The beginning
of the gospel
of Jesus Christ,
the Son
of God;
As it is written
in the prophets,
Behold,
I send
my messenger
before thy face,
which shall prepare
thy way
before thee.
The voice of one
crying
in the wilderness,
Prepare
ye the way
of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
John did baptize
in the wilderness,
and preach
the baptism
of repentance
for the remission
of sins.
And there went out
unto him all
the land
of Judaea,
and
they
of Jerusalem,
and were all baptized
of him
in the river
of Jordan,
confessing
their sins.
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;
And preached,
saying,
There
cometh
one mightier than I
after me,
the latchet
of whose shoes
I am not worthy to
stoop down and unloose.
I indeed have baptized you
with water:
but
he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost.
And it
came to pass
in those days,
that Jesus
came
from Nazareth
of Galilee,
and was baptized
of John
in Jordan.
And straightway coming up
out of the water,
he saw
the heavens opened,
and the Spirit like
a dove
descending upon him:
And there came
a voice
from heaven,
saying,
Thou art
my beloved Son,
in whom
I am well pleased.
And immediately
the spirit
driveth him
into the wilderness.
And
he was there
in the wilderness forty days,
tempted of Satan;
and was with the wild beasts;
and the angels
ministered unto him.
Now after that John
was put in prison,
Jesus came
into Galilee,
preaching the gospel
of the kingdom
of God,
And saying,
The time
is fulfilled,
and
the kingdom
of God
is at hand:
repent ye,
and believe
the gospel.
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.
And Jesus
said unto them,
Come ye after me,
and
I will make you
to become fishers
of men.
And straightway
they forsook their nets,
and followed him.
And
when he
had gone
a little farther
thence,
he saw James
the son
of Zebedee,
and John
his brother,
who also were
in the ship
mending
their nets.
And straightway
he called them:
and they
left
their father Zebedee
in the ship
with the hired servants,
and went
after him.
And
they went into Capernaum;
and
straightway on the sabbath day
he entered
into the synagogue,
and taught.
And
they were astonished
at his doctrine:
for he
taught them
as one
that had
authority,
and
not as the scribes.
And there was
in their synagogue a man
with an unclean spirit;
and
he cried out,
Saying,
Let us alone;
what have
we to do
with thee,
thou Jesus
of Nazareth?
art
thou come
to destroy us?
I know thee
who thou art,
the Holy One
of God.
And Jesus
rebuked him,
saying,
Hold thy peace,
and
come out of him.
And
when the unclean spirit
had torn him,
and cried
with a loud voice,
he came out of him.
And
they were all amazed,
insomuch
that they
questioned
among themselves,
saying,
What thing
is this?
what new doctrine
is this?
for with authority
commandeth
he even
the unclean spirits,
and
they do obey him.
And immediately
his fame
spread abroad
throughout all
the region round
about Galilee.
And forthwith,
when
they were come
out of the synagogue,
they entered
into the house
of Simon
and Andrew,
with James and John.
But Simon's wife's mother lay sick
of a fever,
and anon
they tell him
of her.
And
he came
and took her
by the hand,
and lifted
her up;
and immediately
the fever
left her,
and
she
ministered unto them.
And at even,
when the sun
did set,
they brought
unto him all
that were diseased,
and them
that were possessed
with devils.
And all
the city
was gathered together
at the door.
And
he healed many
that were sick
of divers diseases,
and cast
out many devils;
and suffered not
the devils
to speak,
because they knew him.
And
in the morning,
rising up a great
while before day,
he went out,
and departed
into a solitary place,
and there prayed.
And Simon
and they
that were with him followed
after him.
And
when
they had found him,
they said unto him,
All men
seek for thee.
And
he said unto them,
Let us
go
into the next towns,
that I
may preach
there also:
for therefore came
I forth.
And he
preached
in their synagogues
throughout all Galilee,
and cast
out devils.
And there came
a leper
to him,
beseeching him,
and kneeling down
to him,
and
saying unto him,
If thou wilt,
thou canst
make me clean.
And Jesus,
moved
with compassion,
put forth his hand,
and touched him,
and
saith unto him,
I will;
be thou clean.
And
as soon as he
had spoken,
immediately
the leprosy
departed from him,
and
he was cleansed.
And
he straitly charged him,
and forthwith sent him away;
And
saith unto him,
See
thou say nothing
to any man:
but go thy way,
shew thyself
to the priest,
and offer for thy
cleansing
those things which Moses commanded,
for a testimony
unto them.
But he went out,
and began to publish it much,
and to blaze abroad
the matter,
insomuch
that Jesus
could
no more openly enter
into the city,
but was without
in desert places:
and they
came
to him
from every quarter.
And again
he entered
into Capernaum
after some days;
and it
was noised
that he
was in the house.
And straightway many
were gathered together,
insomuch that
there was
no room
to receive them,
no,
not
so much as about the door:
and he
preached
the word
unto them.
And
they
come unto him,
bringing one sick
of the palsy,
which was borne
of four.
And
when
they could not come nigh
unto him
for the press,
they uncovered
the roof
where he was:
and
when
they had broken it up,
they let down
the bed
wherein
the sick
of the palsy lay.
When Jesus
saw their faith,
he said
unto the sick
of the palsy,
Son,
thy sins
be forgiven thee.
But there was certain
of the scribes
sitting there,
and reasoning
in their hearts,
Why doth this man thus
speak blasphemies?
who can forgive
sins
but God only?
And immediately
when Jesus
perceived
in his spirit
that they so
reasoned
within themselves,
he said unto them,
Why reason
ye these things
in your hearts?
Whether is it easier
to say
to the sick
of the palsy,
Thy sins
be forgiven thee;
or to say,
Arise,
and take up
thy bed,
and walk?
But that
ye may know that
the Son
of man
hath
power
on earth
to forgive sins,
(he saith to the sick
of the palsy,)
I say unto thee,
Arise,
and take up
thy bed,
and go thy way
into thine house.
And immediately
he arose,
took up the bed,
and went forth
before them all;
insomuch
that
they were all amazed,
and glorified God,
saying,
We never saw it
on this fashion.
And he
went forth
again by the sea side;
and all
the multitude
resorted unto him,
and
he taught them.
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.
And it
came
to pass,
that,
as Jesus
sat at meat
in his house,
many publicans
and sinners
sat also
together
with Jesus
and his disciples:
for there were many,
and
they followed him.
And
when the scribes
and Pharisees
saw him
eat
with publicans
and sinners,
they said
unto his disciples,
How is it that
he eateth
and drinketh
with publicans
and sinners?
When Jesus
heard it,
he saith unto them,
They that
are whole
have
no need
of the physician,
but they
that are sick:
I came not
to call the righteous,
but sinners
to repentance.
And the disciples
of John
and of the Pharisees
used to fast:
and they come
and say unto him,
Why do
the disciples
of John
and of the Pharisees fast,
but thy disciples
fast not?
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.
But the days
will come,
when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from them,
and
then shall
they fast
in those days.
No man
also seweth a piece
of new cloth
on an old garment:
else the new
piece that
filled it
up taketh away
from the old,
and the rent
is made worse.
And no man
putteth
new wine
into old bottles:
else the new wine
doth burst
the bottles,
and the wine
is spilled,
and the bottles
will be marred:
but new wine
must be put
into new bottles.
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.
And the Pharisees
said unto him,
Behold,
why do
they
on the sabbath day
that which
is not lawful?
And
he said unto them,
Have
ye never read
what David did,
when he
had need,
and was an hungred,
he,
and
they
that were with him?
How he
went into the house
of God
in the days
of Abiathar
the high priest,
and did eat
the shewbread,
which is not lawful
to eat
but for the priests,
and gave also
to them
which were with him?
And
he said unto them,
The sabbath
was made for man,
and not man
for the sabbath:
Therefore the Son
of man
is Lord
also of the sabbath.
And
he entered again
into the synagogue;
and there was a man
there which
had a withered hand.
And
they watched him,
whether he
would heal him
on the sabbath day;
that they
might accuse him.
And
he saith unto the man
which had
the withered hand,
Stand forth.
And
he saith unto them,
Is it lawful
to do good
on the sabbath days,
or to do evil?
to save life,
or to kill?
But
they held
their peace.
And
when
he had looked round
about on them with anger,
being grieved
for the hardness
of their hearts,
he saith unto the man,
Stretch forth thine hand.
And
he stretched it out:
and his hand
was restored whole
as the other.
And the Pharisees
went forth,
and straightway took
counsel
with the Herodians
against him,
how they
might destroy him.
But Jesus
withdrew himself with his disciples
to the sea:
and a great multitude
from Galilee
followed him,
and from Judaea,
And
from Jerusalem,
and from Idumaea,
and from
beyond Jordan;
and
they
about Tyre
and Sidon,
a great multitude,
when
they had heard
what great things
he did,
came unto him.
And
he spake to his disciples,
that a small ship
should wait
on him
because
of the multitude,
lest
they should throng him.
For he
had healed many;
insomuch
that they
pressed
upon him for
to touch him,
as many
as had plagues.
And unclean spirits,
when
they saw him,
fell down
before him,
and cried,
saying,
Thou art the Son
of God.
And
he straitly charged them that
they should not make him known.
And he
goeth up
into a mountain,
and calleth
unto him whom
he would:
and
they
came unto him.
And
he ordained twelve,
that they
should be with him,
and that
he might send
them forth
to preach,
And
to have power
to heal sicknesses,
and to cast
out devils:
And Simon
he surnamed Peter;
And James
the son
of Zebedee,
and John
the brother
of James;
and
he surnamed them Boanerges,
which is,
The sons
of thunder:
And Andrew,
and Philip,
and Bartholomew,
and Matthew,
and Thomas,
and James
the son
of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus,
and Simon
the Canaanite,
And Judas Iscariot,
which also betrayed him:
and
they went into an house.
And the multitude
cometh together again,
so that
they could not
so much as eat
bread.
And
when his friends
heard of it,
they went out
to lay
hold on him:
for they said,
He is beside himself.
And the scribes which
came down
from Jerusalem said,
He hath Beelzebub,
and by the prince
of the devils
casteth he out devils.
And
he called them unto him,
and said
unto them
in parables,
How can
Satan cast
out Satan?
And
if a kingdom
be divided
against itself,
that kingdom
cannot stand.
And
if a house
be divided
against itself,
that house
cannot stand.
And
if Satan
rise up
against himself,
and be divided,
he cannot stand,
but hath
an end.
No man
can enter
into a strong man's house,
and spoil
his goods,
except he
will first bind
the strong man;
and
then
he will spoil
his house.
Verily
I say unto you,
All sins
shall be forgiven
unto the sons
of men,
and blasphemies
wherewith soever
they shall blaspheme:
But
he that
shall blaspheme
against the Holy Ghost
hath never
forgiveness,
but is in danger
of eternal damnation.
Because
they said,
He hath
an unclean spirit.
There came
then his brethren
and his mother,
and,
standing without,
sent unto him,
calling him.
And the multitude
sat about him,
and
they
said unto him,
Behold,
thy mother
and thy brethren
without seek
for thee.
And
he answered them,
saying,
Who is my mother,
or my brethren?
And
he looked round
about on them
which sat about him,
and said,
Behold my mother
and my brethren!
For whosoever
shall do
the will of God,
the same
is my brother,
and my sister,
and mother.
And
he began again
to teach
by the sea side:
and there was gathered
unto him a great multitude,
so that
he entered
into a ship,
and sat
in the sea;
and the whole multitude
was by the sea
on the land.
And
he taught them many things
by parables,
and said
unto them
in his doctrine,
Hearken;
Behold,
there went out
a sower
to sow:
And it
came
to pass,
as he sowed,
some fell
by the way side,
and the fowls
of the air
came
and devoured it up.
And some fell
on stony ground,
where it
had not much earth;
and immediately
it sprang up,
because
it had no depth
of earth:
But
when the sun
was up,
it was scorched;
and because
it
had no root,
it withered away.
And some fell
among thorns,
and the thorns grew up,
and choked it,
and it
yielded no fruit.
And other
fell
on good ground,
and did yield
fruit
that sprang up and increased;
and brought forth,
some thirty,
and some sixty,
and some
an hundred.
And
he said unto them,
He that
hath ears
to hear,
let him hear.
And
when
he was alone,
they that
were about him
with the twelve asked
of him the parable.
And
he said unto them,
Unto you
it is given
to know the mystery
of the kingdom
of God:
but unto them that
are without,
all these things
are done
in parables:
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.
And
he said unto them,
Know
ye not
this parable?
and
how then
will
ye know
all parables?
The sower
soweth the word.
And these
are
they
by the way side,
where the word
is sown;
but
when
they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away
the word
that was sown
in their hearts.
And these
are
they likewise which
are sown
on stony ground;
who,
when
they have heard
the word,
immediately receive it
with gladness;
And have
no root
in themselves,
and so
endure
but for a time:
afterward,
when affliction
or persecution
ariseth
for the word's sake,
immediately
they are offended.
And these
are
they which
are sown
among thorns;
such as hear
the word,
And the cares
of this world,
and the deceitfulness
of riches,
and the lusts
of other things
entering in,
choke the word,
and it
becometh unfruitful.
And these
are
they which
are sown
on good ground;
such as hear
the word,
and receive it,
and bring forth fruit,
some thirtyfold,
some sixty,
and some
an hundred.
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?
For there is nothing hid,
which shall not be manifested;
neither was
any thing
kept secret,
but
that it
should come abroad.
If any man
have ears
to hear,
let him hear.
And
he said unto them,
Take
heed
what ye hear:
with what
measure
ye mete,
it shall be measured
to you:
and unto you
that hear
shall more be given.
For he
that hath,
to him
shall be given:
and
he that
hath not,
from him shall be taken even
that
which he hath.
And he said,
So is the kingdom
of God,
as if a man
should cast
seed into the ground;
And should sleep,
and rise
night and day,
and the seed
should spring
and grow up,
he knoweth
not how.
For the earth
bringeth forth fruit
of herself;
first the blade,
then the ear,
after that
the full corn
in the ear.
But
when the fruit
is brought forth,
immediately
he putteth in the sickle,
because
the harvest
is come.
And he said,
Whereunto
shall
we liken
the kingdom
of God?
or with what comparison
shall
we compare it?
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:
But
when it
is sown,
it groweth up,
and becometh greater than
all herbs,
and shooteth out great branches;
so that the fowls
of the air
may lodge
under the shadow of it.
And
with many such parables
spake
he the word
unto them,
as they
were able
to hear it.
But without a parable
spake
he not unto them:
and
when
they were alone,
he expounded all things
to his disciples.
And the same day,
when the even was come,
he saith unto them,
Let us
pass over
unto the other side.
And
when
they had sent away
the multitude,
they took him
even as
he was in the ship.
And there were also
with him other little ships.
And there arose
a great storm
of wind,
and the waves
beat
into the ship,
so that
it was now full.
And
he was in the hinder part
of the ship,
asleep
on a pillow:
and
they awake him,
and say unto him,
Master,
carest
thou
not
that we perish?
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.
And
he said unto them,
Why are
ye so fearful?
how is it that
ye have no faith?
And
they feared exceedingly,
and said one
to another,
What manner
of man
is this,
that even
the wind
and the sea
obey him?
And
they came over
unto the other side
of the sea,
into the country
of the Gadarenes.
And
when he
was come
out of the ship,
immediately there met him
out of the tombs a man
with an unclean spirit,
Who had his dwelling
among the tombs;
and no man
could bind him,
no,
not with chains:
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.
And always,
night and day,
he was in the mountains,
and in the tombs,
crying,
and cutting himself
with stones.
But
when he
saw Jesus
afar off,
he ran
and worshipped him,
And cried
with a loud voice,
and said,
What
have
I to do
with thee,
Jesus,
thou Son
of the most high God?
I adjure thee
by God,
that thou
torment me not.
For he said unto him,
Come out of the man,
thou unclean spirit.
And he
asked him,
What
is thy name?
And he answered,
saying,
My name
is Legion:
for we
are many.
And
he besought him
much
that he
would not send them away
out of the country.
Now there was there nigh
unto the mountains
a great herd
of swine feeding.
And all
the devils
besought him,
saying,
Send us
into the swine,
that we
may enter into them.
And forthwith Jesus
gave them leave.
And the unclean spirits went out,
and entered
into the swine:
and the herd
ran violently down a steep place
into the sea,
(they were about two thousand;)
and were choked
in the sea.
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.
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.
And
they that saw it
told them how
it befell
to him
that was possessed
with the devil,
and
also concerning the swine.
And
they began
to pray him
to depart
out of their coasts.
And
when he
was come
into the ship,
he that
had been possessed
with the devil
prayed him
that he
might be with him.
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not,
but
saith unto him,
Go home
to thy friends,
and tell them how
great things the Lord
hath done
for thee,
and hath had compassion
on thee.
And he departed,
and began
to publish
in Decapolis
how great things Jesus
had done for him:
and all men
did marvel.
And
when Jesus
was passed
over again by ship
unto the other side,
much people
gathered unto him:
and he
was nigh
unto the sea.
And,
behold,
there cometh one
of the rulers
of the synagogue,
Jairus by name;
and
when he
saw him,
he fell
at his feet,
And besought him greatly,
saying,
My little daughter
lieth
at the point
of death:
I pray thee,
come and lay thy
hands on her,
that she
may be healed;
and
she shall live.
And Jesus
went with him;
and much people
followed him,
and thronged him.
And a certain woman,
which had
an issue
of blood twelve years,
And had suffered many things
of many physicians,
and had spent all that
she had,
and was
nothing bettered,
but
rather grew worse,
When
she had heard
of Jesus,
came
in the press
behind,
and touched
his garment.
For she said,
If I
may touch
but his clothes,
I shall be whole.
And straightway
the fountain
of her blood
was dried up;
and she
felt
in her body
that she
was healed
of that plague.
And Jesus,
immediately knowing
in himself
that virtue
had gone out of him,
turned him about
in the press,
and said,
Who touched
my clothes?
And his disciples
said unto him,
Thou
seest
the multitude
thronging thee,
and sayest thou,
Who touched me?
And
he looked round about
to see
her that
had done
this thing.
But the woman
fearing and trembling,
knowing what
was done in her,
came
and fell down
before him,
and told him all
the truth.
And he
said
unto her,
Daughter,
thy faith
hath made thee whole;
go in peace,
and be whole
of thy plague.
While he
yet spake,
there came
from the ruler
of the synagogue's house
certain which said,
Thy daughter
is dead:
why troublest
thou the Master any further?
As soon as Jesus
heard
the word
that was spoken,
he saith unto the ruler
of the synagogue,
Be not afraid,
only believe.
And
he suffered no man
to follow him,
save Peter,
and James,
and John
the brother
of James.
And
he cometh to the house
of the ruler
of the synagogue,
and seeth the tumult,
and them that
wept and wailed greatly.
And
when
he was come in,
he saith unto them,
Why make
ye this ado,
and weep?
the damsel
is not dead,
but sleepeth.
And
they laughed him
to scorn.
But
when
he had put them all out,
he taketh
the father
and the mother
of the damsel,
and them
that were with him,
and entereth in where
the damsel
was lying.
And he
took
the damsel
by the hand,
and said
unto her,
Talitha cumi;
which is,
being interpreted,
Damsel,
I say unto thee,
arise.
And straightway
the damsel arose,
and walked;
for she
was of the age
of twelve years.
And
they were astonished
with a great astonishment.
And
he charged them straitly
that no man
should know it;
and commanded
that something
should be given
her to eat.
And he
went out
from thence,
and came
into his own country;
and his disciples
follow him.
And
when the sabbath day
was come,
he began
to teach
in the synagogue:
and many hearing him
were astonished,
saying,
From
whence hath
this man
these things?
and
what wisdom
is this
which is given unto him,
that even such mighty works
are wrought
by his hands?
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.
But Jesus,
said unto them,
A prophet
is not
without honour,
but in his own country,
and
among his own kin,
and
in his own house.
And
he could there do
no mighty work,
save that
he laid
his hands
upon a few sick folk,
and healed them.
And he
marvelled
because
of their unbelief.
And he
went round
about the villages,
teaching.
And he
called
unto him the twelve,
and began to send
them forth
by two and two;
and gave them
power
over unclean spirits;
And commanded them that
they should take nothing
for their journey,
save a staff only;
no scrip,
no bread,
no money
in their purse:
But be shod
with sandals;
and not put on
two coats.
And
he said unto them,
In what
place soever ye
enter
into an house,
there abide
till ye
depart
from that place.
And whosoever
shall not receive you,
nor hear you,
when ye
depart thence,
shake
off the dust
under your feet
for a testimony
against them.
Verily
I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable
for Sodom
and Gomorrha
in the day
of judgment,
than
for that city.
And
they went out,
and preached
that men
should repent.
And they cast
out many devils,
and anointed
with oil many
that were sick,
and healed them.
And king Herod
heard of him;
(for his name
was spread abroad:)
and he said,
That John the Baptist
was risen
from the dead,
and therefore mighty works
do shew
forth themselves
in him.
Others said,
That it
is Elias.
And others said,
That it
is a prophet,
or as one
of the prophets.
But
when Herod
heard thereof,
he said,
It is John,
whom I beheaded:
he is risen
from the dead.
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.
For John
had said
unto Herod,
It is not lawful
for thee
to have
thy brother's wife.
Therefore Herodias
had
a quarrel
against him,
and would have killed him;
but
she could not:
For Herod
feared John,
knowing that
he was a
just man
and an holy,
and observed him;
and
when
he heard him,
he did many things,
and heard him gladly.
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;
And
when the daughter
of the said Herodias
came in,
and danced,
and pleased Herod
and them
that sat with him,
the king
said unto the damsel,
Ask of me whatsoever
thou wilt,
and
I will give it thee.
And
he sware unto her,
Whatsoever
thou
shalt ask of me,
I will give it thee,
unto the half
of my kingdom.
And
she went forth,
and said
unto her mother,
What
shall I ask?
And she said,
The head
of John the Baptist.
And
she came in
straightway with haste
unto the king,
and asked,
saying,
I will
that thou
give me
by and by
in a charger the head
of John the Baptist.
And the king
was exceeding sorry;
yet for his oath's sake,
and
for their sakes
which sat with him,
he would not reject her.
And immediately
the king
sent an executioner,
and commanded
his head
to be brought:
and he
went
and beheaded him
in the prison,
And brought
his head
in a charger,
and gave it
to the damsel:
and the damsel
gave it
to her mother.
And
when his disciples
heard of it,
they came
and took up
his corpse,
and laid it
in a tomb.
And the apostles
gathered themselves
together
unto Jesus,
and told him
all things,
both what
they had done,
and
what
they had taught.
And
he said unto them,
Come
ye yourselves
apart into a desert place,
and rest a while:
for there were many coming
and going,
and
they had
no leisure so much as
to eat.
And they
departed
into a desert place
by ship privately.
And the people
saw them departing,
and many
knew him,
and ran afoot thither
out of all cities,
and outwent them,
and
came together unto him.
And Jesus,
when he came out,
saw much people,
and was moved
with compassion
toward them,
because
they
were as sheep
not having
a shepherd:
and
he began to teach them many things.
And
when the day
was now far spent,
his disciples
came unto him,
and said,
This is a desert place,
and now
the time
is
far passed:
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.
He answered
and
said unto them,
Give
ye them to eat.
And
they
say unto him,
Shall
we go
and buy
two hundred pennyworth
of bread,
and give them
to eat?
He saith unto them,
How many loaves
have ye?
go and see.
And
when they knew,
they say,
Five,
and two fishes.
And
he commanded them
to make
all sit down
by companies
upon the green grass.
And they
sat down
in ranks,
by hundreds,
and
by fifties.
And when he
had taken
the five loaves
and the two fishes,
he looked up to
heaven,
and blessed,
and brake
the loaves,
and gave them
to his disciples
to set
before them;
and the two
fishes
divided
he among them all.
And
they did all eat,
and were filled.
And
they took up twelve baskets
full of the fragments,
and
of the fishes.
And they
that
did eat
of the loaves
were about five thousand men.
And straightway
he constrained
his disciples
to get
into the ship,
and
to go
to the other side before
unto Bethsaida,
while he
sent away
the people.
And
when
he had sent them away,
he departed
into a mountain
to pray.
And
when even was come,
the ship
was in the midst
of the sea,
and
he alone
on the land.
And
he saw them
toiling
in rowing;
for the wind
was contrary
unto them:
and
about the fourth watch
of the night
he cometh unto them,
walking
upon the sea,
and
would have passed by them.
But
when they
saw him
walking
upon the sea,
they
supposed
it had been
a spirit,
and cried out:
For they
all saw him,
and were troubled.
And immediately
he talked with them,
and
saith unto them,
Be of good cheer:
it is I;
be not afraid.
And he
went up
unto them
into the ship;
and the wind ceased:
and
they were sore
amazed
in themselves
beyond measure,
and wondered.
For they considered not
the miracle
of the loaves:
for their heart
was hardened.
And
when
they
had passed over,
they came
into the land
of Gennesaret,
and drew to the shore.
And
when
they were come
out of the ship,
straightway
they knew him,
And ran through that whole region
round about,
and began
to carry about
in beds
those
that were sick,
where they
heard he was.
And whithersoever
he entered,
into villages,
or cities,
or country,
they laid the sick
in the streets,
and besought him that
they might touch
if it
were
but the border
of his garment:
and as many
as touched him
were made whole.
Then came together
unto him the Pharisees,
and certain
of the scribes,
which came
from Jerusalem.
And
when
they saw some of
his disciples
eat bread
with defiled,
that is to say,
with unwashen,
hands,
they found fault.
For the Pharisees,
and all
the Jews,
except they
wash their hands oft,
eat not,
holding the tradition
of the elders.
And
when they come
from the market,
except they wash,
they eat not.
And many other things
there be,
which they
have received
to hold,
as the washing
of cups,
and pots,
brasen vessels,
and of tables.
Then the Pharisees
and scribes
asked him,
Why walk not
thy disciples
according to
the tradition
of the elders,
but eat bread
with unwashen hands?
He answered
and
said unto them,
Well
hath
Esaias
prophesied
of you hypocrites,
as it is written,
This people
honoureth me
with their lips,
but their heart
is far
from me.
Howbeit in vain
do
they worship me,
teaching
for doctrines
the commandments
of men.
For laying
aside the commandment
of God,
ye hold
the tradition
of men,
as the washing
of pots and cups:
and many other such like things
ye do.
And
he said unto them,
Full well
ye reject
the commandment
of God,
that ye
may keep
your own tradition.
For Moses said,
Honour thy
father
and thy mother;
and,
Whoso
curseth
father or mother,
let him
die the death:
But ye say,
If a man
shall say
to his father
or mother,
It is Corban,
that is to say,
a gift,
by whatsoever
thou
mightest be profited by me;
he shall be free.
And
ye suffer him
no more
to do ought
for his father
or his mother;
Making the word
of God
of none effect
through your tradition,
which ye
have delivered:
and many such like
things do ye.
And
when
he had called all
the people
unto him,
he said unto them,
Hearken unto me every one
of you,
and understand:
There is nothing from
without a man,
that entering
into him can defile him:
but the things
which come out of him,
those are
they that
defile
the man.
If any man
have ears
to hear,
let him hear.
And
when
he was entered into the house
from the people,
his disciples
asked him concerning
the parable.
And
he saith unto them,
Are
ye so
without understanding also?
Do ye
not perceive,
that whatsoever thing from
without entereth into the man,
it cannot defile him;
Because
it entereth not
into his heart,
but into the belly,
and goeth out
into the draught,
purging all meats?
And he said,
That which
cometh out of the man,
that defileth the man.
For from within,
out of the heart
of men,
proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries,
fornications,
murders,
Thefts,
covetousness,
wickedness,
deceit,
lasciviousness,
an evil eye,
blasphemy,
pride,
foolishness:
All these evil things
come from within,
and defile
the man.
And from thence
he arose,
and went into the borders
of Tyre
and Sidon,
and entered
into an house,
and would have
no man
know it:
but
he could not be hid.
For a certain woman,
whose young daughter
had an unclean spirit,
heard of him,
and came
and fell
at his feet:
The woman
was a Greek,
a Syrophenician
by nation;
and
she besought him
that he
would cast forth the devil
out of her daughter.
But Jesus
said
unto her,
Let the children
first be filled:
for it
is not
meet to take
the children's bread,
and to cast
it unto the dogs.
And she
answered
and
said unto him,
Yes, Lord:
yet
the dogs
under the table
eat
of the children's crumbs.
And he
said
unto her,
For this
saying
go thy way;
the devil
is gone
out of thy daughter.
And
when she
was come
to her house,
she found
the devil gone out,
and her daughter
laid
upon the bed.
And again,
departing
from the coasts
of Tyre
and Sidon,
he came
unto the sea
of Galilee,
through the midst
of the coasts
of Decapolis.
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.
And
he took him aside
from the multitude,
and put
his fingers
into his ears,
and he spit,
and touched
his tongue;
And looking up to heaven,
he sighed,
and
saith unto him,
Ephphatha,
that is,
Be opened.
And straightway
his ears
were opened,
and
the string
of his tongue
was loosed,
and
he spake plain.
And
he charged them that
they should tell
no man:
but the more
he charged them,
so much
the more a great deal
they published it;
And were beyond measure astonished,
saying,
He hath done all things well:
he maketh both
the deaf
to hear,
and the dumb
to speak.
In those days
the multitude
being very great,
and having nothing
to eat,
Jesus
called
his disciples
unto him,
and
saith unto them,
I have compassion
on the multitude,
because
they have now been
with me three days,
and have nothing
to eat:
And
if I
send them
away fasting
to their own houses,
they will faint
by the way:
for divers
of them came
from far.
And his disciples
answered him,
From
whence can
a man
satisfy these men
with bread here
in the wilderness?
And
he asked them,
How many loaves
have ye?
And they said,
Seven.
And he
commanded
the people to
sit down
on the ground:
and
he took the seven loaves,
and gave thanks,
and brake,
and gave to his disciples
to set
before them;
and
they did set them
before the people.
And
they had
a few small fishes:
and he blessed,
and commanded to
set them also
before them.
So they
did eat,
and were filled:
and
they took up
of the broken meat
that was left
seven baskets.
And they
that had eaten
were about four thousand:
and
he sent them away.
And straightway
he entered
into a ship
with his disciples,
and came
into the parts
of Dalmanutha.
And the Pharisees
came forth,
and began to question with him,
seeking
of him a sign
from heaven,
tempting him.
And
he sighed deeply
in his spirit,
and saith,
Why doth
this generation
seek
after a sign?
verily
I say unto you,
There
shall
no sign
be given
unto this generation.
And he
left them,
and entering
into the ship
again departed
to the other side.
Now the disciples
had forgotten
to take bread,
neither had
they
in the ship
with them more than one loaf.
And
he charged them,
saying,
Take heed,
beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees,
and of the leaven
of Herod.
And they
reasoned
among themselves,
saying,
It is
because
we have no bread.
And
when Jesus
knew it,
he saith unto them,
Why reason ye,
because
ye have no bread?
perceive
ye not yet,
neither understand?
have
ye your heart
yet hardened?
Having eyes,
see ye not?
and having ears,
hear ye not?
and do
ye not remember?
When
I brake
the five loaves
among five thousand,
how many baskets
full of fragments
took ye up?
They say unto him,
Twelve.
And
when the seven
among four thousand,
how many baskets
full of fragments
took ye up?
And they said,
Seven.
And
he said unto them,
How is it that
ye do not understand?
And
he cometh to Bethsaida;
and they
bring
a blind man
unto him,
and besought him
to touch him.
And he
took
the blind man
by the hand,
and led him
out of the town;
and
when
he had
spit on his eyes,
and put
his hands
upon him,
he asked him
if he
saw ought.
And he looked up,
and said,
I see men
as trees,
walking.
After that
he put
his hands
again upon his eyes,
and made him
look up:
and
he was restored,
and saw every man clearly.
And
he sent him away
to his house,
saying,
Neither
go into the town,
nor tell it
to any
in the town.
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?
And
they answered,
John the Baptist;
but some say,
Elias;
and others,
One
of the prophets.
And
he saith unto them,
But whom say
ye that I am?
And Peter
answereth
and
saith unto him,
Thou art the Christ.
And
he charged them that
they should tell no man
of him.
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.
And he
spake
that saying openly.
And Peter
took him,
and began
to rebuke him.
But
when
he had turned
about and looked
on his disciples,
he rebuked Peter,
saying,
Get thee
behind me, Satan:
for thou
savourest not
the things that
be of God,
but the things that
be of men.
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.
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.
For what
shall
it profit a man,
if he
shall gain
the whole world,
and lose
his own soul?
Or what
shall a man
give
in exchange
for his soul?
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed
of me and
of my words
in this adulterous
and sinful generation;
of him also shall
the Son of man
be ashamed,
when
he cometh in the glory
of his Father
with the holy angels.
And
he said unto them,
Verily 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.
And after six days
Jesus taketh with him Peter,
and James,
and John,
and leadeth
them up
into an high mountain
apart by themselves:
and
he was transfigured
before them.
And his raiment
became shining,
exceeding white
as snow;
so as no fuller on earth
can white them.
And there appeared
unto them Elias
with Moses:
and
they were talking
with Jesus.
And Peter
answered
and said
to Jesus, Master,
it is good
for us to be here:
and let us
make three tabernacles;
one for thee,
and one
for Moses,
and one
for Elias.
For he wist not
what to say;
for they
were sore afraid.
And there was
a cloud
that overshadowed them:
and a voice
came
out of the cloud,
saying,
This is my beloved Son:
hear him.
And suddenly,
when
they had looked round about,
they saw
no man any more,
save Jesus
only with themselves.
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.
And
they kept that
saying
with themselves,
questioning one
with another
what the rising
from the dead
should mean.
And
they asked him,
saying,
Why say
the scribes that Elias
must first come?
And
he answered
and told them,
Elias verily cometh first,
and restoreth all things;
and
how it
is written
of the Son
of man,
that he
must suffer
many things,
and be set
at nought.
But
I say unto you,
That Elias
is indeed come,
and
they have done
unto him whatsoever
they listed,
as it
is written of him.
And
when he
came
to his disciples,
he saw
a great multitude
about them,
and the scribes
questioning with them.
And
straightway all the people,
when
they beheld him,
were greatly amazed,
and running
to him
saluted him.
And
he asked
the scribes,
What
question ye with them?
And one
of the multitude answered
and said,
Master,
I have brought
unto thee my son,
which hath
a dumb spirit;
And wheresoever
he taketh him,
he teareth him:
and he foameth,
and gnasheth with his teeth,
and pineth away:
and
I spake to thy disciples
that they
should cast him out;
and
they could not.
He answereth him,
and saith,
O faithless generation,
how long
shall
I be with you?
how long
shall
I suffer you?
bring him unto me.
And
they
brought him unto him:
and
when he
saw him,
straightway
the spirit
tare him;
and he
fell
on the ground,
and wallowed foaming.
And
he asked
his father,
How long
is it ago
since this
came unto him?
And he said,
Of a child.
And ofttimes
it hath cast him
into the fire,
and
into the waters,
to destroy him:
but if thou canst
do any thing,
have compassion on us,
and help us.
Jesus
said unto him,
If thou canst believe,
all things
are possible
to him that believeth.
And straightway
the father
of the child cried out,
and said
with tears,
Lord,
I believe;
help
thou mine unbelief.
When Jesus
saw
that the people
came
running together,
he rebuked
the foul spirit,
saying unto him,
Thou dumb
and deaf spirit,
I charge thee,
come out of him,
and enter no more
into him.
And the spirit cried,
and rent him sore,
and
came out of him:
and
he was as one dead;
insomuch
that many said,
He is dead.
But Jesus
took him
by the hand,
and
lifted him up;
and he arose.
And
when he
was come
into the house,
his disciples
asked him privately,
Why could not
we cast him out?
And
he said unto them,
This kind
can come forth
by nothing,
but by prayer
and fasting.
And they
departed thence,
and passed
through Galilee;
and
he would not
that any man
should know it.
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 that
he is killed,
he shall rise
the third day.
But they
understood not
that saying,
and were afraid
to ask him.
And he
came
to Capernaum:
and being
in the house
he asked them,
What was it
that ye
disputed
among yourselves
by the way?
But
they held
their peace:
for by the way
they had disputed
among themselves,
who should be
the greatest.
And he sat down,
and called
the twelve,
and
saith unto them,
If any man
desire
to be first,
the same
shall be
last of all,
and servant
of all.
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,
Whosoever shall receive one
of such children
in my name,
receiveth me:
and whosoever
shall receive me,
receiveth not me,
but him
that sent me.
And John
answered him,
saying,
Master,
we saw one
casting
out devils
in thy name,
and
he followeth not us:
and
we forbad him,
because
he followeth not us.
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.
For he
that is not
against us
is on our part.
For whosoever
shall give
you a cup
of water
to drink
in my name,
because
ye belong
to Christ,
verily
I say unto you,
he shall not lose
his reward.
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.
And
if thy hand
offend thee,
cut it off:
it is
better for thee
to enter
into life maimed,
than having two hands
to go into hell,
into the fire
that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
And
if thy
foot
offend thee,
cut it off:
it is
better for thee
to enter
halt into life,
than having two feet
to be cast
into hell,
into the fire
that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
And if thine
eye
offend thee,
pluck it out:
it is
better for thee
to enter
into the kingdom
of God
with one eye,
than
having
two eyes
to be cast
into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
For every one
shall be salted
with fire,
and every
sacrifice
shall be salted
with salt.
Salt is good:
but
if the salt
have lost
his saltness,
wherewith will
ye season it?
Have salt
in yourselves,
and have peace one
with another.
And he
arose
from thence,
and cometh into the coasts
of Judaea
by the farther side
of Jordan:
and the people
resort
unto him again;
and,
as he
was wont,
he taught them again.
And the Pharisees
came
to him,
and asked him,
Is it lawful
for a man
to put away his wife?
tempting him.
And he
answered
and
said unto them,
What
did
Moses command you?
And they said,
Moses
suffered
to write a bill
of divorcement,
and to put
her away.
And Jesus
answered
and
said unto them,
For the hardness
of your heart
he wrote you
this precept.
But from the beginning
of the creation God
made them male
and female.
For this cause
shall a man
leave his father
and mother,
and cleave
to his wife;
And
they twain
shall be one flesh:
so then they
are
no more twain,
but one flesh.
What
therefore God
hath joined together,
let not man
put asunder.
And in the house
his disciples
asked him again
of the same matter.
And
he saith unto them,
Whosoever
shall put away
his wife,
and marry
another,
committeth adultery
against her.
And
if a woman
shall put away
her husband,
and be married
to another,
she committeth adultery.
And
they brought young children
to him,
that he
should touch them:
and his disciples
rebuked
those
that brought them.
But
when Jesus
saw it,
he was
much displeased,
and
said unto them,
Suffer the little children
to come unto me,
and forbid them not:
for of such
is the kingdom
of God.
Verily
I say unto you,
Whosoever
shall not receive
the kingdom
of God
as a little child,
he shall not enter
therein.
And he
took
them up
in his arms,
put his hands
upon them,
and blessed them.
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?
And Jesus
said unto him,
Why callest
thou me good?
there is none good
but one,
that is,
God.
Thou knowest
the commandments,
Do not commit adultery,
Do not kill,
Do not steal,
Do not bear
false witness,
Defraud not,
Honour thy
father
and mother.
And he
answered
and
said unto him,
Master,
all these
have
I observed
from my youth.
Then Jesus beholding him
loved him,
and
said unto him,
One thing
thou lackest:
go thy way,
sell whatsoever
thou hast,
and give
to the poor,
and
thou shalt have
treasure
in heaven:
and come,
take up the cross,
and follow me.
And he
was sad
at that saying,
and went away grieved:
for he
had great possessions.
And Jesus
looked round about,
and saith unto his disciples,
How hardly shall
they that
have riches
enter
into the kingdom
of God!
And the disciples
were astonished
at his words.
But Jesus
answereth again,
and
saith unto them,
Children,
how hard
is it
for them that trust
in riches
to enter
into the kingdom
of God!
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.
And
they
were astonished out of measure,
saying
among themselves,
Who
then can be saved?
And Jesus
looking
upon them saith,
With men
it is impossible,
but not with God:
for with God all things
are possible.
Then Peter
began to say unto him,
Lo,
we have left all,
and have followed thee.
And Jesus
answered
and said,
Verily I
say unto you,
There is no man
that hath left house,
or brethren,
or sisters,
or father,
or mother,
or wife,
or children,
or lands,
for my sake,
and the gospel's,
But
he shall receive
an hundredfold
now in this time,
houses,
and brethren,
and sisters,
and mothers,
and children,
and lands,
with persecutions;
and
in the world
to come eternal life.
But many
that are
first shall be last;
and the last first.
And
they were in 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,
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:
And
they shall mock him,
and shall scourge him,
and
shall spit upon him,
and shall kill him:
and the third day
he shall rise again.
And James
and John,
the sons
of Zebedee,
come unto him,
saying,
Master,
we would
that thou
shouldest do
for us whatsoever
we shall desire.
And
he said unto them,
What
would
ye that
I should do
for you?
They said unto him,
Grant
unto us that
we may sit,
one on thy
right hand,
and the other
on thy left hand,
in thy glory.
But Jesus
said unto them,
Ye know not
what ye ask:
can ye
drink
of the cup
that I
drink of?
and be baptized
with the baptism
that I
am baptized with?
And
they
said unto him,
We can.
And Jesus
said unto them,
Ye shall indeed drink
of the cup
that I drink of;
and
with the baptism
that I
am baptized
withal shall
ye be baptized:
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.
And
when the ten heard it,
they
began to be
much displeased
with James and John.
But Jesus
called them
to him,
and
saith unto them,
Ye know that
they which
are accounted
to rule
over the Gentiles exercise lordship
over them;
and their great
ones exercise authority
upon them.
But so
shall
it not be
among you:
but whosoever
will be great
among you,
shall be
your minister:
And whosoever
of you
will be
the chiefest,
shall be servant
of all.
For even
the Son
of man
came not
to be ministered unto,
but to minister,
and
to give his life
a ransom
for many.
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.
And
when
he heard
that it
was Jesus
of Nazareth,
he began
to cry out,
and say,
Jesus,
thou son
of David,
have mercy on me.
And many
charged him
that he
should hold
his peace:
but
he cried
the more a great deal,
Thou son
of David,
have mercy on me.
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 calleth thee.
And he,
casting away
his garment,
rose,
and came
to Jesus.
And Jesus
answered
and
said unto him,
What
wilt
thou
that I
should do
unto thee?
The blind man
said unto him,
Lord,
that I
might receive
my sight.
And Jesus
said unto him,
Go thy way;
thy faith
hath made thee whole.
And immediately
he received
his sight,
and followed Jesus
in the way.
And
when
they came nigh
to Jerusalem,
unto Bethphage
and Bethany,
at the mount
of Olives,
he sendeth forth two
of his disciples,
And
saith unto them,
Go your way
into the village over
against you:
and
as soon as ye
be entered
into it,
ye shall find
a colt tied,
whereon never man sat;
loose him,
and bring him.
And
if any man
say unto you,
Why do ye this?
say
ye that
the Lord
hath need of him;
and straightway
he will send him hither.
And
they went their way,
and found
the colt
tied
by the door
without
in a place
where two ways met;
and
they loose him.
And certain
of them
that stood
there said unto them,
What do ye,
loosing the colt?
And they
said
unto them even as Jesus
had commanded:
and
they let them go.
And they
brought
the colt
to Jesus,
and cast
their garments
on him;
and
he sat upon him.
And many spread
their garments
in the way:
and others cut down
branches
off the trees,
and strawed them
in the way.
And
they
that went before,
and
they
that followed,
cried,
saying,
Hosanna;
Blessed
is
he that
cometh in the name
of the Lord:
Blessed
be
the kingdom
of our father David,
that cometh in the name
of the Lord:
Hosanna
in the highest.
And Jesus
entered
into Jerusalem,
and
into the temple:
and
when
he had looked round about
upon all things,
and
now the eventide
was come,
he went out
unto Bethany
with the twelve.
And
on the morrow,
when
they were come
from Bethany,
he was hungry:
And seeing
a fig tree
afar off having leaves,
he came,
if haply
he might find any thing thereon:
and
when
he came to it,
he found nothing
but leaves;
for the time
of figs was not yet.
And Jesus
answered
and said unto it,
No man
eat fruit
of thee
hereafter for ever.
And his disciples
heard it.
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 moneychangers,
and the seats
of them
that sold doves;
And would not suffer
that any man
should carry any vessel
through the temple.
And he taught,
saying unto them,
Is it
not written,
My house
shall be called
of all nations
the house
of prayer?
but
ye have made it
a den
of thieves.
And the scribes
and chief priests
heard it,
and sought how
they might destroy him:
for they
feared him,
because all
the people
was astonished
at his doctrine.
And
when even was come,
he went out of the city.
And
in the morning,
as they passed by,
they
saw the fig tree
dried up
from the roots.
And Peter
calling
to remembrance
saith unto him,
Master,
behold,
the fig tree which
thou cursedst
is withered away.
And Jesus answering
saith unto them,
Have faith
in God.
For verily
I say unto you,
That whosoever
shall say
unto this mountain,
Be thou removed,
and be
thou cast
into the sea;
and shall not doubt
in his heart,
but shall believe
that those things
which he
saith shall come
to pass;
he shall have whatsoever
he saith.
Therefore I
say
unto you,
What things soever
ye desire,
when ye pray,
believe that
ye receive them,
and
ye shall have them.
And
when
ye stand praying,
forgive,
if ye
have ought
against any:
that your Father also which
is in heaven
may forgive
you your trespasses.
But
if ye
do not forgive,
neither will
your Father
which is in heaven
forgive
your trespasses.
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,
And say unto him,
By what authority
doest
thou these things?
and who
gave thee
this authority
to do these things?
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.
The baptism
of John,
was it
from heaven,
or of men?
answer me.
And they
reasoned
with themselves,
saying,
If we
shall say,
From heaven;
he will say,
Why
then did
ye not believe him?
But
if we
shall say,
Of men;
they feared
the people:
for all men
counted John,
that he
was
a prophet indeed.
And they
answered
and said
unto Jesus,
We cannot tell.
And Jesus answering
saith unto them,
Neither
do
I tell you
by what authority
I do
these things.
And
he began to speak
unto them
by parables.
A certain man
planted a vineyard,
and set
an hedge
about it,
and digged
a place
for the winefat,
and built
a tower,
and let it out
to husbandmen,
and went into a far country.
And at the season
he sent
to the husbandmen
a servant,
that he
might receive
from the husbandmen
of the fruit
of the vineyard.
And
they caught him,
and beat him,
and sent him
away empty.
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.
And again
he sent another;
and him
they killed,
and many others;
beating some,
and killing some.
Having yet therefore
one son,
his wellbeloved,
he sent him
also last unto them,
saying,
They will reverence
my son.
But those husbandmen
said
among themselves,
This is the heir;
come,
let us
kill him,
and the inheritance
shall be our's.
And
they took him,
and killed him,
and cast him
out of the vineyard.
What shall therefore
the lord
of the vineyard do?
he will come
and destroy
the husbandmen,
and will give
the vineyard
unto others.
And have
ye not read
this scripture;
The stone
which the builders
rejected
is become
the head
of the corner:
This was
the Lord's doing,
and it
is marvellous
in our eyes?
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.
And
they send
unto him certain
of the Pharisees
and of the Herodians,
to catch him
in his words.
And
when
they were come,
they say unto him,
Master,
we know that
thou art true,
and carest
for no man:
for thou
regardest not
the person
of men,
but teachest
the way
of God in truth:
Is it lawful
to give tribute
to Caesar,
or not?
Shall
we give,
or shall
we not give?
But he,
knowing their hypocrisy,
said unto them,
Why tempt
ye me?
bring me a penny,
that I
may see it.
And
they brought it.
And
he saith unto them,
Whose is this image
and superscription?
And
they
said unto him,
Caesar's.
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.
Then come
unto him the Sadducees,
which say
there is
no resurrection;
and
they asked him,
saying,
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.
Now there were
seven brethren:
and the first took
a wife,
and dying
left no seed.
And the second
took her,
and died,
neither left
he any seed:
and the third likewise.
And the seven
had her,
and left no seed:
last of all
the woman died also.
In the resurrection
therefore,
when
they shall rise,
whose wife
shall
she be of them?
for the seven
had her
to wife.
And Jesus
answering
said unto them,
Do ye
not therefore err,
because
ye know not
the scriptures,
neither the power
of God?
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.
And as touching
the dead,
that they rise:
have
ye not read
in the book
of Moses,
how in the bush
God
spake unto him,
saying,
I am the God
of Abraham,
and the God
of Isaac,
and the God
of Jacob?
He is not the God
of the dead,
but the God
of the living:
ye therefore do greatly err.
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?
And Jesus
answered him,
The first of all
the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel;
The Lord our God
is one Lord:
And
thou shalt love
the Lord thy God
with all thy heart,
and
with all thy soul,
and
with all
thy mind,
and
with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.
And the second
is like,
namely this,
Thou
shalt love
thy neighbour
as thyself.
There is
none other commandment
greater than these.
And the scribe
said unto him,
Well, Master,
thou hast said
the truth:
for there is one God;
and there is none other
but he:
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 neighbour
as himself,
is more than all
whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices.
And
when Jesus
saw that
he answered discreetly,
he said unto him,
Thou art not far
from the kingdom
of God.
And no man
after that durst
ask him
any question.
And Jesus
answered
and said,
while he
taught
in the temple,
How say
the scribes that Christ
is the son
of David?
For David himself
said by the Holy Ghost,
The LORD
said to my Lord,
Sit
thou
on my right hand,
till I
make
thine enemies thy footstool.
David
therefore
himself calleth him Lord;
and whence is he
then his son?
And the common people
heard him gladly.
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,
And the chief seats
in the synagogues,
and the uppermost rooms
at feasts:
Which devour
widows' houses,
and
for a pretence make long prayers:
these shall receive
greater damnation.
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.
And there came
a certain poor widow,
and
she threw in
two mites,
which make
a farthing.
And he
called
unto him his disciples,
and
saith unto them,
Verily I
say unto you,
That this poor widow
hath cast more in,
than all
they which
have cast
into the treasury:
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.
And as he
went out of the temple,
one
of his disciples
saith unto him,
Master,
see
what manner
of stones and
what buildings
are here!
And Jesus
answering
said unto him,
Seest
thou these great buildings?
there shall not be left
one stone
upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
And as he
sat
upon the mount
of Olives over
against the temple,
Peter
and James
and John
and Andrew
asked him privately,
Tell us,
when shall
these things be?
and
what shall be the sign
when all these things
shall be fulfilled?
And Jesus answering them
began to say,
Take heed
lest any man
deceive you:
For many
shall come in my name,
saying,
I am Christ;
and shall deceive many.
And
when
ye shall hear
of wars
and rumours
of wars,
be ye
not troubled:
for such things
must needs be;
but the end
shall not be yet.
For nation
shall rise
against nation,
and kingdom
against kingdom:
and there shall be earthquakes
in divers places,
and there shall be famines
and troubles:
these are the beginnings
of sorrows.
But take
heed
to yourselves:
for they
shall deliver
you up to councils;
and
in the synagogues
ye shall be beaten:
and
ye shall be brought
before rulers
and kings
for my sake,
for a testimony
against them.
And the gospel
must first be published
among all nations.
But
when
they shall lead you,
and deliver you
up, take no
thought beforehand
what
ye shall speak,
neither do
ye premeditate:
but whatsoever shall be given you
in that hour,
that speak ye:
for it
is not ye that
speak,
but the Holy Ghost.
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.
And
ye shall be hated
of all men
for my name's sake:
but
he that
shall endure
unto the end,
the same
shall be saved.
But
when ye
shall see
the abomination
of desolation,
spoken of
by Daniel the prophet,
standing where
it ought not,
(let him
that readeth understand,)
then let them
that
be in Judaea
flee
to the mountains:
And let him
that is
on the housetop
not go down
into the house,
neither enter
therein,
to take any thing
out of his house:
And let him
that is
in the field
not turn
back
again for to take up
his garment.
But woe to them
that are with child,
and to them
that give
suck in those days!
And pray
ye that
your flight
be not
in the winter.
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.
And
except that
the Lord
had shortened
those days,
no flesh
should be saved:
but for the elect's sake,
whom
he hath chosen,
he hath shortened
the days.
And
then if any man
shall say to you,
Lo,
here is Christ;
or,
lo,
he is there;
believe him not:
For false Christs
and false prophets
shall rise,
and shall shew
signs
and wonders,
to seduce,
if it
were possible,
even the elect.
But take
ye heed:
behold,
I have foretold
you all things.
But in those days,
after that tribulation,
the sun
shall be darkened,
and the moon
shall not give
her light,
And the stars
of heaven
shall fall,
and the powers
that
are in heaven
shall be shaken.
And
then shall
they
see the Son
of man
coming in
the clouds
with great power
and glory.
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.
Now learn
a parable
of the fig tree;
When her branch
is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves,
ye know
that summer
is near:
So ye
in like manner,
when ye
shall see
these things
come to pass,
know
that it
is nigh,
even at the doors.
Verily
I say unto you,
that this generation
shall not pass,
till all
these things
be done.
Heaven
and earth
shall pass away:
but my words
shall not pass away.
But
of that day
and that hour
knoweth
no man,
no,
not the angels
which are in heaven,
neither the Son,
but the Father.
Take
ye heed,
watch and pray:
for ye
know not
when the time is.
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.
Watch ye
therefore:
for ye
know not
when
the master
of the house cometh,
at even,
or at midnight,
or at the cockcrowing,
or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly
he find
you sleeping.
And
what
I say unto you
I say unto all,
Watch.
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.
But they said,
Not
on the feast day,
lest
there be
an uproar
of the people.
And being
in Bethany
in the house
of Simon the leper,
as he sat
at meat,
there came
a woman
having an alabaster box
of ointment
of spikenard very precious;
and
she brake
the box,
and poured it
on his head.
And there were
some
that had indignation
within themselves,
and said,
Why was
this waste
of the ointment made?
For it
might have been sold
for more than three hundred pence,
and have been given
to the poor.
And they
murmured
against her.
And Jesus said,
Let her alone;
why trouble
ye her?
she hath wrought
a good work on me.
For ye
have the poor
with you always,
and whensoever
ye will
ye may do them good:
but me
ye have not always.
She hath done
what she could:
she is come
aforehand
to anoint my body
to the burying.
Verily
I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached
throughout the whole world,
this also
that
she hath done
shall be spoken of
for a memorial
of her.
And Judas Iscariot,
one of the twelve,
went unto the chief priests,
to betray him unto them.
And
when
they heard it,
they were glad,
and promised
to give him money.
And he
sought how
he might conveniently betray him.
And the first day
of unleavened bread,
when
they killed
the passover,
his disciples
said unto him,
Where
wilt
thou
that
we go
and prepare that
thou mayest eat
the passover?
And
he sendeth forth two
of his disciples,
and
saith unto them,
Go ye
into the city,
and there shall meet
you a man
bearing
a pitcher
of water:
follow him.
And wheresoever
he shall go in,
say
ye to the goodman
of the house,
The Master saith,
Where is the guestchamber,
where I
shall eat
the passover
with my disciples?
And
he will shew you
a large upper room
furnished
and prepared:
there make ready
for us.
And his disciples
went forth,
and came
into the city,
and found
as he
had said unto them:
and
they made ready
the passover.
And in the evening
he cometh with the twelve.
And as they
sat
and did eat,
Jesus said,
Verily I
say unto you,
One of you which
eateth with me
shall betray me.
And
they began
to be sorrowful,
and
to say
unto him one by one,
Is it I?
and another said,
Is it I?
And he
answered
and
said unto them,
It is one
of the twelve,
that dippeth with me
in the dish.
The Son of man
indeed goeth,
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.
And as they
did eat,
Jesus took bread,
and blessed,
and brake it,
and gave to them,
and said,
Take,
eat:
this is my body.
And
he took the cup,
and
when
he had given thanks,
he gave it
to them:
and
they all drank of it.
And
he said unto them,
This is my blood
of the new testament,
which is
shed for many.
Verily
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.
And
when
they had sung
an hymn,
they went out
into the mount
of Olives.
And Jesus
saith unto them,
All
ye shall be offended
because of me this night:
for it
is written,
I will smite
the shepherd,
and the sheep
shall be scattered.
But
after that
I am risen,
I will go
before you
into Galilee.
But Peter
said unto him,
Although all shall be offended,
yet will not I.
And Jesus
saith unto him,
Verily I
say unto thee,
That this day,
even in
this night,
before the cock crow twice,
thou shalt deny me thrice.
But
he spake the more vehemently,
If I
should die
with thee,
I will not deny thee
in any wise.
Likewise
also said they all.
And they
came
to a place
which was named
Gethsemane:
and
he saith to his disciples,
Sit ye here,
while I
shall pray.
And
he taketh with him Peter
and James
and John,
and began
to be sore amazed,
and
to be very heavy;
And
saith unto them,
My soul
is exceeding sorrowful
unto death:
tarry ye here,
and watch.
And
he went forward
a little,
and fell
on the ground,
and prayed that,
if it
were possible,
the hour
might pass from him.
And he said,
Abba, Father,
all things
are possible
unto thee;
take away this cup
from me:
nevertheless not
what I will,
but
what thou wilt.
And he cometh,
and findeth them sleeping,
and saith unto Peter, Simon,
sleepest thou?
couldest not thou
watch one hour?
Watch
ye and pray,
lest
ye enter
into temptation.
The spirit
truly is ready,
but the flesh
is weak.
And
again
he went away,
and prayed,
and spake the same words.
And
when he returned,
he found them asleep again,
(for their eyes
were heavy,)
neither wist they
what
to answer him.
And
he cometh the third time,
and
saith 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.
Rise up,
let us go;
lo,
he that
betrayeth me
is at hand.
And immediately,
while he
yet spake,
cometh 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.
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.
And
as soon as he
was come,
he goeth straightway
to him,
and saith,
Master,
master;
and kissed him.
And they
laid
their hands
on him,
and took him.
And one
of them that
stood by
drew a sword,
and smote a servant
of the high priest,
and cut off
his ear.
And Jesus
answered
and
said unto them,
Are ye come out,
as against a thief,
with swords
and with staves
to take me?
I was daily
with you
in the temple teaching,
and
ye took me not:
but the scriptures
must be fulfilled.
And
they all forsook him,
and fled.
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:
And
he left
the linen cloth,
and fled
from them naked.
And
they led Jesus
away to the high priest:
and
with him were assembled all
the chief priests
and the elders
and the scribes.
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.
And the chief priests
and all
the council
sought
for witness
against Jesus to
put him to death;
and found none.
For many bare false witness
against him,
but their witness
agreed not together.
And there arose certain,
and bare false witness
against him,
saying,
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.
But neither so
did their witness
agree together.
And the high priest
stood up
in the midst,
and asked Jesus,
saying,
Answerest
thou nothing?
what is it
which these witness
against thee?
But
he held
his peace,
and answered
nothing.
Again
the high priest
asked him,
and
said unto him,
Art
thou the Christ,
the Son
of the Blessed?
And Jesus said,
I am:
and ye
shall see
the Son of man
sitting
on the right hand
of power,
and coming in
the clouds
of heaven.
Then the high priest
rent his clothes,
and saith,
What
need
we any
further witnesses?
Ye have heard
the blasphemy:
what think ye?
And
they all condemned him
to be guilty
of death.
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.
And as Peter
was beneath
in the palace,
there cometh one
of the maids
of the high priest:
And when she
saw Peter
warming himself,
she looked upon him,
and said,
And
thou also wast
with Jesus
of Nazareth.
But he denied,
saying,
I know not,
neither understand I
what thou sayest.
And he
went out
into the porch;
and the cock crew.
And a maid
saw him again,
and began to say
to them
that stood by,
This is one
of them.
And
he denied it again.
And a little after,
they that
stood by
said again
to Peter,
Surely
thou art one
of them:
for thou
art a Galilaean,
and thy speech
agreeth thereto.
But
he began to curse
and
to swear,
saying,
I know not
this man of whom
ye speak.
And the second
time the cock crew.
And Peter
called
to mind
the word that Jesus
said unto him,
Before the cock crow twice,
thou shalt deny me thrice.
And
when
he thought thereon,
he wept.
And straightway 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.
And Pilate
asked him,
Art
thou the King
of the Jews?
And
he answering
said unto them,
Thou sayest it.
And the chief priests
accused him
of many things:
but
he answered nothing.
And Pilate
asked him again,
saying,
Answerest
thou nothing?
behold how many things
they witness
against thee.
But Jesus
yet answered
nothing;
so that Pilate marvelled.
Now at that feast
he released
unto them one prisoner,
whomsoever they desired.
And there was
one named
Barabbas,
which lay
bound with them that
had made insurrection
with him,
who had committed
murder
in the insurrection.
And the multitude crying
aloud began
to desire him
to do
as he
had ever done unto them.
But Pilate
answered them,
saying,
Will ye
that I
release
unto you
the King
of the Jews?
For he
knew
that the chief priests
had delivered him
for envy.
But the chief priests
moved the people,
that he
should
rather release Barabbas
unto them.
And Pilate
answered
and
said again unto them,
What will ye
then that
I shall do
unto him whom
ye call
the King
of the Jews?
And
they cried out again,
Crucify him.
Then Pilate
said unto them,
Why,
what evil
hath he done?
And
they cried out
the more exceedingly,
Crucify him.
And so Pilate,
willing to content
the people,
released Barabbas
unto them,
and delivered Jesus,
when
he had scourged him,
to be crucified.
And the soldiers
led him away
into the hall,
called Praetorium;
and they
call
together the whole band.
And
they clothed him
with purple,
and platted a crown
of thorns,
and put it
about his head,
And began
to salute him,
Hail,
King
of the Jews!
And
they smote him on the head
with a reed,
and
did spit upon him,
and bowing
their knees
worshipped him.
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.
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.
And
they bring him
unto the place Golgotha,
which is,
being interpreted,
The place
of a skull.
And
they gave him
to drink
wine mingled
with myrrh:
but
he received it not.
And
when
they had crucified him,
they parted
his garments,
casting lots
upon them,
what every man
should take.
And it
was the third hour,
and
they crucified him.
And
the superscription
of his accusation
was written over,
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And with him they
crucify two thieves;
the one
on his right hand,
and the other
on his left.
And the scripture
was fulfilled,
which saith,
And
he was numbered
with the transgressors.
And
they
that passed
by railed on him,
wagging their heads,
and saying,
Ah,
thou
that destroyest the temple,
and buildest
it in three days,
Save thyself,
and come down
from the cross.
Likewise
also the chief priests
mocking said
among themselves
with the scribes,
He saved others;
himself he
cannot save.
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.
And
when the sixth hour
was come,
there was
darkness
over the whole
land until
the ninth hour.
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 hast
thou forsaken me?
And some of them
that stood by,
when
they heard it,
said,
Behold,
he calleth Elias.
And one
ran
and filled
a spunge full of vinegar,
and put it
on a reed,
and gave him
to drink,
saying,
Let alone;
let us
see
whether Elias
will come
to take him down.
And Jesus
cried
with a loud voice,
and gave up
the ghost.
And
the veil
of the temple
was rent in twain
from the top
to the bottom.
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.
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;
(Who also,
when
he was in Galilee,
followed him,
and
ministered unto him;)
and many other women which
came up with him
unto Jerusalem.
And now
when the even was come,
because
it was the preparation,
that is,
the day
before the sabbath,
Joseph
of Arimathaea,
an honourable counsellor,
which also waited
for the kingdom
of God,
came,
and went in boldly
unto Pilate,
and craved
the body
of Jesus.
And Pilate
marvelled
if he
were already dead:
and calling
unto him the centurion,
he asked him
whether he
had been any
while dead.
And
when he
knew it
of the centurion,
he gave the body
to Joseph.
And
he bought
fine linen,
and
took him down,
and wrapped him
in the linen,
and laid him
in a sepulchre
which was hewn
out of a rock,
and rolled
a stone
unto the door
of the sepulchre.
And Mary Magdalene
and Mary
the mother
of Joses beheld
where he
was laid.
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.
And very early
in the morning
the first day
of the week,
they came
unto the sepulchre
at the rising
of the sun.
And they
said
among themselves,
Who shall roll us away
the stone
from the door
of the sepulchre?
And
when they looked,
they saw
that the stone
was rolled away:
for it
was very great.
And entering
into the sepulchre,
they saw
a young man
sitting
on the right side,
clothed
in a long white garment;
and
they were affrighted.
And
he saith unto them,
Be
not affrighted:
Ye seek Jesus
of Nazareth,
which was crucified:
he is risen;
he is not here:
behold the place
where they
laid him.
But go your way,
tell his disciples
and Peter
that he
goeth before you
into Galilee:
there shall
ye see him,
as he said
unto you.
And
they went out quickly,
and fled
from the sepulchre;
for they
trembled
and were amazed:
neither said
they any thing
to any man;
for they
were afraid.
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.
And she
went
and told them
that had been with him,
as they
mourned and wept.
And they,
when
they had heard that
he was alive,
and had been seen
of her,
believed not.
After that
he appeared
in another form
unto two of them,
as they walked,
and went into the country.
And they
went
and told it
unto the residue:
neither believed
they them.
Afterward
he appeared
unto the eleven
as they
sat
at meat,
and upbraided them
with their unbelief
and hardness
of heart,
because
they believed not them
which had seen him
after he
was risen.
And
he said unto them,
Go ye
into all the world,
and preach
the gospel
to every creature.
He that believeth
and is baptized
shall be saved;
but
he that believeth
not shall be damned.
And these
signs
shall follow them
that believe;
In my name
shall
they cast
out devils;
they shall speak
with new tongues;
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.
So then
after the Lord
had spoken unto them,
he was received up
into heaven,
and sat
on the right hand
of God.
And
they went forth,
and preached every where,
the Lord
working with them,
and confirming
the word
with signs following.
Amen.