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THE HOLY BIBLE
Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,
and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with
the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner
A.D. 1749-1752
THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO ST. MARK
St. Mark, the disciple and interpreter of St. Peter (saith St. Jerome),
according to what he heard from Peter himself, wrote at Rome a brief
Gospel at the request of the Brethren, about ten years after our lord's
Ascension; which when Peter had heard, he approved of it and with his
authority published it to the church to be read. Baronius and others say
that the original was written in Latin: but the more general opinion is
that the Evangelist wrote it in Greek.
Mark Chapter 1
The preaching of John the Baptist. Christ is baptized by him. He calls
his disciples and works many miracles.
1:1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
1:2. As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel
before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.
1:3. A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the
Lord; make straight his paths.
1:4. John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching the baptism of
penance, unto remission of sins.
1:5. And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all they of
Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing
their sins.
1:6. And John was clothed camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his
loins: and he ate locusts and wild honey.
1:7. And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
1:8. I have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost.
1:9. And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee and was baptized by John in Jordan.
1:10. And forthwith coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens open
and the Spirit as a dove descending and remaining on him.
1:11. And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in
thee I am well pleased.
1:12. And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.
1:13. And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was
tempted by Satan. And he was with beasts: and the angels ministered to
him.
1:14. And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came in Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
1:15. And saying: The time is accomplished and the kingdom of God is at
hand. Repent and believe the gospel:
1:16. And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his
brother, casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen.
1:17. And Jesus said to them: Come after me; and I will make you to
become fishers of men.
1:18. And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.
1:19. And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of
Zebedee and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the
ship:
1:20. And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in
the ship with his hired men, they followed him.
1:21. And they entered into Capharnaum: and forthwith upon the sabbath
days going into the synagogue, he taught them.
1:22. And they were astonished at his doctrine. For he was teaching them
as one having power, and not as the scribes.
1:23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and
he cried out,
1:24. Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou
come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
1:25. And Jesus threatened him, saying: Speak no more, and go out of the
man.
1:26. And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying out with a loud
voice, went out of him.
1:27. And they were all amazed insomuch that they questioned among
themselves, saying: What thing is this? What is this new doctrine? For
with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits: and they obey him.
1:28. And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of
Galilee.
1:29. And immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the
house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
1:30. And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith
they tell him of her.
1:31. And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and
immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
1:32. And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all
that were ill and that were possessed with devils.
1:33. And all the city was gathered together at the door.
1:34. And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases. And
he cast out many devils: and he suffered them not to speak, because they
knew him.
1:35. And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and
there he prayed.
1:36. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
1:37. And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.
1:38. And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and
cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.
1:39. And he was preaching in their synagogues and in all Galilee and
casting out devils.
1:40. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him and kneeling down,
said to him: If thou wilt thou canst make me clean.
1:41. And Jesus, having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand and
touching him saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean.
1:42. And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him:
and he was made clean.
1:43. And he strictly charged him and forthwith sent him away.
1:44. And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to
the high priest and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses
commanded, for a testimony to them.
1:45. But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the
word: so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in
desert places. And they flocked to him from all sides.
Mark Chapter 2
Christ heals the sick of the palsy. He calls Matthew and excuses his
disciples.
2:1. And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.
2:2. And it was heard that he was in the house. And many came together,
so that there was no room: no, not even at the door. And he spoke to
them the word.
2:3. And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was
carried by four.
2:4. And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they
uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it, they let down the bed
wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.
2:5. And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the
palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
2:6. And there were some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in
their hearts:
2:7. Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins,
but God only?
2:8. Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought
within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your
hearts?
2:9. Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are
forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk?
2:10. But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy):
2:11. I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go into thy house.
2:12. And immediately he arose and, taking up his bed, went his way in
the sight of all: so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We
never saw the like.
2:13. And he went forth again to the sea side: and all the multitude
came to him. And he taught them.
2:14. And when he was passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus,
sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And
rising up, he followed him.
2:15. And it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house, many Publicans
and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they,
with Jesus who also followed him. For they were many, who also followed
him.
2:16. And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with
publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat
and drink with publicans and sinners?
2:17. Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need
of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just,
but sinners.
2:18. And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And
they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the
Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?
2:19. And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as
long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom
with them, they cannot fast.
2:20. But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away
from them: and then they shall fast in those days.
2:21. No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise
the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater
rent.
2:22. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine
will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled and the
bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
2:23. And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn
fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to
pluck the ears of corn.
2:24. And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath
day that which is not lawful?
2:25. And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he
had need and was hungry, himself and they that were with him?
2:26. How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest,
and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but
for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?
2:27. And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the sabbath.
2:28. Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
Mark Chapter 3
Christ heals the withered hand. He chooses the twelve. He confutes the
blasphemy of the Pharisees.
3:1. And he entered again into the synagogue: and there was a man there
who had a withered hand.
3:2. And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days,
that they might accuse him.
3:3. And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the
midst.
3:4. And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days,
or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.
3:5. And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the
blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand.
And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.
3:6. And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with
the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
3:7. But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great
multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,
3:8. And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and from beyond the Jordan. And
they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which
he did, came to him.
3:9. And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him,
because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
3:10. For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch
him, as many as had evils.
3:11. And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him:
and they cried, saying:
3:12. Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they
should not make him known.
3:13. And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would
himself: and they came to him.
3:14. And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send
them to preach.
3:15. And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
3:16. And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
3:17. And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and
he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
3:18. And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and
James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus and Simon the Cananean:
3:19. And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
3:20. And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again,
so that they could not so much as eat bread.
3:21. And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on
him. For they said: He is become mad.
3:22. And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
3:23. And after he had called them together, he said to them in
parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
3:24. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand.
3:25. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
3:26. And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and
cannot stand, but hath an end.
3:27. No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his
goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder
his house.
3:28. Amen I say to you that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of
men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:
3:29. But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never
have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.
3:30. Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
3:31. And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent
unto him, calling him.
3:32. And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy
mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
3:33. And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
3:34. And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith:
Behold my mother and my brethren.
3:35. For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my
sister, and mother.
Mark Chapter 4
The parable of the sower. Christ stills the tempest at sea.
4:1. And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude
was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat
in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.
4:2. And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in
his doctrine:
4:3. Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
4:4. And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of
the air came and ate it up.
4:5. And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth;
and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.
4:6. And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no
root, it withered away.
4:7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it,
and it yielded no fruit.
4:8. And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew
up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a
hundred.
4:9. And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
4:10. And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the
parable.
4:11. And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the
kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in
parables:
4:12. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may
hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and
their sins should be forgiven them.
That seeing they may see, etc... in punishment of their wilfully
shutting their eyes, (St. Matt. 13. 15,) God justly withdrew those
lights and graces, which otherwise he would have given them, for their
effectual conversion.
4:13. And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how
shall you know all parables?
4:14. He that soweth, soweth the word.
4:15. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as
soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the
word that was sown in their hearts.
4:16. And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who
when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
4:17. And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and
then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are
presently scandalized.
4:18. And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they
that hear the word,
4:19. And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made
fruitless.
4:20. And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the
word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty,
and another a hundred.
4:21. And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
4:22. For there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest:
neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.
4:23. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
4:24. And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you
shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given
to you.
4:25. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.
4:26. And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the earth,
4:27. And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should
spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.
4:28. For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade,
then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.
4:29. And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is come.
4:30. And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what
parable shall we compare it?
4:31. It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the
earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:
4:32. And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all
herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may
dwell under the shadow thereof.
4:33. And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according
as they were able to hear.
4:34. And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he
explained all things to his disciples.
4:35. And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass
over to the other side.
4:36. And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in
the ship: and there were other ships with him.
4:37. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
ship, so that the ship was filled.
4:38. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow;
and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth, it not concern thee
that we perish?
4:39. And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be
still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.
4:40. And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet?
And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this
(thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?
Mark Chapter 5
Christ casts out a legion of devils: he heals the issue of blood, and
raises the daughter of Jairus to life.
5:1. And they came over the strait of the sea, into the country of the
Gerasens.
5:2. And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of
the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,
5:3. Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him,
not even with chains.
5:4. For having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst
the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces, and no one could tame him.
5:5. And he was always day and night in the monuments and in the
mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones.
5:6. And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and adored him.
5:7. And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee,
Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou
torment me not.
5:8. For he said unto him: Go out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
5:9. And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is
Legion, for we are many.
5:10. And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of
the country.
5:11. And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine,
feeding.
5:12. And the spirits besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that
we may enter into them.
5:13. And Jesus immediately gave them leave. And the unclean spirits
going out, entered into the swine: and the herd with great violence was
carried headlong into the sea, being about two thousand, were stifled in
the sea.
5:14. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the
fields. And they went out to see what was done:
5:15. And they came to Jesus, and they see him that was troubled with
the devil, sitting, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid.
5:16. And they that had seen it, told them, in what manner he had been
dealt with who had the devil; and concerning the swine.
5:17. And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts.
5:18. And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with
the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.
5:19. And he admitted him not, but saith him: Go into thy house to thy
friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and
hath had mercy thee.
5:20. And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great
things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered.
5:21. And when Jesus had passed again in the ship over the strait, a
great multitude assembled together unto him, and he was nigh unto the
sea.
5:22. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named Jairus:
and seeing him, falleth down at his feet.
5:23. And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of
death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.
5:24. And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they
thronged him.
5:25. And a woman who was under an issue of blood twelve years,
5:26. And had suffered many things from many physicians; and had spent
all that she had, and was nothing the better, but rather worse,
5:27. When she had heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and
touched his garment.
5:28. For she said: If I shall touch but his garment, I shall be whole.
5:29. And forthwith the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt
in her body that she was healed of the evil.
5:30. And immediately Jesus knowing in himself the virtue that had
proceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said: Who hath touched my
garments?
5:31. And his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging
thee, and sayest thou who hath touched me?
5:32. And he looked about to see her who had done this.
5:33. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her,
came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
5:34. And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go
in peace, and be thou whole of thy disease.
5:35. While he was yet speaking, some come from the ruler of the
synagogue's house, saying: Thy daughter is dead: why dost thou trouble
the master any further?
5:36. But Jesus having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the
ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.
5:37. And he admitted not any man to follow him, but Peter, and James,
and John the brother of James.
5:38. And they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he
seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much.
5:39. And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep?
the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
5:40. And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out,
taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with
him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
5:41. And taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her: Talitha cumi,
which is, being interpreted: Damsel (I say to thee) arise.
5:42. And immediately the damsel rose up, and walked: and she was twelve
years old: and they were astonished with a great astonishment.
5:43. And he charged them strictly that no man should know it: and
commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Mark Chapter 6
Christ teaches at Nazareth: he sends forth the twelve apostles: he feeds
five thousand with five loaves; and walks upon the sea.
6:1. And going out from thence, he went into his own country; and his
disciples followed him.
6:2. And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue:
and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How
came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given
to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands?
6:3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James,
and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us?
And they were scandalized in regard of him.