Jesus feedeth five thousand. A. D. 32. ST. MARK. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, Matt. 14. 15. and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: Luke 9. 12. k 1 Sam. 9. 13. Matt. 26. 26. 1 Matt. 14. 22. John 6. 17. Or, over against Bethsuida. m Matt. 14. 23. and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by 41 And when he had taken the five He reproveth the Pharisees. they came into the land of Gennesa- 54 And when they were come out of 56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. CHAPTER VII. The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating THEN 'came together unto him & Mat. 15. 1. the Pharisees, and certain of the 3 For the Pharisees, and all the 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47 m And when even was come, the John 6. 16, 17. ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walkn See Luke 24. ing upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 28. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. 52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves; for their Pheart was hardened. 6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. d Or, diligent ly: in the original.i the fist Or, beds, Mat 15 2. Is. 29. 1°. Matt 156. Or, frish trate. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy fa-dEx. 29.12 ther and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye say, If a man shall say 53 And when they had passed over, to his father or mother, It is 'Cor Meat defileth not a man. A. D. 32. 18 Matt. 15. 10. h Matt. 11. 15. Matt. 15. 15. * Gen. 6. 5. & 8. 21. Matt. 15. 19. 1 Matt. 15. 21. I Or, Gentile. ST. MARK. ban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth Jesus healeth a deaf man. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. A. D. 32. m Matt. 15. 29. n Matt. 9. 32. Luke 11. 14. a ch. 8. 23. John 9. 6. John 11. 41. & 17. 1. 34 And Plooking up to heaven, he pch. 6. 41. sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. q John 11. 33, 38. r Is. 35, 5, 6. Matt. 11. 5. 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they ch. 5. 43. should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. CHAPTER VIII. out into the draught, purging all Jesus feedeth four thousand. 10 The Pharisees remeats? 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. quire a sign. 14 Jesus warneth his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. 22 He healeth a blind man. 27 What the people think of Jesus, 29 and Peter's confession of him. 31 Jesus foretelleth his own death and resurrection. 34 Those who will follow him must take up their cross. IN N those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8 So they did eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. a Matt. 15. 32. b Matt. 15. 34. See ch. 6. 32. © Matt. 14. 19. ch. 6. 41. f Matt. 16. 5. g Matt. 16. 6. Luke 12. 1. h Matt. 16. 7. i ch. 6. 52. k Matt. 14. 20. ch. 6. 43. Luke 9. 17. John 6. 13. 1 Matt. 15. S$7. ver. 8. m ch. 6. 52. ver. 17. a ch. 7. 33. o Matt. 8. 4. ch. 5. 43. p Matt. 16. 13. Luke 9. 18. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. h 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? m 22 T And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cesarea Jesus foretelleth his death. Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? A. D. 32. 28 And they answered, John the Matt 14. 2. Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, 'Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. r Mart. 16. 16 John 6.63, & 1 11. 27. s Matt. 16, 20. & 17. 22 Luke 9.22. 31 And he began to teach them, Matt. 16. A. that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Transfiguration of Jesus. A. D. 32. 4 Dan. 7. 9. Matt. 28. 3. ⚫ Matt. 17. 9. f Mal. 4. 5. Matt. 17. 10. Ps. 22. 6. 13, 53, 2, &c. Dan. 9. 26. Luke 23. 11. Phil. 2. 7. i Matt. 11. 14. & 17. 12. Luke 1. 17. k Matt. 17. 14. Luke 9. 37. 1 Or, among yourselves? 1 Matt. 17. 14. Luke 9. 38. [ Or, dasheth him. d ST. MARK. 3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here and let us make three taberna- | cles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. f 11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13 But I say unto you, That 'Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit ; 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, heteareth him; and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. 19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. | A dumb spirit is cast out. 20 And they brought him unto him: and "when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 Jesus said unto him, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. A. D. 32. m ch. 1. 26, Luke 9. 42. n Matt. 17. 20. ch. 11. 23. Luke 17. 6. John 11. 40. 28 And when he was come into o Matt. 17. 19. the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Luke 9. 44. 30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 P For he taught his disciples, and P Matt. 17. 22. said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: Matt. 18. 1. and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. Offences to be avoided. A. D. 32. t Matt. 10. 40. Luke 9. 48. u Num. 11. 28. Luke 9. 49. ST. MARK. such children in my name, receiveth 38 ¶ "And John answered him, say- 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: x 1 Cor. 12. 3. for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. y See Matt. 12. 30. z Matt. 10. 42. a Matt. 18. 6. Luke 17. 1. b Deut. 13. 6. Matt. 5. 29. & 18. 8. Or, cause thee to offend. c Is. 66. 24. Or, cause thee to offend. d Lev. 2. 13. Ez. 43. 24. e Matt. 5. 13. Luke 14. 34. f Eph. 4. 29. Col. 4. 6. g Rom. 12. 18. & 14. 19. 2 Cor. 13. 11. Heb. 12. 14. 33. a Matt. 19. 1. Jobu 10. 40. & 11. 7. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: The question of divorce. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh : so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. A. D. 33. b Matt. 19.3 © Deut. 24. L Matt. 5. 31. & 19.7. d Gen. 1. 27. & 5.2 e Gen. 2 24. 1 Cor. 6. 16. Eph. 5. $1. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them, Who- Matt. 5. soever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. & 19. 9. Luke 16, 18. Rom. 7. 3. 1 Cor. 7. 10, 11. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 ¶ And they brought young chil- Man, 19, 13. dren to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. Luke 18. 15. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, 46 Where their worm dieth not, and Suffer the little children to come unto the fire is not quenched. me, and forbid them not; for of such 1 Cor. 14, 20 is the kingdom of God. AND 'he arose from thence, and him, Master, all these have I observed cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest go thy way, sell what |