The twelve CHAP. III. n5 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 thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. f 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. f7 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 him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. m10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. t 11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. apostles chosen. 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: n 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; n 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. f20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so 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. t 22 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? 12 And he straitly charged 24 And if a kingdom be them that they should not divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand." make him known. t 13 And he goeth up into ap 25-And if a house be dividmountain, and calleth unto ed against itself, that house him whom he would: and cannot stand. they came unto him. f14 And he ordained twelve 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be di S. MARK. of the sower. The parable vided, he cannot stand, but whole multitude was by the hath an end. sea on the land. i 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 27 No man can enter into a 2 And he taught them strong man's house, and spoil many things by parables, his goods, except he will first and said unto them in his bind the strong man; and doctrine, 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: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured t 29 But he that shall blas- it up. pheme against the Holy 5 And some fell on stony Ghost hath never forgive-ground, where it had not ness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. f31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, 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! t 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. f CHAP. IV. Α ND he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the 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 an hundred. 9 And he said 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 asked of him the parable. t 11 And he said 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 seeing they may see, and not perceive; and Parable of the CHAP. IV. hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. mustard seed. Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it I should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. d 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. i 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 25 For he that hath, to him i 16 And these are they like-shall be given: and he that wise which are sown on stony hath not, from him shall be ground; who, when they have taken even that which he heard the word, immediately hath, receive it with gladness; 26¶ And he said, So is the 17 And have no root in kingdom of God, as if a man themselves, and so endure should cast seed into the but for a time: afterward, ground; when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. i 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. A28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness 29 But when the fruit is of riches, and the lusts of brought forth, immediately other things entering in, he putteth in the sickle, bechoke the word and it because the harvest is come. cometh unfruitful. i 30 ¶ And he said, Whereund 20 And these are they to shall we liken the kingdom which are sown on good of God, or with what comground; such as hear the parison shall we compare it? word, and receive it, and 31 It is like a grain of musbring forth fruit, some thirty-tard seed, which, when it is fold, some sixty, and some an sown in the earth, is less hundred. than all the seeds that be in the earth: d 21 ¶ And he said unto them, Stilleth the tempest. g CHAP. V. ND they came over unto 32 But when it is sown, it wind and the sea obey him? greater than all herbs, and groweth up, and becometh shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow darenes. of it. 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. the other side of the sea, into the country of the Ga f2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 34 But without a parable 3 Who had his dwelling spake he not unto them: and among the tombs; and no when they were alone, he ex-man could bind him, no, not pounded all things to his with chains: disciples. f35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. t 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken 36 And when they had sent in pieces: neither could any away the multitude, they man tame him. took him even as he was in 5 And always, night and the ship. And there were also day, he was in the mounwith him other little ships.tains, and in the tombs, cryf37 And there arose a great ing, and cutting himself with storm of wind, and the waves stones. beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? m39 And he arose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, *7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? t 41 And they feared exceed- 10 And he besought him ingly, and said one to much that he would not send another, What manner of them awayout of the country. man is this, that even the 11 Now there was there the bloody issue, polis how great things Jesus 13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and 22 And, behold, there comthe herd ran violently down a eth one of the rulers of the steep place into the sea, (they synagogue, Jairus by name; were about two thousand,) and when he saw him, he fell and were choked in the sea. at his feet, 14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. d 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may m15 And they come to Jesus, be healed; and she shall live. and see him that was pos- f 24 And Jesus went with sessed with the devil, and him;and much people followhad the legion, sitting, and ed him, and thronged him. clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. f18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had f25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, t 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. been possessed with the de- 28 For she said, If I may vil prayed him that he might touch but his clothes, I shall be with him. be whole. d 19 Howbeit Jesus suffered m29 And straightway the him not, but saith unto him, fountain of her blood was Go home to thy friends, and dried up; and she felt in her tell them how great things body that she was healed of the Lord hath done for thee, that plague. and hath had compassion t 30 And Jesus, immediately on thee. knowing in himself that virg 20 And he departed, and tue had gone out of him,turnbegan to publish in Decaled him about in the press, |