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, 
 and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed him. And he cometh into a house. 
 And
the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so
much as eat bread. 
 And when his friends heard it, they
went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside
himself. 
 And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem
said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons
casteth he out the demons. 
 And he called them unto him,
and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 
 And if a house be divided against itself,
that house will not be able to stand. 
 And if Satan hath
rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but
hath an end. 
 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. 
 Verily I
say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of
men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall
blaspheme: 
 but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy
Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:
 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 
 And
there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without,
they sent unto him, calling him. 
 And a multitude was
sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and
thy brethren without seek for thee. 
 And he answereth
them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? 
 And
looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith,
Behold, my mother and my brethren! 
 For whosoever shall do
the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
==Chapter 4==
 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. 
 And he taught them many things in
parables, and said unto them in his teaching, 
 Hearken:
Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 
 and it came to pass,
as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the way side, and the birds
came and devoured it. 
 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: 
 and when the sun
was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it
withered away. 
 And other fell among the thorns, and the
thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 
 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing
up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold,
and a hundredfold. 
 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let
him hear. 
 And when he was alone, they that were about him
with the twelve asked of him the parables. 
 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:
 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. 
 And he saith unto
them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the
parables? 
 The sower soweth the word. 
 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. 
 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; 
 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. 
 And others are they that are
sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,
 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. 
 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. 
 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? 
 For there is nothing hid, save that it
should be manifested; neither was [anything] made secret, but
that it should come to light. 
 If any man hath ears to
hear, let him hear. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And he said, So is
the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed
should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. 
 The earth
beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then
the full grain in the ear. 
 But when the fruit is ripe,
straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is
come. 
 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God?
or in what parable shall we set it forth? 
 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,
 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. 
 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they
were able to hear it; 
 and without a parable spake he not
unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all
things. 
 And on that day, when even was come, he saith
unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. 
 And
leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was,
in the boat. And other boats were with him. 
 And there
ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat,
insomuch that the boat was now filling. 
 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? 
 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. 
 And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye
not yet faith? 
 And they feared exceedingly, and said one
to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea
obey him?
==Chapter 5==
 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gerasenes. 
 And when he was come out of the
boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an
unclean spirit, 
 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no
man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 
 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. 
 And always,
night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying
out, and cutting himself with stones. 
 And when he saw
Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; 
 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. 
 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean
spirit, out of the man. 
 And he asked him, What is thy
name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.
 And he besought him much that he would not send them away
out of the country. 
 Now there was there on the mountain
side a great herd of swine feeding. 
 And they besought
him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into
them. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And they that saw it declared unto
them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and
concerning the swine. 
 And they began to beseech him to
depart from their borders. 
 And as he was entering into
the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him
that he might be with him. 
 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. 
 And he went his way, and began to publish
in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all
men marvelled. 
 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. 
 And there cometh one of
the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he
falleth at his feet, 
 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. 
 And he went with him; and a great multitude
followed him, and they thronged him. 
 And a woman, who had
an issue of blood twelve years, 
 and had suffered many
things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and
was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 
 having heard
the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and
touched his garment. 
 For she said, If I touch but his
garments, I shall be made whole. 
 And straightway the
fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of her plague. 
 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? 
 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest
the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
 And he looked round about to see her that had done this
thing. 
 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. 
 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy
plague. 
 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? 
 But Jesus, not
heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue,
Fear not, only believe. 
 And he suffered no man to follow
with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue;
and he beholdeth a tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing
greatly. 
 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them,
Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but
sleepeth. 
 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. 
 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto
thee, Arise. 
 And straightway the damsel rose up, and
walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed
straightway with a great amazement. 
 And he charged them
much that no man should know this: and he commanded that
[something] should be given her to eat.
==Chapter 6==
 And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own
country; and his disciples follow him. 
 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? 
 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. 
 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. 
 And he could
there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few
sick folk, and healed them. 
 And he marvelled because of
their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.
 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; 
 and he charged them that they should take
nothing for [their] journey, save a staff only; no bread, no
wallet, now money in their purse; 
 but [to go] shod with
sandals: and, [said he], put not on two coats. 
 And he
said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide
till ye depart thence. 
 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.
 And they went out, and preached that [men] should repent.
 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many
that were sick, and healed them. 
 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. 
 But others said, It is Elijah. And others
said, [It is] a prophet, [even] as one of the prophets. 
 But Herod, when he heard [thereof], said, John, whom I beheaded,
he is risen. 
 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.
 For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to
have thy brother's wife. 
 And Herodias set herself against
him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; 
 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. 
 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; 
 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. 
 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of
me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 
 And
she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And
she said, The head of John the Baptizer. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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, 
 and brought his head on a
platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to
her mother. 
 And when his disciples heard [thereof], they
came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 
 And
the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they
told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever
they had taught. 
 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. 
 And they went away in the boat to a
desert place apart. 
 And [the people] saw them going, and
many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all
the cities, and outwent them. 
 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. 
 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; 
 send them away, that they may go
into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves
somewhat to eat. 
 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? 
 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see.
And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 
 And
he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the
green grass. 
 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and
by fifties. 
 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. 
 And they all ate,
and were filled. 
 And they took up broken pieces, twelve
basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 
 And they that ate the
loaves were five thousand men. 
 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. 
 And after he had taken leave
of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. 
 And when
even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he
alone on the land. 
 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: 
 but they, when they saw him walking
on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 
 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. 
 And he went up unto them into the boat;
and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves;
 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their
heart was hardened. 
 And when they had crossed over, they
came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway [the
people] knew him, 
 and ran round about that whole region,
and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick,
where they heard he was. 
 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.
==Chapter 7==
 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees,
and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 
 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with
defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. 
 (For the Pharisees, and
all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not,
holding the tradition of the elders; 
 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.) 
 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? 
 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.
 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the
tradition of men. 
 And he said unto them, Full well do ye
reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He
that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
 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]; 
 ye no longer
suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 
 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have
delivered: and many such like things ye do. 
 And he called
to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of
you, and understand: 
 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. 
 [If
any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.] 
 And when he was
entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked
of him the parable. 
 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; 
 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and
goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats
clean. 
 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man,
that defileth the man. 
 For from within, out of the heart
of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders,
adulteries, 
 covetings, wickednesses, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: 
 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
 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. 
 But straightway
a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having
heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 
 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.
 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. 
 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord;
even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the
demon is gone out of thy daughter. 
 And she went away unto
her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon
gone out. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And he took
him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into
his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; 
 and
looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
that is, Be opened. 
 And his ears were opened, and the
bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 
 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.
 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.
==Chapter 8==
 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, 
 I have compassion on the multitude,
because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing
to eat: 
 and if I send them away fasting to their home,
they will faint on the way; and some of them are come from far.
 And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able
to fill these men with bread here in a desert place? 
 And
he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
 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. 
 And they had a few small fishes: and
having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.
 And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken
pieces that remained over, seven baskets. 
 And they were
about four thousand: and he sent them away. 
 And
straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and
came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 
 And the Pharisees came
forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign
from heaven, trying him. 
 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. 
 And he left them, and again entering into
[the boat] departed to the other side. 
 And they forgot to
take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one
loaf. 
 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. 
 And
they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread. 
 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? 
 Having eyes, see ye not? and
having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 
 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.
 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many
basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him,
Seven. 
 And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?
 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a
blind man, and beseech him to touch him. 
 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? 
 And he looked
up, and said, I see men; for I behold [them] as trees, walking.
 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked
stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly. 
 And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into
the village. 
 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?
 And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others,
Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. 
 And he asked
them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto
him, Thou art the Christ. 
 And he charged them that they
should tell no man of him. 
 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. 
 And he spake the
saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 For what doth
it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
 For what should a man give in exchange for his life?
 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.
==Chapter 9==
 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. 
 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; 
 and his
garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on
earth can whiten them. 
 And there appeared unto them Elijah
with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 
 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. 
 For he knew not what to
answer; for they became sore afraid. 
 And there came a
cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the
cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him. 
 And suddenly
looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only
with themselves. 
 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. 
 And they kept the saying,
questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead
should mean. 
 And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that
the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 
 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? 
 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. 
 And when they
came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them,
and scribes questioning with them. 
 And straightway all
the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and
running to him saluted him. 
 And he asked them, What
question ye with them? 
 And one of the multitude answered
him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb
spirit; 
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And he asked his father, How long time
is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.
 And ofttimes 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. 
 And Jesus said unto
him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that
believeth. 
 Straightway the father of the child cried out,
and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 
 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.
 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. 
 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised
him up; and he arose. 
 And when he was come into the
house, his disciples asked him privately, [How is it] that we
could not cast it out? 
 And he said unto them, This kind
can come out by nothing, save by prayer. 
 And they went
forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not
that any man should know it. 
 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. 
 But they understood
not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. 
 And they came
to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What
were ye reasoning on the way? 
 But they held their peace:
for they had disputed one with another on the way, who [was] the
greatest. 
 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. 
 And he took a little child, and
set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he
said unto them, 
 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. 
 John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in
thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us. 
 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. 
 For he that is not against us is for us. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 [where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.] 
 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. 
 [where their
worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.] 
 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; 
 where their worm
dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 
 For every one
shall be salted with fire. 
 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.
==Chapter 10==
 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.
 And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it
lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him. 
 And
he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of
divorcement, and to put her away. 
 But Jesus said unto
them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
 But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female
made he them. 
 For this cause shall a man leave his father
and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; 
 and the two
shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one
flesh. 
 What therefore God hath joined together, let not
man put asunder. 
 And in the house the disciples asked
him again of this matter. 
 And he saith unto them,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth
adultery against her: 
 and if she herself shall put away
her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. 
 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should
touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. 
 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. 
 Verily I say unto
you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little
child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 
 And he took
them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
 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? 
 And Jesus said
unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one,
[even] God. 
 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. 
 And he said
unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my
youth. 
 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. 
 But his countenance fell at the
saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had
great possessions. 
 And Jesus looked round about, and
saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches
enter into the kingdom of God! 
 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! 
 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. 
 And they were astonished
exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? 
 Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but
not with God: for all things are possible with God. 
 Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have
followed thee. 
 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, 
 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. 
 But many [that are] first
shall be last; and the last first. 
 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, 
 [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: 
 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.
 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. 
 And he said
unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 
 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. 
 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? 
 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: 
 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. 
 And when the ten heard it,
they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and
John. 
 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. 
 But it is not so among you: but whosoever would
become great among you, shall be your minister; 
 and
whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
 For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 
 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. 
 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.
 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. 
 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. 
 And he, casting away his
garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. 
 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. 
 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.
==Chapter 11==
 And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his
disciples, 
 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. 
 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. 
 And they went
away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open
street; and they loose him. 
 And certain of them that
stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 
 And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let
them go. 
 And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on
him their garments; and he sat upon him. 
 And many spread
their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had
cut from the fields. 
 And they that went before, and they
that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in
the name of the Lord: 
 Blessed [is] the kingdom that
cometh, [the kingdom] of our father David: Hosanna in the
highest. 
 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. 
 And
on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he
hungered. 
 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. 
 And he answered and said unto it, No man
eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples
heard it. 
 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;
 and he would not suffer that any man should carry a
vessel through the temple. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And
every evening he went forth out of the city. 
 And as they
passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away
from the roots. 
 And Peter calling to remembrance saith
unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is
withered away. 
 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have
faith in God. 
 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. 
 Therefore, I say
unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 
 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. 
 [But if ye do not forgive, neither will
your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.] 
 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; 
 and they said unto him, By what
authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this
authority to do these things? 
 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. 
 The baptism of
John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. 
 And
they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From
heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 
 But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all
verily held John to be a prophet. 
 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.
==Chapter 12==
 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. 
 And at the
season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might
receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
 And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
 And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they
wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. 
 And he sent
another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and
killing some. 
 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him
last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 
 But
those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come,
let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 
 And
they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the
vineyard. 
 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard
do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the
vineyard unto others. 
 Have ye not read even this
scripture:
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner;
 This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in our eyes?
 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. 
 And they
send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians,
that they might catch him in talk. 
 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? 
 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. 
 And they brought it. And he saith unto them,
Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him,
Caesar's. 
 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. 
 And there come
unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and
they asked him, saying, 
 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. 
 There were seven brethren: and the
first took a wife, and dying left no seed; 
 and the
second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the
third likewise: 
 and the seven left no seed. Last of all
the woman also died. 
 In the resurrection whose wife
shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. 
 Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that
ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? 
 For
when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are
given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. 
 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? 
 He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err. 
 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? 
 Jesus answered, The
first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
 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. 
 The second is this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater
than these. 
 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: 
 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. 
 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. 
 And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in
the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of
David? 
 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.
 David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his
son? And the common people heard him gladly. 
 And in his
teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in
long robes, and [to have] salutations in the marketplaces,
 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at
feasts: 
 they that devour widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater
condemnation. 
 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. 
 And there came a poor
widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. 
 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: 
 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.
==Chapter 13==
 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! 
 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. 
 And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple,
Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 
 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the
sign when these things are all about to be accomplished? 
 And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you
astray. 
 Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he];
and shall lead many astray. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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.
 And the gospel must first be preached unto all the
nations. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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. 
 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: 
 and let him that is on the housetop not go
down, nor enter in, to take anything out his house: 
 and
let him that is in the field not return to take his cloak.
 But woe unto them that are with child and to them that
give suck in those days! 
 And pray ye that it be not in
the winter. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here
is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not: 
 for
there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall
show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible,
the elect. 
 But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all
things beforehand. 
 But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, 
 and the stars shall be falling from
heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds
with great power and glory. 
 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. 
 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; 
 even so ye
also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he
is nigh, [even] at the doors. 
 Verily I say unto you,
This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be
accomplished. 
 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my
words shall not pass away. 
 But of that day or that hour
knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son,
but the Father. 
 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye
know not when the time is. 
 [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. 
 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; 
 lest
coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 
 And what I say
unto you I say unto all, Watch.
==Chapter 14==
 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:
 for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there
shall be a tumult of the people. 
 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. 
 But there were some that had indignation among
themselves, [saying], To what purpose hath this waste of the
ointment been made? 
 For this ointment might have been
sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor.
And they murmured against her. 
 But Jesus said, Let her
alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
 For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye
will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. 
 She
hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand
for the burying. 
 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. 
 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of
the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might
deliver him unto them. 
 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]. 
 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? 
 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; 
 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?
 And he will himself show you a large upper room
furnished [and] ready: and there make ready for us. 
 And
the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as
he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 
 And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. 
 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.
 They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by
one, Is it I? 
 And he said unto them, [It is] one of the
twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And he
took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and
they all drank of it. 
 And he said unto them, This is my
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 
 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.
 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the
mount of Olives. 
 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. 
 Howbeit, after I am
raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. 
 But Peter
said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
 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. 
 But he spake exceedingly
vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And
in like manner also said they all. 
 And they come unto a
place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his
disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. 
 And he taketh with
him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed,
and sore troubled. 
 And he saith unto them, My soul is
exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.
 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. 
 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. 
 And he cometh, and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou?
couldest thou not watch one hour? 
 Watch and pray, that
ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak. 
 And again he went away, and prayed,
saying the same words. 
 And again he came, and found them
sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what
to answer him. 
 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. 
 Arise, let us be going: behold, he that
betrayeth me is at hand. 
 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. 
 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. 
 And when he was come,
straightway he came to him, and saith, Rabbi; and kissed him.
 And they laid hands on him, and took him. 
 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. 
 And
Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a
robber, with swords and staves to seize me? 
 I was daily
with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but [this
is done] that the scriptures might be fulfilled. 
 And
they all left him, and fled. 
 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; 
 but he
left the linen cloth, and fled naked. 
 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. 
 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]. 
 Now the
chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus
to put him to death; and found it not. 
 For many bare
false witness against him, and their witness agreed not
together. 
 And there stood up certain, and bare false
witness against him, saying, 
 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. 
 And not even so
did their witness agree together. 
 And the high priest
stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 
 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? 
 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. 
 And the high priest
rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of
witnesses? 
 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye?
And they all condemned him to be worthy of death. 
 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. 
 And as Peter was beneath
in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest;
 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him,
and saith, Thou also wast with the Nazarene, [even] Jesus.
 But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand
what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock
crew. 
 And the maid saw him, and began again to say to
them that stood by, This is [one] of them. 
 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. 
 But he began to curse, and to swear, I know
not this man of whom ye speak. 
 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.
==Chapter 15==
 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. 
 And Pilate asked him, Art
thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou
sayest. 
 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 
 But
Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one
prisoner, whom they asked of him. 
 And there was one
called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made
insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
 And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as
he was wont to do unto them. 
 And Pilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had
delivered him up. 
 But the chief priests stirred up the
multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then
shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 
 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 
 And Pilate said
unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out
exceedingly, Crucify him. 
 And Pilate, wishing to content
the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus,
when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 
 And the
soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium;
and they call together the whole band. 
 And they clothe
him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on
him; 
 and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the
Jews! 
 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon
him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 
 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.
 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. 
 And they bring him
unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place
of a skull. 
 And they offered him wine mingled with
myrrh: but he received it not. 
 And they crucify him, and
part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each
should take. 
 And it was the third hour, and they
crucified him. 
 And the superscription of his accusation
was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 And with him
they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his
left. 
 [And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And
he was reckoned with transgressors.] 
 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,
 save thyself, and come down from the cross. 
 In
like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among
themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he
cannot save. 
 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. 
 And when
the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour. 
 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? 
 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said,
Behold, he calleth Elijah. 
 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. 
 And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the
ghost. 
 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from
the top to the bottom. 
 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. 
 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; 
 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him,
and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with
him unto Jerusalem. 
 And when even was now come, because
it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
 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. 
 And Pilate marvelled if he were already
dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether
he had been any while dead. 
 And when he learned it of
the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 
 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.
 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses beheld
where he was laid.
==Chapter 16==
 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. 
 And very early on the first
day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.
 And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us
away the stone from the door of the tomb? 
 and looking up,
they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was exceeding
great. 
 And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they
were amazed. 
 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! 
 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into
Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 
 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. 
 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. 
 She went and
told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had
been seen of her, disbelieved. 
 And after these things he
was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked,
on their way into the country. 
 And they went away and
told it unto the rest: neither believed they them. 
 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. 
 And he said unto them, Go ye
into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that disbelieveth shall be condemned. 
 And these signs
shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast
out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; 
 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. 
 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. 
 And they went forth, and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming
the word by the signs that followed. Amen.