1:2 As it is written in the
prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before
your face, which shall prepare your way
before you.
1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare you the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness,
and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins.
1:5 And there went out unto him all the
land of Judaea, and they of
Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him
in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
1:6 And John was clothed with camel's
hair, and with a girdle of a
skin about his loins; and he did eat
locusts and wild honey;
1:7 And preached, saying, There comes
one mightier than I after me,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy
to stoop down and unloose.
1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water:
but he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost.
1:9 And it came to pass in those days,
that Jesus came from Nazareth
of Galilee, and was baptized of John
in the Jordan.
1:10 And immediately coming up out of
the water, he saw the heavens
opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending
upon him:
1:11 And there came a voice from heaven,
saying, You are my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.
1:12 And immediately the spirit drives
him into the wilderness.
1:13 And he was there in the wilderness
forty days, tempted of Satan;
and was with the wild beasts; and the
angels ministered unto him.
1:14 Now after John was put in prison,
Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of
God,
1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at
hand: repent you, and believe the gospel.
1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and Andrew
his brother casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers.
1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come you
after me, and I will make you
to become fishers of men.
1:18 And immediately they gave up their
nets, and followed him.
1:19 And when he had gone a little farther
from there, he saw James
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
who also were in the boat
mending their nets.
1:20 And immediately he called them:
and they left their father
Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants,
and went after him.
1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and
immediately on the sabbath day
he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
1:22 And they were astonished at his
doctrine: for he taught them as
one that had authority, and not as the
scribes.
1:23 And there was in their synagogue
a man with an unclean spirit;
and he cried out,
1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have
we to do with you, Jesus of
Nazareth? are you come to destroy us?
I know you who you are, the Holy
One of God.
1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold
your peace, and come out of
him.
1:26 And when the unclean spirit had
torn him, and cried with a loud
voice, he came out of him.
1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch
that they questioned among
themselves, saying, What thing is this?
what new doctrine is this? for
with authority he commands even the unclean
spirits, and they do obey
him.
1:28 And immediately his fame spread
abroad throughout all the region
round about Galilee.
1:29 And immediately, when they had come
out of the synagogue, they
entered into the house of Simon and Andrew,
with James and John.
1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick
of a fever, and soon they tell
him of her.
1:31 And he came and took her by the
hand, and lifted her up; and
immediately the fever left her, and she
ministered unto them.
1:32 And at evening, when the sun did
set, they brought unto him all
that were diseased, and them that were
possessed with devils.
1:33 And all the city was gathered together
at the door.
1:34 And he healed many that were sick
of different diseases, and cast
out many devils; and permitted not the
devils to speak, because they
knew him.
1:35 And in the morning, rising up much
before daybreak, he went out,
and departed into a solitary place, and
there prayed.
1:36 And Simon and they that were with
him followed after him.
1:37 And when they had found him, they
said unto him, All men seek for
you.
1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go
into the next towns, that I may
preach there also: for this purpose came
I forth.
1:39 And he preached in their synagogues
throughout all Galilee, and
cast out devils.
1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching
him, and kneeling down
to him, and saying unto him, If you will,
you can make me clean.
1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion,
put forth his hand, and touched
him, and says unto him, I will; be clean.
1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately
the leprosy departed
from him, and he was cleansed.
1:43 And he strictly instructed him,
and immediately sent him away;
1:44 And says unto him, See you say nothing
to any man: but go your
way, show yourself to the priest, and
offer for your cleansing those
things which Moses commanded, for a testimony
unto them.
1:45 But he went out, and began to announce
it much, and to blaze
abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus
could no more openly enter into
the city, but was outside in deserted
places: and they came to him
from every quarter.
2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum
after some days; and it was
reported that he was in the house.
2:2 And immediately many were gathered
together, insomuch that there
was no room to receive them, no, not
so much as around the door: and
he preached the word unto them.
2:3 And they come unto him, bringing
one sick of the palsy, which was
carried by four.
2:4 And when they could not come close
unto him for the press, they
uncovered the roof where he was: and
when they had broken it up, they
let down the bed in which the one sick
of the palsy lay.
2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said
unto the one sick of the
palsy, Son, your sins be forgiven you.
2:6 But there was certain of the scribes
sitting there, and reasoning
in their hearts,
2:7 Why does this man thus speak blasphemies?
who can forgive sins but
God only?
2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived
in his spirit that they so
reasoned within themselves, he said unto
them, Why reason you these
things in your hearts?
2:9 Which is easier to say to the one
sick of the palsy, Your sins be
forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take
up your bed, and walk?
2:10 But that you may know that the Son
of man has power on earth to
forgive sins, (he says to the one sick
of the palsy,)
2:11 I say unto you, Arise, and take
up your bed, and go your way into
your house.
2:12 And immediately he arose, took up
the bed, and went forth before
them all; insomuch that they were all
amazed, and glorified God,
saying, We never saw it in this manner.
2:13 And he went forth again by the seaside;
and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught them.
2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi
the son of Alphaeus sitting at
the receipt of custom, and said unto
him, Follow me. And he arose and
followed him.
2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus
sat at food in his house,
many publicans and sinners sat also together
with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they
followed him.
2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees
saw him eat with publicans and
sinners, they said unto his disciples,
How is it that he eats and
drinks with publicans and sinners?
2:17 When Jesus heard it, he says unto
them, They that are whole have
no need of the physician, but they that
are sick: I came not to call
the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
2:18 And the disciples of John and of
the Pharisees used to fast: and
they come and say unto him, Why do the
disciples of John and of the
Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast
not?
2:19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the
children of the bridechamber
fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
as long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
2:20 But the days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken away
from them, and then shall they fast in
those days.
2:21 No man also sews a piece of new
cloth on an old garment: else the
new piece that filled it up takes away
from the old, and the tear is
made worse.
2:22 And no man puts new wine into old
bottles: else the new wine does
burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled,
and the bottles will be
marred: but new wine must be put into
new bottles.
2:23 And it came to pass, that he went
through the corn fields on the
sabbath day; and his disciples began,
as they went, to pluck the ears
of corn.
2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him,
Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not lawful?
2:25 And he said unto them, Have you
never read what David did, when
he had need, and was hungry, he, and
they that were with him?
2:26 How he went into the house of God
in the days of Abiathar the
high priest, and did eat the showbread,
which is not lawful to eat but
for the priests, and gave also to those
who were with him?
2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath
was made for man, and not man
for the sabbath:
2:28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord
also of the sabbath.
3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue;
and there was a man there
which had a withered hand.
3:2 And they watched him, whether he
would heal him on the sabbath
day; that they might accuse him.
3:3 And he says unto the man which had
the withered hand, Stand forth.
3:4 And he says unto them, Is it lawful
to do good on the sabbath
days, or to do evil? to save life, or
to kill? But they held their
peace.
3:5 And when he had looked round about
on them with anger, being
grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
he says unto the man,
Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched
it out: and his hand was
restored whole as the other.
3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and
immediately took counsel with
the Herodians against him, how they might
destroy him.
3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his
disciples to the sea: and a
great multitude from Galilee followed
him, and from Judaea,
3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea,
and from beyond the Jordan;
and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great
multitude, when they had heard
what great things he did, came unto him.
3:9 And he spoke to his disciples, that
a small boat should wait on
him because of the multitude, lest they
should throng him.
3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch
that they pressed upon him for
to touch him, as many as had plagues.
3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw
him, fell down before him, and
cried, saying, You are the Son of God.
3:12 And he strictly instructed them
that they should not make him
known.
3:13 And he goes up into a mountain,
and calls unto him those whom he
desired: and they came unto him.
3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they
should be with him, and that he
might send them forth to preach,
3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses,
and to cast out devils:
3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and
John the brother of James; and
he surnamed them Boanerges, which is,
The sons of thunder:
3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas,
and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
and Simon the Canaanite,
3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed
him: and they went into a
house.
3:20 And the multitude comes together
again, so that they could not so
much as eat bread.
3:21 And when his friends heard of it,
they went out to lay hold on
him: for they said, He is beside himself.
3:22 And the scribes which came down
from Jerusalem said, He has
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils
he casts out devils.
3:23 And he called them unto him, and
said unto them in parables, How
can Satan cast out Satan?
3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against
itself, that kingdom cannot
stand.
3:25 And if a house be divided against
itself, that house cannot
stand.
3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself,
and be divided, he cannot
stand, but has an end.
3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's
house, and plunder his
goods, unless he will first bind the
strong man; and then he will
plunder his house.
3:28 Truthfully I say unto you, All sins
shall be forgiven unto the
sons of men, and blasphemies with whichever
they shall blaspheme:
3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against
the Holy Ghost never has
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal
damnation.
3:30 Because they said, He has an unclean
spirit.
3:31 There came then his brothers and
his mother, and, standing
outside, sent unto him, calling him.
3:32 And the multitude sat about him,
and they said unto him, Behold,
your mother and your brothers outside
seek for you.
3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who
is my mother, or my brothers?
3:34 And he looked round about on those
who sat about him, and said,
Behold my mother and my brothers!
3:35 For whosoever shall do the will
of God, the same is my brother,
and my sister, and mother.
4:1 And he began again to teach by the
seaside: and there was gathered
unto him a great multitude, so that he
entered into a boat, and sat in
the sea; and the whole multitude was
by the sea on the land.
4:2 And he taught them many things by
parables, and said unto them in
his doctrine,
4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a
sower to sow: 4:4 And it came to
pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside,
and the fowls of the air
came and devoured it up.
4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where
it had not much earth; and
immediately it sprang up, because it
had no depth of earth:
4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched;
and because it had no
root, it withered away.
4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew up, and choked it,
and it yielded no fruit.
4:8 And other fell on good ground, and
did yield fruit that sprang up
and increased; and brought forth, some
thirty, and some sixty, and
some a hundred.
4:9 And he said unto them, He that has
ears to hear, let him hear.
4:10 And when he was alone, they that
were about him with the twelve
asked of him the parable.
4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you
it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God: but unto them
that are outside, all these
things are done in parables:
4:12 That seeing they may see, and not
perceive; and hearing they may
hear, and not understand; lest at any
time they should be converted,
and their sins should be forgiven them.
4:13 And he said unto them, Do you not
know this parable? and how then
will you know all parables?
4:14 The sower sows the word.
4:15 And these are they by the wayside,
where the word is sown; but
when they have heard, Satan comes immediately,
and takes away the word
that was sown in their hearts.
4:16 And these are they likewise which
are sown on stony ground; who,
when they have heard the word, immediately
receive it with gladness;
4:17 And have no root in themselves,
and so endure but for a time:
afterward, when affliction or persecution
arises for the word's sake,
immediately they are offended.
4:18 And these are they which are sown
among thorns; such as hear the
word,
4:19 And the cares of this world, and
the deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things entering in,
choke the word, and it becomes
unfruitful.
4:20 And these are they which are sown
on good ground; such as hear
the word, and receive it, and bring forth
fruit, some thirtyfold, some
sixty, and some a hundred.
4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle
brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be
set on a candlestick?
4:22 For there is nothing hid, which
shall not be manifested; neither
was any thing kept secret, but that it
should come abroad.
4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let
him hear.
4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed
what you hear: with what measure
you mete out, it shall be measured back
to you: and unto you that hear
shall more be given.
4:25 For he that has, to him shall be
given: and he that has not, from
him shall be taken even that which he
has.
4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of
God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground;
4:27 And should sleep, and rise night
and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knows not how.
4:28 For the earth brings forth fruit
of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn
in the ear.
4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he puts in the
sickle, because the harvest is come.
4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we
liken the kingdom of God? or with
what comparison shall we compare it?
4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed,
which, when it is sown in the
earth, is less than all the seeds that
be in the earth:
4:32 But when it is sown, it grows up,
and becomes greater than all
herbs, and shoots out great branches;
so that the fowls of the air may
lodge under the shadow of it.
4:33 And with many such parables spoke
he the word unto them, as they
were able to hear it.
4:34 But without a parable spoke he not
unto them: and when they were
alone, he expounded all things to his
disciples.
4:35 And the same day, when the evening
was come, he says unto them,
Let us pass over unto the other side.
4:36 And when they had sent away the
multitude, they took him just as
he was in the boat. And there were also
with him other little boats.
4:37 And there arose a great storm of
wind, and the waves beat into
the boat, so that it was now full.
4:38 And he was in the hinder part of
the boat, asleep on a pillow:
and they awake him, and say unto him,
Master, care you not that we
perish?
4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind,
and said unto the sea, Peace,
be still. And the wind ceased, and there
was a great calm.
4:40 And he said unto them, Why are you
so fearful? how is it that you
have no faith?
4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and
said one to another, What manner
of man is this, that even the wind and
the sea obey him?
5:1 And they came over unto the other
side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes.
5:2 And when he was come out of the boat,
immediately there met him
out of the tombs a man with an unclean
spirit,
5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs;
and no man could bind him,
no, not with chains:
5:4 Because that he had been often bound
with fetters and chains, and
the chains had been plucked asunder by
him, and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5:5 And always, night and day, he was
in the mountains, and in the
tombs, crying, and cutting himself with
stones.
5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he
ran and worshipped him, 5:7 And
cried with a loud voice, and said, What
have I to do with you, Jesus,
you Son of the most high God? I beg you
by God, that you torment me
not.
5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of
the man, you unclean spirit.
5:9 And he asked him, What is your name?
And he answered, saying, My
name is Legion: for we are many.
5:10 And he asked him much that he would
not send them away out of the
country.
5:11 Now there was there close unto the
mountains a great herd of
swine feeding.
5:12 And all the devils asked him, saying,
Send us into the swine,
that we may enter into them.
5:13 And immediately Jesus gave them
leave. And the unclean spirits
went out, and entered into the swine:
and the herd ran violently down
a steep place into the sea, (they were
about two thousand;) and were
choked in the sea.
5:14 And they that fed the swine fled,
and told it in the city, and in
the country. And they went out to see
what it was that was done.
5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see
him that was possessed with the
devil, and had the legion, sitting, and
clothed, and in his right
mind: and they were afraid.
5:16 And they that saw it told them how
it happened to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also concerning
the swine.
5:17 And they began to ask him to depart
out of their borders.
5:18 And when he was come into the boat,
he that had been possessed
with the devil asked him that he might
be with him.
5:19 However Jesus did not permit it,
but says unto him, Go home to
your friends, and tell them how the Lord
has done great things for
you, and has had compassion on you.
5:20 And he departed, and began to speak
out in Decapolis how Jesus
had done great things for him: and all
men did marvel.
5:21 And when Jesus had passed over again
by boat unto the other side,
many people gathered unto him: and he
was close unto the sea.
5:22 And, behold, there comes one of
the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw him,
he fell at his feet,
5:23 And asked him greatly, saying, My
little daughter lies at the
point of death: I pray you, come and
lay your hands on her, that she
may be healed; and she shall live.
5:24 And Jesus went with him; and many
people followed him, and
thronged him.
5:25 And a certain woman, which had an
issue of blood for twelve
years,
5:26 And had endured many things of many
physicians, and had spent all
that she had, and was nothing bettered,
but rather grew worse,
5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came
in the press behind, and
touched his garment.
5:28 For she said, If I may touch but
his clothes, I shall be whole.
5:29 And immediately the fountain of
her blood was dried up; and she
felt in her body that she was healed
of that plague.
5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in
himself that power had gone out
of him, turned him about in the press,
and said, Who touched my
clothes?
5:31 And his disciples said unto him,
You see the multitude thronging
you, and say you, Who touched me?
5:32 And he looked round about to see
her that had done this thing.
5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling,
knowing what was done in
her, came and fell down before him, and
told him all the truth.
5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter,
your faith has made you whole; go
in peace, and be whole of your plague.
5:35 While he yet spoke, there came from
the ruler of the synagogue's
house certain which said, Your daughter
is dead: why trouble you the
Master any further?
5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word
that was spoken, he says unto the
ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid,
only believe.
5:37 And he permitted no man to follow
him, except Peter, and James,
and John the brother of James.
5:38 And he comes to the house of the
ruler of the synagogue, and sees
the tumult, and them that wept and wailed
greatly.
5:39 And when he was come in, he says
unto them, Why make you this
ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead,
but sleeps.
5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But
when he had put them all out,
he takes the father and the mother of
the damsel, and them that were
with him, and enters in where the damsel
was lying.
5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand,
and said unto her, Talitha
cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel,
I say unto you, arise.
5:42 And immediately the damsel arose,
and walked; for she was of the
age of twelve years. And they were astonished
with a great
astonishment.
5:43 And he charged them strictly that
no man should know it; and
commanded that something should be given
her to eat.
6:1 And he went out from there, and came
into his own country; and his
disciples follow him.
6:2 And when the sabbath day was come,
he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From where
has this man these things? and what wisdom
is this which is given unto
him, that even such mighty works are
wrought by his hands?
6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son
of Mary, the brother of James,
and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and
are not his sisters here with
us? And they were offended at him.
6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet
is not without honor, but in
his own country, and among his own kin,
and in his own house.
6:5 And he could there do no mighty work,
except that he laid his
hands upon a few sick people, and healed
them.
6:6 And he marvelled because of their
unbelief. And he went round
about the villages, teaching.
6:7 And he called unto him the twelve,
and began to send them forth by
two and two; and gave them power over
unclean spirits;
6:8 And commanded them that they should
take nothing for their
journey, except a staff only; no scrip,
no bread, no money in their
purse:
6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not
put on two coats.
6:10 And he said unto them, In whatever
place you enter into a house,
there abide till you depart from that
place.
6:11 And whosoever shall not receive
you, nor hear you, when you
depart from there, shake off the dust
under your feet for a testimony
against them. Truthfully I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable
for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
6:12 And they went out, and preached
that men should repent.
6:13 And they cast out many devils, and
anointed with oil many that
were sick, and healed them.
6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for
his name was spread abroad:)
and he said, That John the Baptist was
risen from the dead, and
therefore mighty works do show forth
themselves in him.
6:15 Others said, That it is Elijah.
And others said, That it is a
prophet, or as one of the prophets.
6:16 But when Herod heard of it, he said,
It is John, whom I beheaded:
he is risen from the dead.
6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth
and laid hold upon John, and
bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,
his brother Philip's wife: for
he had married her.
6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It
is not lawful for you to have
your brother's wife.
6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel
against him, and would have
killed him; but she could not:
6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that
he was a just man and a holy,
and observed him; and when he heard him,
he did many things, and heard
him gladly.
6:21 And when a convenient day was come,
that Herod on his birthday
made a supper to his lords, high captains,
and chief estates of
Galilee;
6:22 And when the daughter of the said
Herodias came in, and danced,
and pleased Herod and them that sat with
him, the king said unto the
damsel, Ask of me whatsoever you will,
and I will give it you.
6:23 And he swore unto her, Whatsoever
you shall ask of me, I will
give it you, unto the half of my kingdom.
6:24 And she went forth, and said unto
her mother, What shall I ask?
And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
6:25 And she came in immediately with
haste unto the king, and asked,
saying, I will that you give me by and
by in a charger the head of
John the Baptist.
6:26 And the king was exceedingly sorry;
yet for his oath's sake, and
for their sakes which sat with him, he
would not reject her.
6:27 And immediately the king sent an
executioner, and commanded his
head to be brought: and he went and beheaded
him in the prison,
6:28 And brought his head in a charger,
and gave it to the damsel: and
the damsel gave it to her mother.
6:29 And when his disciples heard of
it, they came and took up his
corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus, and
told him all things, both what they had
done, and what they had
taught.
6:31 And he said unto them, Come you
yourselves 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.
6:32 And they departed into a deserted
place by boat privately.
6:33 And the people saw them departing,
and many knew him, and ran on
foot to there out of all cities, and
got there before them, and came
together unto him.
6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw
many 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.
6:35 And when the day was now far spent,
his disciples came unto him,
and said, This is a deserted place, and
now the time is far passed:
6:36 Send them away, that they may go
into the country round about,
and into the villages, and buy themselves
bread: for they have nothing
to eat.
6:37 He answered and said unto them,
Give them something to eat. And
they say unto him, Shall we go and buy
two hundred denarii worth of
bread, and give them to eat?
6:38 He says unto them, How many loaves
have you? go and see. And when
they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
6:39 And he commanded them to make all
sit down by companies upon the
green grass.
6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds,
and by fifties.
6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves
and the two fishes, he
looked up to heaven, and blessed, and
broke the loaves, and gave them
to his disciples to set before them;
and the two fishes divided he
among them all.
6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
6:43 And they took up twelve baskets
full of the fragments, and of the
fishes.
6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves
were about five thousand men.
6:45 And immediately he constrained his
disciples to get into the
boat, and to go to the other side before
unto Bethsaida, while he sent
away the people.
6:46 And when he had sent them away,
he departed into a mountain to
pray.
6:47 And when evening was come, the boat
was in the midst of the sea,
and he alone on the land.
6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing;
for the wind was contrary unto
them: and about the fourth watch of the
night he comes unto them,
walking upon the sea, and would have
passed by them.
6:49 But when they saw him walking upon
the sea, they supposed it had
been a spirit, and cried out:
6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he
talked with them, and says unto them,
Be of good cheer: it is I; be
not afraid.
6:51 And he went up unto them into the
boat; and the wind ceased: and
they were intensely amazed in themselves
beyond measure, and wondered.
6:52 For they considered not the miracle
of the loaves: for their
heart was hardened.
6:53 And when they had passed over, they
came into the land of
Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
6:54 And when they had come out of the
boat, immediately they knew
him,
6:55 And ran through that whole region
round about, and began to carry
about in beds those that were sick, where
they heard he was.
6:56 And wherever he entered, into villages,
or cities, or country,
they laid the sick in the streets, 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.
7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees,
and certain of the
scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples
eat bread with defiled,
that is to say, with unwashed, hands,
they found fault.
7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
unless they wash their hands
often, eat not, holding the tradition
of the elders.
7:4 And when they come from the market,
unless they wash, they eat
not. And many other things there be,
which they have received to hold,
as the washing of cups, and pots, brazen
vessels, and of tables.
7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked
him, Why walk not your
disciples according to the tradition
of the elders, but eat bread with
unwashed hands?
7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well
has Isaiah prophesied of you
hypocrites, as it is written, This people
honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
7:7 And in vain do they worship me, teaching
for doctrines the
commandments of men.
7:8 For laying aside the commandment
of God, you hold the tradition of
men, as the washing of pots and cups:
and many other such like things
you do.
7:9 And he said unto them, Full well
you reject the commandment of
God, that you may keep your own tradition.
7:10 For Moses said, Honor your father
and your mother; and, Whoever
curses father or mother, let him die
the death:
7:11 But you say, If a man shall say
to his father or mother, It is
Corban, that is to say, a gift (to God),
whatever you might have
gained from me; he shall be free.
7:12 And you permit him no more to do
anything for his father or his
mother;
7:13 Making the word of God of no effect
through your tradition, which
you have delivered: and many such like
things do you.
7:14 And when he had called all the people
unto him, he said unto
them, Hearken unto me every one of you,
and understand:
7:15 There is nothing from outside a
man, that entering into him can
defile him: but the things which come
out of him, those are they that
defile the man.
7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let
him hear.
7:17 And when he was entered into the
house from the people, his
disciples asked him concerning the parable.
7:18 And he says unto them, Are you so
without understanding also? Do
you not perceive, that whatsoever thing
from outside enters into the
man, it cannot defile him;
7:19 Because it enters not into his heart,
but into the belly, and
goes out into the drain, purging all
foods?
7:20 And he said, That which comes out
of the man, that defiles the
man.
7:21 For from within, out of the heart
of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders,
7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness,
deceit, lasciviousness, an evil
eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
7:23 All these evil things come from
within, and defile the man.
7:24 And from there he arose, and went
into the borders of Tyre and
Sidon, and entered into a house, and
would have no man know it: but he
could not be hid.
7:25 For a certain woman, whose young
daughter had an unclean spirit,
heard of him, and came and fell at his
feet:
7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician
by nation; and she asked
him that he would cast forth the devil
out of her daughter.
7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the
children first be filled: for it
is not suitable to take the children's
bread, and to cast it unto the
dogs.
7:28 And she answered and said unto him,
Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under
the table eat of the children's crumbs.
7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying
go your way; the devil is
gone out of your daughter.
7:30 And when she was come to her house,
she found the devil gone out,
and her daughter laid upon the bed.
7:31 And again, departing from the borders
of Tyre and Sidon, he came
unto the sea of Galilee, through the
midst of the borders of
Decapolis.
7:32 And they bring unto him one that
was deaf, and had an impediment
in his speech; and they beseech him to
put his hand upon him.
7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude,
and put his fingers
into his ears, and he spit, and touched
his tongue;
7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed,
and says unto him,
Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
7:35 And immediately his ears were opened,
and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
7:36 And he charged them that they should
tell no man: but the more he
charged them, so much the more a great
deal they announced it;
7:37 And were beyond measure astonished,
saying, He has done all
things well: he makes both the deaf to
hear, and the dumb to speak.
8:1 In those days the multitude being
very great, and having nothing
to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto
him, and says unto them,
8:2 I have compassion on the multitude,
because they have now been
with me three days, and have nothing
to eat:
8:3 And if I send them away without food
to their own houses, they
will faint by the way: for some of them
came from far.
8:4 And his disciples answered him, From
where can a man satisfy these
men with bread here in the wilderness?
8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves
have you? And they said, Seven.
8:6 And he commanded the people to sit
down on the ground: and he took
the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and
broke, and gave to his
disciples to set before them; and they
did set them before the people.
8:7 And they had a few small fishes:
and he blessed, and commanded to
set them also before them.
8:8 So they did eat, and were filled:
and they took up of the broken
food that was left seven baskets.
8:9 And they that had eaten were about
four thousand: and he sent them
away.
8:10 And immediately he entered into
a boat with his disciples, and
came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and
began to question with him,
seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting
him.
8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit,
and says, Why does this
generation seek after a sign? Truthfully
I say unto you, There shall
no sign be given unto this generation.
8:13 And he left them, and entering into
the boat again departed to
the other side.
8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten
to take bread, neither had they
in the boat with them more than one loaf.
8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take
heed, beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
8:16 And they reasoned among themselves,
saying, It is because we have
no bread.
8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he says
unto them, Why reason you,
because you have no bread? perceive you
not yet, neither understand?
have you your heart yet hardened?
8:18 Having eyes, see you not? and having
ears, hear you not? and do
you not remember?
8:19 When I broke the five loaves among
five thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took you up?
They say unto him, Twelve.
8:20 And when the seven among four thousand,
how many baskets full of
fragments took you up? And they said,
Seven.
8:21 And he said unto them, How is it
that you do not understand? 8:22
And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring
a blind man unto him, and
asked him to touch him.
8:23 And he took the blind man by the
hand, and led him out of the
town; and when he had spit on his eyes,
and put his hands upon him, he
asked him if he saw anything.
8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see
men as trees, walking.
8:25 After that he put his hands again
upon his eyes, and made him
look up: and he was restored, and saw
every man clearly.
8:26 And he sent him away to his house,
saying, Neither go into the
town, nor tell it to any in the town.
8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples,
into the towns of Caesarea
Philippi: and by the way he asked his
disciples, saying unto them,
Whom do men say that I am?
8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist;
but some say, Elijah; and
others, One of the prophets.
8:29 And he says unto them, But whom
say you that I am? And Peter
answers and says unto him, You are the
Christ.
8:30 And he charged them that they should
tell no man of him.
8:31 And he began to teach them, that
the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected of the elders,
and of the chief priests, and
scribes, and be killed, and after three
days rise again.
8:32 And he spoke that saying openly.
And Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him.
8:33 But when he had turned about and
looked on his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, saying, Get you behind
me, Satan: for you savour not
the things that be of God, but the things
that be of men.
8:34 And when he had called the people
unto him with his disciples
also, he said unto them, Whosoever will
come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow
me.
8:35 For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake and the
gospel's, the same shall save
it.
8:36 For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul?
8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul?
8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed
of me and of my words in
this adulterous and sinful generation;
of him also shall the Son of
man be ashamed, when he comes in the
glory of his Father with the holy
angels.
9:1 And he said unto them, Truthfully
I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall
not taste of death, till
they have seen the kingdom of God come
with power.
9:2 And after six days Jesus takes with
him Peter, and James, and
John, and leads them up into a high mountain
apart by themselves: and
he was transfigured before them.
9:3 And his clothing became shining,
exceedingly white as snow; so as
no fuller on earth can whiten them.
9:4 And there appeared unto them Elijah
with Moses: and they were
talking with Jesus.
9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus,
Master, it is good for us to
be here: and let us make three tabernacles;
one for you, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah.
9:6 For he knew not what to say; for
they were intensely afraid.
9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed
them: and a voice came out
of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
Son: hear him.
9:8 And suddenly, when they had looked
round about, they saw no man
any more, except Jesus only with themselves.
9:9 And as they came down from the mountain,
he charged them that they
should tell no man what things they had
seen, till the Son of man were
risen from the dead.
9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves,
questioning one with
another what the rising from the dead
should mean.
9:11 And they asked him, saying, Why
say the scribes that Elijah must
first come?
9:12 And he answered and told them, Elijah
truthfully comes first, and
restores all things; and how it is written
of the Son of man, that he
must suffer many things, and be despised.
9:13 But I say unto you, That Elijah
is indeed come, and they have
done unto him whatsoever they desired,
as it is written of him.
9:14 And when he came to his disciples,
he saw a great multitude about
them, and the scribes arguing with them.
9:15 And immediately all the people,
when they beheld him, were
greatly amazed, and running to him saluted
him.
9:16 And he asked the scribes, What do
you question with them? 9:17
And one of the multitude answered and
said, Master, I have brought
unto you my son, which has a dumb spirit;
9:18 And wherever he takes him, he tears
him: and he foams, and
gnashes with his teeth, and pines away:
and I spoke to your disciples
that they should cast him out; and they
could not.
9:19 He answers him, and says, O faithless
generation, how long shall
I be with you? how long shall I endure
you? bring him unto me.
9:20 And they brought him unto him: and
when he saw him, immediately
the spirit tore him; and he fell on the
ground, and wallowed foaming.
9:21 And he asked his father, How long
is it ago since this came unto
him? And he said, Of a child.
9:22 And frequently it has cast him into
the fire, and into the
waters, to destroy him: but if you can
do anything, have compassion on
us, and help us.
9:23 Jesus said unto him, If you can
believe, all things are possible
to him that believes.
9:24 And immediately the father of the
child cried out, and said with
tears, Lord, I believe; help you my unbelief.
9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came
running together, he rebuked
the foul spirit, saying unto him, You
dumb and deaf spirit, I charge
you, come out of him, and enter no more
into him.
9:26 And the spirit cried, and tore him
extremely, and came out of
him: and he was as one dead; so much
that many said, He is dead.
9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand,
and lifted him up; and he arose.
9:28 And when he was come into the house,
his disciples asked him
secretly, Why could not we cast him out?
9:29 And he said unto them, This kind
can come forth by nothing, but
by prayer and fasting.
9:30 And they departed from there, and
passed through Galilee; and he
desired not that any man should know
it.
9:31 For he taught his disciples, and
said unto them, The Son of man
is delivered into the hands of men, and
they shall kill him; and after
he is killed, he shall rise the third
day.
9:32 But they understood not that saying,
and were afraid to ask him.
9:33 And he came to Capernaum: and being
in the house he asked them,
What was it that you disputed among yourselves
by the way?
9:34 But they held their peace: for by
the way they had disputed among
themselves, who should be the greatest.
9:35 And he sat down, and called the
twelve, and says unto them, If
any man desire to be first, the same
shall be last of all, and servant
of all.
9:36 And he took a child, and set him
in the midst of them: and when
he had taken him in his arms, he said
unto them,
9:37 Whosoever shall receive one of such
children in my name, receives
me: and whosoever shall receive me, receives
not me, but him that sent
me.
9:38 And John answered him, saying, Master,
we saw one casting out
devils in your name, and he follows not
us: and we forbad him, because
he follows not us.
9:39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not:
for there is no man which shall
do a miracle in my name, that can lightly
speak evil of me.
9:40 For he that is not against us is
on our part.
9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup
of water to drink in my name,
because you belong to Christ, Truthfully
I say unto you, he shall not
lose his reward.
9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of
these little ones that believe
in me, it is better for him that a millstone
were hanged about his
neck, and he were cast into the sea.
9:43 And if your hand offend you, cut
it off: it is better for you to
enter into life maimed, than having two
hands to go into hell, into
the fire that never shall be quenched:
9:44 Where their worm dies not, and the
fire is not quenched.
9:45 And if your foot offend you, cut
it off: it is better for you to
enter halt into life, than having two
feet to be cast into hell, into
the fire that never shall be quenched:
9:46 Where their worm dies not, and the
fire is not quenched.
9:47 And if your eye offend you, pluck
it out: it is better for you to
enter into the kingdom of God with one
eye, than having two eyes to be
cast into hell fire:
9:48 Where their worm dies not, and the
fire is not quenched.
9:49 For every one shall be salted with
fire, and every sacrifice
shall be salted with salt.
9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt has
lost its saltiness, with what
will you season it? Have salt in yourselves,
and have peace one with
another.
10:1 And he arose from there, and comes
into the borders of Judaea by
the farther side of the Jordan: and the
people resort unto him again;
and, as he was accustomed, he taught
them again.
10:2 And the Pharisees came to him, and
asked him, Is it lawful for a
man to put away his wife? tempting him.
10:3 And he answered and said unto them,
What did Moses command you?
10:4 And they said, Moses permitted to
write a bill of divorcement,
and to put her away.
10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, For the hardness of your
heart he wrote you this precept.
10:6 But from the beginning of the creation
God made them male and
female.
10:7 For this cause shall a man leave
his father and mother, and
cleave to his wife;
10:8 And they two shall be one flesh:
so then they are no more two,
but one flesh.
10:9 What therefore God has joined together,
let not man put asunder.
10:10 And in the house his disciples
asked him again of the same
matter.
10:11 And he says unto them, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, and
marry another, commits adultery against
her.
10:12 And if a woman shall put away her
husband, and be married to
another, she commits adultery.
10:13 And they brought young children
to him, that he should touch
them: and his disciples rebuked those
that brought them.
10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased, and said unto
them, Permit the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not:
for of such is the kingdom of God.
10:15 Truthfully I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child, he
shall not enter in it.
10:16 And he took them up in his arms,
put his hands upon them, and
blessed them.
10:17 And when he was gone forth into
the way, there came one running,
and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good
Master, what shall I do that I
may inherit eternal life?
10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why do
you call me good? there is none
good but one, that is, God.
10:19 You know the commandments, Do not
commit adultery, Do not kill,
Do not steal, Do not bear false witness,
Defraud not, Honor your
father and mother.
10:20 And he answered and said unto him,
Master, all these have I
observed from my youth.
10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved
him, and said unto him, One thing
you lack: go your way, sell whatsoever
you have, and give to the poor,
and you shall have treasure in heaven:
and come, take up the cross,
and follow me.
10:22 And he was sad at that saying,
and went away grieved: for he had
great possessions.
10:23 And Jesus looked round about, and
says unto his disciples, How
hardly shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God!
10:24 And the disciples were astonished
at his words. But Jesus
answers again, and says unto them, Children,
how hard is it for them
that trust in riches to enter into the
kingdom of God!
10:25 It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom
of God.
10:26 And they were astonished beyond
measure, saying among
themselves, Who then can be saved?
10:27 And Jesus looking upon them says,
With men it is impossible, but
not with God: for with God all things
are possible.
10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him,
Lo, we have left all, and have
followed you.
10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Truthfully
I say unto you, There is
no man that has left house, or brothers,
or sisters, or father, or
mother, or wife, or children, or lands,
for my sake, and the gospel's,
10:30 But he shall receive a hundredfold
now in this time, houses, and
brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and
children, and lands, along
with persecutions; and in the world to
come eternal life.
10:31 But many that are first shall be
last; and the last first.
10:32 And they were on the way going
up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went
before them: and they were amazed; and
as they followed, they were
afraid. And he took again the twelve,
and began to tell them what
things should happen unto him,
10:33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem;
and the Son of man shall
be delivered unto the chief priests,
and unto the scribes; and they
shall condemn him to death, and shall
deliver him to the Gentiles:
10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall
whip him, and shall spit upon
him, and shall kill him: and the third
day he shall rise again.
10:35 And James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, come unto him, saying,
Master, we would that you should do for
us whatsoever we shall desire.
10:36 And he said unto them, What would
you that I should do for you?
10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto
us that we may sit, one on your
right hand, and the other on your left
hand, in your glory.
10:38 But Jesus said unto them, You know
not what you ask: can you
drink of the cup that I drink of? and
be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with?
10:39 And they said unto him, We can.
And Jesus said unto them, You
shall indeed drink of the cup that I
drink of; and with the baptism
that I am baptized with shall you be
baptized:
10:40 But to sit on my right hand and
on my left hand is not mine to
give; but it shall be given to them for
whom it is prepared.
10:41 And when the ten heard it, they
began to be much displeased with
James and John.
10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and
says unto them, You know that
they which are accounted to rule over
the Gentiles exercise lordship
over them; and their great ones exercise
authority upon them.
10:43 But so shall it not be among you:
but whosoever will be great
among you, shall be your minister:
10:44 And whosoever of you will be the
chief, shall be servant of all.
10:45 For even the Son of man came not
to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many.
10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as
he went out of Jericho with his
disciples and a great number of people,
blind Bartimaeus, the son of
Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus
of Nazareth, he began to cry
out, and say, Jesus, you son of David,
have mercy on me.
10:48 And many charged him that he should
hold his peace: but he cried
the more a great deal, You son of David,
have mercy on me.
10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded
him to be called. And they
call the blind man, saying unto him,
Be of good comfort, rise; he
calls you.
10:50 And he, casting away his garment,
rose, and came to Jesus.
10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto
him, What will you that I
should do unto you? The blind man said
unto him, Lord, that I might
receive my sight.
10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go your
way; your faith has made you
whole. And immediately he received his
sight, and followed Jesus on
the way.
11:1 And when they came close to Jerusalem,
unto Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends
forth two of his disciples,
11:2 And says unto them, Go your way
into the village over against
you: and as soon as you be entered into
it, you shall find a colt
tied, whereon never man sat; loose him,
and bring him.
11:3 And if any man say unto you, Why
do you this? say you that the
Lord has need of him; and immediately
he will send him to here.
11:4 And they went their way, and found
the colt tied by the door
outside in a place where two ways met;
and they loose him.
11:5 And certain of them that stood there
said unto them, What do you,
loosing the colt?
11:6 And they said unto them just as
Jesus had commanded: and they let
them go.
11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus,
and cast their garments on
him; and he sat upon him.
11:8 And many spread their garments on
the way: and others cut down
branches off the trees, and scattered
them on the way.
11:9 And they that went before, and they
that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in
the name of the Lord:
11:10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father
David, that comes in the
name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11:11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem,
and into the temple: and when
he had looked round about upon all things,
and now the evening was
come, he went out unto Bethany with the
twelve.
11:12 And on the next day, when they
had come from Bethany, he was
hungry:
11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off
having leaves, he came, if
perhaps he might find any thing on it:
and when he came to it, he
found nothing but leaves; for the time
of figs was not yet.
11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto
it, No man eat fruit of you
hereafter forever. And his disciples
heard it.
11:15 And they come to Jerusalem: and
Jesus went into the temple, and
began to cast out them that sold and
bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of the money changers,
and the seats of them that
sold doves;
11:16 And would not permit that any man
should carry any vessel
through the temple.
11:17 And he taught, saying unto them,
Is it not written, My house
shall be called of all nations the house
of prayer? but you have made
it a den of thieves.
11:18 And the scribes and chief priests
heard it, and sought how they
might destroy him: for they feared him,
because all the population was
astonished at his doctrine.
11:19 And when evening was come, he went
out of the city.
11:20 And in the morning, as they passed
by, they saw the fig tree
dried up from the roots.
11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance
says unto him, Master, behold,
the fig tree which you cursed is withered
away.
11:22 And Jesus answering says unto them,
Have faith in God.
11:23 For Truthfully I say unto you,
That whosoever shall say unto
this mountain, Be you removed, and be
you cast into the sea; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall believe
that those things which he
says shall come to pass; he shall have
whatsoever he says.
11:24 Therefore I say unto you, Whatever
things you desire, when you
pray, believe that you receive them,
and you shall have them.
11:25 And when you stand praying, forgive,
if you have anything
against any: that your Father also which
is in heaven may forgive you
your trespasses.
11:26 But if you do not forgive, neither
will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trespasses.
11:27 And they come again to Jerusalem:
and as he was walking in the
temple, there come to him the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the
elders,
11:28 And say unto him, By what authority
are you doing these things?
and who gave you this authority to do
these things?
11:29 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, I will also ask of you
one question, and answer me, and I will
tell you by what authority I
do these things.
11:30 The baptism of John, was it from
heaven, or of men? answer me.
11:31 And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From
heaven; he will say, Why then did you
not believe him?
11:32 But if we shall say, Of men; they
feared the people: for all men
counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
11:33 And they answered and said unto
Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus
answering says unto them, Neither do
I tell you by what authority I do
these things.
12:1 And he began to speak unto them
by parables. A certain man
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about
it, and dug a place for the
wine vat, and built a tower, and let
it out to husbandmen, and went
into a far country.
12:2 And at the season he sent to the
husbandmen a servant, that he
might receive from the husbandmen of
the fruit of the vineyard.
12:3 And they caught him, and beat him,
and sent him away empty.
12:4 And again he sent unto them another
servant; and at him they cast
stones, and wounded him in the head,
and sent him away shamefully
handled.
12:5 And again he sent another; and him
they killed, and many others;
beating some, and killing some.
12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his
wellbeloved, he sent him also
last unto them, saying, They will respect
my son.
12:7 But those husbandmen said among
themselves, This is the heir;
come, let us kill him, and the inheritance
shall be our's.
12:8 And they took him, and killed him,
and cast him out of the
vineyard.
12:9 What shall therefore the lord of
the vineyard do? he will come
and destroy the husbandmen, and will
give the vineyard unto others.
12:10 And have you not read this scripture;
The stone which the
builders rejected is become the head
of the corner:
12:11 This was the Lord's doing, and
it is marvelous in our eyes?
12:12 And they sought to lay hold on
him, but feared the people: for
they knew that he had spoken the parable
against them: and they left
him, and went their way.
12:13 And they send unto him certain
of the Pharisees and of the
Herodians, to catch him in his words.
12:14 And when they had come, they say
unto him, Master, we know that
you are true, and care for no man: for
you regard not the person of
men, but teach the way of God in truth:
Is it lawful to give tribute
to Caesar, or not?
12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not
give? But he, knowing their
hypocrisy, said unto them, Why do you
tempt me? bring me a denarius,
that I may see it.
12:16 And they brought it. And he says
unto them, Whose is this image
and superscription? And they said unto
him, Caesar's.
12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them,
Render to Caesar the things
that are Caesar's, and to God the things
that are God's. And they
marvelled at him.
12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees,
which say there is no
resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If
a man's brother die, and leave
his wife behind him, and leave no children,
that his brother should
take his wife, and raise up seed unto
his brother.
12:20 Now there were seven brothers:
and the first took a wife, and
dying left no seed.
12:21 And the second took her, and died,
neither left he any seed: and
the third likewise.
12:22 And the seven had her, and left
no seed: last of all the woman
died also.
12:23 In the resurrection therefore,
when they shall rise, whose wife
shall she be of them? for the seven had
her as wife.
12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them,
Do you not therefore err,
because you know not the scriptures,
neither the power of God?
12:25 For when they shall rise from the
dead, they neither marry, nor
are given in marriage; but are as the
angels which are in heaven.
12:26 And as touching the dead, that
they rise: have you not read in
the book of Moses, how in the bush God
spoke unto him, saying, I am
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob?
12:27 He is not the God of the dead,
but the God of the living: you
therefore do greatly err.
12:28 And one of the scribes came, and
having heard them reasoning
together, and perceiving that he had
answered them well, asked him,
Which is the first commandment of all?
12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first
of all the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one
Lord:
12:30 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: this is the first commandment.
12:31 And the second is similar, namely
this, You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. There is none other
commandment greater than
these.
12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well,
Master, you have said the
truth: for there is one God; and there
is none other but he:
12:33 And to love him with all the heart,
and with all the
understanding, and with all the soul,
and with all the strength, and
to love his neighbor as himself, is more
than all whole burnt
offerings and sacrifices.
12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered
wisely, he said unto him,
You are not far from the kingdom of God.
And no man after that dared
ask him any question.
12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while
he taught in the temple, How
say the scribes that Christ is the son
of David?
12:36 For David himself said by the Holy
Ghost, The LORD said to my
Lord, Sit you on my right hand, till
I make your enemies your
footstool.
12:37 David therefore himself calls him
Lord; and how is he then his
son? And the common people heard him
gladly.
12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine,
Beware of the scribes,
which love to go in long clothing, and
love salutations in the
marketplaces,
12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues,
and the uppermost rooms
at feasts:
12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and
for a pretense make long
prayers: these shall receive greater
damnation.
12:41 And Jesus sat over against the
treasury, and beheld how the
people cast money into the treasury:
and many that were rich cast in
much.
12:42 And there came a certain poor widow,
and she threw in two mites,
which make a small fraction of a denarius.
12:43 And he called unto him his disciples,
and says unto them,
Truthfully I say unto you, That this
poor widow has cast more in, than
all they which have cast into the treasury:
12:44 For all they did cast in of their
abundance; but she of her want
did cast in all that she had, even all
her living.
13:1 And as he went out of the temple,
one of his disciples says unto
him, Master, see what manner of stones
and what buildings are here!
13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him,
See you these great buildings?
there shall not be left one stone upon
another, that shall not be
thrown down.
13:3 And as he sat upon the mount of
Olives over against the temple,
Peter and James and John and Andrew asked
him secretly,
13:4 Tell us, when shall these things
be? and what shall be the sign
when all these things shall be fulfilled?
13:5 And Jesus answering them began to
say, Take heed lest any man
deceive you:
13:6 For many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
13:7 And when you shall hear of wars
and rumors of wars, be not
troubled: for such things must be; but
the end shall not be yet.
13:8 For nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes
in different places, and there
shall be famines and troubles: these
are the beginnings of sorrows.
13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for
they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in the synagogues you shall
be beaten: and you shall be
brought before rulers and kings for my
sake, for a testimony against
them.
13:10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed
among all nations.
13:11 But when they shall lead you, and
deliver you up, take no
thought beforehand what you shall speak,
neither do you premeditate:
but whatsoever shall be given you in
that hour, that speak you: for it
is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
13:12 Now the brother shall betray the
brother to death, and the
father the son; and children shall rise
up against their parents, and
shall cause them to be put to death.
13:13 And you shall be hated of all men
for my name's sake: but he
that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved.
13:14 But when you shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of
by Daniel the prophet, standing where
it should not, (let him that
read understand,) then let them that
be in Judaea flee to the
mountains:
13:15 And let him that is on the housetop
not go down into the house,
neither enter in it, to take any thing
out of his house:
13:16 And let him that is in the field
not turn back again to take up
his garment.
13:17 But woe to them that are with child,
and to them that give suck
in those days!
13:18 And pray you that your flight be
not in the winter.
13:19 For in those days shall be affliction,
such as was not from the
beginning of the creation which God created
unto this time, neither
shall be.
13:20 And unless that the Lord had shortened
those days, no flesh
should be saved: but for the elect's
sake, whom he has chosen, he has
shortened the days.
13:21 And then if any man shall say to
you, Lo, here is Christ; or,
lo, he is there; believe him not:
13:22 For false Christs and false prophets
shall rise, and shall show
signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were
possible, even the elect.
13:23 But take you heed: behold, I have
foretold you all things.
13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation,
the sun shall be
darkened, and the moon shall not give
her light,
13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall,
and the powers that are in
heaven shall be shaken.
13:26 And then shall they see the Son
of man coming in the clouds with
great power and glory.
13:27 And then shall he send his angels,
and shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from the uttermost
part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig
tree; When her branch is yet
tender, and puts forth leaves, you know
that summer is near:
13:29 So you in like manner, when you
shall see these things come to
pass, know that it is close, even at
the doors.
13:30 Truthfully I say unto you, that
this generation shall not pass,
till all these things be done.
13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away:
but my words shall not pass
away.
13:32 But of that day and that hour knows
no man, no, not the angels
which are in heaven, neither the Son,
but the Father.
13:33 Take you heed, watch and pray:
for you know not when the time
is.
13:34 For the Son of Man is as a man
taking a far journey, who left
his house, and gave authority to his
servants, and to every man his
work, and commanded the porter to watch.
13:35 Watch you therefore: for you know
not when the master of the
house comes, at even, or at midnight,
or at the cockcrowing, or in the
morning:
13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you
sleeping.
13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto
all, Watch.
14:1 After two days was the feast of
the passover, and of unleavened
bread: and the chief priests and the
scribes sought how they might
take him by craft, and put him to death.
14:2 But they said, Not on the feast
day, lest there be an uproar of
the people.
14:3 And being in Bethany in the house
of Simon the leper, as he sat
at food, there came a woman having an
alabaster box of ointment of
spikenard very precious; and she broke
the box, and poured it on his
head.
14:4 And there were some that had indignation
within themselves, and
said, Why was this waste of the ointment
made?
14:5 For it might have been sold for
more than three hundred denarii,
and have been given to the poor. And
they murmured against her.
14:6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why
trouble you her? she has
wrought a good work on me.
14:7 For you have the poor with you always,
and whenever you will you
may do them good: but me you have not
always.
14:8 She has done what she could: she
is come beforehand to anoint my
body to the burying.
14:9 Truthfully I say unto you, Wheresoever
this gospel shall be
preached throughout the whole world,
this also that she has done shall
be spoken of for a memorial of her.
14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the
twelve, went unto the chief
priests, to betray him unto them.
14:11 And when they heard it, they were
glad, and promised to give him
money. And he sought how he might conveniently
betray him.
14:12 And the first day of unleavened
bread, when they killed the
passover, his disciples said unto him,
Where will you that we go and
prepare that you may eat the passover?
14:13 And he sends forth two of his disciples,
and says unto them, Go
you into the city, and there shall meet
you a man bearing a pitcher of
water: follow him.
14:14 And wherever he shall go in, say
you to the goodman of the
house, The Master says, Where is the
guestchamber, where I shall eat
the passover with my disciples?
14:15 And he will show you a large upper
room furnished and prepared:
there make ready for us.
14:16 And his disciples went forth, and
came into the city, and found
as he had said unto them: and they made
ready the passover.
14:17 And in the evening he comes with
the twelve.
14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus
said, Truthfully I say unto
you, One of you who eats with me shall
betray me.
14:19 And they began to be sorrowful,
and to say unto him one by one,
Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
14:20 And he answered and said unto them,
It is one of the twelve,
that dips with me in the dish.
14:21 The Son of man indeed goes, as
it is written of him: but woe to
that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed!
good were it for that man
if he had never been born.
14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took
bread, and blessed, and broke
it, and gave to them, and said, Take,
eat: this is my body.
14:23 And he took the cup, and when he
had given thanks, he gave it to
them: and they all drank of it.
14:24 And he said unto them, This is
my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many.
14:25 Truthfully I say unto you, I will
drink no more of the fruit of
the vine, until that day that I drink
it new in the kingdom of God.
14:26 And when they had sung a hymn,
they went out into the mount of
Olives.
14:27 And Jesus says unto them, All you
shall be offended because of
me this night: for it is written, I will
smite the shepherd, and the
sheep shall be scattered.
14:28 But after I am risen, I will go
before you into Galilee.
14:29 But Peter said unto him, Although
all shall be offended, yet
will not I.
14:30 And Jesus says unto him, Truthfully
I say unto you, That this
day, even in this night, before the cock
crow twice, you shall deny me
three times.
14:31 But he spoke the more vehemently,
If I should die with you, I
will not deny you in any wise. Likewise
also said they all.
14:32 And they came to a place which
was named Gethsemane: and he says
to his disciples, Sit you here, while
I shall pray.
14:33 And he takes with him Peter and
James and John, and began to be
sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
14:34 And says unto them, My soul is
exceedingly sorrowful unto death:
tarry you here, and watch.
14:35 And he went forward a little, and
fell on the ground, and prayed
that, if it were possible, the hour might
pass from him.
14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all
things are possible unto you;
take away this cup from me: nevertheless
not what I will, but what you
will.
14:37 And he comes, and finds them sleeping,
and says unto Peter,
Simon, do you sleep? could you not watch
one hour?
14:38 Watch you and pray, lest you enter
into temptation. The spirit
truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
14:39 And again he went away, and prayed,
and spoke the same words.
14:40 And when he returned, he found
them asleep again, (for their
eyes were heavy,) neither did they know
what to answer him.
14:41 And he comes the third time, and
says 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.
14:42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that
betrays me is at hand.
14:43 And immediately, while he yet spoke,
comes Judas, one of the
twelve, and with him a great multitude
with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and the scribes and
the elders.
14:44 And he that betrayed him had given
them a token, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is
he; take him, and lead him away
safely.
14:45 And as soon as he was come, he
goes immediately to him, and
says, Master, master; and kissed him.
14:46 And they laid their hands on him,
and took him.
14:47 And one of them that stood by drew
a sword, and smote a servant
of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
14:48 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Are you come out, as
against a thief, with swords and with
staves to take me?
14:49 I was daily with you in the temple
teaching, and you took me
not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
14:50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
14:51 And there followed him a certain
young man, having a linen cloth
cast about his naked body; and the young
men laid hold on him:
14:52 And he left the linen cloth, and
fled from them naked.
14:53 And they led Jesus away to the
high priest: and with him were
assembled all the chief priests and the
elders and the scribes.
14:54 And Peter followed him afar off,
even into the palace of the
high priest: and he sat with the servants,
and warmed himself at the
fire.
14:55 And the chief priests and all the
council sought for witness
against Jesus to put him to death; and
found none.
14:56 For many bare false witness against
him, but their witness
agreed not together.
14:57 And there arose certain, and bare
false witness against him,
saying,
14:58 We heard him say, I will destroy
this temple that is made with
hands, and within three days I will build
another made without hands.
14:59 But neither so did their witness
agree together.
14:60 And the high priest stood up in
the midst, and asked Jesus,
saying, Answer you nothing? what is it
which these witness against
you?
14:61 But 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?
14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and you shall
see the Son of man sitting
on the right hand of power, and coming
in the clouds of heaven.
14:63 Then the high priest tore his clothes,
and says, What need we
any further witnesses?
14:64 You have heard the blasphemy: what
think you? And they all
condemned him to be guilty of death.
14:65 And some began to spit on him,
and to cover his face, and to
buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy:
and the servants did strike
him with the palms of their hands.
14:66 And as Peter was beneath in the
palace, there comes one of the
maids of the high priest:
14:67 And when she saw Peter warming
himself, she looked upon him, and
said, And you also were with Jesus of
Nazareth.
14:68 But he denied, saying, I do not
know, neither understand I what
you say. And he went out into the porch;
and the cock crowed.
14:69 And a maid saw him again, and began
to say to them that stood
by, This is one of them.
14:70 And he denied it again. And a little
after, they that stood by
said again to Peter, Surely you are one
of them: for you are a
Galilaean, and your speech agrees to
that.
14:71 But he began to curse and to swear,
saying, I do not know this
man of whom you speak.
14:72 And the second time the cock crowed.
And Peter called to mind
the word that Jesus said unto him, Before
the cock crows twice, you
shall deny me three times. And when he
thought on this, he wept.
15:1 And immediately in the morning the
chief priests held a
consultation with the elders and scribes
and the whole council, and
bound Jesus, and carried him away, and
delivered him to Pilate.
15:2 And Pilate asked him, Are you the
King of the Jews? And he
answering said unto them, You say it.
15:3 And the chief priests accused him
of many things: but he answered
nothing.
15:4 And Pilate asked him again, saying,
Answer you nothing? behold
how many things they witness against
you.
15:5 But Jesus yet answered nothing;
so that Pilate marvelled.
15:6 Now at that feast he released unto
them one prisoner, whoever
they desired.
15:7 And there was one named Barabbas,
which lay bound with them that
had made insurrection with him, who had
committed murder in the
insurrection.
15:8 And the multitude crying aloud began
to desire him to do as he
had always done unto them.
15:9 But Pilate answered them, saying,
Will you that I release unto
you the King of the Jews?
15:10 For he knew that the chief priests
had delivered him because of.
15:11 But the chief priests moved the
people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them.
15:12 And Pilate answered and said again
unto them, What will you then
that I shall do unto him whom you call
the King of the Jews?
15:13 And they cried out again, Crucify
him.
15:14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why,
what evil has he done? And they
cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify
him.
15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content
the people, released Barabbas
unto them, and delivered Jesus, when
he had whipped him, to be
crucified.
15:16 And the soldiers led him away into
the hall, called Praetorium;
and they call together the whole band.
15:17 And they clothed him with purple,
and platted a crown of thorns,
and put it about his head,
15:18 And began to salute him, Hail,
King of the Jews!
15:19 And they smote him on the head
with a reed, and did spit upon
him, and bowing their knees worshipped
him.
15:20 And when they had mocked him, they
took off the purple from him,
and put his own clothes on him, and led
him out to crucify him.
15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian,
who passed by, coming out
of the country, the father of Alexander
and Rufus, to bear his cross.
15:22 And they bring him unto the place
Golgotha, which is, being
interpreted, The place of a skull.
15:23 And they gave him to drink wine
mingled with myrrh: but he
received it not.
15:24 And when they had crucified him,
they parted his garments,
casting lots upon them, what every man
should take.
15:25 And it was the third hour, and
they crucified him.
15:26 And the superscription of his accusation
was written over, THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves;
the one on his right
hand, and the other on his left.
15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled,
which says, And he was numbered
with the transgressors.
15:29 And they that passed by railed
on him, wagging their heads, and
saying, Ah, you that destroys the temple,
and builds it in three days,
15:30 Save yourself, and come down from
the cross.
15:31 Likewise also the chief priests
mocking said among themselves
with the scribes, He saved others; himself
he cannot save.
15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend
now from the cross, that
we may see and believe. And they that
were crucified with him reviled
him.
15:33 And when the sixth hour was come,
there was darkness over the
whole land until the ninth hour.
15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying,
Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is,
being interpreted, My God, my
God, why have you forsaken me?
15:35 And some of them that stood by,
when they heard it, said,
Behold, he calls Elijah.
15:36 And one ran and filled a sponge
full of vinegar, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink, saying,
Let him alone; let us see whether
Elijah will come to take him down.
15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice,
and gave up the ghost.
15:38 And the veil of the temple was
torn in two from the top to the
bottom.
15:39 And when the centurion, which stood
over against him, saw that
he so cried out, and gave up the ghost,
he said, Truly this man was
the Son of God.
15:40 There were also women looking on
afar off: among whom was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James
the less and of Joses, and
Salome;
15:41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee,
followed him, and ministered
unto him;) and many other women which
came up with him unto Jerusalem.
15:42 And now when the even was come,
because it was the preparation,
that is, the day before the sabbath,
15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable
counselor, which also waited
for the kingdom of God, came, and went
in boldly unto Pilate, and
requested the body of Jesus.
15:44 And Pilate wondered if he were
already dead: and calling unto
him the centurion, he asked him whether
he had been any while dead.
15:45 And when he knew it of the centurion,
he gave the body to
Joseph.
15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took
him down, and wrapped him in
the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher
which was hewn out of a rock,
and rolled a stone unto the door of the
sepulcher.
15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses beheld where he
was laid.
16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James, and Salome, had bought
sweet spices, that they might
come and anoint him.
16:2 And very early in the morning the
first day of the week, they
came unto the sepulcher at the rising
of the sun.
16:3 And they said among themselves,
Who shall roll us away the stone
from the door of the sepulcher?
16:4 And when they looked, they saw that
the stone was rolled away:
for it was very great.
16:5 And entering into the sepulcher,
they saw a young man sitting on
the right side, clothed in a long white
garment; and they were
frightened.
16:6 And he says unto them, Be not frightened:
You seek Jesus of
Nazareth, which was crucified: he is
risen; he is not here: behold the
place where they laid him.
16:7 But go your way, tell his disciples
and Peter that he goes before
you into Galilee: there shall you see
him, as he said unto you.
16:8 And they went out quickly, and fled
from the sepulcher; for they
trembled and were amazed: neither said
they any thing to any man; for
they were afraid.
16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the
first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out
of whom he had cast seven
devils.
16:10 And she went and told them that
had been with him, as they
mourned and wept.
16:11 And they, when they had heard that
he was alive, and had been
seen of her, believed not.
16:12 After that he appeared in another
form unto two of them, as they
walked, and went into the country.
16:13 And they went and told it unto
the others: neither believed they
them.
16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the
eleven as they sat at food, and
upbraided them with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because they
believed not those who had seen him after
he was risen.
16:15 And he said unto them, Go you into
all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature.
16:16 He that believes and is baptized
shall be saved; but he that
believes not shall be damned.
16:17 And these signs shall follow them
that believe; In my name shall
they cast out devils; they shall speak
with new tongues;
16:18 They shall take up serpents; and
if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them; they shall lay
hands on the sick, and they
shall recover.
16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken
unto them, he was received up
into heaven, and sat on the right hand
of God.
16:20 And they went forth, and preached
everywhere, the Lord working
with them, and confirming the word with
signs following. Amen.