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BOOK 41

GOSPEL OF MARK

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

CHAPTER 2
1 And again he entered into
Capernaum after some days; and it was
noised that he was in the house.
2 And straightway many were
gathered together, insomuch that
there was no room to receive them,
no, not so much as about the door:
and he preached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him,
bringing one sick of the palsy, which
was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come
nigh unto him for the press, they
uncovered the roof where he was: and
when they had broken it up, they let
down the bed wherein the sick of the
palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the
scribes sitting there, and reasoning
in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak
blasphemies? who can forgive sins but
God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they so
reasoned within themselves, he said
unto them, Why reason ye these things
in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to
the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and
take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But that ye may know that the
Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick
of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and
take up thy bed, and go thy way into
thine house.
12 And immediately he arose,
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.
13 And he went forth again by
the sea side; and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught
them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw
Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at
the receipt of custom, and said unto
him, Follow me. And he arose and
followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as
Jesus sat at meat in his house, many
publicans and sinners sat also
together with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and
they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and
Pharisees saw him eat with publicans
and sinners, they said unto his
disciples, How is it that he eateth
and drinketh with publicans and
sinners?
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith
unto them, They that are whole have
no need of the physician, but they
that are sick: I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and
of the Pharisees used to fast: and
they come and say unto him, Why do
the disciples of John and of the
Pharisees fast, but thy disciples
fast not?
19 And Jesus said unto them, Can
the children of the bridechamber
fast, while the bridegroom is with
them? as long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they cannot
fast.
20 But the days will come, when
the bridegroom shall be taken away
from them, and then shall they fast
in those days.
21 No man also seweth a piece of
new cloth on an old garment: else the
new piece that filled it up taketh
away from the old, and the rent is
made worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine
into old bottles: else the new wine
doth burst the bottles, and the wine
is spilled, and the bottles will be
marred: but new wine must be put into
new bottles.
23 And it came to pass, that he
went through the corn fields on the
sabbath day; and his disciples began,
as they went, to pluck the ears of
corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto
him, Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have
ye never read what David did, when he
had need, and was an hungred, he, and
they that were with him?
26 How he went into the house of
God in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, and did eat the shewbread,
which is not lawful to eat but for
the priests, and gave also to them
which were with him?
27 And he said unto them, The
sabbath was made for man, and not man
for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is
Lord also of the sabbath.

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

CHAPTER 4
1 And he began again to teach by
the sea side: and there was gathered
unto him a great multitude, so that
he entered into a ship, and sat in
the sea; and the whole multitude was
by the sea on the land.
2 And he taught them many things
by parables, and said unto them in
his doctrine,
3 Hearken; Behold, there went
out a sower to sow:
4 And it came to pass, as he
sowed, some fell by the way side, and
the fowls of the air came and
devoured it up.
5 And some fell on stony ground,
where it had not much earth; and
immediately it sprang up, because it
had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun was up, it
was scorched; and because it had no
root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns,
and the thorns grew up, and choked
it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And other fell on good ground,
and did yield fruit that sprang up
and increased; and brought forth,
some thirty, and some sixty, and some
an hundred.
9 And he said unto them, He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they
that were about him with the twelve
asked of him the parable.
11 And he said unto them, Unto
you it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God: but unto them
that are without, all these things
are done in parables:
12 That seeing they may see, and
not perceive; and hearing they may
hear, and not understand; lest at any
time they should be converted, and
their sins should be forgiven them.
13 And he said unto them, Know
ye not this parable? and how then
will ye know all parables?
14 The sower soweth the word.
15 And these are they by the way
side, where the word is sown; but
when they have heard, Satan cometh
immediately, and taketh away the word
that was sown in their hearts.
16 And these are they likewise
which are sown on stony ground; who,
when they have heard the word,
immediately receive it with gladness;
17 And have no root in
themselves, and so endure but for a
time: afterward, when affliction or
persecution ariseth for the word's
sake, immediately they are offended.
18 And these are they which are
sown among thorns; such as hear the
word,
19 And the cares of this world,
and the deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things entering
in, choke the word, and it becometh
unfruitful.
20 And these are they which are
sown on good ground; such as hear the
word, and receive it, and bring forth
fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty,
and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be
set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid,
which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret,
but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear,
let him hear.
24 And he said unto them, Take
heed what ye hear: with what measure
ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be
given.
25 For he that hath, to him
shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that
which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the
kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 And should sleep, and rise
night and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knoweth not
how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth
fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full
corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought
forth, immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, Whereunto shall
we liken the kingdom of God? or with
what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard
seed, which, when it is sown in the
earth, is less than all the seeds
that be in the earth:
32 But when it is sown, it
groweth up, and becometh greater than
all herbs, and shooteth out great
branches; so that the fowls of the
air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 And with many such parables
spake he the word unto them, as they
were able to hear it.
34 But without a parable spake
he not unto them: and when they were
alone, he expounded all things to his
disciples.
35 And the same day, when the
even was come, he saith unto them,
Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away
the multitude, they took him even as
he was in the ship. And there were
also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm
of wind, and the waves beat into the
ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part
of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and
they awake him, and say unto him,
Master, carest thou not that we
perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the
wind, and said unto the sea, Peace,
be still. And the wind ceased, and
there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why
are ye so fearful? how is it that ye
have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly,
and said one to another, What manner
of man is this, that even the wind
and the sea obey him?

CHAPTER 5
1 And they came over unto the
other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of
the ship, immediately there met him
out of the tombs a man with an
unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the
tombs; and no man could bind him, no,
not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often
bound with fetters and chains, and
the chains had been plucked asunder
by him, and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any man tame
him.
5 And always, night and day, he
was in the mountains, and in the
tombs, crying, and cutting himself
with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar
off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice,
and said, What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most
high God? I adjure thee by God, that
thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out
of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy
name? And he answered, saying, My
name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that
he would not send them away out of
the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto
the mountains a great herd of swine
feeding.
12 And all the devils besought
him, saying, Send us into the swine,
that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them
leave. And the unclean spirits went
out, and entered into the swine: and
the herd ran violently down a steep
place into the sea, (they were about
two thousand;) and were choked in the
sea.
14 And they that fed the swine
fled, and told it in the city, and in
the country. And they went out to see
what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and
see him that was possessed with the
devil, and had the legion, sitting,
and clothed, and in his right mind:
and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told
them how it befell to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also
concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to
depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the
ship, he that had been possessed with
the devil prayed him that he might be
with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him
not, but saith unto him, Go home to
thy friends, and tell them how great
things the Lord hath done for thee,
and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to
publish in Decapolis how great things
Jesus had done for him: and all men
did marvel.
21 And when Jesus was passed
over again by ship unto the other
side, much people gathered unto him:
and he was nigh unto the sea.
22 And, behold, there cometh one
of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw him,
he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly,
saying, My little daughter lieth at
the point of death: I pray thee, come
and lay thy hands on her, that she
may be healed; and she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him; and
much people followed him, and
thronged him.
25 And a certain woman, which
had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things
of many physicians, and had spent all
that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus,
came in the press behind, and touched
his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch
but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain
of her blood was dried up; and she
felt in her body that she was healed
of that plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately
knowing in himself that virtue had
gone out of him, turned him about in
the press, and said, Who touched my
clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto
him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who
touched me?
32 And he looked round about to
see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and
trembling, knowing what was done in
her, came and fell down before him,
and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace, and be whole of
thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, there
came from the ruler of the
synagogue's house certain which said,
Thy daughter is dead: why troublest
thou the Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus heard the
word that was spoken, he saith unto
the ruler of the synagogue, Be not
afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to
follow him, save Peter, and James,
and John the brother of James.
38 And he cometh to the house of
the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth
the tumult, and them that wept and
wailed greatly.
39 And when he was come in, he
saith unto them, Why make ye this
ado, and weep? the damsel is not
dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to
scorn. But when he had put them all
out, he taketh the father and the
mother of the damsel, and them that
were with him, and entereth in where
the damsel was lying.
41 And he took the damsel by the
hand, and said unto her, Talitha
cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway the damsel
arose, and walked; for she was of the
age of twelve years. And they were
astonished with a great astonishment.
43 And he charged them straitly
that no man should know it; and
commanded that something should be
given her to eat.

CHAPTER 6
1 And he went out from thence,
and came into his own country; and
his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath day was
come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From whence hath
this man these things? and what
wisdom is this which is given unto
him, that even such mighty works are
wrought by his hands?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the
son of Mary, the brother of James,
and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon?
and are not his sisters here with us?
And they were offended at him.
4 But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, but in
his own country, and among his own
kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no
mighty work, save that he laid his
hands upon a few sick folk, and
healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of
their unbelief. And he went round
about the villages, teaching.
7 And he called unto him the
twelve, and began to send them forth
by two and two; and gave them power
over unclean spirits;
8 And commanded them that they
should take nothing for their
journey, save a staff only; no scrip,
no bread, no money in their purse:
9 But be shod with sandals; and
not put on two coats.
10 And he said unto them, In
what place soever ye enter into an
house, there abide till ye depart
from that place.
11 And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear you, when ye
depart thence, shake off the dust
under your feet for a testimony
against them. Verily I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for Sodom
and Gomorrha in the day of judgment,
than for that city.
12 And they went out, and
preached that men should repent.
13 And they cast out many
devils, and anointed with oil many
that were sick, and healed them.
14 And king Herod heard of him;
(for his name was spread abroad:) and
he said, That John the Baptist was
risen from the dead, and therefore
mighty works do shew forth themselves
in him.
15 Others said, That it is
Elias. And others said, That it is a
prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard thereof,
he said, It is John, whom I beheaded:
he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent
forth and laid hold upon John, and
bound him in prison for
Herodias'sake, his brother Philip's
wife: for he had married her.
18 For John had said unto Herod,
It is not lawful for thee to have thy
brother's wife.
19 Therefore Herodias had a
quarrel against him, and would have
killed him; but she could not:
20 For Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a just man and an
holy, and observed him; and when he
heard him, he did many things, and
heard him gladly.
21 And when a convenient day was
come, that Herod on his birthday made
a supper to his lords, high captains,
and chief estates of Galilee;
22 And when the daughter of the
said Herodias came in, and danced,
and pleased Herod and them that sat
with him, the king said unto the
damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he sware unto her,
Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I
will give it thee, unto the half of
my kingdom.
24 And she went forth, and said
unto her mother, What shall I ask?
And she said, The head of John the
Baptist.
25 And she came in straightway
with haste unto the king, and asked,
saying, I will that thou give me by
and by in a charger the head of John
the Baptist.
26 And the king was exceeding
sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and
for their sakes which sat with him,
he would not reject her.
27 And immediately the king sent
an executioner, and commanded his
head to be brought: and he went and
beheaded him in the prison.
28 And brought his head in a
charger, and gave it to the damsel:
and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard
of it, they came and took up his
corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered
themselves together unto Jesus, and
told him all things, both what they
had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said 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.
32 And they departed into a
desert place by ship privately.
33 And the people saw them
departing, and many knew him, and ran
afoot thither out of all cities, and
outwent them, and came together unto
him.
34 And Jesus, when he came out,
saw much people, and was moved with
compassion toward them, because they
were as sheep not having a shepherd:
and he began to teach them many
things.
35 And when the day was now far
spent, his disciples came unto him,
and said, This is a desert place, and
now the time is far passed:
36 Send them away, that they may
go into the country round about, and
into the villages, and buy themselves
bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered and said unto
them, Give ye them to eat. And they
say unto him, Shall we go and buy two
hundred pennyworth of bread, and give
them to eat?
38 He saith unto them, How many
loaves have ye? go and see. And when
they knew, they say, Five, and two
fishes.
39 And he commanded them to make
all sit down by companies upon the
green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks,
by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he had taken the
five loaves and the two fishes, he
looked up to heaven, and blessed, and
brake the loaves, and gave them to
his disciples to set before them; and
the two fishes divided he among them
all.
42 And they did all eat, and
were filled.
43 And they took up twelve
baskets full of the fragments, and of
the fishes.
44 And they that did eat of the
loaves were about five thousand men.
45 And straightway he
constrained his disciples to get into
the ship, and to go to the other side
before unto Bethsaida, while he sent
away the people.
46 And when he had sent them
away, he departed into a mountain to
pray.
47 And when even was come, the
ship was in the midst of the sea, and
he alone on the land.
48 And he saw them toiling in
rowing; for the wind was contrary
unto them: and about the fourth watch
of the night he cometh unto them,
walking upon the sea, and would have
passed by them.
49 But when they saw him walking
upon the sea, they supposed it had
been a spirit, and cried out:
50 For they all saw him, and
were troubled. And immediately he
talked with them, and saith unto
them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be
not afraid.
51 And he went up unto them into
the ship; and the wind ceased: and
they were sore amazed in themselves
beyond measure, and wondered.
52 For they considered not the
miracle of the loaves: for their
heart was hardened.
53 And when they had passed
over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
54 And when they were come out
of the ship, straightway they knew
him,
55 And ran through that whole
region round about, and began to
carry about in beds those that were
sick, where they heard he was.
56 And whithersoever he entered,
into villages, or cities, or country,
they laid the sick in the streets,
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
1 Then came together unto him
the Pharisees, and certain of the
scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
2 And when they saw some of his
disciples eat bread with defiled,
that is to say, with unwashen, hands,
they found fault.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the
Jews, except they wash their hands
oft, eat not, holding the tradition
of the elders.
4 And when they come from the
market, except they wash, they eat
not. And many other things there be,
which they have received to hold, as
the washing of cups, and pots, brasen
vessels, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes
asked him, Why walk not thy disciples
according to the tradition of the
elders, but eat bread with unwashen
hands?
6 He answered and said unto
them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of
you hypocrites, as it is written,
This people honoureth me with their
lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they
worship me, teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the
commandment of God, ye hold the
tradition of men, as the washing of
pots and cups: and many other such
like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full
well ye reject the commandment of
God, that ye may keep your own
tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy
father and thy mother; and, Whoso
curseth father or mother, let him die
the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall
say to his father or mother, It is
Corban, that is to say, a gift, by
whatsoever thou mightest be profited
by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to
do ought for his father or his
mother;
13 Making the word of God of
none effect through your tradition,
which ye have delivered: and many
such like things do ye.
14 And when he had called all
the people unto him, he said unto
them, Hearken unto me every one of
you, and understand:
15 There is nothing from without
a man, that entering into him can
defile him: but the things which come
out of him, those are they that
defile the man.
16 If any man have ears to hear,
let him hear.
17 And when he was entered into
the house from the people, his
disciples asked him concerning the
parable.
18 And he saith unto them, Are
ye so without understanding also? Do
ye not perceive, that whatsoever
thing from without entereth into the
man, it cannot defile him;
19 Because it entereth not into
his heart, but into the belly, and
goeth out into the draught, purging
all meats?
20 And he said, That which
cometh out of the man, that defileth
the man.
21 For from within, out of the
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 Thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,
an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
foolishness:
23 All these evil things come
from within, and defile the man.
24 And from thence he arose, and
went into the borders of Tyre and
Sidon, and entered into an house, and
would have no man know it, but he
could not be hid.
25 For a certain woman, whose
young daughter had an unclean spirit,
heard of him, and came and fell at
his feet:
26 The woman was a Greek, a
Syrophenician by nation; and she
besought him that he would cast forth
the devil out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said unto her, Let
the children first be filled: for it
is not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
28 And she answered and said
unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs
under the table eat of the children's
crumbs.
29 And he said unto her, For
this saying go thy way; the devil is
gone out of thy daughter.
30 And when she was come to her
house, she found the devil gone out,
and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31 And again, departing from the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came
unto the sea of Galilee, through the
midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
32 And they bring unto him one
that was deaf, and had an impediment
in his speech; and they beseech him
to put his hand upon him.
33 And he took him aside from
the multitude, and put his fingers
into his ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue;
34 And looking up to heaven, he
sighed, and saith unto him,
Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And straightway his ears were
opened, and the string of his tongue
was loosed, and he spake plain.
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;
37 And were beyond measure
astonished, saying, He hath done all
things well: he maketh both the deaf
to hear, and the dumb to speak.

CHAPTER 8
1 In those days the multitude
being very great, and having nothing
to eat, Jesus called his disciples
unto him, and saith unto them,
2 I have compassion on the
multitude, because they have now been
with me three days, and have nothing
to eat:
3 And if I send them away
fasting to their own houses, they
will faint by the way: for divers of
them came from far.
4 And his disciples answered
him, From whence can a man satisfy
these men with bread here in the
wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded the people to
sit down on the ground: and he took
the seven loaves, and gave thanks,
and brake, and gave to his disciples
to set before them; and they did set
them before the people.
7 And they had a few small
fishes: and he blessed, and commanded
to set them also before them.
8 So they did eat, and were
filled: and they took up of the
broken meat that was left seven
baskets.
9 And they that had eaten were
about four thousand: and he sent them
away.
10 And straightway he entered
into a ship with his disciples, and
came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came forth,
and began to question with him,
seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him.
12 And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and saith, Why doth this
generation seek after a sign? verily
I say unto you, There shall no sign
be given unto this generation.
13 And he left them, and
entering into the ship again departed
to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had
forgotten to take bread, neither had
they in the ship with them more than
one loaf.
15 And he charged them, saying,
Take heed, beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of
Herod.
16 And they reasoned among
themselves, saying, It is because we
have no bread.
17 And when Jesus knew it, he
saith unto them, Why reason ye,
because ye have no bread? perceive ye
not yet, neither understand? have ye
your heart yet hardened?
18 Having eyes, see ye not? and
having ears, hear ye not? and do ye
not remember?
19 When I brake the five loaves
among five thousand, how many baskets
full of fragments took ye up? They
say unto him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven among four
thousand, how many baskets full of
fragments took ye up? And they said,
Seven.
21 And he said unto them, How is
it that ye do not understand?
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida:
and they bring a blind man unto him,
and besought him to touch him.
23 And he took the blind man by
the hand, and led him out of the
town; and when he had spit on his
eyes, and put his hands upon him, he
asked him if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up, and said, I
see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put his hands
again upon his eyes, and made him
look up: and he was restored, and saw
every man clearly.
26 And he sent him away to his
house, saying, Neither go into the
town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27 And Jesus went out, and his
disciples, into the towns of Cesarea
Philippi: and by the way he asked his
disciples, saying unto them, Whom do
men say that I am?
28 And they answered, John the
Baptist: but some say, Elias; and
others, One of the prophets.
29 And he saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am? And Peter
answereth and saith unto him, Thou
art the Christ.
30 And he charged them that they
should tell no man of him.
31 And he began to teach them,
that the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected of the
elders, and of the chief priests, and
scribes, and be killed, and after
three days rise again.
32 And he spake that saying
openly. And Peter took him, and began
to rebuke him.
33 But when he had turned about
and looked on his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee
behind me, Satan: for thou savourest
not the things that be of God, but
the things that be of men.
34 And when he had called the
people unto him with his disciples
also, he said unto them, Whosoever
will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his
life shall lose it; but whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake and
the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a
man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be
ashamed of me and of my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation; of
him also shall the Son of man be
ashamed, when he cometh in the glory
of his Father with the holy angels.

CHAPTER 9
1 And he said unto them, Verily
I say unto you, That there be some of
them that stand here, which shall not
taste of death, till they have seen
the kingdom of God come with power.
2 And after six days Jesus
taketh with him Peter, and James, and
John, and leadeth them up into an
high mountain apart by themselves:
and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became
shining, exceeding white as snow; so
as no fuller on earth can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them
Elias with Moses: and they were
talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to
be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one
for Moses, and one for Elias.
6 For he wist not what to say;
for they were sore afraid.
7 And there was a cloud that
overshadowed them: and a voice came
out of the cloud, saying, This is my
beloved Son: hear him.
8 And suddenly, when they had
looked round about, they saw no man
any more, save Jesus only with
themselves.
9 And as they came down from the
mountain, he charged them that they
should tell no man what things they
had seen, till the Son of man were
risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying
with themselves, questioning one with
another what the rising from the dead
should mean.
11 And they asked him, saying,
Why say the scribes that Elias must
first come?
12 And he answered and told
them, Elias verily cometh first, and
restoreth all things; and how it is
written of the Son of man, that he
must suffer many things, and be set
at nought.
13 But I say unto you, That
Elias is indeed come, and they have
done unto him whatsoever they listed,
as it is written of him.
14 And when he came to his
disciples, he saw a great multitude
about them, and the scribes
questioning with them.
15 And straightway all the
people, when they beheld him, were
greatly amazed, and running to him
saluted him.
16 And he asked the scribes,
What question ye with them?
17 And one of the multitude
answered and said, Master, I have
brought unto thee my son, which hath
a dumb spirit;
18 And wheresoever he taketh
him, he teareth him: and he foameth,
and gnasheth with his teeth, and pine
th away: and I spake to thy disciples
that they should cast him out; and
they could not.
19 He answereth him, and saith,
O faithless generation, how long
shall I be with you? how long shall I
suffer you? bring him unto me.
20 And they brought him unto
him: and when he saw him, straightway
the spirit tare him; and he fell on
the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father, How
long is it ago since this came unto
him? And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes it hath cast him
into the fire, and into the waters,
to destroy him: but if thou canst do
any thing, have compassion on us, and
help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou
canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of
the child cried out, and said with
tears, Lord, I believe; help thou
mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw that the
people came running together, he
rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto
him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I
charge thee, come out of him, and
enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried, and
rent him sore, and came out of him:
and he was as one dead; insomuch that
many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the
hand, and lifted him up; and he
arose.
28 And when he was come into the
house, his disciples asked him
privately, Why could not we cast him
out?
29 And he said unto them, This
kind can come forth by nothing, but
by prayer and fasting.
30 And they departed thence, and
passed through Galilee; and he would
not that any man should know it.
31 For he taught his disciples,
and said unto them, The Son of man is
delivered into the hands of men, and
they shall kill him; and after that
he is killed, he shall rise the third
day.
32 But they understood not that
saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33 And he came to Capernaum: and
being in the house he asked them,
What was it that ye disputed among
yourselves by the way?
34 But they held their peace:
for by the way they had disputed
among themselves, Who should be the
greatest.
35 And he sat down, and called
the twelve, and saith unto them, If
any man desire to be first, the same
shall be last of all, and servant of
all.
36 And he took a child, and set
him in the midst of them: and when he
had taken him in his arms, he said
unto them,
37 Whosoever shall receive one
of such children in my name,
receiveth me: and whosoever shall
receive me, receiveth not me, but him
that sent me.
38 And John answered him,
saying, Master, we saw one casting
out devils in thy name, and he
followeth not us: and we forbad him,
because he followeth not us.
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him
not: for there is no man which shall
do a miracle in my name, that can
lightly speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us
is on our part.
41 For whosoever shall give you
a cup of water to drink in my name,
because ye belong to Christ, verily I
say unto you, he shall not lose his
reward.
42 And whosoever shall offend
one of these little ones that believe
in me, it is better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he were cast into the sea.
43 And if thy hand offend thee,
cut it off: it is better for thee to
enter into life maimed, than having
two hands to go into hell, into the
fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee,
cut it off: it is better for thee to
enter halt into life, than having two
feet to be cast into hell, into the
fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee,
pluck it out: it is better for thee
to enter into the kingdom of God with
one eye, than having two eyes to be
cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted
with fire, and every sacrifice shall
be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good: but if the salt
have lost his saltness, wherewith
will ye season it? Have salt in
yourselves, and have peace one with
another.

CHAPTER 10
1 And he arose from thence, and
cometh into the coasts of Judaea by
the farther side of Jordan: and the
people resort unto him again; and, as
he was wont, he taught them again.
2 And the Pharisees came to him,
and asked him, Is it lawful for a man
to put away his wife? tempting him.
3 And he answered and said unto
them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered
to write a bill of divorcement, and
to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, For the hardness of your
heart he wrote you this precept.
6 But from the beginning of the
creation God made them male and
female.
7 For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and
cleave to his wife;
8 And they twain shall be one
flesh: so then they are no more
twain, but one flesh.
9 What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his
disciples asked him again of the same
matter.
11 And he saith unto them,
Whosoever shall put away his wife,
and marry another, committeth
adultery against her.
12 And if a woman shall put away
her husband, and be married to
another, she committeth adultery.
13 And they brought young
children to him, that he should touch
them: and his disciples rebuked those
that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was
much displeased, and said unto them,
Suffer the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not: for of
such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child, he
shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his
arms, put his hands upon them, and
blessed them.
17 And when he was gone forth
into the way, there came one running,
and kneeled to him, and asked him,
Good Master, what shall I do that I
may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why
callest thou me good? there is none
good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the
commandments, Do not commit adultery,
Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not
bear false witness, Defraud not,
Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto
him, Master, all these have I
observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him
loved him, and said unto him, One
thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come, take up the cross,
and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that
saying, and went away grieved: for he
had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about,
and saith unto his disciples, How
hardly shall they that have riches
enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were
astonished 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!
25 It is easier for a camel to
go through the eye of a needle, than
for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished out
of measure, saying among themselves,
Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them
saith, With men it is impossible, but
not with God: for with God all things
are possible.
28 Then Peter began to say unto
him, Lo, we have left all, and have
followed thee.
29 And Jesus answered and said,
Verily I say unto you, There is no
man that hath left house, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or
mother, or wife, or children, or
lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an
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.
31 But many that are first shall
be last; and the last first.
32 And they were in the way
going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went
before them: and they were amazed;
and as they followed, they were
afraid. And he took again the twelve,
and began to tell them what things
should happen unto him,
33 Saying, Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall
be delivered unto the chief priests,
and unto the scribes; and they shall
condemn him to death, and shall
deliver him to the Gentiles:
34 And they shall mock him, and
shall scourge him, and shall spit
upon him, and shall kill him: and the
third day he shall rise again.
35 And James and John, the sons
of Zebedee, come unto him, saying,
Master, we would that thou shouldest
do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
36 And he said unto them, What
would ye that I should do for you?
37 They said unto him, Grant
unto us that we may sit, one on thy
right hand, and the other on thy left
hand, in thy glory.
38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye
know not what ye ask: can ye drink of
the cup that I drink of? and be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with?
39 And they said unto him, We
can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye
shall indeed drink of the cup that I
drink of; and with the baptism that I
am baptized withal shall ye be
baptized:
40 But to sit on my right hand
and on my left hand is not mine to
give; but it shall be given to them
for whom it is prepared.
41 And when the ten heard it,
they began to be much displeased with
James and John.
42 But Jesus called them to him,
and saith unto them, Ye know that
they which are accounted to rule over
the Gentiles exercise lordship over
them; and their great ones exercise
authority upon them.
43 But so shall it not be among
you: but whosoever will be great
among you, shall be your minister:
44 And whosoever of you will be
the chiefest, shall be servant of
all.
45 For even the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
46 And they came to Jericho: and
as he went out of Jericho with his
disciples and a great number of
people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of
Timaeus, sat by the highway side
begging.
47 And when he heard that it was
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry
out, and say, Jesus, thou son of
David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he
should hold his peace: but he cried
the more a great deal, Thou son of
David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and
commanded him to be called. And they
call the blind man, saying unto him,
Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth
thee.
50 And he, casting away his
garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said
unto him, What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee? The blind man
said unto him, Lord, that I might
receive my sight.
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go
thy way; thy faith hath made thee
whole. And immediately he received
his sight, and followed Jesus in the
way.

CHAPTER 11
1 And when they came nigh to
Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he
sendeth forth two of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your
way into the village over against
you: and as soon as ye be entered
into it, ye shall find a colt tied,
whereon never man sat; loose him, and
bring him.
3 And if any man say unto you,
Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord
hath need of him; and straightway he
will send him hither.
4 And they went their way, and
found the colt tied by the door
without in a place where two ways
met; and they loose him.
5 And certain of them that stood
there said unto them, What do ye,
loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even
as Jesus had commanded: and they let
them go.
7 And they brought the colt to
Jesus, and cast their garments on
him; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments
in the way: and others cut down
branches off the trees, and strawed
them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and
they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our
father David, that cometh in the name
of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into
Jerusalem, and into the temple: and
when he had looked round about upon
all things, and now the eventide was
come, he went out unto Bethany with
the twelve.
12 And on the morrow, when they
were come from Bethany, he was
hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar
off having leaves, he came, if haply
he might find any thing thereon: and
when he came to it, he found nothing
but leaves; for the time of figs was
not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said
unto it, No man eat fruit of thee
hereafter for ever. And his disciples
heard it.
15 And they come to Jerusalem:
and Jesus went into the temple, and
began to cast out them that sold and
bought in the temple, and overthrew
the tables of the moneychangers, and
the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any
man should carry any vessel through
the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto
them, Is it not written, My house
shall be called of all nations the
house of prayer? but ye have made it
a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief
priests heard it, and sought how they
might destroy him: for they feared
him, because all the people was
astonished at his doctrine.
19 And when even was come, he
went out of the city.
20 And in the morning, as they
passed by, they saw the fig tree
dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to
remembrance saith unto him, Master,
behold, the fig tree which thou
cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith
unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you,
That whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; and shall not
doubt in his heart, but shall believe
that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have
whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you,
What things soever ye desire, when ye
pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying,
forgive, if ye have ought against
any: that your Father also which is
in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive,
neither will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trespasses.
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,
28 And say unto him, By what
authority doest thou these things?
and who gave thee this authority to
do these things?
29 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, I will also ask of you one
question, and answer me, and I will
tell you by what authority I do these
things.
30 The baptism of John, was it
from heaven, or of men? answer me.
31 And they reasoned with
themselves, saying, If we shall say,
From heaven; he will say, Why then
did ye not believe him?
32 But if we shall say, Of men;
they feared the people: for all men
counted John, that he was a prophet
indeed.
33 And they answered and said
unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus
answering saith unto them, Neither do
I tell you by what authority I do
these things.

CHAPTER 12
1 And he began to speak unto
them by parables. A certain man
planted a vineyard, and set an hedge
about it, and digged a place for the
winefat, and built a tower, and let
it out to husbandmen, and went into a
far country.
2 And at the season he sent to
the husbandmen a servant, that he
might receive from the husbandmen of
the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught him, and beat
him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent unto them
another servant; and at him they cast
stones, and wounded him in the head,
and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 And again he sent another; and
him they killed, and many others;
beating some, and killing some.
6 Having yet therefore one son,
his wellbeloved, he sent him also
last unto them, saying, They will
reverence my son.
7 But those husbandmen said
among themselves, This is the heir;
come, let us kill him, and the
inheritance shall be ours.
8 And they took him, and killed
him, and cast him out of the
vineyard.
9 What shall therefore the lord
of the vineyard do? he will come and
destroy the husbandmen, and will give
the vineyard unto others.
10 And have ye not read this
scripture; The stone which the
builders rejected is become the head
of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 And they sought to lay hold
on him, but feared the people: for
they knew that he had spoken the
parable against them: and they left
him, and went their way.
13 And they send unto him
certain of the Pharisees and of the
Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 And when they were come, they
say unto him, Master, we know that
thou art true, and carest for no man:
for thou regardest not the person of
men, but teachest the way of God in
truth: Is it lawful to give tribute
to Caesar, or not?
15 Shall we give, or shall we
not give? But he, knowing their
hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt
ye me? bring me a penny, that I may
see it.
16 And they brought it. And he
saith unto them, Whose is this image
and superscription? And they said
unto him, Caesar's.
17 And Jesus answering said unto
them, Render to Caesar the things
that are Caesar's, and to God the
things that are God's. And they
marvelled at him.
18 Then come unto him the
Sadducees, which say there is no
resurrection; and they asked him,
saying,
19 Master, Moses wrote unto us,
If a man's brother die, and leave his
wife behind him, and leave no
children, that his brother should
take his wife, and raise up seed unto
his brother.
20 Now there were seven
brethren: and the first took a wife,
and dying left no seed.
21 And the second took her, and
died, neither left he any seed: and
the third likewise.
22 And the seven had her, and
left no seed: last of all the woman
died also.
23 In the resurrection
therefore, when they shall rise,
whose wife shall she be of them? for
the seven had her to wife.
24 And Jesus answering said unto
them, Do ye not therefore err,
because ye know not the scriptures,
neither the power of God?
25 For when they shall rise from
the dead, they neither marry, nor are
given in marriage; but are as the
angels which are in heaven.
26 And as touching the dead,
that they rise: have ye not read in
the book of Moses, how in the bush
God spake unto him, saying, I am the
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the
dead, but the God of the living: ye
therefore do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came,
and having heard them reasoning
together, and perceiving that he had
answered them well, asked him, Which
is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The
first of all the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is
one Lord:
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: this is
the first commandment.
31 And the second is like,
namely this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. There is none
other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him,
Well, Master, thou hast said the
truth: for there is one God; and
there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the
heart and with all the understanding,
and with all the soul, and with all
the strength, and to love his
neighbour as himself, is more than
all whole burnt offerings and
sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he
answered discreetly, he said unto
him, Thou art not far from the
kindgom of God. And no man after that
durst ask him any question.
35 And Jesus answered and said,
while he taught in the temple, How
say the scribes that Christ is the
son of David?
36 For David himself said by the
Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand, till I
make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David therefore himself
calleth him Lord; and whence is he
then his son? And the common people
heard him gladly.
38 And he said unto them in his
doctrine, Beware of the scribes,
which love to go in long clothing,
and love salutations in the
marketplaces,
39 And the chief seats in the
synagogues, and the uppermost rooms
at feasts:
40 Which devour widows'houses,
and for a pretence make long prayers:
these shall receive greater
damnation.
41 And Jesus sat over against
the treasury, and beheld how the
people cast money into the treasury:
and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor
widow, and she threw in two mites,
which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his
disciples, and saith unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That this poor
widow hath cast more in, than all
they which have cast into the
treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of
their abundance; but she of her want
did cast in all that she had, even
all her living.

CHAPTER 13
1 And as he went out of the
temple, one of his disciples saith
unto him, Master, see what manner of
stones and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto
him, Seest thou these great
buildings? there shall not be left
one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount
of Olives over against the temple,
Peter and James and John and Andrew
asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these
things be? and what shall be the sign
when all these things shall be
fulfilled?
5 And Jesus answering them began
to say, Take heed lest any man
deceive you:
6 For many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
7 And when ye shall hear of wars
and rumours of wars, be ye not
troubled: for such things must needs
be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be earthquakes in
divers places, and there shall be
famines and troubles: these are the
beginnings of sorrows.
9 But take heed to yourselves:
for they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in the synagogues ye
shall be beaten: and ye shall be
brought before rulers and kings for
my sake, for a testimony against
them.
10 And the gospel must first be
published among all nations.
11 But when they shall lead you,
and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak,
neither do ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that
hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye
that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
12 Now the brother shall betray
the brother to death, and the father
the son; and children shall rise up
against their parents, and shall
cause them to be put to death.
13 And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake: but he that
shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved.
14 But when ye shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of
by Daniel the prophet, standing where
it ought not, (let him that readeth
understand,) then let them that be in
Judaea flee to the mountains:
15 And let him that is on the
housetop not go down into the house,
neither enter therein, to take any
thing out of his house:
16 And let him that is in the
field not turn back again for to take
up his garment.
17 But woe to them that are with
child, and to them that give suck in
those days!
18 And pray ye that your flight
be not in the winter.
19 For in those days shall be
affliction, such as was not from the
beginning of the creation which God
created unto this time, neither shall
be.
20 And except that the Lord had
shortened those days, no flesh should
be saved: but for the elect's sake,
whom he hath chosen, he hath
shortened the days.
21 And then if any man shall say
to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo,
he is there; believe him not:
22 For false Christs and false
prophets shall rise, and shall shew
signs and wonders, to seduce, if it
were possible, even the elect.
23 But take ye heed: behold, I
have foretold you all things.
24 But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be
darkened, and the moon shall not give
her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall
fall, and the powers that are in
heaven shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they see the
Son of man coming in the clouds with
great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his
angels, and shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from the
uttermost part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
28 Now learn a parable of the
fig tree; When her branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye
know that summer is near:
29 So ye in like manner, when ye
shall see these things come to pass,
know that it is nigh, even at the
doors.
30 Verily I say unto you, that
this generation shall not pass, till
all these things be done.
31 Heaven and earth shall pass
away: but my words shall not pass
away.
32 But of that day and that hour
knoweth no man, no, not the angels
which are in heaven, neither the Son,
but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray:
for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of man is as a
man taking a far journey, who left
his house, and gave authority to his
servants, and to every man his work,
and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye
know not when the master of the house
cometh, at even, or at midnight, or
at the cockcrowing, or in the
morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find
you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say
unto all, Watch.

CHAPTER 14
1 After two days was the feast
of the passover, and of unleavened
bread: and the chief priests and the
scribes sought how they might take
him by craft, and put him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the
feast day, lest there be an uproar of
the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the
house of Simon the leper, as he sat
at meat, there came a woman having an
alabaster box of ointment of
spikenard very precious; and she
brake the box, and poured it on his
head.
4 And there were some that had
indignation within themselves, and
said, Why was this waste of the
ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold
for more than three hundred pence,
and have been given to the poor. And
they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone;
why trouble ye her? she hath wrought
a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you
always, and whensoever ye will ye may
do them good: but me ye have not
always.
8 She hath done what she could:
she is come aforehand to anoint my
body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached throughout the whole world,
this also that she hath done shall be
spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of
the twelve, went unto the chief
priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they
were glad, and promised to give him
money. And he sought how he might
conveniently betray him.
12 And the first day of
unleavened bread, when they killed
the passover, his disciples said unto
him, Where wilt thou that we go and
prepare that thou mayest eat the
passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of
his disciples, and saith unto them,
Go ye into the city, and there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher of
water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go
in, say ye to the goodman of the
house, The Master saith, Where is the
guestchamber, where I shall eat the
passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large
upper room furnished and prepared:
there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth,
and came into the city, and found as
he had said unto them: and they made
ready the passover.
17 And in the evening he cometh
with the twelve.
18 And as they sat and did eat,
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,
One of you which eateth with me shall
betray me.
19 And they began to be
sorrowful, and to say unto him one by
one, Is it I? and another said, Is it
I?
20 And he answered and said unto
them, It is one of the twelve, that
dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth,
as it is written of him: but woe to
that man by whom the Son of man is
betrayed! good were it for that man
if he had never been born.
22 And as they did eat, Jesus
took bread, and blessed, and brake
it, and gave to them, and said, Take,
eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when
he had given thanks, he gave it to
them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This
is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many.
25 Verily I say unto you, I will
drink no more of the fruit of the
vine, until that day that I drink it
new in the kingdom of God.
26 And when they had sung an
hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.
27 And Jesus saith unto them,
All ye shall be offended because of
me this night: for it is written, I
will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep shall be scattered.
28 But after that I am risen, I
will go before you into Galilee.
29 But Peter said unto him,
Although all shall be offended, yet
will not I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, That this
day, even in this night, before the
cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice.
31 But he spake the more
vehemently, If I should die with
thee, I will not deny thee in any
wise. Likewise also said they all.
32 And they came to a place
which was named Gethsemane: and he
saith to his disciples, Sit ye here,
while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter
and James and John, and began to be
sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul
is exceeding sorrowful unto death:
tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little,
and fell on the ground, and prayed
that, if it were possible, the hour
might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father,
all things are possible unto thee;
take away this cup from me:
nevertheless not what I will, but
what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,
Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not
thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye
enter into temptation. The spirit
truly is ready, but the flesh is
weak.
39 And again he went away, and
prayed, and spake the same words.
40 And when he returned, he
found them asleep again, (for their
eyes were heavy,) neither wist they
what to answer him.
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.
42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he
that betrayeth me is at hand.
43 And immediately, while he yet
spake, cometh Judas, one of the
twelve, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves,
from the chief priests and the
scribes and the elders.
44 And he that betrayed him had
given them a token, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is
he; take him, and lead him away
safely.
45 And as soon as he was come,
he goeth straightway to him, and
saith, Master, master; and kissed
him.
46 And they laid their hands on
him, and took him.
47 And one of them that stood by
drew a sword, and smote a servant of
the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, Are ye come out, as
against a thief, with swords and with
staves to take me?
49 I was daily with you in the
temple teaching, and ye took me not:
but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
50 And they all forsook him, and
fled.
51 And there followed him a
certain young man, having a linen
cloth cast about his naked body; and
the young men laid hold on him:
52 And he left the linen cloth,
and fled from them naked.
53 And they led Jesus away to
the high priest: and with him were
assembled all the chief priests and
the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar
off, even into the palace of the high
priest: and he sat with the servants,
and warmed himself at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all
the council sought for witness
against Jesus to put him to death;
and found none.
56 For many bare false witness
against him, but their witness agreed
not together.
57 And there arose certain, and
bare false witness against him,
saying,
58 We heard him say, I will
destroy this temple that is made with
hands, and within three days I will
build another made without hands.
59 But neither so did their
witness agree together.
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?
61 But he held his peace, and
answered nothing. Again the high
priest asked him, and said unto him,
Art thou the Christ, the Son of the
Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye
shall see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and coming
in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his
clothes, and saith, What need we any
further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy:
what think ye? And they all condemned
him to be guilty of death.
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 servants did strike
him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in
the palace, there cometh one of the
maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter
warming himself, she looked upon him,
and said, And thou also wast with
Jesus of Nazareth.
68 But he denied, saying, I know
not, neither understand I what thou
sayest. And he went out into the
porch; and the cock crew.
69 And a maid saw him again, and
began to say to them that stood by,
This is one of them.
70 And he denied it again. And a
little after, they that stood by said
again to Peter, Surely thou art one
of them: for thou art a Galilaean,
and thy speech agreeth thereto.
71 But he began to curse and to
swear, saying, I know not this man of
whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock
crew. And Peter called to mind the
word that Jesus said unto him, Before
the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny
me thrice. And when he thought
thereon, he wept.

CHAPTER 15
1 And straightway in the morning
the chief priests held a consultation
with the elders and scribes and the
whole council, and bound Jesus, and
carried him away, and delivered him
to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou
the King of the Jews? And he
answering said unto him, Thou sayest
it.
3 And the chief priests accused
him of many things: but he answered
nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again,
saying, Answerest thou nothing?
behold how many things they witness
against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered
nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released
unto them one prisoner, whomsoever
they desired.
7 And there was one named
Barabbas, which lay bound with them
that had made insurrection with him,
who had committed murder in the
insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud
began to desire him to do as he had
ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that I release unto
you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief
priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved
the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said
again unto them, What will ye then
that I shall do unto him whom ye call
the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again,
Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them,
Why, what evil hath he done? And they
cried out the more exceedingly,
Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to
content the people, released Barabbas
unto them, and delivered Jesus, when
he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away
into the hall, called Praetorium; and
they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with
purple, and platted a crown of
thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him,
Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the
head with a reed, and did spit upon
him, and bowing their knees
worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him,
they took off the purple from him,
and put his own clothes on him, and
led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a
Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out
of the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to bear his
cross.
22 And they bring him unto the
place Golgotha, which is, being
interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink
wine mingled with myrrh: but he
received it not.
24 And when they had crucified
him, they parted his garments,
casting lots upon them, what every
man should take.
25 And it was the third hour,
and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his
accusation was written over, THE KING
OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two
thieves; the one on his right hand,
and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was
fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by
railed on him, wagging their heads,
and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest
the temple, and buildest it in three
days,
30 Save thyself, and come down
from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief
priests mocking said among themselves
with the scribes, He saved others;
himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel
descend now from the cross, that we
may see and believe. And they that
were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was
come, there was darkness over the
whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which
is, being interpreted, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood
by, when they heard it, said, Behold,
he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a
spunge full of vinegar, and put it on
a reed, and gave him to drink,
saying, Let alone; let us see whether
Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud
voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the vail of the temple
was rent in twain from the top to the
bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which
stood over against him, saw that he
so cried out, and gave up the ghost,
he said, Truly this man was the Son
of God.
40 There were also women looking
on afar off: among whom was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James the less and of Joses, and
Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in
Galilee, followed him, and ministered
unto him;) and many other women which
came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was
come, because it was the preparation,
that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an
honourable counsellor, which also
waited for the kingdom of God, came,
and went in boldly unto Pilate, and
craved the body of Jesus.
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.
45 And when he knew it of the
centurion, he gave the body to
Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and
took him down, and wrapped him in the
linen, and laid him in a sepulchre
which was hewn out of a rock, and
rolled a stone unto the door of the
sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary
the mother of Joses beheld where he
was laid.

CHAPTER 16
1 And when the sabbath was past,
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James, and Salome, had bought
sweet spices, that they might come
and anoint him.
2 And very early in the morning
the first day of the week, they came
unto the sepulchre at the rising of
the sun.
3 And they said among
themselves, Who shall roll us away
the stone from the door of the
sepulchre?
4 And when they looked, they saw
that the stone was rolled away: for
it was very great.
5 And entering into the
sepulchre, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side, clothed in
a long white garment; and they were
affrighted.
6 And he saith unto them, Be not
affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of
Nazareth, which was crucified: he is
risen; he is not here: behold the
place where they laid him.
7 But go your way, tell his
disciples and Peter that he goeth
before you into Galilee: there shall
ye see him, as he said unto you.
8 And they went out quickly, and
fled from the sepulchre; for they
trembled and were amazed: neither
said they any thing to any man; for
they were afraid.
9 Now when Jesus was risen early
the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out
of whom he had cast seven devils.
10 And she went and told them
that had been with him, as they
mourned and wept.