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{\MTB The Good News According to
\par }{\MT Mark

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
beginning
of
the
Good
News
of
Jesus
Christ,
the Son
of God.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}As
it
is
written
in
the
prophets,
\par }{\Q “Behold,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:2 }
“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
I
send
my
messenger
before
your
face,
\par }{\QB who
will
prepare
your
way
before
you:\XREF{✡}{{\XO 1:2 }
Malachi 3:1}
\par }{\Q \VS{3}the
voice
of
one
crying
in
the
wilderness,
\par }{\QB ‘Make
ready
the
way
of
the
Lord!
\par }{\QB Make
his
paths
straight!’ ”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 1:3 }
Isaiah 40:3}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}John
came baptising\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:4 }
or, immersing}
in
the
wilderness
and
preaching
the
baptism
of
repentance
for
forgiveness
of
sins.
\VS{5}All
the
country
of
Judea
and
all
those
of
Jerusalem
went
out
to
him.
They
were baptised
by
him
in
the
Jordan
river,
confessing
their
sins.
\VS{6}John
was clothed
with
camel’s
hair
and
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist.
He
ate
locusts
and
wild
honey.
\VS{7}He
preached,
saying, “After
me
comes
he
who
is
mightier
than
I,
the
thong
of
whose
sandals
I
am
not
worthy
to
stoop
down
and loosen.
\VS{8}I baptised
you
in\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:8 }
The Greek word (en) translated here as “in” could also be translated as “with” in some contexts.}
water,
but
he
will baptise
you
in
the
Holy
Spirit.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}In
those
days,
Jesus
came
from
Nazareth
of
Galilee,
and
was baptised
by
John
in
the
Jordan.
\VS{10}Immediately
coming
up
from
the
water,
he
saw
the
heavens parting
and
the
Spirit
descending
on
him
like
a
dove.
\VS{11}A
voice
came
out
of
the
sky, “You
are
my
beloved
Son,
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Immediately
the
Spirit
drove
him
out
into
the
wilderness.
\VS{13}He
was
there
in
the
wilderness
forty
days,
tempted
by
Satan.
He
was
with
the
wild animals;
and
the
angels
were
serving
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Now
after
John
was
taken
into
custody,
Jesus
came
into
Galilee,
preaching
the
Good
News
of
God’s Kingdom,
\VS{15}and
saying,
{\WJ{“The
time
is
fulfilled,
and
God’s
Kingdom
is
at
hand!
Repent,
and
believe
in
the
Good
News.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Passing
along
by
the
sea
of
Galilee,
he
saw
Simon
and
Andrew,
the
brother
of
Simon,
casting
a net
into
the
sea,
for
they
were
fishermen.
\VS{17}Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Come
after
me,
and
I
will
make
you
into
fishers
for
men.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Immediately
they
left
their
nets,
and
followed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Going
on
a
little further
from
there,
he
saw
James
the son
of
Zebedee,
and
John
his
brother,
who
were
also
in
the
boat
mending
the
nets.
\VS{20}Immediately
he
called
them,
and
they
left
their
father,
Zebedee,
in
the
boat
with
the
hired
servants,
and
went
after
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}They
went
into
Capernaum,
and
immediately
on
the
Sabbath
day
he
entered
into
the
synagogue
and
taught.
\VS{22}They
were
astonished
at
his
teaching,
for
he
taught
them
as
having
authority,
and
not
as
the
scribes.
\VS{23}Immediately
there
was
in
their
synagogue
a
man
with
an
unclean
spirit,
and
he
cried
out,
\VS{24}saying, “Ha!
What
do
we
have
to
do
with
you,
Jesus,
you
Nazarene?
Have
you
come
to
destroy
us?
I
know
who
you
are:
the
Holy
One
of
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Jesus
rebuked
him,
saying,
{\WJ{“Be
quiet,
and
come
out
of
him!”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}The
unclean
spirit, convulsing
him
and
crying
with
a
loud
voice,
came
out
of
him.
\VS{27}They
were
all
amazed,
so
that
they questioned amongst
themselves,
saying, “What
is
this?
A
new
teaching?
For
with
authority
he
commands
even
the
unclean
spirits,
and
they
obey
him!”
\VS{28}The
report
of
him
went
out
immediately
everywhere
into
all
the
region
of
Galilee
and
its
surrounding area.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Immediately,
when
they
had
come
out
of
the
synagogue,
they
came
into
the
house
of
Simon
and
Andrew,
with
James
and
John.
\VS{30}Now
Simon’s wife’s mother
lay
sick
with
a
fever,
and
immediately
they
told
him
about
her.
\VS{31}He
came
and
took
her
by
the
hand
and
raised
her
up.
The
fever
left
her immediately,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:31 }
NU omits “immediately”.}
and
she
served
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}At
evening,
when
the
sun
had
set,
they
brought
to
him
all
who
were
sick
and
those
who
were
possessed
by demons.
\VS{33}All
the
city
was
gathered
together
at
the
door.
\VS{34}He
healed
many
who
were
sick
with
various
diseases
and
cast
out
many
demons.
He
didn’t
allow
the
demons
to
speak,
because
they
knew
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Early
in
the
morning,
while
it
was
still
dark,
he
rose
up
and
went
out,
and
departed
into
a
deserted
place,
and
prayed
there.
\VS{36}Simon
and
those
who
were
with
him
searched
for
him.
\VS{37}They
found
him
and
told
him, “Everyone
is
looking
for
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Let’s
go
elsewhere
into
the
next
towns,
that
I
may
preach
there
also,
because
I
came
out
for
this
reason.”}}
\VS{39}He
went
into
their
synagogues
throughout
all
Galilee,
preaching
and casting
out
demons.
\par }{\PP \VS{40}A
leper
came
to
him,
begging
him, kneeling
down
to
him,
and
saying
to
him, “If
you
want
to,
you
can
make
me
clean.”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Being
moved
with
compassion,
he
stretched
out
his
hand,
and
touched
him,
and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“I
want
to.
Be
made
clean.”}}
\VS{42}When
he
had
said
this,
immediately
the
leprosy
departed
from
him
and
he
was made
clean.
\VS{43}He strictly
warned
him
and
immediately
sent
him
out,
\VS{44}and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“See
that
you
say
nothing
to anybody,
but
go
show
yourself
to
the
priest
and
offer
for
your
cleansing
the
things
which
Moses
commanded,
for
a
testimony
to
them.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}But
he
went
out,
and
began
to
proclaim
it
much,
and
to
spread
about
the
matter,
so
that
Jesus
could
no
more
openly
enter
into
a
city,
but
was
outside
in
desert
places.
People
came
to
him
from
everywhere.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
he
entered
again
into
Capernaum
after some
days,
it
was
heard
that
he
was
at
home.
\VS{2}Immediately
many
were
gathered
together,
so
that
there
was
no
more
room,
not
even
around
the
door;
and
he
spoke
the
word
to
them.
\VS{3}Four
people
came,
carrying
a
paralytic
to
him.
\VS{4}When
they
could
not
come near
to
him
for
the
crowd,
they
removed
the
roof
where
he
was.
When
they
had broken
it
up,
they
let
down
the
mat
that
the
paralytic
was
lying
on.
\VS{5}Jesus,
seeing
their
faith,
said
to
the
paralytic,
{\WJ{“Son,
your
sins
are
forgiven
you.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}But
there
were
some
of
the
scribes
sitting
there
and
reasoning
in
their
hearts,
\VS{7}“Why
does
this
man
speak blasphemies
like
that?
Who
can
forgive
sins
but
God
alone?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Immediately
Jesus,
perceiving
in
his
spirit
that
they
so
reasoned
within
themselves,
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
reason
these
things
in
your
hearts?
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Which
is
easier,
to
tell
the
paralytic, ‘Your
sins
are
forgiven;’
or
to
say, ‘Arise,
and
take
up
your bed,
and
walk?’
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
But
that
you
may
know
that
the
Son
of
Man
has
authority
on
earth
to
forgive
sins”}}—he
said
to
the
paralytic—
\VS{11}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,
arise,
take
up
your
mat,
and
go
to
your
house.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}He arose,
and
immediately
took
up
the
mat
and
went
out
in
front
of
them
all,
so
that
they
were
all
amazed
and
glorified
God,
saying, “We
never
saw
anything
like
this!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
went
out
again
by
the seaside.
All
the
multitude
came
to
him,
and
he
taught
them.
\VS{14}As
he
passed
by,
he
saw
Levi
the son
of Alphaeus
sitting
at
the
tax office.
He
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Follow
me.”}}
And
he
arose
and
followed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}He
was
reclining
at
the
table
in
his
house,
and
many
tax
collectors
and
sinners sat down
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples,
for
there
were
many,
and
they
followed
him.
\VS{16}The
scribes
and
the
Pharisees,
when
they
saw
that
he
was
eating
with
the
sinners
and
tax
collectors,
said
to
his
disciples, “Why
is
it
that
he
eats
and
drinks
with
tax
collectors
and
sinners?”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
Jesus
heard
it,
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Those
who
are
healthy
have
no
need
for
a
physician,
but
those
who
are
sick.
I
came
not
to
call
the
righteous,
but
sinners
to repentance.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}John’s
disciples
and
the
Pharisees
were
fasting,
and
they
came
and
asked
him, “Why
do
John’s
disciples
and
the
disciples
of
the
Pharisees
fast,
but
your
disciples
don’t
fast?”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Can
the groomsmen
fast
while
the
bridegroom
is
with
them?
As
long
as
they
have
the
bridegroom
with
them,
they
can’t
fast.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
But
the
days
will
come
when
the
bridegroom
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
then
they
will
fast
in
that
day.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
No
one
sews
a
piece
of
unshrunk
cloth
on
an
old
garment,
or
else
the
patch shrinks
and
the
new tears
away
from
the
old,
and
a
worse hole
is
made.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
No
one
puts
new
wine
into
old
wineskins;
or
else
the
new
wine
will
burst
the
skins,
and
the
wine
pours
out,
and
the
skins
will
be
destroyed;
but
they
put
new
wine
into
fresh
wineskins.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
was going
on
the
Sabbath
day
through
the
grain fields;
and
his
disciples
began,
as
they
went,
to pluck
the ears
of
grain.
\VS{24}The
Pharisees
said
to
him, “Behold,
why
do
they
do
that
which
is
not
lawful
on
the
Sabbath
day?”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Did
you
never
read
what
David
did
when
he
had
need
and
was
hungry—he,
and
those
who
were
with
him?
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
How
he
entered
into
God’s
house
at
the
time
of
Abiathar
the
high
priest,
and
ate
the
show
bread,
which
is
not
lawful
to
eat
except
for
the
priests,
and
gave
also
to
those
who
were
with
him?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“The
Sabbath
was
made
for
man,
not
man
for
the
Sabbath.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Therefore
the
Son
of
Man
is
lord
even
of
the
Sabbath.”}}

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
entered
again
into
the
synagogue,
and
there
was
a
man
there
whose
hand
was
withered.
\VS{2}They
watched
him,
whether
he
would
heal
him
on
the
Sabbath
day,
that
they
might
accuse
him.
\VS{3}He
said
to
the
man whose
hand
was
withered,
{\WJ{“Stand
up.”}}
\VS{4}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Is
it
lawful
on
the
Sabbath
day
to
do
good
or
to
do
harm?
To
save
a
life
or
to
kill?”}}
But
they
were
silent.
\VS{5}When
he
had
looked
around
at
them
with
anger,
being
grieved
at
the
hardening
of
their
hearts,
he
said
to
the
man,
{\WJ{“Stretch
out
your
hand.”
}}
He
stretched
it
out,
and
his
hand
was
restored
as healthy
as
the
other.
\VS{6}The
Pharisees
went
out,
and
immediately conspired
with
the
Herodians
against
him,
how
they
might
destroy
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Jesus
withdrew
to
the
sea
with
his
disciples;
and
a
great
multitude
followed
him
from
Galilee,
from
Judea,
\VS{8}from
Jerusalem,
from Idumaea,
beyond
the
Jordan,
and
those
from
around
Tyre
and
Sidon.
A
great
multitude,
hearing
what
great
things
he
did,
came
to
him.
\VS{9}He
spoke
to
his
disciples
that
a
little
boat
should stay near
him
because
of
the
crowd,
so
that
they wouldn’t press
on
him.
\VS{10}For
he
had
healed
many,
so
that
as
many
as
had diseases
pressed
on
him
that
they might
touch
him.
\VS{11}The
unclean
spirits,
whenever
they
saw
him,
fell
down
before
him
and
cried, “You
are
the
Son
of
God!”
\VS{12}He
sternly
warned
them
that
they
should
not
make
him
known.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
went
up
into
the
mountain
and
called
to
himself
those
whom
he
wanted,
and
they
went
to
him.
\VS{14}He
appointed
twelve,
that
they
might
be
with
him,
and
that
he
might
send
them
out
to
preach
\VS{15}and
to
have
authority
to heal sicknesses
and
to
cast
out
demons:
\VS{16}Simon (to
whom
he
gave
the
name
Peter);
\VS{17}James
the
son
of
Zebedee;
and
John,
the
brother
of
James, (whom
he
called
Boanerges,
which
means,
Sons
of
Thunder);
\VS{18}Andrew;
Philip;
Bartholomew;
Matthew;
Thomas;
James,
the son
of Alphaeus;
Thaddaeus;
Simon
the
Zealot;
\VS{19}and
Judas
Iscariot,
who
also
betrayed
him.
\par }{\PP Then
he
came
into
a
house.
\VS{20}The
multitude
came
together
again,
so
that
they
could
not
so much
as
eat
bread.
\VS{21}When
his friends
heard
it,
they
went
out
to
seize
him;
for
they
said, “He
is insane.”
\VS{22}The
scribes
who
came
down
from
Jerusalem
said, “He
has
Beelzebul,”
and, “By
the
prince
of
the
demons
he casts
out
the
demons.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
summoned
them
and
said
to
them
in
parables,
{\WJ{“How
can
Satan
cast
out
Satan?
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
If
a
kingdom
is
divided
against
itself,
that
kingdom
cannot
stand.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
If
a
house
is
divided
against
itself,
that
house
cannot
stand.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
If
Satan
has
risen
up
against
himself,
and
is
divided,
he
can’t
stand,
but
has
an
end.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
But
no
one
can
enter
into
the
house
of
the
strong
man
to
plunder
unless
he
first
binds
the
strong
man;
then
he
will
plunder
his
house.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
all
sins
of
the
descendants
of
man
will
be
forgiven,
including
their
blasphemies
with
which
they
may
blaspheme;
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
but
whoever
may
blaspheme
against
the
Holy
Spirit
never
has
forgiveness,
but
is
subject
to
eternal condemnation.”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:29 }
NU reads, guilty of an eternal sin.}
\VS{30}—because
they
said, “He
has
an
unclean
spirit.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}His
mother
and
his
brothers
came,
and
standing
outside,
they
sent
to
him,
calling
him.
\VS{32}A
multitude
was
sitting
around
him,
and
they
told
him, “Behold,
your
mother,
your
brothers,
and
your
sisters\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:32 }
TR omits “your sisters”}
are
outside
looking
for
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Who
are
my
mother
and
my
brothers?”}}
\VS{34}Looking
around
at
those
who
sat
around
him,
he
said,
{\WJ{“Behold,
my
mother
and
my
brothers!
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
For
whoever
does
the
will
of
God
is
my
brother,
my
sister,
and
mother.”}}

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Again
he
began
to
teach
by
the seaside.
A
great
multitude
was
gathered
to
him,
so
that
he
entered
into
a
boat
in
the
sea
and
sat
down.
All
the
multitude
were
on
the
land
by
the
sea.
\VS{2}He
taught
them
many
things
in
parables,
and
told
them
in
his
teaching,
\VS{3}{\WJ{“Listen!
Behold,
the farmer
went
out
to
sow.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
As
he
sowed,
some
seed
fell
by
the
road,
and
the
birds}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:4 }
TR adds “of the air”}
{\WJ{
came
and
devoured
it.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Others
fell
on
the
rocky
ground,
where
it
had little
soil,
and
immediately
it
sprang
up,
because
it
had
no
depth
of
soil.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
When
the
sun
had
risen,
it
was
scorched;
and
because
it
had
no
root,
it
withered
away.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Others
fell amongst
the
thorns,
and
the
thorns
grew
up
and
choked
it,
and
it
yielded
no
fruit.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Others
fell
into
the
good
ground
and
yielded
fruit,
growing
up
and
increasing.
Some
produced
thirty times,
some
sixty times,
and
some
one
hundred times
as much.”}}
\VS{9}He
said,
{\WJ{“Whoever
has
ears
to
hear,
let
him
hear.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
he
was
alone,
those
who
were
around
him
with
the
twelve
asked
him
about
the
parables.
\VS{11}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“To
you
is
given
the
mystery
of
God’s
Kingdom,
but
to
those
who
are
outside,
all
things
are
done
in
parables,
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
that ‘seeing
they
may
see
and
not
perceive,
and
hearing
they
may
hear
and
not
understand,
lest
perhaps
they
should
turn
again,
and
their sins
should
be
forgiven
them.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:12 }
Isaiah 6:9-10}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Don’t
you
understand
this
parable?
How
will
you
understand
all
of
the
parables?
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
The farmer
sows
the
word.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
The ones
by
the
road
are
the ones
where
the
word
is
sown;
and
when
they
have
heard,
immediately
Satan
comes
and
takes
away
the
word
which
has
been
sown
in
them.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
These
in
the
same
way
are
those
who
are
sown
on
the
rocky places,
who,
when
they
have
heard
the
word,
immediately
receive
it
with
joy.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
They
have
no
root
in
themselves,
but
are short-lived.
When oppression
or
persecution
arises
because
of
the
word,
immediately
they
stumble.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Others
are
those
who
are
sown amongst
the
thorns.
These
are
those
who
have
heard
the
word,
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
and
the
cares
of
this
age,
and
the
deceitfulness
of
riches,
and
the
lusts
of
other
things
entering
in
choke
the
word,
and
it
becomes
unfruitful.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Those
which
were
sown
on
the
good
ground
are
those
who
hear
the
word,
accept
it,
and
bear
fruit,
some
thirty times,
some
sixty times,
and
some
one
hundred times.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Is
a
lamp
brought
to
be
put
under
a
basket
}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:21 }
literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)}
{\WJ{
or
under
a
bed?
Isn’t
it
put
on
a stand?
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
For
there
is
nothing
hidden
except
that
it
should
be
made
known,
neither
was
anything
made
secret
but
that
it
should
come
to
light.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
If
any
man
has
ears
to
hear, let
him
hear.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Take
heed
what
you
hear.
With
whatever
measure
you
measure,
it
will
be
measured
to
you;
and
more
will
be
given
to
you
who
hear.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
For
whoever
has,
to
him
more
will
be
given;
and
he
who
doesn’t
have,
even
that
which
he
has
will
be
taken
away
from
him.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}He
said,
{\WJ{“God’s
Kingdom
is
as
if
a
man
should
cast
seed
on
the
earth,
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
and
should
sleep
and
rise
night
and
day,
and
the
seed
should spring
up
and grow,
though
he
doesn’t
know
how.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
For
the
earth
bears
fruit
by
itself:
first
the
blade,
then
the ear,
then
the
full
grain
in
the ear.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
But
when
the
fruit
is ripe,
immediately
he
puts
in
the
sickle,
because
the
harvest
has
come.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}He
said,
{\WJ{“How
will
we liken
God’s
Kingdom?
Or
with
what
parable
will
we illustrate
it?
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{It’s
like
a
grain
of
mustard
seed,
which,
when
it
is
sown
in
the
earth,
though
it
is
less
than
all
the
seeds
that
are
on
the
earth,
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
yet
when
it
is
sown,
grows
up
and
becomes
greater
than
all
the herbs,
and
puts
out
great
branches,
so
that
the
birds
of
the
sky
can lodge
under
its
shadow.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}With
many
such
parables
he
spoke
the
word
to
them,
as
they
were
able
to
hear
it.
\VS{34}Without
a
parable
he
didn’t
speak
to
them;
but
privately
to
his
own
disciples
he explained
everything.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}On
that
day,
when
evening
had
come,
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Let’s
go
over
to
the
other
side.”}}
\VS{36}Leaving
the
multitude,
they
took
him
with
them,
even
as
he
was,
in
the
boat.
Other small
boats
were
also
with
him.
\VS{37}A
big
wind
storm
arose,
and
the
waves beat
into
the
boat,
so
much
that
the
boat
was
already
filled.
\VS{38}He
himself
was
in
the
stern,
asleep
on
the
cushion;
and
they
woke
him
up
and
asked
him, “Teacher,
don’t
you
care
that
we
are
dying?”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}He awoke
and
rebuked
the
wind,
and
said
to
the
sea,
{\WJ{“Peace!
Be
still!”}}
The
wind
ceased
and
there
was
a
great
calm.
\VS{40}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
are
you
so
afraid?
How
is
it
that
you
have
no
faith?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{41}They
were
greatly
afraid
and
said
to
one
another, “Who
then
is
this,
that
even
the
wind
and
the
sea
obey
him?”

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}They
came
to
the
other
side
of
the
sea,
into
the
country
of
the Gadarenes.
\VS{2}When
he
had
come
out
of
the
boat,
immediately
a
man
with
an
unclean
spirit
met
him
out
of
the
tombs.
\VS{3}He lived
in
the
tombs.
Nobody
could
bind
him
any
more,
not
even
with
chains,
\VS{4}because
he
had
been
often
bound
with fetters
and
chains,
and
the
chains
had
been
torn
apart
by
him,
and
the fetters
broken
in
pieces.
Nobody
had
the strength
to
tame
him.
\VS{5}Always,
night
and
day,
in
the
tombs
and
in
the
mountains,
he
was
crying
out,
and cutting
himself
with
stones.
\VS{6}When
he
saw
Jesus
from afar,
he
ran
and
bowed
down
to
him,
\VS{7}and
crying
out
with
a
loud
voice,
he
said, “What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
Jesus,
you
Son
of
the
Most
High
God?
I
adjure
you
by
God,
don’t
torment
me.”
\VS{8}For
he
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Come
out
of
the
man,
you
unclean
spirit!”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}He
asked
him,
{\WJ{“What
is
your
name?”}}
\par }{\PP He
said
to
him, “My
name
is
Legion,
for
we
are
many.”
\VS{10}He
begged
him
much
that
he
would
not
send
them
away
out
of
the
country.
\VS{11}Now
on
the mountainside
there
was
a
great
herd
of
pigs
feeding.
\VS{12}All
the demons
begged
him,
saying, “Send
us
into
the
pigs,
that
we
may
enter
into
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}At once
Jesus
gave
them
permission.
The
unclean
spirits
came
out
and
entered
into
the
pigs.
The
herd
of
about
two
thousand
rushed
down
the
steep
bank
into
the
sea,
and
they
were
drowned
in
the
sea.
\VS{14}Those
who fed
the pigs
fled,
and
told
it
in
the
city
and
in
the
country.
\par }{\PP The
people
came
to
see
what
it
was
that
had
happened.
\VS{15}They
came
to
Jesus,
and
saw
him
who
had
been
possessed
by demons
sitting,
clothed,
and
in
his
right
mind,
even
him
who
had
the
legion;
and
they
were
afraid.
\VS{16}Those
who
saw
it declared
to
them
what
happened
to
him
who
was possessed
by demons,
and
about
the
pigs.
\VS{17}They
began
to
beg
him
to
depart
from
their
region.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}As
he
was entering
into
the
boat,
he
who
had
been possessed
by demons
begged
him
that
he
might
be
with
him.
\VS{19}He
didn’t
allow
him,
but
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Go
to
your
house,
to
your friends,
and
tell
them
what
great
things
the
Lord
has
done
for
you
and
how
he
had
mercy
on
you.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
went
his
way,
and
began
to
proclaim
in
Decapolis
how
Jesus
had
done
great
things
for
him,
and
everyone marvelled.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
Jesus
had
crossed
back
over
in
the
boat
to
the
other
side,
a
great
multitude
was
gathered
to
him;
and
he
was
by
the
sea.
\VS{22}Behold,
one
of
the rulers
of
the
synagogue,
Jairus
by
name,
came;
and
seeing
him,
he
fell
at
his
feet
\VS{23}and
begged
him
much,
saying, “My
little
daughter
is
at
the
point
of
death. Please
come
and
lay
your
hands
on
her,
that
she
may
be
made healthy,
and
live.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}He
went
with
him,
and
a
great
multitude
followed
him,
and
they pressed upon
him
on
all sides.
\VS{25}A certain
woman
who
had
a discharge
of
blood
for
twelve
years,
\VS{26}and
had
suffered
many
things
by
many
physicians,
and
had
spent
all
that
she
had,
and
was
no
better,
but
rather grew
worse,
\VS{27}having
heard
the
things
concerning
Jesus,
came
up
behind
him
in
the
crowd
and
touched
his
clothes.
\VS{28}For
she
said, “If
I
just
touch
his
clothes,
I
will be
made
well.”
\VS{29}Immediately
the
flow
of
her
blood
was
dried up,
and
she
felt
in
her
body
that
she
was
healed
of
her
affliction.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Immediately
Jesus,
perceiving
in
himself
that
the
power
had
gone
out
from
him,
turned
around
in
the
crowd
and
asked,
{\WJ{“Who
touched
my
clothes?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}His
disciples
said
to
him, “You
see
the
multitude
pressing
against
you,
and
you
say, ‘Who
touched
me?’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}He
looked
around
to
see
her
who
had
done
this
thing.
\VS{33}But
the
woman,
fearing
and
trembling,
knowing
what
had
been
done
to
her,
came
and
fell
down
before
him,
and
told
him
all
the
truth.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}He
said
to
her,
{\WJ{“Daughter,
your
faith
has
made
you
well.
Go
in
peace,
and
be
cured
of
your
disease.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}While
he
was
still
speaking,
people
came
from
the
synagogue ruler’s
house,
saying, “Your
daughter
is
dead.
Why bother
the
Teacher
any
more?”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}But
Jesus,
when
he heard
the
message
spoken, immediately
said
to
the ruler
of
the
synagogue,
{\WJ{“Don’t
be
afraid,
only
believe.”}}
\VS{37}He
allowed
no
one
to
follow
him
except
Peter,
James,
and
John
the
brother
of
James.
\VS{38}He
came
to
the
synagogue ruler’s
house,
and
he
saw
an
uproar,
weeping,
and
great
wailing.
\VS{39}When
he
had
entered
in,
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
make
an uproar
and
weep?
The
child
is
not
dead,
but
is
asleep.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{40}They ridiculed
him.
But
he, having
put
them
all
out,
took
the
father
of
the
child,
her
mother,
and
those
who
were
with
him,
and
went
in
where
the
child
was lying.
\VS{41}Taking
the
child
by
the
hand,
he
said
to
her,
{\WJ{“Talitha cumi!”
}}
which
means,
being interpreted,
{\WJ{“Girl,
I
tell
you,
get
up!”
}}
\VS{42}Immediately
the
girl
rose
up
and
walked,
for
she
was
twelve
years old.
They
were
amazed
with
great
amazement.
\VS{43}He
strictly
ordered
them
that
no
one
should
know
this,
and commanded
that
something
should
be
given
to
her
to
eat.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
went
out
from
there.
He
came
into
his
own
country,
and
his
disciples
followed
him.
\VS{2}When
the
Sabbath
had
come,
he
began
to
teach
in
the
synagogue,
and
many
hearing
him
were
astonished,
saying, “Where
did
this
man
get
these
things?”
and, “What
is
the
wisdom
that
is
given
to
this
man,
that
such
mighty works
come
about
by
his
hands?
\VS{3}Isn’t
this
the
carpenter,
the
son
of
Mary
and
brother
of
James,
Joses,
Judah,
and
Simon?
Aren’t
his
sisters
here
with
us?”
So
they
were
offended
at
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“A
prophet
is
not
without honour,
except
in
his
own
country,
and amongst
his
own
relatives,
and
in
his
own
house.”}}
\VS{5}He
could
do
no
mighty work
there,
except
that
he
laid
his
hands
on
a
few
sick
people
and
healed
them.
\VS{6}He marvelled
because
of
their
unbelief.
\par }{\PP He
went
around
the
villages
teaching.
\VS{7}He
called
to
himself
the
twelve,
and
began
to
send
them
out
two
by
two;
and
he
gave
them
authority
over
the
unclean
spirits.
\VS{8}He
commanded
them
that
they
should
take
nothing
for
their
journey,
except
a
staff
only:
no
bread,
no wallet,
no
money
in
their purse,
\VS{9}but
to
wear
sandals,
and
not
put
on
two
tunics.
\VS{10}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Wherever
you
enter
into
a
house,
stay
there
until
you
depart
from
there.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Whoever
will
not
receive
you
nor
hear
you,
as
you depart
from
there,
shake
off
the
dust
that
is
under
your
feet
for
a
testimony
against
them. Assuredly,
I tell
you,
it
will
be more tolerable
for Sodom
and Gomorrah
in
the day
of judgement
than
for
that
city!”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}They
went
out
and
preached
that people
should
repent.
\VS{13}They
cast
out
many
demons,
and
anointed
many
with
oil
who
were
sick
and
healed
them.
\VS{14}King
Herod
heard
this,
for
his
name
had
become
known,
and
he
said, “John
the Baptiser
has
risen
from
the
dead,
and
therefore
these
powers
are
at
work
in
him.”
\VS{15}But
others
said, “He
is
Elijah.”
Others
said, “He
is
a
prophet,
or
like
one
of
the
prophets.”
\VS{16}But
Herod,
when
he
heard
this,
said, “This
is
John,
whom
I
beheaded.
He
has
risen
from
the dead.”
\VS{17}For
Herod
himself
had
sent
out
and
arrested
John
and
bound
him
in
prison
for
the
sake
of
Herodias,
his
brother
Philip’s
wife,
for
he
had
married
her.
\VS{18}For
John
had
said
to
Herod, “It
is
not
lawful
for
you
to
have
your
brother’s
wife.”
\VS{19}Herodias set
herself
against
him
and
desired
to
kill
him,
but
she
couldn’t,
\VS{20}for
Herod
feared
John,
knowing
that
he
was
a
righteous
and
holy
man,
and
kept
him
safe.
When
he
heard
him,
he
did
many
things,
and
he
heard
him
gladly.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
a convenient
day
came
when
Herod
on
his
birthday
made
a
supper
for
his nobles,
the high officers,
and
the chief
men
of
Galilee.
\VS{22}When
the
daughter
of
Herodias
herself
came
in
and
danced,
she
pleased
Herod
and
those sitting
with
him.
The
king
said
to
the young lady, “Ask
me
whatever
you
want,
and
I
will
give
it
to
you.”
\VS{23}He
swore
to
her, “Whatever
you
ask
of
me,
I
will
give
you,
up
to
half
of
my
kingdom.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}She
went
out
and
said
to
her
mother, “What
shall
I
ask?”
\par }{\PP She
said, “The
head
of
John
the Baptiser.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}She
came
in
immediately
with haste
to
the
king
and requested, “I
want
you
to
give
me
right
now
the
head
of
John
the Baptiser
on
a
platter.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}The
king
was exceedingly
sorry,
but
for
the
sake
of
his
oaths
and
of
his
dinner
guests,
he
didn’t
wish
to
refuse
her.
\VS{27}Immediately
the
king
sent
out
a soldier
of
his
guard
and
commanded
to
bring
John’s
head;
and
he
went
and
beheaded
him
in
the
prison,
\VS{28}and
brought
his
head
on
a
platter,
and
gave
it
to
the young lady;
and
the young lady
gave
it
to
her
mother.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}When
his
disciples
heard
this,
they
came
and
took
up
his
corpse
and
laid
it
in
a
tomb.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}The
apostles
gathered
themselves
together
to
Jesus,
and
they
told
him
all
things,
whatever
they
had
done,
and
whatever
they
had
taught.
\VS{31}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Come
away
into
a
deserted
place,
and
rest awhile.”}}
For
there
were
many
coming
and
going,
and
they
had
no leisure
so
much
as
to
eat.
\VS{32}They
went
away
in
the
boat
to
a
deserted
place
by
themselves.
\VS{33}They\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:33 }
TR reads “The multitudes” instead of “They”}
saw
them
going,
and
many recognised
him
and
ran
there
on foot
from
all
the
cities.
They arrived
before
them
and came
together
to
him.
\VS{34}Jesus
came
out,
saw
a
great
multitude,
and
he
had
compassion
on
them
because
they
were
like
sheep
without
a
shepherd;
and
he
began
to
teach
them
many
things.
\VS{35}When
it
was
late
in
the day,
his
disciples
came
to
him
and
said, “This
place
is
deserted,
and
it
is
late
in
the day.
\VS{36}Send
them
away,
that
they
may
go
into
the
surrounding
country
and
villages
and
buy
themselves bread,
for
they
have nothing
to
eat.”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}But
he
answered
them,
{\WJ{“You
give
them something
to
eat.”}}
\par }{\PP They
asked
him, “Shall
we
go
and
buy
two
hundred
denarii\FTNT{†}{{\FR 6:37 }
200 denarii was about 7 or 8 months wages for an agricultural labourer.}
worth
of
bread
and
give
them something
to
eat?”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“How
many
loaves
do
you
have?
Go
see.”}}
\par }{\PP When
they
knew,
they
said, “Five,
and
two
fish.”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}He
commanded
them
that
everyone
should
sit
down
in
groups
on
the
green
grass.
\VS{40}They
sat
down
in ranks,
by
hundreds
and
by
fifties.
\VS{41}He
took
the
five
loaves
and
the
two
fish;
and
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
blessed
and
broke
the
loaves,
and
he
gave
to
his
disciples
to
set
before
them,
and
he
divided
the
two
fish amongst
them
all.
\VS{42}They
all
ate
and
were
filled.
\VS{43}They
took
up
twelve
baskets
full
of
broken
pieces
and
also
of
the
fish.
\VS{44}Those
who
ate
the
loaves
were\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 6:44 }
TR adds “about”}
five
thousand
men.
\par }{\PP \VS{45}Immediately
he
made
his
disciples
get
into
the
boat
and
go
ahead
to
the
other
side,
to
Bethsaida,
while
he
himself
sent
the
multitude
away.
\VS{46}After
he
had taken
leave
of
them,
he
went
up
the
mountain
to
pray.
\par }{\PP \VS{47}When
evening
had
come,
the
boat
was
in
the
middle
of
the
sea,
and
he
was
alone
on
the
land.
\VS{48}Seeing
them distressed
in rowing,
for
the
wind
was
contrary
to
them,
about
the fourth
watch
of
the
night
he
came
to
them,
walking
on
the
sea;
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 6:48 }
See Job 9:8}
and
he
would
have
passed
by
them,
\VS{49}but
they,
when
they
saw
him
walking
on
the
sea,
supposed
that
it
was
a
ghost,
and
cried
out;
\VS{50}for
they
all
saw
him
and
were
troubled.
But
he
immediately
spoke
with
them
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Cheer up!
It
is
I!}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 6:50 }
or, “I AM!”}
{\WJ{
Don’t
be
afraid.”}}
\VS{51}He
got
into
the
boat
with
them;
and
the
wind
ceased,
and
they
were
very
amazed amongst
themselves,
and marvelled;
\VS{52}for
they hadn’t
understood
about
the
loaves,
but
their
hearts
were
hardened.
\par }{\PP \VS{53}When
they
had
crossed
over,
they
came
to
land
at
Gennesaret
and
moored
to
the
shore.
\VS{54}When
they
had
come
out
of
the
boat,
immediately
the
people recognised
him,
\VS{55}and
ran
around
that
whole
region,
and
began
to bring
those
who
were
sick
on
their
mats
to
where
they
heard
he
was.
\VS{56}Wherever
he
entered—into
villages,
or
into
cities,
or
into
the
country—they
laid
the
sick
in
the marketplaces
and
begged
him
that
they
might
just
touch
the
fringe\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:56 }
or, tassel}
of
his
garment;
and
as
many
as
touched
him
were
made
well.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
the
Pharisees
and
some
of
the
scribes
gathered
together
to
him, having
come
from
Jerusalem.
\VS{2}Now
when
they
saw
some
of
his
disciples
eating
bread
with
defiled,
that
is
unwashed,
hands,
they
found fault.
\VS{3}(For
the
Pharisees
and
all
the
Jews
don’t
eat
unless
they
wash
their
hands
and forearms,
holding
to
the
tradition
of
the
elders.
\VS{4}They
don’t
eat
when
they
come
from
the marketplace
unless
they bathe
themselves,
and
there
are
many
other
things
which
they
have
received
to
hold
to:
washings
of
cups,
pitchers, bronze vessels,
and couches.)
\VS{5}The
Pharisees
and
the
scribes
asked
him, “Why
don’t
your
disciples
walk
according
to
the
tradition
of
the
elders,
but
eat
their
bread
with unwashed
hands?”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Well
did
Isaiah
prophesy
of
you
hypocrites,
as
it
is
written,}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘This
people honours
me
with
their
lips,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\WJ{
They
worship
me
in
vain,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
teaching
as
doctrines
the
commandments
of
men.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:7 }
Isaiah 29:13
}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“For
you set aside
the
commandment
of
God,
and
hold tightly
to
the
tradition
of
men—the washing
of pitchers
and cups,
and
you do many other such
things.”}}
\VS{9}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Full
well
do
you
reject
the
commandment
of
God,
that
you
may
keep
your
tradition.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
For
Moses
said, ‘Honour
your
father
and
your
mother;’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:10 }
Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16}
{\WJ{
and, ‘He
who
speaks
evil
of
father
or
mother,
let
him
be
put
to
death.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:10 }
Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
But
you
say, ‘If
a
man tells
his
father
or
his
mother, “Whatever
profit
you
might
have received
from
me
is
Corban,” ’ ”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:11 }
Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering devoted to God.}
that
is
to
say,
given
to
God,
\VS{12}{\WJ{“then
you
no
longer
allow
him
to
do
anything
for
his
father
or
his
mother,
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
making void
the
word
of
God
by
your
tradition
which
you
have
handed
down.
You
do
many
things
like
this.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}He
called
all
the
multitude
to
himself
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Hear
me,
all
of
you,
and
understand.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
There
is
nothing
from
outside
of
the
man
that
going
into
him
can
defile
him;
but
the
things
which
proceed
out
of
the
man
are
those
that
defile
the
man.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:16 }
NU omits verse 16.}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
he
had
entered
into
a
house
away
from
the
multitude,
his
disciples
asked
him
about
the
parable.
\VS{18}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Are
you
also
without
understanding?
Don’t
you
perceive
that
whatever
goes
into
the
man
from
outside
can’t
defile
him,
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
because
it
doesn’t
go
into
his
heart,
but
into
his
stomach,
then
into
the latrine, making
all
foods
clean?”}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 7:19 }
NU ends Jesus’ direct quote and question after “latrine”, ending the verse with “Thus he declared all foods clean.
}
\VS{20}He
said,
{\WJ{“That
which
proceeds
out
of
the
man,
that
defiles
the
man.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
For
from
within,
out
of
the
hearts
of
men,
proceed
evil
thoughts, adulteries,
sexual sins,
murders,
thefts,
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{covetings,
wickedness,
deceit, lustful desires, an
evil
eye,
blasphemy,
pride,
and
foolishness.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
All
these
evil
things
come
from
within
and
defile
the
man.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}From
there
he
arose
and
went
away
into
the borders
of
Tyre
and Sidon.
He
entered
into
a
house
and
didn’t
want
anyone
to
know
it,
but
he
couldn’t
escape
notice.
\VS{25}For
a
woman
whose
little
daughter
had
an
unclean
spirit,
having
heard
of
him,
came
and
fell
down
at
his
feet.
\VS{26}Now
the
woman
was
a
Greek,
a
Syrophoenician
by
race.
She
begged
him
that
he
would
cast
the
demon
out
of
her
daughter.
\VS{27}But
Jesus
said
to
her,
{\WJ{“Let
the
children
be
filled
first,
for
it
is
not appropriate
to
take
the
children’s
bread
and
throw
it
to
the
dogs.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}But
she
answered
him, “Yes,
Lord.
Yet
even
the
dogs
under
the
table
eat
the
children’s
crumbs.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
said
to
her,
{\WJ{“For
this
saying,
go
your
way.
The
demon
has
gone
out
of
your
daughter.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}She
went
away
to
her
house,
and
found
the
child
having
been
laid
on
the
bed,
with
the
demon
gone
out.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Again
he
departed
from
the borders
of
Tyre
and
Sidon,
and
came
to
the
sea
of
Galilee
through
the
middle
of
the
region
of
Decapolis.
\VS{32}They
brought
to
him
one
who
was
deaf
and
had
an impediment
in
his speech.
They
begged
him
to
lay
his
hand
on
him.
\VS{33}He
took
him
aside
from
the
multitude
privately
and
put
his
fingers
into
his
ears;
and
he
spat
and
touched
his
tongue.
\VS{34}Looking
up
to
heaven,
he sighed,
and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Ephphatha!”
}}
that
is,
{\WJ{“Be
opened!”}}
\VS{35}Immediately
his
ears
were
opened,
and
the
impediment
of
his
tongue
was
released,
and
he
spoke clearly.
\VS{36}He commanded
them
that
they
should
tell
no
one,
but
the
more
he commanded
them,
so
much
the
more widely
they
proclaimed
it.
\VS{37}They
were
astonished beyond measure,
saying, “He
has
done
all
things
well.
He
makes
even
the
deaf
hear
and
the
mute
speak!”

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
those
days,
when
there
was
a
very
great
multitude,
and
they
had
nothing
to
eat,
Jesus
called
his
disciples
to
himself
and
said
to
them,
\VS{2}{\WJ{“I
have
compassion
on
the
multitude,
because
they
have stayed
with
me
now
three
days
and
have
nothing
to
eat.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
If
I
send
them
away fasting
to
their
home,
they
will
faint
on
the
way,
for
some
of
them
have
come
a long
way.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}His
disciples
answered
him, “From
where
could
one
satisfy
these
people
with
bread
here
in
a deserted
place?”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}He
asked
them,
{\WJ{“How
many
loaves
do
you
have?”}}
\par }{\PP They
said, “Seven.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}He
commanded
the
multitude
to
sit
down
on
the
ground,
and
he
took
the
seven
loaves. Having
given
thanks,
he
broke
them
and
gave
them
to
his
disciples
to
serve,
and
they
served
the
multitude.
\VS{7}They
also
had
a
few
small
fish.
Having
blessed
them,
he
said
to
serve
these
also.
\VS{8}They
ate
and
were
filled.
They
took
up
seven
baskets
of
broken
pieces that
were
left
over.
\VS{9}Those
who
had eaten
were
about
four
thousand.
Then
he
sent
them
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Immediately
he
entered
into
the
boat
with
his
disciples
and
came
into
the region
of
Dalmanutha.
\VS{11}The
Pharisees
came
out
and
began
to question
him,
seeking
from
him
a
sign
from
heaven
and
testing
him.
\VS{12}He sighed
deeply
in
his
spirit
and
said,
{\WJ{“Why
does
this
generation}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:12 }
The word translated “generation” here (genea) could also be translated “people”, “race”, or “family”.}
{\WJ{
seek
a
sign? Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
no
sign
will
be
given
to
this
generation.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
left
them,
and
again entering
into
the boat,
departed
to
the
other
side.
\VS{14}They forgot
to
take
bread;
and
they
didn’t
have
more
than
one
loaf
in
the
boat
with
them.
\VS{15}He warned
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“Take
heed:
beware
of
the
yeast
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
yeast
of
Herod.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}They
reasoned
with
one
another,
saying, “It’s
because
we
have
no
bread.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Jesus,
perceiving
it,
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
reason
that it’s
because
you
have
no
bread?
Don’t
you
perceive
yet
or
understand?
Is
your
heart
still
hardened?
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Having
eyes,
don’t
you
see?
Having
ears,
don’t
you
hear?
Don’t
you
remember?
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
When
I
broke
the
five
loaves amongst
the
five
thousand,
how
many
baskets
full
of
broken
pieces did
you
take
up?”}}
\par }{\PP They
told
him, “Twelve.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{“When
the
seven loaves fed
the
four
thousand,
how
many
baskets
full
of
broken
pieces did
you
take
up?”}}
\par }{\PP They
told
him, “Seven.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
asked
them,
{\WJ{“Don’t
you
understand
yet?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}He
came
to
Bethsaida.
They
brought
a
blind
man
to
him
and
begged
him
to
touch
him.
\VS{23}He
took
hold
of
the
blind
man
by
the
hand,
and
brought
him
out
of
the
village.
When
he
had
spat
on
his
eyes,
and
laid
his
hands
on
him,
he
asked
him
if
he
saw
anything.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}He
looked
up,
and
said, “I
see
men,
but
I
see
them
like
walking
trees.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
again
he
laid
his
hands
on
his
eyes.
He
looked
intently,
and
was
restored,
and saw everyone
clearly.
\VS{26}He
sent
him
away
to
his
house,
saying,
{\WJ{“Don’t
enter
into
the
village,
nor
tell
anyone
in
the
village.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Jesus
went
out,
with
his
disciples,
into
the
villages
of
Caesarea
Philippi.
On
the
way
he
asked
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“Who
do
men
say
that
I
am?”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}They
told
him, “John
the Baptiser,
and
others
say
Elijah,
but
others,
one
of
the
prophets.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“But
who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”}}
\par }{\PP Peter
answered, “You
are
the
Christ.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}He
commanded
them
that
they
should
tell
no
one
about
him.
\VS{31}He
began
to
teach
them
that
the
Son
of
Man
must
suffer
many
things,
and
be
rejected
by
the
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
scribes,
and
be
killed,
and
after
three
days
rise
again.
\VS{32}He
spoke
to
them
openly.
Peter
took
him
and
began
to
rebuke
him.
\VS{33}But
he,
turning
around
and
seeing
his
disciples,
rebuked
Peter,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Get
behind
me,
Satan!
For
you
have
in
mind
not
the
things
of
God,
but
the
things
of
men.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}He
called
the
multitude
to
himself
with
his
disciples
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Whoever
wants
to
come
after
me,
let
him
deny
himself,
and
take
up
his
cross,
and
follow
me.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
For
whoever
wants
to
save
his
life
will
lose
it;
and
whoever
will
lose
his
life
for
my
sake
and
the
sake
of
the
Good
News
will
save
it.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
For
what
does
it
profit
a
man
to
gain
the
whole
world
and
forfeit
his
life?
}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
For
what
will
a
man
give
in
exchange
for
his
life?
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
For
whoever
will
be
ashamed
of
me
and
of
my
words
in
this
adulterous
and
sinful
generation,
the
Son
of
Man
also
will
be
ashamed
of
him
when
he
comes
in
his
Father’s
glory
with
the
holy
angels.”}}

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
there
are
some
standing
here
who
will
in
no
way
taste
death
until
they
see
God’s
Kingdom
come
with
power.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{2}After
six
days
Jesus
took
with
him
Peter,
James,
and
John,
and
brought
them
up
onto
a
high
mountain
privately
by
themselves,
and
he
was changed
into
another form
in
front
of
them.
\VS{3}His
clothing
became glistening,
exceedingly
white,
like snow,
such
as
no
launderer
on
earth
can
whiten
them.
\VS{4}Elijah
and
Moses
appeared
to
them,
and
they
were
talking
with
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Peter
answered
Jesus, “Rabbi,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here. Let’s
make
three
tents:
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.”
\VS{6}For
he
didn’t
know
what
to say,
for
they
were very
afraid.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}A
cloud
came,
overshadowing
them,
and
a
voice
came
out
of
the
cloud, “This
is
my
beloved
Son.
Listen
to
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Suddenly
looking
around,
they
saw
no
one
with
them
any
more,
except
Jesus
only.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}As
they
were
coming
down
from
the
mountain,
he commanded
them
that
they
should
tell
no
one
what
things
they
had
seen,
until
after
the
Son
of
Man
had
risen
from
the
dead.
\VS{10}They kept
this
saying
to
themselves, questioning
what
the “rising
from
the
dead”
meant.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}They
asked
him,
saying, “Why
do
the
scribes
say
that
Elijah
must
come
first?”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Elijah
indeed
comes
first,
and restores
all
things.
How
is
it
written
about
the
Son
of
Man,
that
he
should
suffer
many
things
and
be
despised?
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
Elijah
has
come,
and
they
have
also
done
to
him
whatever
they
wanted
to,
even
as
it
is
written
about
him.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Coming
to
the
disciples,
he
saw
a
great
multitude
around
them,
and
scribes questioning
them.
\VS{15}Immediately
all
the
multitude,
when
they
saw
him,
were greatly
amazed,
and
running
to
him,
greeted
him.
\VS{16}He
asked
the scribes,
{\WJ{“What
are
you
asking
them?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}One
of
the
multitude
answered, “Teacher,
I
brought
to
you
my
son,
who
has
a
mute
spirit;
\VS{18}and
wherever
it
seizes
him,
it
throws
him
down;
and
he
foams
at
the mouth,
grinds
his
teeth,
and becomes rigid.
I
asked
your
disciples
to
cast
it
out,
and
they weren’t
able.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}He
answered
him,
{\WJ{“Unbelieving
generation,
how
long shall
I
be
with
you?
How
long shall
I
bear
with
you?
Bring
him
to
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}They
brought
him
to
him,
and
when
he
saw
him,
immediately
the
spirit convulsed
him
and
he
fell
on
the
ground, wallowing
and
foaming
at
the mouth.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
asked
his
father,
{\WJ{“How
long
has
it
been
since
this
has
been
happening
to
him?”}}
\par }{\PP He
said, “From
childhood.
\VS{22}Often
it
has
cast
him
both
into
the
fire
and
into
the
water
to
destroy
him.
But
if
you
can
do
anything,
have
compassion
on
us
and
help
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“If
you
can
believe,
all
things
are
possible
to
him
who
believes.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Immediately
the
father
of
the
child
cried
out
with tears, “I
believe.
Help
my
unbelief!”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}When
Jesus
saw
that
a
multitude
came running
together,
he
rebuked
the
unclean
spirit,
saying
to
him,
{\WJ{“You
mute
and
deaf
spirit,
I
command
you,
come
out
of
him,
and
never
enter
him
again!”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}After
crying
out
and convulsing
him
greatly,
it
came
out
of
him.
The boy
became
like
one
dead,
so
much
that
most
of
them
said, “He
is
dead.”
\VS{27}But
Jesus
took
him
by
the
hand
and
raised
him
up;
and
he
arose.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}When
he
had
come
into
the
house,
his
disciples
asked
him
privately, “Why
couldn’t
we
cast
it
out?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“This
kind
can
come
out
by
nothing
but
by
prayer
and fasting.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}They
went
out
from
there
and passed
through
Galilee.
He
didn’t
want
anyone
to
know
it,
\VS{31}for
he
was
teaching
his
disciples,
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“The
Son
of
Man
is
being
handed
over
to
the
hands
of
men,
and
they
will
kill
him;
and
when
he
is
killed,
on
the third
day
he
will
rise
again.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}But
they didn’t
understand
the
saying,
and
were
afraid
to
ask
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}He
came
to
Capernaum,
and
when
he
was
in
the
house
he
asked
them,
{\WJ{“What
were
you arguing amongst
yourselves
on
the
way?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}But
they
were
silent,
for
they
had disputed
with
one
another
on
the
way
about
who
was
the
greatest.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}He
sat
down
and
called
the
twelve;
and
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“If
any
man
wants
to
be
first,
he
shall
be
last
of
all,
and
servant
of
all.”}}
\VS{36}He
took
a little
child
and
set
him
in
the
middle
of
them.
Taking
him
in
his
arms,
he
said
to
them,
\VS{37}{\WJ{“Whoever
receives
one
such little
child
in
my
name
receives
me;
and
whoever
receives
me,
doesn’t
receive
me,
but
him
who
sent
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{38}John
said
to
him, “Teacher,
we
saw
someone
who
doesn’t
follow
us casting
out
demons
in
your
name;
and
we forbade
him,
because
he
doesn’t
follow
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}But
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Don’t
forbid
him,
for
there
is
no
one
who
will
do
a
mighty work
in
my
name
and
be
able
quickly
to
speak
evil
of
me.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
For
whoever
is
not
against us
is
on
our side.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
For
whoever
will
give
you
a
cup
of
water
to
drink
in
my
name
because
you
are
Christ’s, most
certainly
I
tell
you,
he
will
in
no
way
lose
his
reward.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{42}{\WJ{“Whoever
will
cause
one
of
these
little
ones
who
believe
in
me
to
stumble,
it
would
be
better
for
him
if
he
were
thrown
into
the
sea
with
a
millstone
hung
around
his
neck.
}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
If
your
hand
causes
you
to
stumble,
cut
it
off.
It
is
better
for
you
to
enter
into
life maimed,
rather
than
having
your
two
hands
to
go
into Gehenna,
}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:43 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
into
the
unquenchable
fire,
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 9:44 }
Isaiah 66:24}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:44 }
NU omits verse 44.}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
If
your
foot
causes
you
to
stumble,
cut
it
off.
It
is
better
for
you
to
enter
into
life
lame,
rather
than
having
your
two
feet
to
be
cast
into Gehenna,
}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 9:45 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
into
the fire
that
will never
be quenched—}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 9:46 }
NU omits verse 46.}
\VS{47}{\WJ{
If
your
eye
causes
you
to
stumble,
throw
it
out.
It
is
better
for
you
to
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom
with
one
eye,
rather
than
having
two
eyes
to
be
cast
into
the Gehenna}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:47 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
of fire,
}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{‘where
their
worm
doesn’t
die,
and
the
fire
is
not
quenched.’
}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 9:48 }
Isaiah 66:24}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
For
everyone
will
be
salted
with
fire,
and
every sacrifice
will
be seasoned
with salt.
}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
Salt
is
good,
but
if
the
salt
has lost
its saltiness,
with
what
will
you season
it?
Have
salt
in
yourselves,
and
be
at
peace
with
one
another.”
}}

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
arose
from
there
and
came
into
the borders
of
Judea
and
beyond
the
Jordan.
Multitudes
came
together
to
him
again.
As
he usually
did,
he
was
again
teaching
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Pharisees
came
to
him
testing
him,
and
asked
him, “Is
it
lawful
for
a
man
to
divorce
his
wife?”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}He
answered,
{\WJ{“What
did
Moses
command
you?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}They
said, “Moses
allowed
a
certificate
of
divorce
to
be
written,
and
to
divorce
her.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}But
Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“For
your
hardness
of
heart,
he
wrote
you
this
commandment.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
from
the
beginning
of
the
creation,
God
made
them
male
and
female.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 10:6 }
Genesis 1:27}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
For
this cause
a
man
will
leave
his
father
and
mother,
and
will join
to
his
wife,
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
and
the
two
will become
one
flesh,}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 10:8 }
Genesis 2:24}
{\WJ{
so
that
they
are
no
longer
two,
but
one
flesh.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
What
therefore
God
has
joined
together,
let
no
man
separate.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}In
the
house,
his
disciples
asked
him
again
about
the
same matter.
\VS{11}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Whoever
divorces
his
wife
and
marries
another
commits
adultery
against
her.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
If
a
woman
herself
divorces
her
husband
and
marries
another,
she
commits
adultery.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}They
were
bringing
to
him little
children,
that
he
should
touch
them,
but
the
disciples
rebuked
those
who
were
bringing
them.
\VS{14}But
when
Jesus
saw
it,
he
was moved
with indignation
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Allow
the little
children
to
come
to
me!
Don’t
forbid
them,
for
God’s
Kingdom
belongs
to
such
as
these.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you,
whoever
will
not
receive
God’s
Kingdom
like
a little
child,
he
will
in
no
way
enter
into
it.”}}
\VS{16}He
took
them
in
his
arms
and
blessed
them,
laying
his
hands
on
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}As
he
was
going
out
into
the
way,
one
ran
to
him,
knelt
before
him,
and
asked
him, “Good
Teacher,
what
shall
I
do
that
I
may
inherit
eternal
life?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
call
me
good?
No
one
is
good
except
one—God.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
You
know
the
commandments: ‘Do
not
murder,’ ‘Do
not
commit
adultery,’ ‘Do
not
steal,’ ‘Do
not
give
false
testimony,’ ‘Do
not
defraud,’ ‘Honour
your
father
and
mother.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 10:19 }
Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
said
to
him, “Teacher,
I
have observed
all
these
things
from
my
youth.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Jesus
looking
at
him
loved
him,
and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“One
thing
you
lack.
Go,
sell
whatever
you
have
and
give
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have
treasure
in
heaven;
and
come,
follow
me, taking
up
the cross.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But
his face fell
at
that
saying,
and
he
went
away
sorrowful,
for
he
was
one
who
had
great possessions.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Jesus
looked
around
and
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“How difficult
it
is
for
those
who
have riches
to
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom!”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
disciples
were
amazed
at
his
words.
But
Jesus
answered
again,
{\WJ{“Children,
how
hard
it
is
for
those
who trust
in riches
to
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom!
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
It
is
easier
for
a
camel
to
go
through
a needle’s
eye
than
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}They
were exceedingly
astonished,
saying
to
him, “Then
who
can
be
saved?”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Jesus,
looking
at
them,
said,
{\WJ{“With
men
it
is
impossible,
but
not
with
God,
for
all
things
are
possible
with
God.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Peter
began
to
tell
him, “Behold,
we
have
left
all
and
have
followed
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
there
is
no
one
who
has
left
house,
or
brothers,
or
sisters,
or
father,
or
mother,
or wife,
or
children,
or
land,
for
my
sake,
and
for
the
sake
of
the
Good
News,
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
but
he
will
receive
one
hundred
times more
now
in
this
time:
houses,
brothers,
sisters,
mothers,
children,
and
land,
with
persecutions;
and
in
the
age
to
come
eternal
life.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
But
many
who
are
first
will
be
last,
and
the
last
first.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}They
were
on
the
way,
going
up
to
Jerusalem;
and
Jesus
was
going
in
front
of
them,
and
they
were
amazed;
and
those
who
followed
were
afraid.
He
again
took
the
twelve,
and
began
to
tell
them
the
things
that
were
going
to
happen
to
him.
\VS{33}{\WJ{“Behold,
we
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
The
Son
of
Man
will
be
delivered
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes.
They
will
condemn
him
to
death,
and
will
deliver
him
to
the
Gentiles.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
They
will
mock
him,
spit
on
him,
scourge
him,
and
kill
him.
On
the third
day
he
will
rise
again.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}James
and
John,
the
sons
of
Zebedee,
came near
to
him,
saying, “Teacher,
we
want
you
to
do
for
us
whatever
we
will
ask.”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{37}They
said
to
him, “Grant
to
us
that
we
may
sit,
one
at
your
right
hand
and
one
at
your
left
hand,
in
your
glory.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}But
Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“You
don’t
know
what
you
are
asking.
Are
you
able
to
drink
the
cup
that
I
drink,
and
to
be baptised
with
the
baptism
that
I
am baptised
with?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{39}They
said
to
him, “We
are
able.”
\par }{\PP Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“You
shall
indeed
drink
the
cup
that
I
drink,
and
you
shall
be baptised
with
the
baptism
that
I
am baptised
with;
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
but
to
sit
at
my
right
hand
and
at
my
left
hand
is
not
mine
to
give,
but
for
whom
it
has
been
prepared.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{41}When
the
ten
heard
it,
they
began
to
be
indignant towards
James
and
John.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}Jesus
summoned
them
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“You
know
that
they
who
are recognised
as
rulers
over
the
nations
lord
it
over
them,
and
their
great
ones
exercise
authority
over
them.
}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
But
it shall
not
be
so amongst
you,
but
whoever
wants
to
become
great amongst
you shall
be
your
servant.
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Whoever
of
you
wants
to
become
first amongst
you
shall
be bondservant
of
all.
}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
also
came
not
to
be
served
but
to
serve,
and
to
give
his
life
as
a
ransom
for
many.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{46}They
came
to
Jericho.
As
he
went
out
from
Jericho
with
his
disciples
and
a great
multitude,
the
son
of
Timaeus,
Bartimaeus,
a
blind beggar,
was
sitting
by
the
road.
\VS{47}When
he
heard
that
it
was
Jesus
the
Nazarene,
he
began
to
cry
out
and
say, “Jesus,
you
son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me!”
\VS{48}Many
rebuked
him,
that
he
should
be
quiet,
but
he
cried
out
much
more, “You
son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me!”
\par }{\PP \VS{49}Jesus
stood
still
and
said,
{\WJ{“Call
him.”}}
\par }{\PP They
called
the
blind
man,
saying
to
him, “Cheer
up!
Get
up.
He
is
calling
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{50}He, casting
away
his
cloak, sprang
up,
and
came
to
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{51}Jesus
asked
him,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”}}
\par }{\PP The
blind
man
said
to
him, “Rabboni,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:51 }
Rabboni is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for “great teacher.”}
that
I
may
see
again.”
\par }{\PP \VS{52}Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Go
your
way.
Your
faith
has
made
you
well.”
}}
Immediately
he
received
his
sight
and
followed
Jesus
on
the
way.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
to Bethsphage\FTNT{*}{{\FR 11:1 }
TR \& NU read “Bethphage” instead of “Bethsphage”}
and
Bethany,
at
the
Mount
of
Olives,
he
sent
two
of
his
disciples
\VS{2}and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Go
your
way
into
the
village
that
is
opposite
you.
Immediately
as
you
enter
into
it,
you
will
find
a young donkey
tied,
on
which
no
one
has
sat.
Untie
him
and
bring
him.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
If
anyone asks
you, ‘Why
are
you
doing
this?’
say, ‘The
Lord
needs
him;’
and
immediately
he
will
send
him
back
here.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}They
went
away,
and
found
a young donkey
tied
at
the
door
outside
in
the open
street,
and
they
untied
him.
\VS{5}Some
of
those
who
stood
there
asked
them, “What
are
you
doing,
untying
the young donkey?”
\VS{6}They
said
to
them
just
as
Jesus
had
said,
and
they
let
them
go.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}They
brought
the young donkey
to
Jesus
and
threw
their
garments
on
it,
and
Jesus
sat
on
it.
\VS{8}Many
spread
their
garments
on
the
way,
and
others
were
cutting down branches
from
the trees
and
spreading
them
on
the
road.
\VS{9}Those
who
went
in
front
and
those
who
followed
cried
out, “Hosanna!\FTNT{†}{{\FR 11:9 }
“Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we pray”.}
Blessed
is
he
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord!\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:9 }
Psalm 118:25-26}
\VS{10}Blessed
is
the
kingdom
of
our
father
David
that
is
coming
in
the name
of
the Lord!
Hosanna
in
the
highest!”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Jesus
entered
into
the
temple
in
Jerusalem.
When
he
had
looked
around
at
everything,
it
being
now
evening,
he
went
out
to
Bethany
with
the
twelve.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}The
next
day,
when
they
had
come
out
from
Bethany,
he
was
hungry.
\VS{13}Seeing
a
fig
tree afar
off
having
leaves,
he
came
to
see
if
perhaps
he
might
find
anything
on
it.
When
he
came
to
it,
he
found
nothing
but
leaves,
for
it
was
not
the
season
for
figs.
\VS{14}Jesus
told
it,
{\WJ{“May
no
one
ever
eat
fruit
from
you
again!”
}}
and
his
disciples
heard
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}They
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
Jesus
entered
into
the
temple
and
began
to
throw
out
those
who
sold
and
those
who
bought
in
the
temple,
and overthrew
the money changers’
tables
and
the
seats
of
those
who
sold
the
doves.
\VS{16}He
would
not
allow
anyone
to
carry
a
container
through
the
temple.
\VS{17}He
taught,
saying
to
them,
{\WJ{“Isn’t
it
written, ‘My
house
will
be
called
a
house
of
prayer
for
all
the
nations?’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:17 }
Isaiah 56:7}
{\WJ{
But
you
have
made
it
a
den
of
robbers!”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:17 }
Jeremiah 7:11}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
heard
it,
and
sought
how
they
might
destroy
him.
For
they
feared
him,
because
all
the
multitude
was
astonished
at
his
teaching.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}When
evening
came,
he
went
out
of
the
city.
\VS{20}As
they passed
by
in
the
morning,
they
saw
the
fig
tree
withered
away
from
the
roots.
\VS{21}Peter, remembering,
said
to
him, “Rabbi,
look!
The
fig
tree
which
you
cursed
has
withered
away.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Jesus
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Have
faith
in
God.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
For most
certainly
I
tell
you,
whoever
may
tell
this
mountain, ‘Be
taken
up
and
cast
into
the
sea,’
and
doesn’t
doubt
in
his
heart,
but
believes
that
what
he
says
is
happening,
he
shall
have
whatever
he
says.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
tell
you,
all
things
whatever
you
pray
and
ask
for,
believe
that
you
have
received
them,
and
you
shall
have
them.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Whenever
you
stand
praying,
forgive,
if
you
have
anything
against
anyone;
so
that
your
Father,
who
is
in
heaven,
may
also
forgive
you
your
transgressions.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 11:26 }
NU omits verse 26.}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}They
came
again
to
Jerusalem,
and
as
he
was
walking
in
the
temple,
the
chief
priests,
the
scribes,
and
the
elders
came
to
him,
\VS{28}and
they began
saying
to
him, “By
what
authority
do
you
do
these
things?
Or
who
gave
you
this
authority
to
do
these
things?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“I
will
ask
you
one
question.
Answer
me,
and
I
will
tell
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
The
baptism
of
John—was
it
from
heaven,
or
from
men?
Answer
me.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}They
reasoned
with
themselves,
saying, “If
we
should
say, ‘From
heaven;’
he
will
say, ‘Why
then
did
you
not
believe
him?’
\VS{32}If
we should
say, ‘From men’ ”—they
feared
the
people,
for
all
held
John
to
really
be
a
prophet.
\VS{33}They
answered
Jesus, “We
don’t
know.”
\par }{\PP Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Neither
will
I
tell
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.”}}

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
began
to
speak
to
them
in
parables.
{\WJ{“A
man
planted
a
vineyard,
put
a hedge
around
it,
dug
a pit
for
the
wine
press,
built
a
tower,
rented
it out
to
a
farmer,
and
went
into another country.
}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
When
it
was
time,
he
sent
a
servant
to
the
farmer
to get
from
the
farmer
his share
of
the
fruit
of
the
vineyard.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
They
took
him,
beat
him,
and
sent
him
away
empty.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Again,
he
sent
another
servant
to
them;
and
they threw stones
at
him,
wounded
him
in
the
head,
and
sent
him
away
shamefully
treated.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Again
he
sent
another,
and
they
killed
him,
and
many
others,
beating
some,
and
killing
some.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{Therefore
still
having
one,
his
beloved
son,
he
sent
him
last
to
them,
saying, ‘They
will
respect
my
son.’
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
But
those farmers
said amongst
themselves, ‘This
is
the
heir.
Come, let’s
kill
him,
and
the
inheritance
will
be
ours.’
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
They
took
him,
killed
him,
and
cast
him
out
of
the
vineyard.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
What therefore
will
the
lord
of
the
vineyard
do?
He
will
come
and
destroy
the farmers,
and
will
give
the
vineyard
to
others.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Haven’t
you
even
read
this
Scripture:}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘The
stone
which
the
builders
rejected}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
was
made
the
head
of
the
corner.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\WJ{
This
was
from
the
Lord.}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
It
is marvellous
in
our eyes’?”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:11 }
Psalm 118:22-23}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}They
tried
to
seize
him,
but
they
feared
the
multitude;
for
they
perceived
that
he
spoke
the
parable
against
them.
They
left
him
and
went
away.
\VS{13}They
sent
some
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
Herodians
to
him,
that
they
might
trap
him
with
words.
\VS{14}When
they
had
come,
they
asked
him, “Teacher,
we
know
that
you
are honest,
and
don’t
defer
to
anyone;
for
you
aren’t partial
to
anyone,
but
truly
teach
the
way
of
God.
Is
it
lawful
to
pay
taxes
to
Caesar,
or
not?
\VS{15}Shall
we
give,
or shall
we
not
give?”
\par }{\PP But
he, knowing
their
hypocrisy,
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
test
me?
Bring
me
a
denarius,
that
I
may
see
it.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}They
brought
it.
\par }{\PP He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Whose
is
this
image
and
inscription?”}}
\par }{\PP They
said
to
him, “Caesar’s.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Jesus
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Render
to
Caesar
the
things
that
are
Caesar’s,
and
to
God
the
things
that
are
God’s.”}}
\par }{\PP They marvelled greatly
at
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Some
Sadducees,
who
say
that
there
is
no
resurrection,
came
to
him.
They
asked
him,
saying,
\VS{19}“Teacher,
Moses
wrote
to
us, ‘If
a
man’s
brother
dies
and
leaves
a
wife
behind
him,
and
leaves
no
children,
that
his
brother
should
take
his
wife
and
raise
up offspring
for
his
brother.’
\VS{20}There
were
seven
brothers.
The
first
took
a
wife,
and
dying
left
no offspring.
\VS{21}The
second
took
her,
and
died,
leaving
no
children
behind
him.
The
third
likewise;
\VS{22}and
the
seven took
her
and
left
no
children.
Last
of
all
the
woman
also
died.
\VS{23}In
the
resurrection,
when
they
rise,
whose
wife
will
she
be
of
them?
For
the
seven
had
her
as
a
wife.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Jesus
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Isn’t
this
because
you
are
mistaken,
not
knowing
the
Scriptures
nor
the
power
of
God?
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
For
when
they
will
rise
from
the
dead,
they
neither
marry
nor
are given
in
marriage,
but
are
like
angels
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
But
about
the
dead,
that
they
are
raised, haven’t
you
read
in
the
book
of
Moses
about
the
Bush,
how
God
spoke
to
him,
saying, ‘I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of Jacob’?}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:26 }
Exodus 3:6}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
He
is
not
the
God
of
the
dead,
but
of
the
living.
You
are therefore
badly
mistaken.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}One
of
the
scribes
came
and
heard
them
questioning
together,
and knowing
that
he
had
answered
them
well,
asked
him, “Which
commandment
is
the greatest
of
all?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“The greatest
is: ‘Hear,
Israel,
the
Lord
our
God,
the
Lord
is
one.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
You
shall
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
with
all
your
soul,
with
all
your
mind,
and
with
all
your
strength.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:30 }
Deuteronomy 6:4-5}
{\WJ{
This
is
the first commandment.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
The
second
is
like
this: ‘You
shall
love
your neighbour
as
yourself.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:31 }
Leviticus 19:18}
{\WJ{
There
is
no
other
commandment
greater
than
these.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}The
scribe
said
to
him, “Truly,
teacher,
you
have
said
well
that
he
is
one,
and
there
is
none
other
but
he;
\VS{33}and
to
love
him
with
all
the
heart,
with
all
the
understanding,
all
the soul,
and
with
all
the
strength,
and
to
love
his neighbour
as
himself,
is
more important
than
all
whole
burnt
offerings
and
sacrifices.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}When
Jesus
saw
that
he
answered wisely,
he
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“You
are
not
far
from
God’s
Kingdom.”}}
\par }{\PP No
one
dared
ask
him
any
question
after
that.
\VS{35}Jesus
responded,
as
he
taught
in
the
temple,
{\WJ{“How
is
it
that
the
scribes
say
that
the
Christ
is
the
son
of
David?
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
For
David
himself
said
in
the
Holy
Spirit,}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{“Sit
at
my
right
hand,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
until
I
make
your
enemies
the
footstool
of
your
feet.” ’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:36 }
Psalm 110:1}
\par }{\PP \VS{37}{\WJ{Therefore
David
himself
calls
him
Lord,
so
how
can
he
be
his
son?”
}}
\par }{\PP The common
people
heard
him
gladly.
\VS{38}In
his
teaching
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Beware
of
the
scribes,
who
like
to
walk
in
long
robes,
and
to get
greetings
in
the marketplaces,
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
and
to get
the best
seats
in
the
synagogues
and
the best
places
at feasts,
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
those
who
devour
widows’
houses,
and
for
a pretence
make
long
prayers.
These
will
receive greater
condemnation.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Jesus
sat
down
opposite
the
treasury
and
saw
how
the
multitude
cast
money
into
the
treasury.
Many
who
were
rich
cast
in
much.
\VS{42}A
poor
widow
came
and
she
cast
in
two
small brass
coins,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:42 }
literally, lepta (or widow’s mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1\% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages.}
which equal
a quadrans coin.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 12:42 }
A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural labourer.}
\VS{43}He
called
his
disciples
to
himself
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
this
poor
widow
gave
more
than
all
those
who
are giving
into
the
treasury,
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
for
they
all
gave
out
of
their
abundance,
but
she,
out
of
her
poverty,
gave
all
that
she
had
to
live
on.”}}

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}As
he
went
out
of
the
temple,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, “Teacher,
see
what
kind
of
stones
and
what
kind
of
buildings!”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Do
you
see
these
great
buildings?
There
will
not
be
left
here
one
stone
on
another,
which
will
not
be thrown
down.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{3}As
he
sat
on
the
Mount
of
Olives
opposite
the
temple,
Peter,
James,
John,
and
Andrew
asked
him
privately,
\VS{4}“Tell
us,
when
will
these
things
be?
What
is
the
sign
that
these
things
are
all
about
to
be
fulfilled?”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Jesus, answering,
began
to
tell
them,
{\WJ{“Be
careful
that
no
one
leads
you
astray.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
For
many
will
come
in
my
name,
saying, ‘I
am
he!’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:6 }
or, “I AM!”}
{\WJ{
and
will
lead
many
astray.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“When
you
hear
of
wars
and rumours
of
wars,
don’t
be troubled.
For
those
must
happen,
but
the
end
is
not
yet.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
For
nation
will
rise
against
nation,
and
kingdom
against
kingdom.
There
will
be
earthquakes
in
various
places.
There
will
be
famines
and troubles. These things
are
the
beginning
of
birth
pains.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\WJ{“But
watch
yourselves,
for
they
will
deliver
you
up
to
councils.
You
will
be
beaten
in
synagogues.
You
will
stand
before
rulers
and
kings
for
my
sake,
for
a
testimony
to
them.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
The
Good
News
must
first
be
preached
to
all
the
nations.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
When
they
lead
you
away
and
deliver
you
up,
don’t
be anxious
beforehand
or premeditate
what
you
will
say,
but
say
whatever
will
be
given
you
in
that
hour.
For
it
is
not
you
who
speak,
but
the
Holy
Spirit.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{“Brother
will
deliver
up
brother
to
death,
and
the
father
his
child.
Children
will
rise
up
against
parents
and
cause
them
to
be
put
to
death.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
You
will
be
hated
by
all
men
for
my
name’s
sake,
but
he
who
endures
to
the
end
will
be
saved.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“But
when
you
see
the
abomination
of
desolation,}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:14 }
Daniel 9:17; 11:31; 12:11}
{\WJ{spoken
of
by Daniel
the prophet,
standing
where
it
ought
not”}} (let
the
reader
understand),
{\WJ{“then let
those
who
are
in
Judea
flee
to
the
mountains,
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
and let
him
who
is
on
the
housetop
not
go
down,
nor
enter
in,
to
take
anything
out
of
his
house.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{Let
him
who
is
in
the
field
not
return
back
to
take
his
cloak.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
But
woe
to
those
who
are
with child
and
to
those
who nurse
babies
in
those
days!
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Pray
that
your flight
won’t
be
in
the
winter.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
For
in
those
days
there
will
be oppression,
such
as
there
has
not
been
the
like
from
the
beginning
of
the
creation
which
God
created
until
now,
and
never
will
be.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Unless
the
Lord
had
shortened
the
days,
no
flesh
would
have
been
saved;
but
for
the
sake
of
the
chosen ones,
whom
he picked out,
he
shortened
the
days.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
Then
if
anyone tells
you, ‘Look,
here
is
the
Christ!’
or, ‘Look,
there!’
don’t
believe
it.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
For
false
christs
and
false
prophets
will
arise
and
will
show
signs
and
wonders,
that
they
may
lead
astray,
if
possible,
even
the
chosen ones.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
But
you
watch.}}
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“Behold,
I
have told
you
all
things beforehand.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
But
in
those
days,
after
that oppression,
the
sun
will
be
darkened,
the
moon
will
not
give
its
light,
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
the
stars
will
be
falling
from
the
sky,
and
the
powers
that
are
in
the
heavens
will
be
shaken.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:25 }
Isaiah 13:10; 34:4}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Then
they
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
coming
in
clouds
with
great
power
and
glory.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Then
he
will
send
out
his
angels,
and
will
gather
together
his
chosen ones
from
the
four
winds,
from
the ends
of
the
earth
to
the ends
of
the
sky.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“Now
from
the
fig
tree,
learn
this
parable.
When
the
branch
has
now
become
tender
and produces
its
leaves,
you
know
that
the
summer
is
near;
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
even
so
you
also,
when
you
see
these
things
coming
to
pass,
know
that
it
is
near,
at
the
doors.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
say
to
you,
this
generation}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 13:30 }
The word translated “generation” (genea) could also be translated “race”, “family”, or “people”.}
{\WJ{
will
not
pass
away
until
all
these
things
happen.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Heaven
and
earth
will
pass
away,
but
my
words
will
not
pass
away.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{“But
of
that
day
or
that
hour
no
one
knows—not
even
the
angels
in
heaven,
nor
the
Son,
but
only
the
Father.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
Watch,
keep
alert, and pray;
for
you
don’t
know
when
the
time
is.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{“It
is
like
a
man travelling
to another country, having
left
his
house
and
given
authority
to
his
servants,
and
to
each
one
his
work,
and
also
commanded
the
doorkeeper
to
keep
watch.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
Watch
therefore,
for
you
don’t
know
when
the
lord
of
the
house
is
coming—whether
at
evening,
or
at
midnight,
or
when
the
rooster
crows,
or
in
the
morning;
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
lest,
coming
suddenly,
he might
find
you
sleeping.
}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
What
I
tell
you,
I
tell
all:
Watch!”}}

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}It
was
now
two
days
before
the
Passover
and
the Feast
of
Unleavened Bread,
and
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
sought
how
they
might
seize
him
by deception
and
kill
him.
\VS{2}For
they
said, “Not
during
the
feast,
because
there
might
be
a
riot amongst
the
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}While
he
was
at
Bethany,
in
the
house
of
Simon
the
leper,
as
he sat
at
the table,
a
woman
came
having
an
alabaster jar
of
ointment
of
pure
nard—very
costly.
She
broke
the jar
and
poured
it
over
his
head.
\VS{4}But
there
were
some
who
were
indignant amongst
themselves, saying, “Why
has
this
ointment
been
wasted?
\VS{5}For
this
might
have
been
sold
for
more
than
three
hundred
denarii\FTNT{*}{{\FR 14:5 }
300 denarii was about a year’s wages for an agricultural labourer.
}
and
given
to
the
poor.”
So
they grumbled
against
her.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}But
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Leave
her
alone.
Why
do
you
trouble
her?
She
has
done
a
good
work
for
me.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
For
you
always
have
the
poor
with
you,
and
whenever
you
want
to,
you
can
do
them
good;
but
you
will
not
always
have
me.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
She
has
done
what
she
could.
She
has
anointed
my
body
beforehand
for
the burying.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
wherever
this
Good
News
may
be
preached
throughout
the
whole
world,
that
which
this
woman
has
done
will
also
be
spoken
of
for
a
memorial
of
her.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Judas
Iscariot,
who
was
one
of
the
twelve,
went
away
to
the
chief
priests,
that
he
might
deliver
him
to
them.
\VS{11}They,
when
they
heard
it,
were
glad,
and
promised
to
give
him
money.
He
sought
how
he
might conveniently
deliver
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}On
the
first
day
of
unleavened bread,
when
they
sacrificed
the
Passover,
his
disciples
asked
him, “Where
do
you
want
us
to
go
and
prepare
that
you
may
eat
the
Passover?”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
sent
two
of
his
disciples
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Go
into
the
city,
and
there
a
man
carrying
a
pitcher
of
water
will
meet
you.
Follow
him,
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
and
wherever
he
enters
in,
tell
the master
of
the
house, ‘The
Teacher
says, “Where
is
the
guest
room,
where
I
may
eat
the
Passover
with
my
disciples?” ’
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
He
will
himself
show
you
a
large upper room
furnished
and
ready.
Get
ready
for
us
there.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}His
disciples
went
out,
and
came
into
the
city,
and
found
things
as
he
had
said
to
them,
and
they
prepared
the
Passover.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
it
was
evening
he
came
with
the
twelve.
\VS{18}As
they sat
and
were
eating,
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
one
of
you
will
betray
me—he
who
eats
with
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}They
began
to
be
sorrowful,
and
to
ask
him
one
by
one, “Surely
not
I?”
And
another
said, “Surely
not
I?”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“It
is
one
of
the
twelve,
he
who
dips
with
me
in
the dish.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
goes
as
it
is
written
about
him,
but
woe
to
that
man
by
whom
the
Son
of
Man
is
betrayed!
It
would
be
better
for
that
man
if
he
had
not
been
born.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}As
they
were
eating,
Jesus
took
bread,
and
when
he
had
blessed
it,
he
broke
it
and
gave
to
them,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Take,
eat.
This
is
my
body.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
took
the
cup,
and
when
he
had
given
thanks,
he
gave
to
them.
They
all
drank
of
it.
\VS{24}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“This
is
my
blood
of
the new
covenant,
which
is poured
out
for
many.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you,
I
will
no
more
drink
of
the
fruit
of
the
vine
until
that
day
when
I
drink
it anew
in
God’s
Kingdom.”}}
\VS{26}When
they
had sung
a
hymn,
they
went
out
to
the
Mount
of
Olives.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“All
of
you
will
be
made
to
stumble
because
of
me tonight,
for
it
is
written, ‘I
will
strike
the
shepherd,
and
the
sheep
will
be
scattered.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 14:27 }
Zechariah 13:7}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
However,
after
I
am
raised
up,
I
will
go
before
you
into
Galilee.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}But
Peter
said
to
him, “Although
all
will
be
offended,
yet
I
will
not.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you
that
you
today,
even
this
night,
before
the
rooster
crows
twice,
you
will
deny
me
three
times.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}But
he
spoke
all
the
more, “If
I
must
die
with
you,
I
will
not
deny
you.”
They
all
said
the
same
thing.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}They
came
to
a
place
which
was
named
Gethsemane.
He
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“Sit
here
while
I
pray.”}}
\VS{33}He
took
with
him
Peter,
James,
and
John,
and
began
to
be greatly
troubled
and
distressed.
\VS{34}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“My
soul
is exceedingly sorrowful,
even
to
death.
Stay
here
and
watch.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}He
went forward
a
little,
and
fell
on
the
ground,
and
prayed
that
if
it
were
possible,
the
hour
might
pass
away
from
him.
\VS{36}He
said,
{\WJ{“Abba,}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 14:36 }
Abba is a Greek spelling for the Aramaic word for “Father” or “Daddy” used in a familiar, respectful, and loving way.
}
{\WJ{
Father,
all
things
are
possible
to
you.
Please
remove
this
cup
from
me.
However,
not
what
I
desire,
but
what
you
desire.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{37}He
came
and
found
them
sleeping,
and
said
to
Peter,
{\WJ{“Simon,
are
you
sleeping?
Couldn’t
you
watch
one
hour?
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Watch
and
pray,
that
you
may
not enter
into
temptation.
The
spirit
indeed
is
willing,
but
the
flesh
is
weak.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{39}Again
he
went
away
and
prayed,
saying
the
same
words.
\VS{40}Again
he
returned
and
found
them
sleeping,
for
their
eyes
were
very heavy;
and
they
didn’t
know
what
to
answer
him.
\VS{41}He
came
the
third
time
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“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.
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Arise! Let’s
get
going.
Behold,
he
who
betrays
me
is
at
hand.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}Immediately,
while
he
was
still
speaking,
Judas,
one
of
the
twelve,
came—and
with
him
a
multitude
with
swords
and
clubs,
from
the
chief
priests,
the
scribes,
and
the
elders.
\VS{44}Now
he
who
betrayed
him
had
given
them
a sign,
saying, “Whomever
I
will
kiss,
that
is
he.
Seize
him,
and
lead
him
away safely.”
\VS{45}When
he
had
come,
immediately
he
came
to
him
and
said, “Rabbi!
Rabbi!”
and
kissed
him.
\VS{46}They
laid
their
hands
on
him
and
seized
him.
\VS{47}But
a
certain
one
of
those
who
stood
by
drew
his
sword
and
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest,
and
cut
off
his
ear.
\par }{\PP \VS{48}Jesus
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Have
you
come
out,
as
against
a
robber,
with
swords
and
clubs
to seize
me?
}}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
I
was
daily
with
you
in
the
temple
teaching,
and
you
didn’t
arrest
me.
But
this
is
so
that
the
Scriptures
might
be
fulfilled.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{50}They
all
left
him,
and
fled.
\VS{51}A
certain
young
man followed
him, having
a
linen
cloth thrown
around
himself
over
his
naked body.
The
young
men grabbed
him,
\VS{52}but
he
left
the
linen
cloth
and
fled
from
them
naked.
\VS{53}They
led
Jesus
away
to
the
high
priest.
All
the
chief
priests,
the
elders,
and
the
scribes
came
together
with
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{54}Peter
had
followed
him
from
a
distance,
until
he
came
into
the
court
of
the
high
priest.
He
was
sitting
with
the
officers,
and
warming
himself
in
the
light
of
the
fire.
\VS{55}Now
the
chief
priests
and
the
whole
council
sought witnesses
against
Jesus
to
put
him
to
death,
and
found
none.
\VS{56}For
many gave
false
testimony
against
him,
and
their
testimony
didn’t
agree
with
each
other.
\VS{57}Some
stood
up
and gave
false
testimony
against
him,
saying,
\VS{58}“We
heard
him
say, ‘I
will
destroy
this
temple
that
is
made
with
hands,
and
in
three
days
I
will
build
another
made
without
hands.’ ”
\VS{59}Even
so,
their
testimony didn’t
agree.
\par }{\PP \VS{60}The
high
priest
stood
up
in
the
middle,
and
asked
Jesus, “Have
you
no
answer?
What
is
it
which
these
testify
against
you?”
\VS{61}But
he
stayed
quiet,
and
answered
nothing.
Again
the
high
priest
asked
him, “Are
you
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
the
Blessed?”
\par }{\PP \VS{62}Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“I
am.
You
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
Power,
and
coming
with
the
clouds
of
the
sky.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{63}The
high
priest
tore
his
clothes
and
said, “What
further
need
have
we
of
witnesses?
\VS{64}You
have
heard
the
blasphemy!
What
do
you think?”
They
all
condemned
him
to
be worthy
of
death.
\VS{65}Some
began
to
spit
on
him,
and
to cover
his
face,
and
to
beat
him
with
fists,
and
to
tell
him, “Prophesy!”
The
officers
struck
him
with
the palms
of
their hands.
\par }{\PP \VS{66}As
Peter
was
in
the
courtyard
below,
one
of
the maids
of
the
high
priest
came,
\VS{67}and
seeing
Peter
warming
himself,
she
looked
at
him
and
said, “You
were
also
with
the
Nazarene,
Jesus!”
\par }{\PP \VS{68}But
he
denied
it,
saying, “I
neither
know
nor
understand
what
you
are
saying.”
He
went
out
on
the
porch,
and
the
rooster
crowed.
\par }{\PP \VS{69}The maid
saw
him
and
began
again
to
tell
those
who
stood
by, “This
is
one
of
them.”
\VS{70}But
he
again
denied
it.
After
a
little
while
again
those
who
stood
by
said
to
Peter, “You
truly
are
one
of
them,
for
you
are
a
Galilean,
and
your speech shows
it.”
\VS{71}But
he
began
to
curse
and
to
swear, “I
don’t
know
this
man
of
whom
you
speak!”
\par }{\PP \VS{72}The
rooster
crowed
the
second
time.
Peter
remembered
the
words
that
Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Before
the
rooster
crows
twice,
you
will
deny
me
three
times.”}}
When
he
thought
about
that,
he
wept.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Immediately
in
the
morning
the
chief
priests,
with
the
elders,
scribes,
and
the
whole
council,
held
a
consultation,
bound
Jesus,
carried
him
away,
and
delivered
him
up
to
Pilate.
\VS{2}Pilate
asked
him, “Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?”
\par }{\PP He
answered,
{\WJ{“So
you
say.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{3}The
chief
priests
accused
him
of
many
things.
\VS{4}Pilate
again
asked
him, “Have
you
no
answer?
See
how
many
things
they testify
against
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}But
Jesus
made
no
further
answer,
so
that
Pilate marvelled.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Now
at
the
feast
he used
to
release
to
them
one
prisoner,
whomever
they asked
of
him.
\VS{7}There
was
one
called
Barabbas,
bound
with
his fellow insurgents, men
who
in
the
insurrection
had
committed
murder.
\VS{8}The
multitude, crying aloud,
began
to
ask
him
to
do
as
he always
did
for
them.
\VS{9}Pilate
answered
them,
saying, “Do
you
want
me
to
release
to
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?”
\VS{10}For
he
perceived
that
for
envy
the
chief
priests
had
delivered
him
up.
\VS{11}But
the
chief
priests
stirred up
the
multitude,
that
he
should
release
Barabbas
to
them
instead.
\VS{12}Pilate
again
asked
them, “What
then should
I
do
to
him
whom
you
call
the
King
of
the
Jews?”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}They
cried
out
again, “Crucify
him!”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Pilate
said
to
them, “Why,
what
evil
has
he
done?”
\par }{\PP But
they
cried
out exceedingly, “Crucify
him!”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Pilate,
wishing
to please
the
multitude,
released
Barabbas
to
them,
and
handed
over
Jesus,
when
he
had
flogged
him,
to
be
crucified.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
soldiers
led
him
away
within
the
court,
which
is
the
Praetorium;
and
they
called
together
the
whole
cohort.
\VS{17}They clothed
him
with
purple;
and weaving
a
crown
of
thorns,
they
put
it
on
him.
\VS{18}They
began
to salute
him, “Hail,
King
of
the
Jews!”
\VS{19}They
struck
his
head
with
a
reed
and
spat
on
him,
and
bowing
their
knees,
did homage
to
him.
\VS{20}When
they
had
mocked
him,
they
took
the
purple
cloak
off
him,
and
put
his
own
garments
on
him.
They
led
him
out
to
crucify
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}They compelled
one
passing
by,
coming
from
the
country,
Simon
of
Cyrene,
the
father
of
Alexander
and
Rufus,
to
go
with
them
that
he
might
bear
his
cross.
\VS{22}They
brought
him
to
the
place
called
Golgotha,
which
is,
being interpreted, “The
place
of
a
skull.”
\VS{23}They offered
him
wine
mixed
with
myrrh
to drink,
but
he
didn’t
take
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Crucifying
him,
they parted
his
garments amongst
them,
casting
lots
on
them,
what
each
should
take.
\VS{25}It
was
the
third
hour\FTNT{*}{{\FR 15:25 }
9:00 a.m.}
when
they
crucified
him.
\VS{26}The superscription
of
his accusation
was
written over
him: “THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.”
\VS{27}With
him
they
crucified
two
robbers,
one
on
his
right
hand,
and
one
on
his
left.
\VS{28}The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”\FTNT{†}{{\FR 15:28 }
NU omits verse 28.}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Those
who passed
by
blasphemed
him,
wagging
their
heads
and
saying, “Ha!
You
who
destroy
the
temple
and
build
it
in
three
days,
\VS{30}save
yourself,
and
come
down
from
the
cross!”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Likewise,
also
the
chief
priests
mocking amongst
themselves
with
the
scribes
said, “He
saved
others.
He
can’t
save
himself.
\VS{32}Let
the
Christ,
the
King
of
Israel,
now
come
down
from
the
cross,
that
we
may
see
and
believe
him.”\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 15:32 }
TR omits “him”}
Those
who
were
crucified
with
him
also insulted
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}When
the
sixth
hour\FTNT{§}{{\FR 15:33 }
or, noon}
had
come,
there
was
darkness
over
the
whole
land
until
the ninth
hour.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 15:33 }
3:00 p.m.}
\VS{34}At
the ninth
hour
Jesus
cried
with
a
loud
voice, saying,
{\WJ{“Eloi,
Eloi,
lama
sabachthani?”}}
which
is,
being interpreted,
{\WJ{“My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
forsaken
me?”}}
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 15:34 }
Psalm 22:1}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Some
of
those
who
stood
by,
when
they
heard
it,
said, “Behold,
he
is
calling
Elijah.”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}One
ran,
and
filling
a
sponge full
of vinegar,
put
it
on
a
reed
and
gave
it
to
him
to
drink,
saying, “Let
him
be. Let’s
see
whether
Elijah
comes
to
take
him
down.”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Jesus cried out
with
a
loud
voice,
and
gave up
the spirit.
\VS{38}The
veil
of
the
temple
was
torn
in
two
from
the
top
to
the
bottom.
\VS{39}When
the
centurion,
who
stood
by opposite
him,
saw
that
he cried
out
like
this
and
breathed
his
last,
he
said, “Truly
this
man
was
the
Son
of
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}There
were
also
women
watching
from afar, amongst
whom
were
both
Mary
Magdalene
and
Mary
the
mother
of
James
the
less
and
of
Joses,
and
Salome;
\VS{41}who,
when
he
was
in
Galilee,
followed
him
and
served
him;
and
many
other
women
who
came
up
with
him
to
Jerusalem.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}When
evening
had
now
come,
because
it
was
the
Preparation
Day,
that
is,
the
day
before
the
Sabbath,
\VS{43}Joseph
of Arimathaea,
a
prominent
council
member
who
also
himself
was
looking
for
God’s
Kingdom,
came.
He
boldly
went
in
to
Pilate,
and
asked
for
Jesus’
body.
\VS{44}Pilate
was
surprised
to hear
that
he
was
already
dead;
and
summoning
the
centurion,
he
asked
him
whether
he
had
been
dead
long.
\VS{45}When
he
found
out
from
the
centurion,
he
granted
the
body
to
Joseph.
\VS{46}He
bought
a
linen
cloth,
and taking
him
down, wound
him
in
the
linen
cloth
and
laid
him
in
a
tomb
which
had
been
cut
out
of
a
rock.
He
rolled
a
stone
against
the
door
of
the
tomb.
\VS{47}Mary
Magdalene
and
Mary
the mother
of
Joses,
saw
where
he
was
laid.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
the
Sabbath
was past,
Mary
Magdalene,
and
Mary
the mother
of
James,
and
Salome
bought
spices,
that
they
might
come
and
anoint
him.
\VS{2}Very
early
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
they
came
to
the
tomb
when
the
sun
had
risen.
\VS{3}They
were
saying amongst
themselves, “Who
will
roll
away
the
stone
from
the
door
of
the
tomb
for
us?”
\VS{4}for
it
was
very
big.
Looking
up,
they
saw
that
the
stone
was
rolled back.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Entering
into
the
tomb,
they
saw
a
young
man
sitting
on
the
right side,
dressed
in
a
white
robe;
and
they
were
amazed.
\VS{6}He
said
to
them, “Don’t
be
amazed.
You
seek
Jesus,
the
Nazarene,
who
has
been
crucified.
He
has
risen!
He
is
not
here.
See
the
place
where
they
laid
him!
\VS{7}But
go,
tell
his
disciples
and
Peter, ‘He
goes
before
you
into
Galilee.
There
you
will
see
him,
as
he
said
to
you.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}They
went
out,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 16:8 }
TR adds “quickly”}
and
fled
from
the
tomb,
for
trembling
and
astonishment
had
come
on
them.
They
said
nothing
to
anyone;
for
they
were
afraid.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 16:8 }
One isolated manuscript omits verses 9-20 but adds this “short ending of Mark” to the end of verse 8:
They told all that had been commanded them briefly to those around Peter. After that, Jesus himself sent them out, from east to west, with the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 16:9 }
NU includes the text of verses 9-20, but mentions in a footnote that a few manuscripts omitted it. The translators of the World English Bible regard Mark 16:9-20 as reliable based on an overwhelming majority of textual evidence, including not only the authoritative Greek Majority Text New Testament, but also the TR and many of the manuscripts cited in the NU text.}Now
when
he
had
risen
early
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
he
appeared
first
to
Mary
Magdalene,
from
whom
he
had
cast
out
seven
demons.
\VS{10}She
went
and
told
those
who
had
been
with
him,
as
they
mourned
and
wept.
\VS{11}When
they
heard
that
he
was
alive
and
had
been
seen
by
her,
they
disbelieved.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}After
these
things
he
was
revealed
in
another
form
to
two
of
them
as
they
walked,
on
their
way
into
the
country.
\VS{13}They
went
away
and
told
it
to
the
rest.
They didn’t
believe
them,
either.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Afterward
he
was
revealed
to
the
eleven
themselves
as
they sat
at
the table;
and
he rebuked
them
for
their
unbelief
and
hardness
of
heart,
because
they
didn’t
believe
those
who
had
seen
him
after
he
had
risen.
\VS{15}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Go
into
all
the
world
and
preach
the
Good
News
to
the
whole
creation.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
He
who
believes
and
is baptised
will
be
saved;
but
he
who disbelieves
will
be
condemned.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
These
signs
will
accompany
those
who
believe:
in
my
name
they
will
cast
out
demons;
they
will
speak
with
new
languages;
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
they
will
take
up
serpents;
and
if
they
drink
any
deadly
thing,
it
will
in
no
way
hurt
them;
they
will
lay
hands
on
the
sick,
and
they
will recover.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}So
then
the
Lord,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 16:19 }
NU adds “Jesus”}
after
he
had
spoken
to
them,
was
received
up
into
heaven
and
sat
down
at
the
right
hand
of
God.
\VS{20}They
went
out
and
preached
everywhere,
the
Lord
working
with
them
and confirming
the
word
by
the
signs
that
followed. Amen.
\par }