Mark

Chapter 1

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way;

3 a voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"

4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 And all the country of Judea and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 And John was clothed in camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

7 And he proclaimed, saying: "After me comes one who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

9 And it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

10 And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove;

11 and a voice came from the heavens: "You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased."

12 And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.

13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan, and he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

14 Now after John was handed over, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God

15 and saying: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe in the gospel."

16 And passing along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

17 And Jesus said to them: "Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

18 And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed him.

19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, and they were in the boat mending the nets.

20 And immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went after him.

21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath, entering the synagogue, he was teaching.

22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

24 saying: "What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God."

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying: "Be silent, and come out of him!"

26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying: "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

28 And his fame went out immediately everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.

29 And immediately, coming out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

31 And he came and raised her up, taking hold of her hand; and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

32 And when evening came, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed;

33 and the whole city was gathered together at the door.

34And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, and he would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still night, he went out and departed to a desolate place, and there he was praying.

36 And Simon and those with him hunted for him,

37 and they found him and said to him: "Everyone is looking for you."

38 And he says to them: "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, so that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out."

39 And he went preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out demons.

40 And a leper comes to him, begging him [and kneeling] and saying to him: "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

41 And moved with compassion, stretching out his hand, he touched him and says to him: "I am willing; be cleansed."

42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

43 And sternly warning him, he immediately sent him away

44 and says to him: "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

45 But he, going out, began to proclaim many things and to spread the word, so that he could no longer enter a city openly, but was outside in desolate places; and they were coming to him from everywhere.

Chapter 2

1 And he entered again into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard that he was in the house.

2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even about the door; and he was speaking the word to them.

3 And they come, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four men.

4 And being unable to bring him to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was; and having dug through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.

5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic: Child, your sins are forgiven.

6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts:

7 Why does this man speak thus? He blasphemes; who can forgive sins but God alone?

8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning thus within themselves, says to them: Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic: Your sins are forgiven, or to say: Rise, take up your mat, and walk?

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic:

11 I say to you, rise, take up your mat, and go to your house.

12 And he rose, and immediately taking up the mat, he went out before them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying: We have never seen anything like this.

13 And he went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.

14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him: Follow me. And rising, he followed him.

15 And it happens that he is reclining at table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they were following him.

16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, were saying to his disciples: Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?

17 And hearing this, Jesus says to them: Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?

19 And Jesus said to 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.

20 But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the new patch tears away from the old, and a worse tear is made.

22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins; but new wine into new wineskins.

23 And it happened that on the Sabbath he was passing through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make their way, plucking the heads of grain.

24 And the Pharisees were saying to him: Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath what is not lawful?

25 And he says to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him,

26 how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and he gave it also to those who were with him?

27 And he was saying to them: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

28 so that the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.

Chapter 3

1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

3 And he says to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up into the midst.

4 And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil, to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

5 And looking around on them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

6 And the Pharisees went out, and immediately with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

7 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed, and from Judea,

8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small boat should wait on him because of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.

10 For he healed many, so that as many as had plagues fell upon him, that they might touch him.

11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him and cried out, saying, You are the Son of God.

12 And he strictly charged them much that they should not make him known.

13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls to him whom he would; and they went to him.

14 And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,

15 and to have authority to cast out demons.

16 And he appointed the twelve, and put on Simon the name Peter;

17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he put on them names, Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;

18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

20 And he comes into a house; and the crowd comes together again, so that they could not even eat bread.

21 And when his own heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him; for they said, He is beside himself.

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.

23 And calling them to him, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

28 Truly I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may blaspheme;

29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.

30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

31 And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside seeking you.

33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brothers?

34 And looking around on those who sat around him in a circle, he says, Behold, my mother and my brothers.

35 For whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Chapter 4

1 And again he began to teach beside the sea; and a very large crowd gathers to him, so that he got into a boat and sat in the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching:

3 Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow.

4 And it happened that as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 And other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil;

6 and when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And other seeds fell into the good soil, and they yielded fruit, coming up and growing, and they bore thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.

9 And he said: Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

11 And he said to them: To you the mystery of the kingdom of God has been given; but to those outside, everything happens in parables,

12 so that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.

13 And he says to them: Do you not understand this parable? And how will you know all the parables?

14 The sower sows the word.

15 And these are the ones beside the road: where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

17 and they have no root in themselves, but are temporary; then, when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.

18 And others are the ones sown among the thorns: these are the ones who heard the word,

19 and the cares of the age and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20 And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.

21 And he said to them: Does a lamp come to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be put on a lampstand?

22 For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, nor has anything become secret, but that it may come into the open.

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

24 And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

25 For whoever has, to him it will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

26 And he said: The kingdom of God is like this: as a man scatters seed on the ground,

27 and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, he himself does not know how.

28 The earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

29 But when the fruit permits, immediately he sends the sickle, because the harvest has come.

30 And he said: How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it?

31 Like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, being smaller than all the seeds on the ground,

32 and when it is sown, it comes up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.

33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear;

34 but without a parable he did not speak to them; but privately, to his own disciples, he explained everything.

35 And he says to them on that day, when evening had come: Let us cross over to the other side.

36 And leaving the crowd, they take him along, as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with him.

37 And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were beating into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled.

38 And he himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. And they wake him and say to him: Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?

39 And being awakened, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea: Be silent, be muzzled. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40 And he said to them: Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?

41 And they feared with a great fear and said to one another: Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Chapter 5

1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

2 And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could any longer bind him, even with a chain;

4 because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no one had strength to tame him.

5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

6 And seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;

7 and crying out with a loud voice, he says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.

8 For he said to him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, Legion is my name, because we are many.

10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 Now there was there upon the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;

12 and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

13 And he suffered them. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two thousand, and were choked in the sea.

14 And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had been done.

15 And they come to Jesus, and behold him that had been possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw it told them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.

17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.

18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

19 And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered together unto him: and he was by the sea.

22 And there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falls at his feet,

23 and beseeches him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

25 And a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years,

26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.

30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

35 While he yet spoke, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?

36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.

37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholds a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly.

39 And when he was entered in, he says to them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeps.

40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, takes the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goes in where the child was.

41 And taking the child by the hand, he says to her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.

42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.

43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Chapter 6

1 And he went out from thence, and cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

2 And when the sabbath 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 is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

14 And king Herod heard of him and he said, that John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments, and of the fishes.

44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,

55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Chapter 7

1 And the Pharisees gather together unto him, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem.

2 And having seen some of his disciples that with common hands, that is, unwashen, they eat bread

3 for the Pharisees and all the Jews, except they wash their hands with the fist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

4 and from the market, except they be baptized, they eat not; and many other things there are which they received to hold, washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels

5 and the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with common hands?

6 But he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

7 but in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

8 Having left the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men.

9 And he said unto them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may establish your tradition.

10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, Corban, that is, a gift, whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

12 no longer suffer ye him to do aught for his father or his mother;

13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

14 And having called again the multitude, he said unto them, Hear me, all of you, and understand.

15 There is nothing from without the man, entering into him, which can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

17 And when he was entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

18 And he saith unto them, Are ye also thus without understanding? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without entereth into the man cannot defile him;

19 because it entereth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders,

22 adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre. And having entered into a house, he would have no man know it; and he could not be hid.

25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet:

26 and the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race; and she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

30 And having gone away unto her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

31 And again, having gone out of the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, in the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

32 And they bring unto him one deaf and having an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

33 And having taken him aside from the multitude privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue;

34 and having looked up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plainly.

36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.

37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Chapter 8

1 In those days, when again a great crowd was present and they had nothing to eat, he called the disciples and said to them,

2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already remained with me three days and have nothing to eat.

3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from far away.”

4 And his disciples answered him, “How can anyone here satisfy these people with bread in a desolate place?”

5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

6 And he commanded the crowd to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before them, and they set them before the crowd.

7 And they had a few small fish; and after blessing them, he said to set these also before them.

8 And they ate and were satisfied, and they took up seven baskets of leftover fragments.

9 And there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

10 And immediately, getting into the boat with his disciples, he came to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.

12 And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

13 And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went away to the other side.

14 And they forgot to take bread, and except for one loaf they had none with them in the boat.

15 And he instructed them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

16 And they reasoned with one another that they had no bread.

17 And knowing this, he says to them, “Why do you reason that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you hardened your heart?

18 Having eyes, do you not see, and having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,

19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments you took up?” They say to him, “Twelve.”

20 “When the seven for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of fragments did you take up?” And they say to him, “Seven.”

21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

22 And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring a blind man to him and beg him to touch him.

23 And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village, and after spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”

24 And looking up, he said, “I see people, for I see them walking like trees.”

25 Then again he laid his hands on his eyes, and he looked intently and was restored and saw everything clearly.

26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

27 And Jesus and his disciples went out to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”

28 And they told him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the prophets.”

29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and says to him, “You are the Christ.”

30 And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.

31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 And he spoke the word plainly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him.

33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and says, “Get behind me, Satan, because you are not thinking the things of God but the things of men.”

34 And calling the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

37 For what can a man give in exchange for his life?

38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Chapter 9

1 And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will by no means taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

2 And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John and led them up onto a high mountain by themselves, alone. And he was transfigured before them,

3 and his garments became radiant, exceedingly white, such as no fuller on earth could whiten them.

4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

6 For he did not know what to answer, for they had become terrified.

7 And a cloud came overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: "This is my beloved Son; listen to him."

8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.

9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, except when the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

10 And they kept the saying to themselves, discussing what rising from the dead might mean.

11 And they asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

12 And he said to them, "Elijah indeed, coming first, restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

13 But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written concerning him."

14 And coming to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and scribes disputing with them.

15 And immediately all the crowd, seeing him, were greatly amazed, and running up they greeted him.

16 And he asked them, "What are you disputing with them?"

17 And one from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, who has a mute spirit;

18 and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. And I told your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."

19 And answering them he said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me."

20 And they brought him to him. And seeing him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground he rolled about, foaming.

21 And he asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.

22 And often it has thrown him both into fire and into waters, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."

23 And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for the one who believes."

24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"

25 And Jesus, seeing that a crowd was running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more."

26 And crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out; and he became as if dead, so that most of them said that he had died.

27 But Jesus, taking his hand, raised him, and he stood up.

28 And when he had entered a house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"

29 And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."

30 And going out from there, they passed through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know;

31 for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, "The Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and having been killed, after three days he will rise."

32 But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

35 And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

36 And taking a child, he set him in their midst, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37 "Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me."

38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us."

39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him. For there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

40 For whoever is not against us is for us.

41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the name that you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

42 And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

43 And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed than, having two hands, to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.

45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame than, having two feet, to be thrown into Gehenna.

47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna,

48 where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

49 For everyone will be salted with fire.

50 Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

Chapter 10

1 And rising up from there, he came into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again, and as was his custom, he taught them again.

2 And Pharisees came and asked him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife, testing him.

3 And he answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

4 And they said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away."

5 But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

6 But from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female.

7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

8 and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this.

11 And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her;

12 and if she, having divorced her husband, marries another, she commits adultery."

13 And they were bringing children to him so that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."

16 And taking them in his arms, he blessed them, laying his hands on them.

17 And as he was setting out on his way, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

19 You know the commandments: Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."

20 And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth."

21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

22 But he was saddened at the word and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

23 And Jesus, looking around, said to his disciples, "How difficult it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

26 And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

27 Jesus, looking at them, said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."

28 Peter began to say to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you."

29 Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions and in the age to come, eternal life.

31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first."

32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them, and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him:

33 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles;

34 and they will mock him and spit on him and scourge him and kill him, and after three days he will rise."

35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him, saying to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."

36 And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

37 And they said to him, "Grant us that we may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

38 But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"

39 And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized you will be baptized;

40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

43 But it is not so among you; rather, whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

44 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.

45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a considerable crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

47 And hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

49 And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you."

50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answered him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbouni, that I may see again."

52 And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has saved you." And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

Chapter 11

1 And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples

2 and says to them: "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it.

3 And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it, and immediately he will send it back here.'"

4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside on the street, and they untied it.

5 And some of those standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

6 And they answered them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.

7 And they bring the colt to Jesus and throw their garments on it, and he sat upon it.

8 And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.

9 And those going before and those following cried out: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!"

11 And he entered Jerusalem, into the temple, and having looked around at everything, the hour already being late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.

13 And seeing from afar a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it; and coming to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14 And in response he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again forever." And his disciples were listening.

15 And they come to Jerusalem. And entering the temple, he began to drive out those selling and those buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those selling doves,

16 and he would not allow anyone to carry a vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught and said to 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."

18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and they were seeking how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching.

19 And when evening came, they went out of the city.

20 And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

21 And Peter, remembering, says to him, "Rabbi, look, the fig tree which you cursed has withered."

22 And Jesus answered and says to them, "Have faith in God.

23 Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says is happening, it will be his.

24 Therefore I say to you, all things whatever you pray for and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be yours.

25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."

27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him

28 and said to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?"

29 And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

30 was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me."

31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

32 But shall we say, 'From men'?"—They feared the crowd, for all held that John truly was a prophet.

33 And answering Jesus they say, "We do not know." And Jesus says to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

Chapter 12

1 And he began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and he leased it to farmers and went abroad.

2 And at the proper time he sent a servant to the farmers, so that he might receive from the farmers some of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 But they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

4 And again he sent to them another servant; and that one they struck on the head and treated shamefully.

5 And he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, beating some and killing others.

6 He had still one, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, "They will respect my son."

7 But those farmers said to one another, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours."

8 And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.

10 Have you not read this scripture: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

11 this was from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes"?

12 And they were seeking to arrest him, but they feared the crowd, for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. And leaving him, they went away.

13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, in order to trap him in his speech.

14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and care about no one's opinion, for you do not regard the face of men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"

15 But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius that I may see it."

16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?" And they said to him, "Caesar's."

17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled greatly at him.

18 And Sadducees came to him, who say there is no resurrection, and they questioned him, saying,

19 "Master, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but leaves no child, his brother should take the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

20 There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.

21 And the second took her and died, leaving no offspring; and the third likewise.

22 And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.

23 In the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife."

24 Jesus said to them, "Is this not why you are in error, knowing neither the scriptures nor the power of God?

25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in the heavens.

26 But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

27 He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are greatly in error."

28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing, and seeing that he had answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

29 Jesus answered, "The first is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one;

30 and 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.'

31 The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

32 And the scribe said to him, "Well said, Teacher; you have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him;

33 and to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is far more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34 And Jesus, seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to question him any longer.

35 And Jesus, answering, said as he was teaching in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit: 'The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.'

37 David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?" And the great crowd heard him gladly.

38 And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to receive greetings in the marketplaces

39 and the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

40 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."

41 And having sat down opposite the treasury, he watched how the crowd was putting money into the treasury. And many rich people put in much.

42 And one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a quadrans.

43 And calling his disciples to him, he said to them, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting into the treasury;

44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."

Chapter 13

1 And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!"

2 And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down."

3 And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

4 "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?"

5 And Jesus began to say to them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray.

6 Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and they will lead many astray.

7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is not yet.

8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places, there will be famines; these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 But take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them.

10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

11 And when they lead you away, delivering you up, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

12 And brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and put them to death;

13 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

14 But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be, let the reader understand, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

15 let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter to take anything out of his house;

16 and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

17 But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse infants in those days!

18 Pray that it may not happen in winter.

19 For those days will be a tribulation such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he shortened the days.

21 And then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there!' do not believe it.

22 For false christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

23 But take heed; I have told you all things beforehand.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then he will send out the angels and gather elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

28 Now from the fig tree learn the parable: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the very gates.

30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

32But concerning that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

33 Take heed, keep awake; for you do not know when the time will come.

34 It is like a man going on a journey, who left his house and gave his servants authority, to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning,

36 lest coming suddenly he find you asleep. 37And what I say to you I say to all: watch."

Chapter 14

1Now the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by deceit and kill him;

2for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."

3And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of pure nard; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.

4But there were some who were indignant among themselves: "Why has this waste of the ointment happened?

5For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her.

6But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

7For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them, but you do not always have me.

8She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.

9Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

10And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

11And when they heard it, they rejoiced and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might betray him at an opportune time.

12And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

13And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him,

14and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The teacher says: Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'

15And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready; there prepare for us."

16And the disciples went out and came into the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

17And when evening came, he arrived with the twelve.

18And as they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me."

19They began to be grieved and to say to him one by one, "Surely not I?"

20But he said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips with me into the dish.

21For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to 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 having blessed it he broke it and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body."

23And taking a cup, having given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

25Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

26And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

27And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

28But after I have been raised, I will go before you into Galilee."

29 But Peter said to him, "Even if all fall away, yet I will not."

30 And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, today, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times."

31 But he kept saying vehemently, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And they all said the same.

32 And they came to a place whose name was Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

33 And he took Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be greatly distressed and troubled,

34 and said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here and keep watch."

35 And going forward a little, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him,

36 and he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you; take this cup away from me; yet not what I will, but what you will."

37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

38 Keep watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.

41 And he came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 Rise, let us go; behold, my betrayer is at hand."

43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now his betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is he; seize him and lead him away securely."

45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi," and kissed him.

46 And they laid hands on him and seized him.

47 But one of those standing by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest me?

49 Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled."

50 And they all forsook him and fled.

51 And a certain young man was following him, wearing a linen cloth over his naked body, and they seized him;

52 but leaving the linen cloth behind, he fled naked.

53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

54 And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest, and he was sitting with the guards and warming himself by the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, and they found none;

56 for many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree.

57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,

58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

59 Yet not even so did their testimony agree.

60 And the high priest stood up in their midst and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do you answer nothing? What is it that these men testify against you?"

61 But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

63 And the high priest, tearing his garments, said, "What further need have we of witnesses?

64 You have heard the blasphemy. What does it seem to you?" And they all condemned him as deserving death.

65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him and to say to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows.

66 And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came,

67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are saying." And he went outside into the forecourt.

69 And the servant girl, seeing him, began again to say to those standing by, "This man is one of them."

70 But he denied it again. And after a little while, those standing by again said to Peter, "Truly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

71 But he began to curse and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."

72 And immediately the cock crowed a second time. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

Chapter 15

1 And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having held a council with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

2 And Pilate questioned him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" And answering him, he said: "You say so."

3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.

4 And Pilate again questioned him, saying: "Do you answer nothing? See how many things they accuse you of."

5 But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was amazed.

6Now at the festival he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested.

7 And there was one called Barabbas, bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the crowd went up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.

9 And Pilate answered them, saying: "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over out of envy.

11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would rather release Barabbas to them.

12 And Pilate, answering again, said to them: "What then me to do with the King of the Jews?"

13 And they cried out again: "Crucify him!"

14 And Pilate said to them: "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out all the more: "Crucify him!"

15 And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and having had Jesus scourged, handed him over to be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, that is, the Praetorium, and they called together the whole cohort.

17 And they clothed him in purple, and having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

18 And they began to salute him: "Hail, King of the Jews!"

19 And they struck his head with a reed and spat on him, and bending their knees they bowed down to him.

20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and put his own garments on him. And they led him out to crucify him.

21 And they compelled a passerby, a certain Simon of Cyrene, coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha, which is translated Place of the Skull.

23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24 And they crucified him and divided his garments, casting lots for them, who should take what.

25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.

26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written: "The King of the Jews."

27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

29 And those passing by blasphemed him, shaking their heads and saying: "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,

30 save yourself and come down from the cross!"

31 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said: "He saved others; he cannot save himself.

32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." And those crucified with him also reviled him.

33 And when the sixth hour had come, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice: "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

35 And some of those standing by, hearing it, said: "Look, he is calling Elijah."

36 And someone ran and, filling a sponge with sour wine and putting it on a reed, gave him to drink, saying: "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down."

37 But Jesus, letting out a loud cry, breathed his last.

38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 And when the centurion who stood facing him saw that he thus breathed his last, he said: "Truly this man was the Son of God."

40 And there were also women watching from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

41who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him, and many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

42 And when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was himself also awaiting the kingdom of God, came and, taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 And Pilate wondered whether he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had died some time ago.

45 And learning it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.

46 And having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of rock, and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid.

Chapter 16

1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might come and anoint him.

2 And very early on the first day of the week they came to the tomb, when the sun had risen.

3 And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"

4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was very large.

5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were amazed.

6 But he said to them, "Do not be amazed. You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.

7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you."

8 And going out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.