The Bible, King James version, Book 41: Mark
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This eBook was produced by David Widger [widger@cecomet.net]
with the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992
and the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002.
Book 41 Mark
41:001:001 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
41:001:002 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
41:001:003 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way
of the Lord, make his paths straight.
41:001:004 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins.
41:001:005 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they
of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of
Jordan, confessing their sins.
41:001:006 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a
skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
41:001:007 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after
me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down
and unloose.
41:001:008 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize
you with the Holy Ghost.
41:001:009 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from
Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
41:001:010 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens
opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
41:001:011 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
41:001:012 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
41:001:013 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of
Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered
unto him.
41:001:014 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
41:001:015 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is
at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
41:001:016 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.
41:001:017 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make
you to become fishers of men.
41:001:018 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
41:001:019 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the
ship mending their nets.
41:001:020 And straightway he called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after
him.
41:001:021 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath
day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
41:001:022 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them
as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
41:001:023 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;
and he cried out,
41:001:024 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.
41:001:025 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of
him.
41:001:026 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a
loud voice, he came out of him.
41:001:027 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.
41:001:028 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the
region round about Galilee.
41:001:029 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they
entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and
John.
41:001:030 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they
tell him of her.
41:001:031 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and
immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
41:001:032 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all
that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
41:001:033 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
41:001:034 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast
out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because
they knew him.
41:001:035 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he
went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there
prayed.
41:001:036 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
41:001:037 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek
for thee.
41:001:038 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I
may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
41:001:039 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee,
and cast out devils.
41:001:040 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.
41:001:041 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and
touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
41:001:042 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed
from him, and he was cleansed.
41:001:043 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
41:001:044 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.
41:001:045 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 to him from every quarter.
41:002:001 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it
was noised that he was in the house.
41:002:002 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that
there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about
the door: and he preached the word unto them.
41:002:003 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which
was borne of four.
41:002:004 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they
uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it
up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
41:002:005 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
41:002:006 But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts,
41:002:007 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins
but God only?
41:002:008 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they
so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason
ye these things in your hearts?
41:002:009 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins
be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
41:002:010 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth
to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
41:002:011 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way
into thine house.
41:002:012 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth
before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and
glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
41:002:013 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught them.
41:002:014 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting
at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he
arose and followed him.
41:002:015 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house,
many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and
his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
41:002:016 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans
and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
41:002:017 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole
have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came
not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
41:002:018 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast:
and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John
and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
41:002:019 And Jesus said 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.
41:002:020 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
41:002:021 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment:
else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old,
and the rent is made worse.
41:002:022 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else 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.
41:002:023 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.
41:002:024 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not lawful?
41:002:025 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when
he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with
him?
41:002:026 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the
high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to
eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with
him?
41:002:027 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not
man for the sabbath:
41:002:028 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
41:003:001 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man
there which had a withered hand.
41:003:002 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath
day; that they might accuse him.
41:003:003 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand
forth.
41:003:004 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath
days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held
their peace.
41:003:005 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.
41:003:006 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel
with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
41:003:007 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and
a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
41:003:008 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, 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.
41:003:009 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait
on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
41:003:010 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him
for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
41:003:011 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him,
and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
41:003:012 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him
known.
41:003:013 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he
would: and they came unto him.
41:003:014 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that
he might send them forth to preach,
41:003:015 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
41:003:016 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
41:003:017 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James;
and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
41:003:018 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and
Simon the Canaanite,
41:003:019 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went
into an house.
41:003:020 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could
not so much as eat bread.
41:003:021 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on
him: for they said, He is beside himself.
41:003:022 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out
devils.
41:003:023 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables,
How can Satan cast out Satan?
41:003:024 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand.
41:003:025 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot
stand.
41:003:026 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.
41:003:027 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.
41:003:028 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the
sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall
blaspheme:
41:003:029 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
41:003:030 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
41:003:031 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing
without, sent unto him, calling him.
41:003:032 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him,
Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
41:003:033 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my
brethren?
41:003:034 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and
said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
41:003:035 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my
brother, and my sister, and mother.
41:004:001 And 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 whole multitude was by the
sea on the land.
41:004:002 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them
in his doctrine,
41:004:003 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
41:004:004 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.
41:004:005 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth;
and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of
earth:
41:004:006 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had
no root, it withered away.
41:004:007 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked
it, and it yielded no fruit.
41:004:008 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.
41:004:009 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
41:004:010 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the
twelve asked of him the parable.
41:004:011 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:
41:004:012 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.
41:004:013 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then
will ye know all parables?
41:004:014 The sower soweth the word.
41:004:015 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.
41:004:016 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground;
who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it
with gladness;
41:004:017 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time:
afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the
word's sake, immediately they are offended.
41:004:018 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear
the word,
41:004:019 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and
it becometh unfruitful.
41:004:020 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear
the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some
thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
41:004:021 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
41:004:022 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come
abroad.
41:004:023 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
41:004:024 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.
41:004:025 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
41:004:026 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground;
41:004:027 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
41:004:028 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the
blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
41:004:029 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in
the sickle, because the harvest is come.
41:004:030 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or
with what comparison shall we compare it?
41:004:031 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in
the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
41:004:032 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than
all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls
of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
41:004:033 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as
they were able to hear it.
41:004:034 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they
were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
41:004:035 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them,
Let us pass over unto the other side.
41:004:036 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even
as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other
little ships.
41:004:037 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into
the ship, so that it was now full.
41:004:038 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?
41:004:039 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.
41:004:040 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that
ye have no faith?
41:004:041 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What
manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey
him?
41:005:001 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes.
41:005:002 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met
him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
41:005:003 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind
him, no, not with chains:
41:005:004 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains,
and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the
fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
41:005:005 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the
tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
41:005:006 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
41:005:007 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.
41:005:008 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean
spirit.
41:005:009 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying,
My name is Legion: for we are many.
41:005:010 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out
of the country.
41:005:011 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of
swine feeding.
41:005:012 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the
swine, that we may enter into them.
41:005:013 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits
went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about
two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
41:005:014 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.
41:005:015 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with
the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in
his right mind: and they were afraid.
41:005:016 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
41:005:017 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
41:005:018 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed
with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
41:005:019 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to
thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done
for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
41:005:020 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great
things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
41:005:021 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other
side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the
sea.
41:005:022 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
41:005:023 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 be healed; and she shall live.
41:005:024 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and
thronged him.
41:005:025 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
41:005:026 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent
all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew
worse,
41:005:027 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and
touched his garment.
41:005:028 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be
whole.
41:005:029 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and
she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
