MATTHEW, Christ's death and burial 38 Then were there two thieves; Magdalene, and Mary the mother crucified with him one on the of James and Joses, and the mo right hand, and another on the ther of Zebedee's children. left. 39 And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now, from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, say ing, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken no? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias, 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom: and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints which slept, arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now, when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were there (beholding afar off) which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 Among which was Mary 34 57 1 When the even was cone, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pinte commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magda lene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 Now, the next day that fol lowed the day of the preparation the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while be was yet alive, After three days 1 will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples com by night, and steal him away, an say unto the people,, He is rise from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stock. and setting a watch. CHAP. XXVIII. began to dawn toward the firs day of the week, came Mary Mar dalene, and the other Mary to sex the sepulchre. 2 And behold, there was a grest earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white s CHAP. XXVIII. is resurrection, sciples, that he is risen from the ad, and behold, he goeth before u into Galilee; there shall ye see m: lo, I have told you.. And they departed quickly from sepulchre, with fear and great and did run to bring his disples word. 9 T And as they went to tell his sciples, behold, Jesus met them, ying, All hail. And they came, d held him by the feet, and woripped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, not afraid: go tell my brethren, at they go into Galilee, and there all they see me. 11 Now, when they were going, hold, some of the watch came o the city, and shewed unto the ef priests all the things that were ne. 2 And when they were assemed with the elders, and had taken insel, they gave large money to the soldiers, and appearance came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had ap pointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted 18 And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given. unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 1 Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, eren unto the end of 3 Saying, Say ye, His disciples the world. Amen. ¶ The GOSPEL according to ST. MARK. CHAP. I. John Baptist's Office. Jout of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my be old, I send my messenger beloved Son, in whom I am well thy face, which shall prepare pleased. way before thee; 12 And immediately the Spirit The voice of one crying in the driveth him into the wilderness." lerness, Prepare ye the way of 13 And he was there in the Lord, make his paths straight. wilderness forty days tempted of John did baptize in the wil-Satan; and was with the wild ness, and preach the baptism beasts; and the angels ministered epentance, for the remission of unto him. And there went out unto him he land of Judea, and they of salem, and were all baptized of in the river of Jordan, confesstheir sins. And John was clothed with ca's hair, and with a girdle of a about his loins; and he did eat ists and wild honey;. And preached, saying, There neth one mightier than I after the latchet of whose shoes I not worthy to stoop down and Dose. I indeed have baptized you with er: but he shall baptize you the Holy Ghost. And it came to pass in those , that Jesus came from Nazaof Galilee, and was baptized of n in Jordan. 14 Now, after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel, 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship And straightway coming up mending their nets. 35 Christ's miracles. MARK, The leper cleansed. 20 And straightway he called us go into the next towns, that I them and they left their father may preach there also: for thereZebedee in the ship with the hired fore came I forth. servants, and went after him. 39 And he preached in their syna21 And they went into Caper-gogues throughout all Galilee, and naum; and straightway on the sab- cast out devils. bath-day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.. 23 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with com passion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed, 43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came him from every quarter. CHAP. II. Christ healeth the Palsy. 29 And forthwith, when they AND again he entered into Ca pernaum, after some days; and were come out of the synagogue, it was noised that he was in the they entered into the house of house. Simon and Andrew, with James 2 And straightway many were and John. gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the doorand he preached the word unto them. 30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and anon they tell him of her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 32 And at even when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and east out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36 And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men week for thee. 38 And he said unto them, Let 36 3 And they come unto him bringing one sick of the palsy. which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press they uncovered the roof where be was; and when they had broken up, they let down the bed wherea the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, be said unto the sick of the palsy, So thy sins be forgiven thee. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sin but God only? perceived in his spirit that they sa 8 And immediately, when Jesu reasoned within themselves, he s unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say CHAP. III. atthew called. 10 But that ye may know that the 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and ke up thy bed, and go thy way to thy house. 12 And immediately he arose, nk up the bed, and went forth fore them all; insomuch that ey were all amazed, and glorified od, saying, We never saw it on s fashion. 13 And he went forth again by e sea-side; and all the multitude sorted unto him, and he taught em. 14 And as he passed by, he saw evi the son of Alpheus, sitting at e receipt of custom, and said unto n, Follow me. And he arose, d followed him. 15 And it came to pass, that as sus sat at meat in his house, ny publicans and sinners sat o together with Jesus and his ciples; for there were many, they followed him. 6 And when the scribes and arisees saw him ent with publims and sinners, they said unto disciples, How is it that he eatand drinketh with publicans d sinners? 7 When Jesus heard it, he saith to them, They that are whole. ve no need of the physician, but y that are sick: I came not to call righteous, but sinners, to retance. 8 And the disciples of John, of the Pharisees, used to fast: they come, and say unto him, hy do the disciples of John, and the Pharisees fast, but thy discis fast not? 9 And Jesus said unto them, n the children of the brideamber fast, while the bridegroom with them? As long as they have - bridegroom with them, they not fast. CO But the days will come, when bridegroom shall be taken ay from them, and then shall y fast in those days. El No man also seweth a piece of w cloth on an old garment: else new piece that filled it up, tah away from the old, and the at is made worse. 2 And no man putteth new ne into old bottles: else the w wine doth burst the bottles, d the wine is spilled, and the tles will be marred: but new Withered hand healed wine must be put into new bottles. 23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn-fields on the sabbath-day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath-day that which is not lawful? 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was a hun gered, he and they that were with him ? 26 How he went into the house of God, in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shew-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore, the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. CHAP. III. The Apostles chosen. AND he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath-day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbathdays, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, 8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on 37 The apostles ordained. MARK, him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. II And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he straitly charged them, that they should not make him known. 13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter. Parable of the sower 20 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eter nal damnation: 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without, sent unto him, ealling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him; and they said unto him, Be hold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.. 33 And he answered them, saying. Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my bro 17 And James the son of Zebe-ther, and my sister, and mother. dee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them CHAP. IV. The Parable of the Sower, &c. Boanerges, which is, The sons of AND he began again to teach by 19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into a house. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not 50 much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him for they said, He is beside himself. 22 T And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, ne cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 28 Verily, I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 38 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow. 4 And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up. it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up. and increased, and brought forth some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. 9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And when he was alone, they that that were about him, with the twelve, asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unte you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That sceing they may see land not perceive; and hearing |