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1 ¶ The beginning of the
gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins.
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 of Jordan, confessing
their sins.
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;
7 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.
8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost.
9 ¶ And it came to pass in
those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John
in Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens
opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.
12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
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.
14
¶ Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the
gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and
the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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.
17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after
me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their
nets.
20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
21 And they went into Capernaum; and
straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as
one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
23 ¶ And there was in their
synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24 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.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy
peace, and come out of him.
26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud
voice, he came out of him.
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 commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
28 And immediately his fame spread abroad
throughout all the region round about Galilee.
29 ¶ And forthwith, when they
were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and
Andrew, with James and John.
30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell
him of her.
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.
32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that
were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34 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.
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while
before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for
thee.
38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the
next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and
cast out devils.
40 ¶ 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.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched
him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the
leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44 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.
45 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.
1 ¶ And again he entered into Capernaum after some days;
and it was noised that he was in the house.
2 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.
3 And they come
unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
4 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.
5 When Jesus saw
their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were
certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive
sins but God only?
8 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?
9 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?
10 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,)
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way
into thine house.
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 on this
fashion.
13 ¶ And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the
multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
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.
15 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.
16 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?
17 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.
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 thy disciples fast not?
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.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21 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.
22 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.
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.
24 And the
Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is
not lawful?
25 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?
26 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?
27 And he said
unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man
for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
1 ¶ And he entered again into the synagogue; and there
was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they
watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might
accuse him.
3 And he saith
unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
4 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.
5 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.
6 And the
Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against
him, how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples
to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
8 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.
9 And he spake to
his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude,
lest they should throng him.
10 For he had
healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as
had plagues.
11 And unclean
spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art
the Son of God.
12 And he
straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
13 ¶ And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15 And to have
power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16 And Simon he
surnamed Peter;
17 And James the
son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges,
which is, The sons of thunder:
18 And Andrew,
and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 And Judas
Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
20 And the
multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
21 And when his friends heard of it, they went
out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
22 ¶ And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said,
He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
23 And he called
them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can
Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot
stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.
27 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.
28 Verily I say unto
you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith
soever they shall blaspheme:
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
30 Because they
said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31 ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother, and,
standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
32 And the
multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren without seek for thee.
33 And he
answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my
brethren?
34 And he looked
round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold
my mother and my brethren!
35 For whosoever shall
do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
1 ¶ 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.
2 And he taught
them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 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.
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:
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had
no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
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 an hundred.
9 And he said
unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he
was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
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 without, all these things are done
in parables:
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.
13 And he said
unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will
ye know all parables?
14 The sower soweth the
word.
15 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.
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground;
who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17 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.
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear
the word,
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 becometh
unfruitful.
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 an hundred.
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?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 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.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath
not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into
the ground;
27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth
bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the
full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth
in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what
comparison shall we compare it?
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:
32 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.
33 And with many
such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34 But without a
parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all
things to his disciples.
35 ¶ And the same day,
when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass
over unto the other side.
36 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.
37 And there
arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was
now full.
38 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?
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.
40 And he said
unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye
have no faith?
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?
1 ¶ And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was
come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an
unclean spirit,
3 Who had his
dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
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 And always,
night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting
himself with stones.
6 But when he saw
Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 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.
8 For he said
unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked
him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying,
My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he
besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was
there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the
devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into
them.
13 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.
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.
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.
16 And they that
saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and
also concerning the swine.
17 And they began
to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he
was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him
that he might be with him.
19 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.
20 And he
departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for
him: and all men did marvel.
21 ¶ 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.
22 And, behold,
there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he
saw him, he fell at his feet,
23 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.
24 And Jesus went
with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain
woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had
suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and
was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had
heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his
clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And
straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of that plague.
30 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?
31 And his
disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked
round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman
fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said
unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go
in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 ¶ 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?
36 As soon as
Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue,
Be not afraid, only believe.
37 And he
suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of
James.
38 And he cometh
to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that
wept and wailed greatly.
39 And when he
was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and
weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 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.
41 And he took
the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha
cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway the damsel arose, and
walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a
great astonishment.
43 And he charged
them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should
be given her to eat.
1 ¶ And he went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
2 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?
3 Is not this the
carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and
Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
4 But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his
own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could
there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and
healed them.
6 And he
marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages,
teaching.
7 ¶ And he called unto him
the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power
over unclean spirits;
8 And commanded
them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no
scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
9 But be shod
with sandals; and not put on two coats.
10 And he said
unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye
depart from that place.
11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye
depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the
day of judgment, than for that city.
12 And they went
out, and preached that men should repent.
13 And they cast
out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14 ¶ And king Herod heard
of him; (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.
15 Others said,
That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the
prophets.
16 But when Herod
heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod
himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for
Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
18 For John had
said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19 Therefore
Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could
not:
20 For Herod
feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and
when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21 And when a convenient day was come, that
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief
estates of Galilee;
22 And when the
daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them
that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he sware
unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half
of my kingdom.
24 And she went
forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of
John the Baptist.
25 And she came
in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou
give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king
was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat
with him, he would not reject her.
27 And
immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought:
and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave
it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his
disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 ¶ And the apostles gathered themselves together unto
Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had
taught.
31 And he said
unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert
place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they
had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they
departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33 And the people
saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities,
and outwent them, and came together unto him.
34 And Jesus,
when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them,
because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them
many things.
35 And when the day was now far spent, his
disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is
far passed:
36 Send them
away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and
buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered
and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And
they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and
give them to eat?
38 He saith unto
them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And
when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 And he
commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat
down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he
had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and
blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before
them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
43 And they took
up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that
did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45 ¶ And straightway he constrained his disciples to get
into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent
away the people.
46 And when he
had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
47 And when even
was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
48 And he saw them
toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth
watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have
passed by them.
49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea,
they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
50 For they all
saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto
them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
51 And he went up
unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in
themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
52 For they
considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
53 And when they
had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
54 And when they
were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
55 And ran
through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those
that were sick, where they heard he was.
56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages,
or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
1 ¶ Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and
certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
2 And when they
saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with
unwashen, hands, they found fault.
3 For the
Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding
the tradition of the elders.
4 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.
5 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?
6 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.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 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.
9 And he said
unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God,
that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso
curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 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.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his
mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,
which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14 And when he had called all the people unto
him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of
you, and understand:
15 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.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he
was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning
the parable.
18 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;
19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly,
and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21
For from within, out of the heart of
men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an
evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
24 ¶ 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.
25 For a certain
woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and
fell at his feet:
26 The woman was
a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast
forth the devil out of her daughter.
27 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.
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes,
Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 And he said
unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone
out of thy daughter.
30 And when she
was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon
the bed.
31 ¶ 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.
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.
33 And he took
him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit,
and touched his tongue;
34 And looking up
to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
that is, Be opened.
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and
the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
36 And he charged
them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the
more a great deal they published it;
37 And were
beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both
the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
1 ¶ In those days the multitude being very great, and
having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto
them,
2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now
been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they
will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4 And his
disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here
in the wilderness?
5 And he asked
them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
Seven.
6 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.
7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to
set them also before them.
8 So they did
eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven
baskets.
9 And they that
had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
10 ¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his
disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 And the
Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign
from heaven, tempting him.
12 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.
13 And he left
them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread,
neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15 And he charged
them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 And they
reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17 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?
18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do
ye not remember?
19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full
of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 ¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind
man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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 ought.
24 And he looked
up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
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.
26 And he sent him
away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town,
nor tell it to any in the town.
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?
28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some
say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29 And he saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter
answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 And he charged
them that they should tell no man of him.
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.
32 And he spake
that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 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.
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.
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.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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 cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.