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1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ[fn] [the Son of God].[fn]

2 As it is written in {Isaiah the prophet},[fn] “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way [[before you]];”[fn][fn]

3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”[fn]

4 John {the baptizer appeared}[fn] in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”[fn]

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

10 And immediately, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove [upon][fn] him. 11 And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

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

14 Now after John was handed over,[fn] Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news[fn] {of God}[fn] 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news.”

16 And passing by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting {a}[fn] net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Come after[fn] me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 18 And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed him.

19 And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, and they were in the boat mending their nets. 20 And immediately he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went after him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath {he entered the synagogue and taught}.[fn] 22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And [immediately][fn] there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24 saying, “What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? [[Ha!]][fn] Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”

25 And Jesus rebuked it, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him.” 26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching! With authority he also commands the unclean spirits, and they obey him”.

28 And his fame spread immediately [everywhere][fn] throughout the whole region of Galilee.

29 And immediately after leaving the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering from a fever, and they immediately told him about her. 31 And approaching, he raised her up, taking her by the hand; and the fever left her, and [[immediately]][fn] she served them.

32 And when evening came, after the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed; 33 and the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons; and he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him [[to be the Christ]].[fn]

35 And in the early morning, while it was still dark, he got up and went out and departed to a deserted place, and there he prayed.

36 And Simon and those {with him pursued him},[fn] 37 and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

38 And he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim there also; for this is why I came out.”

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

40 And a leper came to him, imploring him [kneeling down][fn] [[to him]][fn] and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 And {moved with compassion},[fn] he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” 42 And [[when he had spoken]][fn] immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

43 And being sternly warned, he immediately sent him away 44 and said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

45 But he went out and began to proclaim it widely and spread the word, so that he could no longer enter a city openly, but stayed outside in deserted places; and they came to him from everywhere.

2 And entering again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in a house. 2 And [[immediately]][fn] many gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he spoke the word to them.

3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And not being able to {bring him to him}[fn] because of the crowd, they removed the roof[fn] where he was, and having dug through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.

5 And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins {are forgiven}.”[fn]

6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak {like this? He blasphemes!}[fn] Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus pondered within themselves, says to them, “Why do you ponder these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins {are}[fn] forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your mat and walk’?

10 “But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority {to forgive sins on earth}”[fn] - he says to the paralytic, 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your mat and go to your house.”

12 And he rose and immediately took up the mat and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

13 And he went out again by the sea; and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.

14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And rising up, he followed him.

15 {And it happened that he reclined in his house},[fn] and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many and they followed him.

16 And the scribes {of}[fn] the Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “{Why does he eat}[fn] with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [[to repentance]].”[fn]

18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they came and said to him, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bridechamber[fn] 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 is taken away from them, and then they will fast in {that day}.[fn]

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

22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, {the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine is lost as well as the wineskins}.[fn] [But new wine is for new wineskins.]”[fn]

23 And it happened that on the Sabbath he was passing through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make their way plucking the heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, what they are doing on the Sabbath which is not lawful?”

25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and was hungry, he and those with him, 26 how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave it to those who were with him?”

27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for men, and not men for the Sabbath; 28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him closely, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he says to the man with the withered hand, “Rise up into [the][fn] {middle}[fn].”

4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.

5 And looking around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored [[as whole as the other]].[fn]

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

7 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee [followed], and from Judea 8 and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude hearing what he was doing came to him.

9 And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him; 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions fell upon him in order to touch him.

11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.” 12 And he sternly warned them not to make him known.

13 And he went up to the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they came to him.

14 And he {appointed}[fn] twelve [whom he also named apostles][fn] so that they would be with him and so that he would send them to preach 15 and to have authority [[to heal sicknesses and]][fn] to cast out demons; 16 [and he appointed the twelve,][fn] and he gave the name Peter to Simon, 17 and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and he gave them the name[s] Boanerges, which means 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 {Cananean},[fn] 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

20 And he comes into a house; and again the crowd gathers, so that they could not even eat bread. 21 And when those with him heard, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons.”

23 And calling them to him, he spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand; 25 and if a house is divided against itself, that house {will not be able to}[fn] stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27 But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

28 “Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may blaspheme; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit[fn] does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of {an eternal sin}.”[fn] 30 Because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

31 And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers [and your sisters][fn] are outside seeking you.”

33 And answering them, he says, “Who is my mother and my brothers [and sisters]?” 34 And looking around at those sitting in a circle around him, he says, “Behold, my mother and my brothers. 35 For whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother and sister and mother.”

4 And again he began to teach by the sea; and a very large crowd gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat in the sea, and all the crowd was by the sea on the land.

2 And he taught them many things in parables and said to them in his teaching, 3 “Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the path, and the birds [[of the air]][fn] came and ate it. 5 And other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil, [and it sprang up immediately because it had no depth of soil];[fn] 6 and when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered. 7 And other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it did not yield fruit. 8 And other seed fell into good soil and produced fruit, growing and increasing, and it bore thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.” 9 [And he said],[fn] “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those outside, everything is in parables, 12 so that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven [[their sins]].”[fn][fn]

13 And he says to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables? 14 The one who sows the word sows. 15 These are the ones by the road; where the word is sown and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was {sown in them}.[fn] 16 And these are the ones sown on the rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy, 17 and they have no root in themselves but are temporary; then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.[fn] 18 And others are those sown among the thorns; [these are the ones][fn] who hear the word, 19 and the worries of the age and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 And those are the ones sown on the good ground, who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

21 And he said to them, “Is the lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be put on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the {measure}[fn] you use, it will be measured to you [[who hear]],[fn] and more will be added to you. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the earth. 27 And he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, as he does not know. 28 The earth bears fruit automatically, first grass, then the stalk, then full grain in the stalk. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30 And he said, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth, 32 and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”

33 And with many such parables, he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to understand; 34 but without a parable, he did not speak to them, and privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

35 And he says to them on that day, when evening had come, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him along as he was in the boat, and other boats were with him.

37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that {the boat was already filling}.[fn] 38 And he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent, be still.” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40 And he said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

5 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the {Gerasenes}.[fn]

2 And when he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him from the tombs, 3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him [anymore],[fn] not even with a chain, 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces; and no one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 And constantly, night and day, he was in the tombs and in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 And when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him; 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” 8 For he had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

9 And he asked him, “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.

11 Now there was there near the mountain a large herd of pigs feeding; 12 and they[fn] begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.” 13 And {he}[fn] [[ immediately]][fn] allowed them. And the unclean spirits, having come out, entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the cliff into the sea, about two thousand, and they were drowned in the sea.

14 And those who were feeding {them}[fn] fled and reported it in the city and in the fields; and they came to see what had happened.

15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting, clothed and in his right mind, the one who had the legion, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs. 17 And they began to beg him to depart from their region.

18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not allow him, but said to him, “Go to your home, to your own people, and report to them what the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.”

20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

21 And when Jesus had crossed over [in the boat] again to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.

22 And one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, comes and seeing him, falls at his feet 23 and pleads with him greatly saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be saved and live.” 24 And he went with him.

And a large crowd followed him and they pressed upon him.

25 And a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not helped at all, but rather grew worse, 27 having heard about Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment; 28 for she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”

29 And immediately the source of her blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed from the affliction.

30 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”

31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 And he looked around to see who had done this.

33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened {to}[fn] her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be healthy from your affliction.”

35 While he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue leader's house, saying, “Your daughter has died; why do you still trouble the teacher?”

36 But Jesus, overhearing the word being spoken, says to the synagogue leader, “Do not fear, only believe.”

37 And he did not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

38 And they came to the house of the synagogue leader, and he sees a commotion and {people weeping and wailing loudly}. [fn] 39 And entering, he says to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died but is sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he, having put everyone outside, takes the child's father and mother and those with him, and goes in where the child was [[lying]].[fn]

41 And taking the child's hand, he says to her, “Talitha koum,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”

42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk around; for she was twelve years old. And they were utterly astonished [immediately][fn] with great astonishment. 43 And he strictly ordered them that no one should know about this, and he said to give her something to eat.

6 And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

2 And on the Sabbath, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard were astonished, saying, “From where does this one get these things, and what[fn] is the wisdom given to him, and such powers being done through his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and {Joses}[fn] and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”

5 And he could not do any miracles there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled because of their unbelief.

And he went around the villages in a circuit teaching.

7 And he calls the twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits, 8 and he instructed them not to take anything for the journey except a staff only, no bread, no bag, no money in their belts, 9 but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.

10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. 11 And {whoever}[fn] does not receive you or listen to you, as you leave there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them.” [[“Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city”]][fn]

12 And going out, they preached that people should repent, 13 and they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

14 And King Herod heard, for his name had become known, and {they}[fn] said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets.” 16 But when Herod heard, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised [[from the dead]].”[fn]

17 For Herod himself had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he herd him, {he was greatly perplexed},[fn] and yet he heard herd him gladly.

21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, {she}[fn] pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he vowed to her [many things],[fn] “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

26 And the king, becoming deeply distressed because of the oaths and those reclining at the table, did not wish to reject her. 27 And immediately the king, having sent a soldier, commanded to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

33 And I saw them going away, and many recognized them, and on foot from all the cities they ran together there and went ahead of them [[and gathered to him]].[fn] 34 And when {he}[fn] went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is desolate, and the hour is already late; 36 send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves {something to eat}.”[fn] 37 But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”

38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

39 And he commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 And they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before [them], and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 And there were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

45 And immediately he compelled his disciples to get into the boat and go ahead [to the other side,][fn] to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after saying farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

47 And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he intended to pass by them.

49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost, and they cried out; 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased, and they were utterly astounded [[and wondered]],[fn] 52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

53 And crossing over to the land, they came to Gennesaret and moored[fn] there. 54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately recognizing him, 55 they ran around the whole region and began to carry around on mats those who were sick, wherever they heard he was.

56 And wherever he went, into villages or cities or fields, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

7 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered to him, having come from Jerusalem.

2 And when they saw that some of his disciples were eating bread with defiled hands, that is, unwashed, [[they complained]][fn] 3 (for the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist, holding to the tradition of the elders, 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash themselves; and there are many other things that they have received to hold, washings of cups and pots and bronze vessels [and beds])[fn] –

5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands?”

6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written [that] ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me; 7 But they worship me in vain, teaching doctrines, commandments of men.’[fn]

8 “Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men [[washing of vessels and cups, and many other such things you do]].”[fn]

9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to {establish}[fn] your tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’[fn] 11 But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, ‘Corban, which means, “Gift,” whatever you might benefit from me,’ 12 you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 nullifying the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. And you do many similar things.”

14 And calling the crowd to him again, he said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. 15 There is nothing outside a man that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a man [[those]][fn] are what defile him. 16 [[If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear]]” [fn]

17 And when he had entered the house and left the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18 And he says to them, “Are you also without understanding in this way? Do you not see[fn] that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him. 19 For it does not enter into the heart but into the stomach, and expelled into the latrine.”

20 And he said, “What comes out of a person, that is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications,[fn] thefts, murders, 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,[fn] an evil eye,[fn] blasphemies,[fn] pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”

24 From there, having arisen, he went away to the region of Tyre [[and Sidon]].[fn] And entering into a house, he wanted no one to know, but he could not escape notice; 25 but immediately a woman heard about him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, and coming, she fell down at his feet; 26 now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth; and she asked him to cast out the demon from her daughter.

27 And he said to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs.”

29 And he said to her, “Because of this word, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And going away to her house, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone out.

31 And again, going out from the region of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the midst of the region of Decapolis.

32 And they brought to him a deaf and mute man, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue, 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened.”

35 And [immediately][fn] his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke correctly. 36 And he ordered them not to tell anyone; but the more he ordered them, the more they proclaimed it. 37 And they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and [the] mute speak.”

8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, {he}[fn] called his disciples and said to them, 2 “I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a distance.”

4 His disciples say to him, “Where can we get enough with bread in the wilderness?”

5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish; and after blessing them, he said that these should also be set before them. 8 So they ate and were satisfied; and they took up the leftover broken pieces, seven baskets full. 9 There were about {four thousand}[fn] men. And he sent them away.

10 Immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees went out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, {testing him}.[fn]

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

13 And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went {to the other side}.[fn] 14 And they forgot to take bread, and except for one loaf, they did not have any with them in the boat.

15 And he was warning them, saying, “Watch, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 And they reasoned with each other that they did not have bread. 17 And knowing this, {he}[fn] says to them, “Why do you reason that you have no bread? Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened? 18 Having eyes, do you not see, and having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said [to him], “Seven.” 21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

22 And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man and they ask him to touch him. 23 And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And looking up, he said, “{I see the men, that they appear like walking trees}.”[fn] 25 Then again he laid his hands on his eyes, and {he looked intently}[fn] and was restored, and saw {everything clearly}.[fn] 26 And he sent him to his house, saying, “Do not even enter the village [[nor tell it to any in the village]].”[fn]

27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into [the villages of][fn] Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked {his}[fn] disciples, saying [to them],[fn] “Who do men say that I am?” 28 And they {said to}[fn] him, saying [that][fn] “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, [that][fn] one of the prophets.” 29 And he {asked}[fn] them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said to him, “You are the Christ[fn] [[, the son of the living God]].”[fn] 30 And he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spoke the word openly.

And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”

34 And calling the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel [[the same]][fn] will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man {to gain}[fn] the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

9 And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”

2 And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and leads them up a high mountain alone by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white [[as snow]],[fn] as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” 8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with themselves.

9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he instructed them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

11 And they asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12 And he said to them, “Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran up to greet him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

17 And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a mute spirit. 18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. And I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” 19 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”

20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can [[believe]]’![fn] All things are possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out [[with tears]][fn] and said, “I believe [[Lord]];[fn] help my unbelief!”

25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that {most}[fn] of them said, “He is dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

28 And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29 And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer [[and fasting]].”[fn]

30 And from there they went out and {passed}[fn] through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know; 31 for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him, and after being killed, he will rise {after three days}.”[fn] 32 But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.

33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing [[among yourselves]][fn] on the way?” 34 But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.

35 And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.”

36 And taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and embracing it, he said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one of such children in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, does not receive me but the one who sent me.”

38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone [[who does not follow us]][fn] casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

39 But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him; for no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me; 40 {for whoever is not against us is for us}.[fn]

41 “For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in {the name that you are of Christ},[fn] truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

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

43 “And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled than having two hands to go into Gehenna,[fn] into the unquenchable fire 44 [[where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]][fn]

45 “And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame than having two feet to be thrown into Gehenna [[to the fire that shall never be quenched.]][fn] 46 Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

47 “And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,[fn] 48 [[where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched]].[fn]

49 “{For everyone will be salted with fire.}[fn]

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

10 And from there, getting up, he comes to the borders of Judea [and][fn] {beyond the Jordan},[fn] and crowds gather again to him, and as he was accustomed, again he taught them.

2 And [Pharisees approached,][fn] questioning him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce a wife, testing him. 3 But he, answering, said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written and to divorce.”[fn]

5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, {he}[fn] made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife],[fn] 8 and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two but one flesh.[fn] 9 Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate.”

10 And in the house again, the disciples questioned him about this. 11 And he says to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; 12 and if {she},[fn] having divorced her husband, marries another, she commits adultery.”

13 And they were bringing children to him so that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked {them}.[fn] 14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

15 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” 16 And he took them in his arms, blessed them, laying his hands on them.

17 As he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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

19 “You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’ ” 20 He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things since my youth.”

21 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing; [[if you will be perfect]][fn] go, sell all that you have and give [to] the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, [[take up the cross, and]][fn] follow me.” 22 But he was saddened by the word and went away grieving; for he had many possessions. 23 And looking around, Jesus says to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 But the disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus, responding again, says to them, “Children, how difficult it is [[for those who trust in riches]][fn] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go {through}[fn] [the][fn] eye of [the] needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

26 And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to themselves, “And who can be saved?” 27 Looking at them, Jesus says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

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

29 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father [[or wife]][fn] or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and {mothers}[fn] and children and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and [the] last first.”

32 They were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was leading them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him, 33 saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 and they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and {after three days}[fn] he will rise.”

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

36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”

38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, {or}[fn] to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will [[indeed]][fn] drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

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

42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you will be your servant, 44 And {whoever wishes to be first among you}[fn] will be the servant of all; 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

46 And they come into Jericho. And as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, {a blind beggar, was sitting by the road}.[fn] 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!” 48 [And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”][fn]

49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, get up, he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may regain my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.” And immediately he regained his sight and followed {him}[fn] on the way.

11 And when they approach Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples 2 and says to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately upon entering it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men has ever sat; {untie it and bring it}.[fn] 3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it, and will send it back here immediately.’ ”

4 And they went and found a colt tied near a door outside on the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they said to them just as Jesus had {said},[fn] and they let them go.

7 And they {brought}[fn] the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and he sat on it.

8 And many spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the {fields}.[fn] 9 And those who went before and those who followed cried out, “{Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!} [fn] 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom [[in the name of the Lord]][fn] of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

11 And {he}[fn] entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the next day, as they were going out from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing a fig tree from a distance having leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find something on it; and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And responding, {he}[fn] said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples were listening.

15 And they {come}[fn] to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, {he}[fn] began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling the doves, 16 and he would not allow anyone to carry a vessel through the temple.

17 And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”

18 And the chief priests and the scribes [[and the Pharisees]][fn] heard it and were seeking how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of him, for all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

19 And when evening came, {they}[fn] went out of the city.

20 And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”

22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, “Have faith in God. 23 Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, {it will be done for him}.[fn]

24 “Therefore I say to you, whatever you {pray and ask for},[fn] believe that you {have received it},[fn] and it will be yours. 25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 [[But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.]]”[fn]

27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him. 28 And they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?”

29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.” 31 And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘From men?’ ” – they feared the {crowd},[fn] for they all held that John was [truly][fn] a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

12 And he began to speak to them in parables, “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress and built a tower and leased it to vine-growers and went on a journey. 2 And he sent a servant to the vine-growers at the time, in order to receive from the vine-growers some of the fruits of the vineyard; 3 and taking him, they beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 And again he sent another servant to them; and {him they struck on the head and treated shamefully}.[fn] 5 And he sent another; and they killed him, and many others, some they beat, and some they killed. 6 He still had one, a beloved son; he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those vine-growers [[seeing him coming]][fn] said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 And taking him, they killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. 9 What [then] will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers and give the vineyard to others.

10 “Have you not read this scripture, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone; 11 this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”[fn]

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

13 And they send to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, in order to catch him in his words. 14 And coming, they say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of men, but teach the way of God in truth. [[So tell us]][fn] Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

15 But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.” 16 And they brought it. And he says to them, “Whose image is this and the inscription?” And they said to him, “Caesar's.” 17 Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.

18 And Sadducees come to him, who say there is no resurrection, and they questioned him, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone's brother dies and leaves a wife, and leaves no {child},[fn] the brother should take the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.[fn] 20 There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no offspring; 21 and the second took her, and died leaving no offspring; and the third likewise; 22 and the seven [[had her]][fn] left no offspring. [Last of all the woman also died.][fn] 23 In the resurrection [when they rise][fn], whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”

24 Jesus said to them, “Is it not for this reason that you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels [[which are]][fn] in heaven. 26 But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and [the] God of Isaac, and [the] God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; [[therefore]][fn] you are greatly mistaken.”

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

29 Jesus answered, “The first [[of all commandments]][fn] is, ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’[fn] [[This is the first commandment.]][fn] 31 The second is {this},[fn] ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”[fn]

32 And the scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher, you have spoken the truth, for there is one, and there is no other besides him;[fn] 33 and to love him with all [the][fn] heart, and with all the understanding, [[with all the soul]][fn] and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”[fn] 34 And Jesus, seeing [him] that he had answered wisely, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

35 And Jesus answered and said, teaching in the temple, “How do the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies {under your feet}.” ’[fn] 37 David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?” And the large crowd listened to him gladly.

38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes and receive greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets, 40 who devour widows' houses and for a show make long prayers; they will receive the greater condemnation.”

41 And sitting down opposite the treasury, {he}[fn] observed how the crowd was putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large amounts. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which is a quadrans.[fn] 43 And calling his disciples to him, he said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury; 44 for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her entire livelihood.”

13 And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at what stones and what buildings!”

2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here a stone upon a stone that will not be torn down.”

3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”

5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will lead many astray. 7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; it must happen, but the end is not yet.

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

9 “But be on your guard; they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them. 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. 11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious [[or premeditate]][fn] beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.[fn] 12 And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation [[spoken of by Daniel the prophet]][fn] standing where it[fn] should not be (let the reader understand)[fn], then those in Judea should flee to the mountains,[fn] 15 the one on the roof should not go down or enter [[into the house]][fn] to take anything out of his house, 16 and the one in the field should not turn back to take his cloak.

17 “Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! 18 But pray that it may {it may}[fn] not be in winter, 19 for those days will be a tribulation such as has not occurred from the beginning of creation which God created until now, and never will. 20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he cut short the days.

21 “And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Look, there he is,’ do not believe it; 22 for false christs and false prophets will rise and will give signs and wonders in order to lead astray, if possible, [[even]][fn] the elect. 23 But you, watch out; [[behold]][fn] I have told you everything.

24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

26 “And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.[fn] 27 And then he will send the angels and gather the elect [of him] from the four winds, from the ends of the earth [to the ends of heaven].[fn]

28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; 29 so also you, when you see these things happening, know that it is near, right at the doors.

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

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

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

33 “Watch, stay awake [[and pray]];[fn] for you do not know when the time is.

34 “It is like a man traveling abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, each with their own task, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay awake.

35 “Therefore, stay awake; for you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning, 36 lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.

37 “And what I say to you, I say to all: stay awake.”

14 Now the Passover and the Unleavened Bread were after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by deceit, they might arrest him and kill him; 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”

3 And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive pure nard perfume, breaking the alabaster jar, she poured it on his head. 4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, [[saying]][fn] “Why has this waste of perfume occurred? 5 For this perfume could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you causing her trouble? She has done a good deed for me. 7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them; but you will not always have me. 8 What she had, she did: she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.

9 “Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might betray him at an opportune time.

12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they were sacrificing the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him. 14 And wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’ 15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.”

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

17 And when evening came, he arrived with the twelve. 18 And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, one of you will betray me, the one eating with me.” 19 They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, “{Is it I?}”[fn] 20 He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, the one who is dipping bread into the dish with me.

21 “For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

22 And while they were eating, he[fn] took bread, and after blessing it, he broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take, [[eat]][fn] this is my body.”

23 And taking a cup, after giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the [[new]][fn] covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly I say to you, I will no longer drink of the {fruit}[fn] of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

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

27 And Jesus says to them, “You will all be made to stumble [[because of me this night]],[fn] for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

29 But Peter said to him, “Even if all are made to stumble, but not I.”

30 And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you, today, {this very}[fn] night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me {three times}.”[fn] 31 But {he}[fn] spoke vehemently, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all were saying the same.

32 And they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And he took Peter, [and] James, [and] John with him, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34 And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch.”

35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what you [[may]][fn] will.”

37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? 38 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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

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

41 And he came the third time and said to them, “Sleep on now and take your rest; it is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise, let us go; behold, the one betraying me has drawn near.”

43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas [[Iscariot]],[fn] one of the twelve, came up, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

44 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, that one is the one; seize him and lead him away securely.” 45 And coming up, he went straight to him and said, [[Greetings]][fn] “Rabbi,” and kissed him. 46 Then they laid their hands on him and seized him.

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

48 And Jesus, answering, said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to arrest me? 49 I was with you every day in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me; but this has happened so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.” 50 And leaving him, they all fled.

51 And a certain young man was following him, wrapped in a linen cloth over his naked body, and {they}[fn] seized him; 52 but leaving the linen cloth, he fled [[from them]][fn] naked.

53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together [[with him]].[fn] 54 And Peter followed him from a distance, even into the courtyard of the high priest, and he was sitting with the servants and warming himself by the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies were not equal.

57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.’ ” 59 Yet even in this way their testimony was not equal.

60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do you not answer anything? What is it that these men testify against you?” 61 But he remained silent and did not answer anything.

Again the high priest questioned him and said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” 62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming {with}[fn] the clouds of heaven.”

63 Then the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? 64 You have {certainly}[fn] heard the blasphemy; what does it seem to you?” And they all condemned him as deserving death.

65 And some began to spit on {him}[fn] and to cover his face and to strike him and to say to him, “Prophesy! [[for us! who hit you?]]”[fn] And the officers {received}[fn] him with blows.

66 And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he went out into the forecourt [and a rooster crowed].[fn]

69 And the servant girl, seeing him, began again to say to those who were standing there, “This man is one of them.” 70 But he again denied it.

And after a little while, those who were standing there again said to Peter, “Truly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean[[, and your speech resembles]].”[fn] 71 But he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about.”

72 And [immediately][fn] a rooster crowed [a second time].[fn] And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

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

2 And Pilate questioned him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. [[But he answered nothing.]][fn]

4 But Pilate again questioned him, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many things they accuse you of.”

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

6 Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8 So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom.

9 Then he answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead.

12 Pilate spoke to them again, “What then {do you want me to do}[fn] [to the one you call][fn] the King of the Jews?” 13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

14 Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!”

15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and they called together the whole cohort. 17 They dressed him in purple and, having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on him; 18 and they began to greet him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they struck his head with a reed and spat on him and, kneeling down, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and dressed him in his own clothes. And they led him out to crucify him.

21 And they compel a certain passerby, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 And they bring him to the place called Golgotha, which is translated Place of the Skull. 23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it [[to drink]].[fn]

24 And they crucify him and divide his garments, casting lots for them to determine who should take what. 25 Now it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The King of the Jews.”

27 And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right and one on his left. 28 [[And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was numbered with the transgressors.]][fn]

29 And those passing by were blaspheming[fn] him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 save yourself by coming down from the cross.”

31 Similarly, the chief priests, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.”

And those who were crucified with him also reproached him.

33 And when the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

35 And some of those standing nearby, hearing this, said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran [and] filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink, saying, “Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” 37 But Jesus, having let out a loud voice, breathed his last.

38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw that he [[cried out and]][fn] breathed his last in this way, he said, “Truly, this man was a son of God.”

40 There were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, 41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him, and many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

42 And when it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, which is the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, he asked him if he had been dead for some time. 45 And when he learned from the centurion, he granted the {corpse}[fn] to Joseph.

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

47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where he was laid.

16 And when the Sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene and Mary of James and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they were saying to themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away; for it was very large.

5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified; he has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.”

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

The Shorter Ending of Mark

[[But they quickly reported all the instructions to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself sent out from the east to the west, through them, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.]]

The Longer Ending of Mark

9 [[And having risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

12 After this, he appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking into the countryside. 13 And they went and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

14 Later, he appeared to the eleven as they were reclining at the table, and he rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.

15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

17 “And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in [new][fn] tongues, 18 [and with their hands][fn] they will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the accompanying signs. [[Amen]]]][fn]