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                                CHAPTER 1

 MAR 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
 MAR 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before
thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
 MAR 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.
 MAR 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins.
 MAR 1:5 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.
 MAR 1:6 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;
 MAR 1:7 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.
 MAR 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost.
 MAR 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
 MAR 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens
opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
 MAR 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased.
 MAR 1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
 MAR 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and
was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
 MAR 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
 MAR 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the gospel.
 MAR 1:16 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.
 MAR 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to
become fishers of men.
 MAR 1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
 MAR 1:19 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.
 MAR 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in
the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
 MAR 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he
entered into the synagogue, and taught.
 MAR 1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one
that had authority, and not as the scribes.
 MAR 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
cried out,
 MAR 1:24 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.
 MAR 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
 MAR 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud
voice, he came out of him.
 MAR 1:27 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.
 MAR 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region
round about Galilee.
 MAR 1:29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered
into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
 MAR 1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him
of her.
 MAR 1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and
immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
 MAR 1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that
were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
 MAR 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
 MAR 1:34 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.
 MAR 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out,
and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
 MAR 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
 MAR 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for
thee.
 MAR 1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may
preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
 MAR 1:39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast
out devils.
 MAR 1:40 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.
 MAR 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched
him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
 MAR 1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from
him, and he was cleansed.
 MAR 1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
 MAR 1:44 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.
 MAR 1:45 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

 MAR 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised
that he was in the house.
 MAR 2:2 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.
 MAR 2:3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was
borne of four.
 MAR 2:4 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.
 MAR 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
thy sins be forgiven thee.
 MAR 2:6 But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in
their hearts,
 MAR 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God
only?
 MAR 2:8 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?
 MAR 2:9 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?
 MAR 2:10 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,)
 MAR 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into
thine house.
 MAR 2:12 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.
 MAR 2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught them.
 MAR 2:14 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.
 MAR 2:15 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.
 MAR 2:16 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?
 MAR 2:17 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.
 MAR 2:18 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?
 MAR 2:19 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.
 MAR 2:20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from
them, and then shall they fast in those days.
 MAR 2:21 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.
 MAR 2:22 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.
 MAR 2:23 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.
 MAR 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath
day that which is not lawful?
 MAR 2:25 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?
 MAR 2:26 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?
 MAR 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the sabbath:
 MAR 2:28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.


                                CHAPTER 3

 MAR 3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there
which had a withered hand.
 MAR 3:2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day;
that they might accuse him.
 MAR 3:3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
 MAR 3:4 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.
 MAR 3:5 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.
 MAR 3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the
Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
 MAR 3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great
multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
 MAR 3:8 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.
 MAR 3:9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him
because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
 MAR 3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to
touch him, as many as had plagues.
 MAR 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and
cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
 MAR 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
 MAR 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would:
and they came unto him.
 MAR 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he
might send them forth to preach,
 MAR 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
 MAR 3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
 MAR 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he
surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
 MAR 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and
James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
 MAR 3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an
house.
 MAR 3:20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so
much as eat bread.
 MAR 3:21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him:
for they said, He is beside himself.
 MAR 3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
 MAR 3:23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can
Satan cast out Satan?
 MAR 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand.
 MAR 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
 MAR 3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot
stand, but hath an end.
 MAR 3:27 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.
 MAR 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of
men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
 MAR 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
 MAR 3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
 MAR 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without,
sent unto him, calling him.
 MAR 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy
mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
 MAR 3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
 MAR 3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said,
Behold my mother and my brethren!
 MAR 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and
my sister, and mother.


                               CHAPTER 4

 MAR 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.
 MAR 4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his
doctrine,
 MAR 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
 MAR 4:4 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.
 MAR 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and
immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
 MAR 4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root,
it withered away.
 MAR 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and
it yielded no fruit.
 MAR 4:8 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.
 MAR 4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
 MAR 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked
of him the parable.
 MAR 4:11 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:
 MAR 4:12 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.
 MAR 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye
know all parables?
 MAR 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
 MAR 4:15 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.
 MAR 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when
they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
 MAR 4:17 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.
 MAR 4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the
word,
 MAR 4:19 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.
 MAR 4:20 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.
 MAR 4:21 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?
 MAR 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was
any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
 MAR 4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
 MAR 4:24 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.
 MAR 4:25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from
him shall be taken even that which he hath.
 MAR 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground;
 MAR 4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring
and grow up, he knoweth not how.
 MAR 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then
the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
 MAR 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is come.
 MAR 4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with
what comparison shall we compare it?
 MAR 4:31 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:
 MAR 4:32 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.
 MAR 4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were
able to hear it.
 MAR 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were
alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
 MAR 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us
pass over unto the other side.
 MAR 4:36 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.
 MAR 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
ship, so that it was now full.
 MAR 4:38 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?
 MAR 4:39 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.
 MAR 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have
no faith?
 MAR 4:41 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

 MAR 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of
the Gadarenes.
 MAR 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of
the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
 MAR 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no,
not with chains:
 MAR 5:4 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.
 MAR 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs,
crying, and cutting himself with stones.
 MAR 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
 MAR 5:7 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.
 MAR 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
 MAR 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name
is Legion: for we are many.
 MAR 5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the
country.
 MAR 5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine
feeding.
 MAR 5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that
we may enter into them.
 MAR 5:13 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.
 MAR 5:14 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.
 MAR 5:15 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.
 MAR 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
 MAR 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
 MAR 5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with
the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
 MAR 5:19 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.
 MAR 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things
Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
 MAR 5:21 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.
 MAR 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus
by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
 MAR 5:23 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.
 MAR 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged
him.
 MAR 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
 MAR 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all
that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
 MAR 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched
his garment.
 MAR 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
 MAR 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt
in her body that she was healed of that plague.
 MAR 5:30 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?
 MAR 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging
thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
 MAR 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
 MAR 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her,
came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
 MAR 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague.
 MAR 5:35 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?
 MAR 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the
ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
 MAR 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John
the brother of James.
 MAR 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth
the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
 MAR 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado,
and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
 MAR 5:40 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.
 MAR 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi;
which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
 MAR 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age
of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
 MAR 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and
commanded that something should be given her to eat.


                               CHAPTER 6

 MAR 6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his
disciples follow him.
 MAR 6:2 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?
 MAR 6:3 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.
 MAR 6:4 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.
 MAR 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon
a few sick folk, and healed them.
 MAR 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about
the villages, teaching.
 MAR 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two
and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
 MAR 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey,
save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
 MAR 6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
 MAR 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house,
there abide till ye depart from that place.
 MAR 6:11 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.
 MAR 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
 MAR 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were
sick, and healed them.
 MAR 6:14 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.
 MAR 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet,
or as one of the prophets.
 MAR 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded:
he is risen from the dead.
 MAR 6:17 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.
 MAR 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy
brother's wife.
 MAR 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed
him; but she could not:
 MAR 6:20 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.
 MAR 6:21 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;
 MAR 6:22 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.
 MAR 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give
it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
 MAR 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And
she said, The head of John the Baptist.
 MAR 6:25 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.
 MAR 6:26 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.
 MAR 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head
to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
 MAR 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the
damsel gave it to her mother.
 MAR 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse,
and laid it in a tomb.
 MAR 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told
him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
 MAR 6:31 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.
 MAR 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
 MAR 6:33 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.
 MAR 6:34 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.
 MAR 6:35 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:
 MAR 6:36 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.
 MAR 6:37 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?
 MAR 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when
they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
 MAR 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the
green grass.
 MAR 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
 MAR 6:41 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.
 MAR 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
 MAR 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the
fishes.
 MAR 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
 MAR 6:45 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.
 MAR 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
 MAR 6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he
alone on the land.
 MAR 6:48 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.
 MAR 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been
a spirit, and cried out:
 MAR 6:50 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.
 MAR 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they
were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
 MAR 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart
was hardened.
 MAR 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret,
and drew to the shore.
 MAR 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
 MAR 6:55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry
about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
 MAR 6:56 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

 MAR 7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes,
which came from Jerusalem.
 MAR 7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that
is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
 MAR 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft,
eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
 MAR 7:4 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.
 MAR 7:5 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?
 MAR 7:6 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.
 MAR 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
 MAR 7:8 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.
 MAR 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God,
that ye may keep your own tradition.
 MAR 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth
father or mother, let him die the death:
 MAR 7:11 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.
 MAR 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
 MAR 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which
ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
 MAR 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them,
Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
 MAR 7:15 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.
 MAR 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
 MAR 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples
asked him concerning the parable.
 MAR 7:18 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;
 MAR 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth
out into the draught, purging all meats?
 MAR 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
 MAR 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders,
 MAR 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil
eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
 MAR 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
 MAR 7:24 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.
 MAR 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit,
heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
 MAR 7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought
him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
 MAR 7:27 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.
 MAR 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the
table eat of the children's crumbs.
 MAR 7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone
out of thy daughter.
 MAR 7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and
her daughter laid upon the bed.
 MAR 7:31 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.
 MAR 7:32 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.
 MAR 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into
his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
 MAR 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
that is, Be opened.
 MAR 7:35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue
was loosed, and he spake plain.
 MAR 7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he
charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
 MAR 7:37 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

 MAR 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,
 MAR 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me
three days, and have nothing to eat:
 MAR 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint
by the way: for divers of them came from far.
 MAR 8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these
men with bread her in the wilderness?
 MAR 8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
 MAR 8:6 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.
 MAR 8:7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set
them also before them.
 MAR 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat
that was left seven baskets.
 MAR 8:9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them
away.
 MAR 8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came
into the parts of Dalmanutha.
 MAR 8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking
of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
 MAR 8:12 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.
 MAR 8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the
other side.
 MAR 8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in
the ship with them more than one loaf.
 MAR 8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
 MAR 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no
bread.
 MAR 8:17 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?
 MAR 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not
remember?
 MAR 8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets
full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
 MAR 8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of
fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
 MAR 8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
 MAR 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and
besought him to touch him.
 MAR 8:23 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.
 MAR 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
 MAR 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look
up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
 MAR 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town,
nor tell it to any in the town.
 MAR 8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea
Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men
say that I am?
 MAR 8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others,
One of the prophets.
 MAR 8:29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter
answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
 MAR 8:30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
 MAR 8:31 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.
 MAR 8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him.
 MAR 8:33 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.
 MAR 8:34 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.
 MAR 8:35 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.
 MAR 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul?
 MAR 8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
 MAR 8:38 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.