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The soldiers

Chap. i.

bribed

12 And when they were assem- mountain where Jesus had ap

bled with the elders, and had pointed them.

taken counsel, they gave large 17 And when they saw him, sums of money unto the soldi- they worshipped him but some

ers,

doubted.

13 Saying, Say ye, His disci- 18 And Jesus came and spake ples came by night, and stole him unto them, saying, All power is away while we slept. given unto me in heaven and in

14 And if this come to the go-earth. vernor's ears, we will pursuade 19 Go ye, therefore, and teach him, and secure you. all nations, baptizing them in the 15 So they took the money, name of the Father, and of the and did as they were taught: and Son, and of the Holy Ghost; this saying is commonly report- 20 Teaching them to observe ed among the Jews until this all things whatsoever I have com day. manded you: and, lo, I am with

16 Then the eleven disciples you alway, even unto the end of went away into Galilee, into a the world. Amen. The Gospel according to S. MARK.

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CHAP. I. 8 I indeed have baptized you John Baptist's office. with water: but he shall baptize HE beginning of the gospel you with the Holy Ghost. of Jesus Christ, the Son of 9 And it came to pass in those God; days, that Jesus came from Na2 As it is written in the pro-zareth of Galilee, and was bapphets, Behol 1, I send my mes- tized of John in Jordan. senger before thy face, which 10 And straightway, coming shall prepare thy way before thee. up out of the water, he saw the 3 The voice of one crying in heavens opened, and the Spirit, the wilderness, Prepare ye the likeadove, descending upon him: way of the Lord, make his paths 11 And there came a voice straight. from heaven, saying, Thou art

4 John did baptize in the wil- my beloved Son, in whom I am derness, and preach the baptism well pleased. of repentance for the remission of 12 And immediately the Spi sins. rit driveth him into the wilder

5 And there went out unto him/ness. all the land of Judea, and they of 13 And he was there in the Jerusalem, and were all baptized wilderness forty days tempted of of him in the river of Jordan, con- Satan; and was with the wild fessing their sins. beasts and the angels ministered

6 And John was clothed with unto him.

camel's hair, and with a girdle of 14 Now, after that John was a skin about his loins; and he put in prison, Jesus came into did eat locusts and wild honey; Galilee, preaching the gospel of 7 And preached, saying, There the kingdom of God, cometh one mightier than I after 15 And saying, The time is me, the latchet of whose shoes I fulfilled, and the kingdom of God am not worthy to stoop down and is at hand: repent ye, and be unloose.

Pieve the gospel.

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Simon's mother

S. Mark.

in-law cured. 16 Now, as he walked by the 28 And immediately his fame sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and spread abroad throughout all the Andrew his brother, casting a net region round about Galilee. into the sea: (for they were fish- 29 And forthwith, when they ers.) were come out of the synagogue,

17 And Jesus said unto them, they entered into the house of SiCome ye after me, and I will mon and Andrew, with James make you to become fishers of and John.

men.

30 But Simon's wife's mother

18 And straightway they for- lay sick of a fever, and anon they sook their nets, and followed him. tell him of her.

19 And when he had gone a lit- 31 And he came and took her tle farther thence, he saw James by the hand, and lifted her up; the son of Zebedee, and John his and immediately the fever lefther, brother, who also were in the and she ministered unto them. ship mending their nets.

32And at even, when the sun

20 And straightway he called did set, they brought unto him all them: and they left their father that were diseased, and them that Zebedee in the ship with the hired were possessed with devils.

servants, and went after him.

33 And all the city was gather

21 And they went into Caper-ed together at the door. naum; and straightway on the 34 And he healed many that sabbath-day, he entered into the were sick of divers diseases, and synagogue, and taught. cast out many devils; and suffer

22 And they were astonishedled not the devils to speak, beat his doctrine: for he taught cause they knew him. them as one that had authority, 35 And in the morning, risand not as the scribes. ing up a great while before day,

23 And there was in their he went out, and departed into a synagogue a man with an unclean solitary place, and there prayed. spirit; and he cried out, 36 And Simon, and they that

24 Saying, Let us alone: what were with him, followed after have we to do with thee, thou Je- him.

sus of Nazareth? art thou come 37 And when they had found to destroy us? I know thee who him, they said unto him, All men thou art, the Holy One of God. seek for thee.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, 38 And he said unto them, Let saying, Hold thy peace, and come us go into the next towns, that I out of him. may preach there also: for there

26 And when the unclean spirit fore came I forth. had torn him, and cried with a 39 And he preached in their loud voice, he came out of him: synagogues throughout all Gali27 And they were all amazed, lee, and cast out devils. insomuch that they questioned 40 And there came a leper to among themselves, saying, What him, beseeching him, and kneelthing is this? what new doctrine ing down to him, and saying unto is this? for with authority com-him, If thou wilt, thou canst mandeth he even the unclean spi- make me clean.

rits, and they do obey him.

41 And Jesus, moved with The palsy healed.

Chap. ii. Christ excuseth his disciples.

compassion, put forth bis hand, fscribes sitting there, and reasonand touched him, and saith unto ing in their hearts,

him, I will; be thou clean.

7 Why doth this man thus

42 And, as soon as he had spo-speak blasphemies? who can ferken, immediately the leprosy give sins but God only? departed from him, and he was 8 And immediately when Jesus cleansed. perceived in his spirit, that they 43 And he straitly charged him, so reasoned withinthemselves, he and forthwith sent him away; said unto them, Why reason ye 44 And saith unto him, See these things in your hearts? thou say nothing to any man: 9 Whether is it easier to say to but go thy way, shew thyself to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be the priest, and offer for thy cleans-forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, ing those things which Moses take up thy bed, and walk ? commanded, for a testimony un- 10 But that ye may know that to them. the Son of man hath power on

45 But he went out, and began earth to forgive sins, (he saith to to publish it much, and to blaze the sick of the palsy,) abroad the matter, insomuch that 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and Jesus could no more openly enter take up thy bed, and go thy way into the city, but was without injinto thine house.

desert places: and they came to

him from every quarter. CHAP. II.

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12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorihe entered into fied God, saying, We never saw

Christ healeth the palsy. ND again Capernaum, aftersomedays; it on this fashion, and it was noised that he was in the house.

13 And he went forth again by the sea-side; and all the mul

2 And straightway many were titude resorted unto him, and he gathered together, insomuch that taught them. there was noroom to receive them, 14 And as he passed by, he saw no, not so much as about the Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting door; and he preached the word at the receipt of custom, and said unto them. unto him, Follow me. And he

3 And they come unto him, arose, and followed him. bringing one sick of the palsy, 15 And it came to pass, that, which was borne of four. as Jesus sat at meat in his house,

4 And, when they could not many publicans and sinners sat come nigh unto him for the press, also together with Jesus and his they uncovered the roof where he disciples: for there were many, was; and, when they had broken and they followed him. it up, they let down the bed 16 And, when the scribes and wherein the sick of the palsy Pharisees saw him eat with publay, licans and sinners, they said unto

5 When Jesus saw w their faith, his disciples, How is it that he

he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

6 But there were certain of the

eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ?

17 When Jesus heard it, he

The withered

S. Mark,

band healed.

saith unto them, They that are the high priest, and did eat the whole have no need of the physici-shew-bread, which is not lawful an, but they that are sick: I came to eat but for the priests, and not to call the righteous, but sin-gave also to them which were ners to repentance,

with him?

18 And the disciples of John 27 And he said unto them, and of the Pharisees used to fast: The sabbath was made for man, and they come, and say unto and not man for the sabbath: him, Why do the disciples of 28 Therefore the Son of man John, and of the Pharisees fast, is Lord also of the sabbath, but thy disciples fast not? CHAP. III.

AND he entered again into

19 And Jesus said unto them, The twelve apostles chosen. Can the children of the bridechamber fast while the bride- the synagogue; and there groom is with them? as long as was a man there which had a they have the bridegroom with withered hand,

them, they cannot fast.

2 And they watched him, whe

20 But the days will come, ther he would heal him on the when the bridegroom shall be sabbath-day; that they might taken away from them, and then accuse him.

shall they fast in those days.

3 And he saith unto the man

21 No man also seweth a piece which had the withered hand, of new cloth on an old garment; Stand forth, else the new piece that filled it up, 4 And he saith unto them, Is taketh away from the old, andlit lawful to do good on the sabthe rent is made worse. bath-day, or to do evil? to save

22 And no man putteth new life, or to kill? but they held wine into old bottles: else the their peace.

new wine doth burst the bottles, 5 And when he had looked and the wine is spilled, and the round about on them with anger, bottles will be marred: but new being grieved for the hardness of wine must be put into new bot- their hearts, he saith unto the tles. man, Stretch forth thine hand,

23 And it came to pass, that And he stretched it out: and his he went through the corn-fields hand was restored whole as the on the sabbath-day; and his other. disciples began, as they went, to 6 And the Pharisees went pluck the ears of corn. forth, and straightway took coun

24 And the Pharisees said unto sel with the Herodians against him, Behold, why do they on him, how they might destroy the sabbath-day that which is not him. lawful?

7 But Jesus withdrew himself

25 And he said unto them, with his disciples to the sea: and Have ye never read what Davidja great multitude from Galilee did, when he had need, and was followed him, and from Judea, an hungered, he, and they that 8 And from Jerusalem, and were with him? from Idumea, and from beyond 26 How he went into the house Jordan; and they about Tyre of God in the days of Abiathar and Sidon, a great multitude,

The twelve

Chap. iii.

apostles chosen.

when they had heard what great 22 And the scribes which things he did, came unto him. came down from Jerusalem said, 9 And he spake to his disciples, He hath Beelzebub, and by the that a small ship should wait on prince of the devils casteth he out him, because of the multitude, devils.

lest they should throng him:

23 And he called them unto

10 For he had healed many; him, and said unto them in parainsomuch that they pressed upon bles, How can Satan cast out him for to touch him, as many Satan?

as had plagues,

24 And if a kingdom be divid

11 And unclean spirits, when ed against itself, that kingdom they saw him, fell down before cannot stand. him, and cried, saying, Thou 25 And if a house be divided art the Son of God, against itself, that house cannot

12 And he straitly charged stand. them that they should not make 26 And if Satan rise up against him known. himself, and be divided, he can

13 And he goeth up into a not stand, but hath an end. mountain, and calleth unto him 27 No man can enter into a whom he would: and they came strong man's house, and spoil his unto him. goods, except he will first bind

14 And he ordained twelve, the strong man; and then he that they should be with him, and will spoil his house. that he might send them forth to 23 Verily I say unto you, All preach, sins shall be forgiven unto the 15 And to have power to heal sons of men, and blasphemies sicknesses, and to cast out devils: wherewithsoever they shall blas16 And Simon he surnamed pheme:

Peter;

29 But he that shall blaspheme

17 And James the son of Zebe- against the Holy Ghost hath never dee, and John the brother of forgiveness, but is in danger of James, (and he surnamed them eternal damnation; Boanerges, which is, The sons 30 Because they said, He hath of thunder :)

an unclean spirit.

18 And Andrew, and Philip, 31 There came then his and Bartholomew, and Matthew, brethren and his mother, and, and Thomas, and James the son standing without, sent unto him, of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and calling him.

Simon the Canaanite,

32 And the multitude sat about

19 And Judas Iscariot, which him, and they said unto him, also betrayed him: and they went Behold, thy mother and thy into an house. brethren without seek for thee.

20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren ?

34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him,

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside and said, Behold my mother and himself. my brethren!

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