43 He trusted in God; let him deliver 24 When Pilate faw that he could him now, if he will have him for he prevail nothing, but that rather a tu-faid, I am the fon of God. mult was made, he took water, and wath- 44 The thieves also, which were crucied bis hands before the multitude, fay-cified with him, caft the fame in his teeth. ing, I am innocent of the blood of this juft perfon; fee ye to it.

Chap. i. He appeareth to the women, &c. 767 59 And when Jofeph had taken the body the faid. Come, fee the place where the he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, Lord lay.

10 Then faid Jefus unto them, Be not afraid; go tell my brethren that they go 64 Command therefore that the fepul-into Galilee, and there fhall they fee me. chre be made fure until the third day, left his difciples come by night and steal him away, and fay unto the people, He is rifen from the dead: fo the laft error fhall be worse than the first.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MARK.

7 And preached, faying, There comleth one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whofe fhoes I am not worthy -4 John did baptize in the wildernefs, to floop down and unioofe.

768 Jefus is baptized.

St. MARK.

He cureth the fick.

8 I indeed have baptized you with wa-28 And immediately his fame fpread ter: but he fall baptize you with the abroad throughout all the region round Holy Ghost. about Galile.

29 And forthwith when they were come out of the fynagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and ́Andrew, with James and John.

9 And it came to pass in thofe days, that Jefus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he faw the heavens opened, and the fpirit like a dove defcending up- of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. on him : 31 And he came and took her by the

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay fick

11 And there came a voice from heav-hand, and lifted her up; and immediateen, faying, Thou art my beloved Son, inly the fever left her, and the ministered whom I am well pleased. unto them.

12 ¶ And immediately the spirit driveth, him into the wilderness.

18 And he was there in the wilderness farty days tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beatts; and the angels miniftered unto him.

ing the gospel of the kingdom of God,

82 And at even, when the fun did fet, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were poffeffed with devils.

$3 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

14 Now after that John was put in 34 And he healed many that were fick prifon, Jefus came into Galilee, preach-of divers difeafes, and caft out many devils; and fuffered not the devils to 15 And faying, The time is fulfilled,|speak, because they knew him. and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

16 Now as he walked by the fea of Galilee, he faw Simon and Andrew his brother, cafting a net into the fea: for they were fifhers.

17 And Jefus faid unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fibers of men.

18 And straightway they forfook their nets, and followed him.

35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a folitary place, and there prayed.

36 And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.

37 And when they had found him, they faid unto him, All men seek for thee.

88 And he faid unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there alfo: for therefore caine I forth. 39 And he preached in their fyna19 And when he had gone a little furgognes throughout all Galilee, and caft ther thence, he faw James the jon of out devils. Zebedee, and John his brother, who alfo were in the hip mending their nets.

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20 And ftraightway he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the thip with the hired fervants, and went after him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and ftraightway on the fabbath day he entered into the fynagogue, and taught 22 And they were aftonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the fcribes.

40 And there came a leper to him, befeeching him, and kneeling down to him, and faying unto him, Jf thou wilt, thou canft make me clean.

41 And Jefus, moved with compaffion, put forth bis hand, and touched him, and faith unto him, I will, be thou clean."

42 And as foon as he had fpoken, immediately the leprofy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

43 And he ftraitly charged him, and forthwith fent him away;

44 And faith unto him, See thou fay

23 And there was in their fynagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cri-nothing to any man but go thy way, ed out,

24 Saying, Let us alone; What have we to do with thee, thou Jefus of Nazareth Art thou come to deftroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jefus rebuked him, faying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean (pirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, infomuch that they queftioned among themfelves, faying, What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority cominandeth he even the unclean fpirits, and they do obey him.

thew thyfelf to the priest, and offer tor thy cleaning those things which Mofes commanded, for a tellimony unto them.

45 But he went out, and began to pub lit much, and to blaze abroad the matter, infomuch that Jefus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in defert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

CHAP. II.

1 Chrift bealeth one fick of the palfy, 14 calleth Matthew, 15 and eateth with publicans and finners.

AND again he entered into Caperna um after fome days; and it was noifed that he was in the house.

Matthew called.

Chap. iii.

4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the prefs, they uncovered the roof where he was and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the fick of the palfy lay.

5 When Jefus faw their faith, he faid unto the fick of the palty, Son, thy fins be forgiven thee.

The withered hand healed. 769 19 And Jefus faid unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom fhall be taken away from them,and then fhall they faft in those days. 21 No man alfo feweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: elfe the new piece that filled it up, taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: elfe the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred; but new wine must be put into new bottles.

6 But there were certain of the fcribes fitting there, and reafoning in their hearts, 23 And it came to pafs, that he went 7 Whydoth this man thus fpeak blafphe-through the corn fields on the fabbath mies? Who can forgive fins but God only? day; and his difciples began as they 8 And immediately when Jefus per- went, to pluck the ears of corn. ceived in his fpirit that they fo reafoned within themfelves, he faid unto them, Why reafon ye thefe things in your hearts ?

9 Whether is it easier to say to the fick of the paify, Thy fins be forgiven thee; or to fay, Arife, and take up thy bed and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive fins, (he faith to the fick of the palfy)

11 I fay unto thee, Arife, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 13 And immediately he arofe, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; infomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, faying, we never faw it on this fashion.

13 And he went forth again by the fea fide; and all the multitude reforted unto him, and he taught them.

14 And as he paffed by, he faw Levi the son of Alpheus fitting at the receipt of custom, and faid unto him, Follow me. And he arofe and followed him.

24 And the Pharifees faid unto him, Behold, Why do they on the fabbath day that which is not lawful?

25 And he faid unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, 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 fhewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave alfo to them which were with him?

27 And he faid unto them, The fabbath was made for man, and not man for the fabbath:

28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord alfo of the fabbath.

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CHAP. III. The withered band bealed. 18 The a. poftles chofen. 22 The fcribes confuted. 31 Who are Chrift's relations.

AND he entered again into the fynagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

2 And they watched him, whether he 15 And it came to pafs, that, as Je- would heal him on the fabbath day; that fus fat at meat in his houfe, many pub-they might accufe him.

licans and finners fat alto together with 8 And he faith unto the man which Jefus and his difciples: for there were had the withered hand, Stand forth. many, and they followed him.

4 And he faith unto them, Is it law

16 And when the fcribes and Phari-ful to do good on the fabbath days, or to fees faw him eat with publicans and fin- do evil? To fave life, or to kill? But ners, they faid unto his difciples, How is they held their peace. it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and finners?

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5 And when he had looked round a bout on them with anger, being grieved 17 When Jefus heard it, he faith unto for the hardness of their hearts, he faith them, They that are whole have no need unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. of a physician, but they that are fick And he ftretched it out: and his hand came not to call the righteous, but fin- was restored whole as the other. ners, to repentance. 6 And the Pharifees went forth, and 18 And the difciples of John and offtraightway took counlel with the Herothe Pharifees ufed to faft: and they comedians against him, how they might deand fay unto him, Why do the difciples ftroy_him.

of John and of the Pharifees faßt, but thy 7 But Jefus withdrew himself with his difciples faft not ?. difciples to the sea ; and a great multitude

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T70 The apofiles chofen.

St. MARK. tude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

8 And from Jerufalem, 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 difciples, that a fmall ship fhould wait on him, because of the multitude,left they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many : infomuch that they prefed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

11 And unclean fpirits, when they faw him, fell down before him, and cried, faying, Thou art the Son of God.

12 And he ftraitly charged them that they thould not make him known.

15 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto bim whom he would and they came unto him.

14 And he ordained twelve, that they fhould be with him, and that he might fend them forth to preach.

The parable of the former.

the Holy Ghoft hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, ftanding without, fent unto him, calling him.

32 And the multitude fat about him, and they faid unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without feek for thee. 53 And he answered them, faying, Who is my mother, or my brethren ?

34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and faid, Behold my mother and my brethren !

$5 For whofoever fhall do the will of God, the fame is my brother, and my fifter, and mother.

CHAP. IV.

1 The parable of the forer. 14 The meaning thereof. 26 Of the feed growing fecretly, 50 and of the mustard feed. AND he began again to teach by the fea fide: and there was gathered un

15 And to have power to heal fickneff-to es, and to caft out devils:

16 And Simon he furnamed Peter; 17 And James the fon of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he furnamed them Boanerges, which is, The

fons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the fen of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

him a great multitude, fo that he entered into a fhip, and fat in the fea; and the whole multitude was by the fea on the land,

2 And he taught them many things by parables, and faid unto them in his doctrine,

3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a fower to fow:

And it came to pafs, as he fowed, fome fell by the way fide, and the fowls 19 And Judas Iscariot, which alfo be-of the air came and devoured it up. trayed him: and they went into an houfe. 5 And fome fell on ftony ground, 20 And the multitude cometh together where it had not much earth; and imagain. fo that they could not fo much as mediately it fprang up, because it had no eat bread. depth of earth:

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him for they faid, He is befide himself.

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22 And the fcribes which came down from Jerufalem faid, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils cafleth he out devils.

6 But when the fun was up, it was fcorched and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And fome fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And other fell on good ground, and 23 And he called them unto him, and did yield fruit that fprang up and infaid unto them in parables, How can Sa-creafed: and brought forth, fome thirty, tan caft out Satan?

24 And ifa kingdom be divided against itfelf, that kingdom cannot fland.

25 And if a houfe be divided against itfelf, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan rife up against himfelf, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a trong man's houfe, and fpoil his goods, except he will first bind the frong man; and then he will fpol his houfe.

28 Verily ffay unto you, All fins fhall be forgiven unto the fons of men, and blafphemies wherewith foever they shall blafpheme:

29 But he that ball blafpheme againfl

and fome fixty, and fome an hundred.

9 And he faid unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve, ‘aķed of him the parable.

11 And he faid unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

12 That feeing they may fee, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; left at any time they should be converted, and their fins should be forgiven them.

15 And he faid unto them, Know ye

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