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1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. ²Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way. ³The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; ⁴John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. ⁵And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leather girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. ⁷And he preached, saying, There comes one after me, he that is mightier than I, the latches of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. ⁸I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

⁹And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens open, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: ¹¹And a voice came out of the heavens, saying, You are my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased. ¹²And immediately the Spirit drove him forth into the wilderness. ¹³And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him.

¹⁴Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, ¹⁵and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent therefore, and believe in the gospel. ¹⁶And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁷And Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. ¹⁸And immediately they left their nets, and followed him. ¹⁹And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. ²⁰And immediately he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. ²¹And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. ²²And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

²³And at the same time there was a man with an unclean spirit in their synagogue; and he cried out, ²⁴saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene? Are you come to destroy us? I know you—who you are, the Holy One of God. ²⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. ²⁶And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. ²⁸And the report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region round about Galilee.

²⁹And immediately, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and immediately they tell him of her: ³¹and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. ³²And at evening, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons. ³³And all the city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him. ³⁵And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and there he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; ³⁷and they found him, and said unto him, All are seeking you. ³⁸And he said unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end I came forth. ³⁹And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

⁴⁰And there comes to him a leper, begging him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If you will, you can make me clean. ⁴¹And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and said unto him, I will; be made clean. ⁴²And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. ⁴³And he strictly charged him, and immediately sent him out, ⁴⁴and said unto him, ***See that you say nothing to any man: but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. ⁴⁵But he went out, and began to publish what Jesus had done, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in deserted places: and they came to him from every quarter.

2 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was rumored that he was in the house. ²And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spoke the word unto them. ³And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. ⁴And when they could not come near unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken through it, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. ⁵And Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins are forgiven. ⁶But there were certain ones of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, ⁷Why does this man thus speak? He blasphemes: who can forgive sins but one, even God? ⁸And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said unto them, Why do you reason these things in your hearts? ⁹Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk? ¹⁰But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the sick of the palsy), ¹¹ I say unto you, Arise, take up your bed, and go unto your house. ¹²And he arose, and immediately took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw this fashion before.

¹³And he went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude came along with him, and he taught them. ¹⁴And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. ¹⁵And it came to pass, that he was sitting and eating in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. ¹⁶And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eat and drink with publicans and sinners? ¹⁷And when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, ***They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

¹⁸And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and said unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast? ¹⁹And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. ²⁰But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. ²¹No man sows a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse rip is made. ²²And no man puts new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perish, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wineskins. ²³And it came to pass, that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain-fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. ²⁴And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day do that which is not lawful? ²⁵And he said unto them, Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him? ²⁶How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? ²⁷And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: ²⁸so that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered. ²And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day; that they might accuse him. ³And he said unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. ⁴And he said unto them, Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill? But they were silent. ⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he said unto the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored. ⁶And the Pharisees went out, and immediately with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. ⁷And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judaea, ⁸and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him. ⁹And he spoke to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, unless they should throng him: ¹⁰for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him. ¹¹And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God. ¹²And he continually charged them that they should not make him known.

¹³And he goes up into the mountain, and calls unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him. ¹⁴And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, ¹⁵and to have authority to cast out demons: ¹⁶and Simon he surnamed Peter; ¹⁷and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: ¹⁸and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, ¹⁹and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And he comes into a house. ²⁰And the multitude comes together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. ²¹And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. ²²And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons. ²³And he called them unto him, and gave unto them a parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶And if Satan has rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. ²⁷But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. ²⁸Truly I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith whatsoever they shall blaspheme: ²⁹but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has never any forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: ³⁰because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

³¹And there his mother and his brethren came; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. ³²And a multitude was sitting about him; and they said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brethren are seeking you from without. ³³And he answered them, and said, Who is my mother and my brethren? ³⁴And looking round on them that sat round about him, he said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! ³⁵For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

4 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the shore. ²And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, ³Listen: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: ⁴and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: ⁶and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷And other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸And other seed fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. ⁹And he said, Who has ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables. ¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: ¹²that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; unless by chance they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. ¹³And he said unto them, Know you not this parable? And how shall you know all the parables? ¹⁴The sower sows the word. ¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately comes Satan, and takes away the word which has been sown in them. ¹⁶And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy; ¹⁷and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. ¹⁸And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, ¹⁹and the cares of the world, and the deceitfullness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ²⁰And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

²¹And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? ²²For there is nothing hid, accept that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. ²³If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. ²⁴And he said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure out it shall be measured unto you; and even more shall be given unto you. ²⁵For he that has, to him shall be given: and he that has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he has. ²⁶And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; ²⁷and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how. ²⁸The earth bears fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. ²⁹But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. ³⁰And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? ³¹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, ³²yet when it is sown and grows up, it becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. ³³And with many such parables he spoke the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; ³⁴and he did not speak unto them without a parable: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

³⁵And on that day, when evening was come, he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. ³⁶And leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. ³⁷And then there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling with water. ³⁸And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they woke him, and said unto him, Teacher, do you not care that we perish? ³⁹And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, Be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are you fearful? Have you not faith yet? ⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

5 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. ²And when he had come out of the boat, immediately out of the tombs, there met him a man with an unclean spirit, ³who had his dwelling place in the tombs: and no man could bind him any more, no, not even with a chain; ⁴because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been broken by him, and the fetters broken in pieces as well: and no man had strength to tame him. ⁵And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. ⁶And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; ⁷and crying out with a loud voice, he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, torment me not. ⁸For he said unto him, Come forth, you unclean spirit, out of the man. ⁹And he asked him, What is your name? And he said unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. ¹⁰And he asked him much that he would not send them away out of the country. ¹¹Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. ¹²And they asked him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹³And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. ¹⁴And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. ¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and saw him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. ¹⁶And they that saw it declared unto them how it happened to him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. ¹⁷And they began to beg him to depart from their borders. ¹⁸And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons asked him that he might go with him. ¹⁹And he suffered him not, but said unto him, Go to your house unto your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you. ²⁰And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marveled.

²¹And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. ²²And there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falls at his feet, ²³and implored him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray you, that you come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live. ²⁴And he went with him; and a great multitude followed along, and they thronged him. ²⁵And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, ²⁶and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not any better, but rather she grew worse, ²⁷having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. ²⁸For she said, If I touch but the hem of his garments, I shall be made whole. ²⁹And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. ³⁰And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned himself about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments? ³¹And his disciples said unto him, You see the multitude thronging you, and you say, Who touched me? ³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. ³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all. ³⁴And he said unto her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be healed of your plague.

³⁵While he yet spoke, they come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house saying, Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Teacher any further? ³⁶But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. ³⁷And he suffered no man to follow with him, accept Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. ³⁸And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beheld a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. ³⁹And when he was entered in, he said unto them, Why do you make a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeps. ⁴⁰And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, took the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and went in where the child was. ⁴¹And taking the child by the hand, he said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto you, Arise. ⁴²And immediately the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed immediately with a great amazement. ⁴³And he strongly charged them that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

6 And he went out from there; and he comes into his own country; and his disciples follow him. ²And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From where has this man gotten these things? And what is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what do such mighty works worked by his hand mean? ***³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. ⁴And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, accept in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. ⁵And he could do no mighty work there, accept that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. ⁶And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went throughout the villages teaching.

⁷And he calls the twelve unto him, and began to send them forth by two and two. And he gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸He charged them that they should take nothing extra for their journey, accept a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; ⁹but to go with sandals on their feet: and, said he, do not put on two coats. ¹⁰And he charged them, saying, Wheresoever you enter into a house, there abide till you depart. ¹¹And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they will not hear you, as you go forth there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. ***¹²And they went out, and preached that men should repent. ¹³And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

¹⁴And king Herod hearing of this; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. ¹⁵But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. ¹⁶But Herod, when he heard of this, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. ¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. ¹⁸For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. ¹⁹And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; ²⁰for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly. ²¹And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee. ²²That the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, as she pleased Herod and them that sat eating with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever you will, and I will give it to you. ²³And he swore unto her, Whatsoever you shall ask of me, I will give it to you, unto the half of my kingdom. ²⁴And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. ²⁵And she immediately came in unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that you give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist. ²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat eating, he could not reject her. ²⁷And immediately the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded him to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, ²⁸and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. ²⁹And when his disciples heard of this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all these things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. ³¹And he said unto them, You yourselves come apart into a deserted place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. ³²And they went away in the boat to a deserted place alone. ³³And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outran them. ³⁴And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. ³⁵And when the day was ending, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is deserted, and the day is now ending; ³⁶send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. ³⁷But he answered and said unto them, You give them something to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them that to eat? ³⁸And he said unto them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five loves, and two fishes. ³⁹And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. ⁴⁰And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. ⁴¹And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake the loaves; and he gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them also. ⁴²And they all ate, and were filled. ⁴³And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. ⁴⁴And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵And immediately he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sends the multitude away. ⁴⁶And after he had left them, he departed into the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷And when evening was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. ⁴⁸And seeing them in distress and rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them. About the fourth watch of the night he comes unto them, walking on the sea. And he would have passed by them: ⁴⁹but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; ⁵⁰for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. ⁵¹And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were greatly amazed within themselves; ⁵²for they understood not concerning the loaves, for their heart was hardened. ⁵³And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored the boat to the shore. ⁵⁴And when they had come out of the boat, immediately the people knew him, ⁵⁵and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, wherever they heard he was. ⁵⁶And wherever he entered into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and asked him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

7 And there are gathered together unto him certain of the Pharisees and the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, ²and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread defiled, that is, with unwashed hands. ³(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, do not eat—holding to the tradition of the elders. ⁴And when they come from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they do not eat. And many other things there are, which they have received and hold: washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.) ⁵And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands? ⁶And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. ⁷But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. ⁸You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men. ⁹And he said unto them, Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. ¹⁰For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him die the death. ¹¹But you say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith you might have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God. ¹²You no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or his mother; ¹³making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have delivered: like many such things that you do. ¹⁴And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, All of you hear and understand me: ¹⁵there is nothing outside of the man, that going into him can defile him. But the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. ¹⁶If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁷And when he had entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him about the parable. ¹⁸And he said unto them, Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive, that whatsoever goes into the man from without, cannot defile him; ¹⁹because it goes not into his heart, but into his belly, and goes out into the catch? This he said, making all meats clean. ²⁰And he said, That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. ²¹For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, ²²covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: ²³all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

²⁴And from there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; that he could not be hid. ²⁵But immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. ²⁶Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she pleaded with him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. ²⁷And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not proper to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs. ²⁸But she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord; but even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. ²⁹And he said unto her, For this saying go your way; the demon is gone out of your daughter. ³⁰And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

³¹And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. ³²And they brought unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beought him to lay his hand upon him. ³³And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; ³⁴and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. ³⁵And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain. ³⁶And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much more they published it a great deal. ³⁷And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He has done all things well; he makes even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

8 In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat. He called unto him his disciples, and said unto them— ²I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me for three days now, and have nothing to eat. ³And if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way; and some of them are come from afar. ⁴And his disciples answered him, From where shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in this deserted place? ⁵And he asked them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven. ⁶And he commands the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. ⁷And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. ⁸And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets. ⁹And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

¹⁰And immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. ¹¹And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him. ¹²And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. ¹³And he left them, and again entering into the boat and departed to the other side. ¹⁴And they forgot to take bread; and they had none in the boat with them more than one loaf. ¹⁵And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. ¹⁶And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread. ¹⁷And Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive, nor understand? Have your heart hardened? ¹⁸Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? And do you not remember? ¹⁹When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took you up? They said unto him, Twelve. ²⁰ And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took you up? And they say unto him, Seven. ²¹And he said unto them, Do you not yet understand?

²²And they come unto Bethsaida. And they brought to him a blind man, and asked him to touch him. ²³And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, See do you anything? ²⁴And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking. ²⁵Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked steadfastly and was restored, and he saw all things clearly. ²⁶And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village.

²⁷And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? ²⁸And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. ²⁹And he asked them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said unto him, You are the Christ. ³⁰And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. ³¹And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. ³²And he spoke the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. ³³But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, Get you behind me, Satan; for you do not mind the things of God, but the things of men. ³⁴And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ³⁵For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s shall save it. ³⁶For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? ³⁷For what should a man give in exchange for his life? ³⁸For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

9 And he said unto them, Truly I say unto you, There are some standing here that, who shall in no way taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power. ²And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them; ³and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. ⁴And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ⁶For he knew not what to answer; for they became very afraid. ⁷And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him. ⁸And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, accept Jesus only with them. ⁹And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, accept when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. ¹⁰And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. ¹¹And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? ¹²And he said unto them, Elijah indeed must come first, and restore all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nothing? ¹³But I say unto you, that Elijah is already come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.

¹⁴And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. ¹⁵And immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him they saluted him. ¹⁶And he asked them, What is your question with them? ¹⁷And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought my son unto you, who has a dumb spirit; ¹⁸and wheresoever it takes him, it dashes him down: and he foams, and grinds his teeth, and pines away: and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. ¹⁹And he answered them and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him unto me. ²⁰And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore at him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowing and foaming. ²¹And he asked his father, How long time is it since this has come unto him? And he said, From a child. ²²And often it has cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. ²³And Jesus said unto him, If you can! All things are possible to him that believes. ²⁴Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; but help me in my unbelief. ²⁵And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter no more into him. ²⁶And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the majority said, He is dead. ²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose. ²⁸And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out? ²⁹And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, accept by prayer.

³⁰And they went forth from there, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. ³¹For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man will be delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. ³²But they did not understood the saying, and were afraid to ask him. ³³And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were you reasoning on the way? ³⁴But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest. ³⁵And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he said unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. ³⁶And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, ³⁷Whosoever shall receive one such as a little children in my name, receives me: and whosoever receives me, receives not me, but him that sent me. ³⁸John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he did not followed us. ³⁹But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. ⁴⁰For he that is not against us is for us.

⁴¹For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because you are Christ’s, truly I say unto you, he shall in no way lose his reward. ⁴²And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. ⁴³And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off: it is good for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. ⁴⁴where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁵And if your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off: it is good for you to enter into life halt, rather than having your two feet to be cast into hell. ⁴⁶where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁷And if your eye cause you to stumble, cast it out: it is good for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell; ⁴⁸where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁹For every one shall be salted with fire. ⁵⁰Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

10 And he arose from there and went into the borders of Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. ²And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? Trying him. ³And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? ⁴And they said, Moses suffered us to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. ⁵But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. ⁶But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. ⁷For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; ⁸and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. ⁹What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. ¹⁰And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter. ¹¹And he said unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, commits adultery against her: ¹²and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she commits adultery.

¹³And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ¹⁵Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no way enter into it. ¹⁶And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

¹⁷And as he was going forth along the way, there one ran to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? ¹⁸And Jesus said unto him, Why do you call me good? None is good accept one, even God. ¹⁹You know the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. ²⁰And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. ²¹And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing you yet lack: go, sell whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²²But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. ²³And Jesus looked around, and said unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, and said unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And they were exceedingly astonished, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? ²⁷Jesus looking upon them said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God. ²⁸Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed you. ²⁹Jesus said, Truly I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, ³⁰but that he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. ³¹But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

³²And as they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, ³³saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles: ³⁴and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again. ³⁵And there come James and John, the sons of Zebedee near unto him, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that you should do for us whatsoever we shall ask of you. ³⁶And he said unto them, What would you that I should do for you? ³⁷And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your glory. ³⁸But Jesus said unto them, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink? Or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? ³⁹And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink you shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized with shall you be baptized: ⁴⁰but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it has been prepared. ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John. ⁴²And Jesus called them to him, and said unto them, You know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; ⁴⁴and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁴⁶And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side. ⁴⁷And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁸And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out a great deal more, You son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁹And Jesus stood still, and said, Call him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calls you. ⁵⁰And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. ⁵¹And Jesus answered him, and said, What will you that I should do unto you? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. ⁵²And Jesus said unto him, Go your way; your faith has made you whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him in the way.

11 And when they draw near unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ²and said unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and immediately as you enter into it, you shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. ³And if any one say unto you, Why do you do this? Say, The Lord has need of him; and immediately he will send him back here. ⁴And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him. ⁵And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do you do, loosing the colt? ⁶And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. ⁷And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. ⁸And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields. ⁹And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: ¹⁰Blessed is the kingdom that comes, the kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest. ¹¹And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about him upon all things, it being now evening, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

¹²And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. ¹³And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if by chance he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. ¹⁴And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from you henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. ¹⁵And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; ¹⁶and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple. ¹⁷And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁸And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for the whole multitude was astonished at his teaching. ¹⁹And every evening he went forth out of the city. ²⁰And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. ²¹And Peter calling to remembrance said unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which you cursed is withered away. ²²And Jesus answering said unto them, Have faith in God. ***²³Truly I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be you taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said comes to pass; he shall have it. ²⁴Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever you pray and ask for, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. ²⁵And whensoever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. ²⁶But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

²⁷And they came again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders; ²⁸and they said unto him, By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things? ²⁹And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and if you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me. ³¹And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did you not believe him? ³²But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all truly held John to be a prophet. ³³And they answered Jesus and said, We know not. And Jesus said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

¹³And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in his talk. ¹⁴And when they came, they sais unto him, Teacher, we know that you are true, and care not for any one; for you regard not the person of men, but of a truth teach the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ¹⁵Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why do you make trial of me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it. ¹⁶And they brought it. And he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. ¹⁷And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s. And they marveled greatly at him.

¹⁸And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, ¹⁹Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother dies, and leave a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ²⁰There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed; ²¹and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise: ²²and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. ²³In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her as their wife. ²⁴Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that you err, that you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? ***²⁵For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. ²⁶But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spoke unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? ²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you do greatly err.

²⁸And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? ²⁹Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: ³⁰and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. ³¹The second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these. ³²And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, ***Teacher, you have well said that he is one; and there is none other but he: ³³and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. ³⁴And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that dared ask him any question.

³⁵And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David? ³⁶David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, You sit on my right hand, Till I make your enemies the footstool of your feet. ³⁷David himself calls him Lord; then how is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly. ³⁸And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces, ³⁹and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts: ⁴⁰they that devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

⁴¹And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. ⁴²And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. ⁴³And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Truly I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury: ⁴⁴for they all did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

13 And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! ²And Jesus said unto him, You see these great buildings? There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down. ³And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?

⁵And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. ⁶Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many astray. ⁷And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled: these things must come to pass; but the end is not yet. ⁸For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things mark the beginning of travail. ⁹But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall you be beaten; and before governors and kings shall you stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. ¹⁰And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations. ¹¹And when they lead you to judgment, and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what you shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that you shall speak; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹²And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. ¹³And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

¹⁴But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he should not (let him that reads understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: ¹⁵and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out his house: ¹⁶and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak. ¹⁷But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! ¹⁸And pray you that it be not in the winter. ¹⁹For in those days there shall be tribulation, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be. ²⁰And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; ***but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not: ²²for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. ²³But take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

²⁴But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, ²⁵and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken. ²⁶And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

²⁸Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near; ²⁹even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know you that he is near, even at the doors. ³⁰Truly I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things are accomplished. ³¹Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. ³²But of that day or that hour knows no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. ³³Take heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is. ³⁴It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. ³⁵Watch therefore: for you know not when the lord of the house comes, whether at evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; ³⁶lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch!

14 Now after two days was the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him: ²for they said, Not during the feast, unless by chance there shall be an uproar of the people. ³And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat eating, there came a woman having an very costly alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard; and she broke the cruse, and poured it over his head. ⁴But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been made? ⁵For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has worked a good work on me. ⁷For you have the poor always with you, and whensoever you will you can do them good: but me you do not always have. ⁸She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹And truly I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. ¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them. ¹¹And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.

¹²And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples say unto him, Where do you will that we go and make ready that you may eat the Passover? ¹³And he sent two of his disciples, and said unto them, Go into the city, and there you shall meet a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him; ¹⁴and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher said, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? ¹⁵And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us. ¹⁶And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover. ¹⁷And when it was evening he comes with the twelve. ¹⁸And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Truly I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eat with me. ¹⁹They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? ²⁰And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dips with me in the dish. ²¹For the Son of man goes, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born. ²²And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed it, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take: this is my body. ²³And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it. ²⁴And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. ²⁵Truly I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. ²⁶And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the Mount of Olives. ²⁷And Jesus said unto them, All of you shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad. ²⁸Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. ²⁹But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. ³⁰And Jesus said unto him, Truly I say unto you, that you today, even this night, before the cock crow two times, shall deny me three times. ³¹But he spoke more vehemently, If I must die with you, I will not deny you. And in like manner also said they all.

³²And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said unto his disciples, You sit here, while I pray. ³³And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. ³⁴And he said unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death: you abide here, and watch. ³⁵And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. ³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto you; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what you will. ³⁷And he came, and found them sleeping, and said unto Peter, Simon, you sleep? could you not watch one hour? ³⁸Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ³⁹And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. ⁴⁰And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. ⁴¹And he came the third time, and said 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. ⁴²Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrays me is at hand.

⁴³And immediately, while he yet spoke, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely. ⁴⁵And when he had come, immediately he came to him, and said, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁴⁶And they laid hands on him, and took him. ⁴⁷But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are you come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? ⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you took me not: but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled. ⁵⁰And they all left him, and fled. ⁵¹And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him; ⁵²but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.

⁵³And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. ⁵⁴And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not. ⁵⁶For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together. ⁵⁷And there stood up certain ones, and bare false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. ⁵⁹And not even so did their witness agree together. ⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, You answer nothing? What is it which these witness against you? ⁶¹But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? ⁶²And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. ⁶³And the high priest rent his clothes, and said, What further need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy: what do you think? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death. ⁶⁵And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.

⁶⁶And as Peter was beneath in the court, there came one of the maids of the high priest; ⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, You also was with the Nazarene, even Jesus. ⁶⁸But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what you say: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. ⁶⁹And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. ⁷⁰But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean. ⁷¹But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom you speak. ⁷²And immediately the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow two times, you shall deny me three times. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

15 And immediately in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. ²And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering, said unto him, You say. ³And the chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴And Pilate again asked him, saying, Do you nswer nothing? Behold how many things they accuse you of. ⁵But Jesus answered nothing; insomuch that Pilate marveled. ⁶Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. ⁷And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. ⁸And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he would to do unto them. ⁹And Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release unto you the King of the Jews? ¹⁰For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. ¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. ¹²And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom you call the King of the Jews? ¹³And they cried out again, Crucify him. ¹⁴And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, Crucify him.

¹⁵And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. ¹⁶And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. ¹⁷And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; ¹⁸and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! ¹⁹And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. ²⁰And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him. ²¹And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

²²And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. ²³And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. ²⁴And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. ²⁵And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. ²⁶And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. ²⁸And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And he was counted with transgressors. ²⁹And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, ³⁰save yourself, and come down from the cross. ³¹In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. ³²Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

³³And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. ³⁴And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? ³⁵And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah. ³⁶And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let it be; let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down. ³⁷And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. ³⁸And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. ³⁹And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he had given up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. ⁴⁰And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; ⁴¹who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.

⁴²And when evening was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councilor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴And Pilate marveled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for awhile. ⁴⁵And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. ⁴⁶And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. ⁴⁷And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

16 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. ²And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun was risen. ³And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us? ⁴And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back: for it was exceedingly great. ⁵And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed. ⁶And he said unto them, Be not amazed: you seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him! ⁷But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there shall you see him, as he said unto you. ⁸And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

⁹Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. ¹⁰She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. ¹¹And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved. ¹²And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country. ¹³And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither did they believed them.

¹⁴And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat eating; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen. ¹⁵And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. ¹⁶He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieves shall be condemned. ¹⁷And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; ¹⁸they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no way hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.