and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make dis- 19 ciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe 20 all things whatsoever I commanded you: and 2 Or, the con- lo, I am with you 'alway, even unto the end

'Gr. all the

days.

summation

of the age

of the world.

3

ACCORDING TO

S. MARK.

THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, 1the Son of God.

1 Some ancient

omit the Son

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, authorities Behold, I send my messenger before thy of God. face,

Who shall prepare thy way;

2 Some ancient authorities read in the

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prophets.
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight;

4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness
and preached the baptism of repentance unto
5 remission of sins. And there went out unto
him all the country of Judæa, and all they of
Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in
6 the river Jordan, confessing their sins. And
John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a
leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat
7 locusts and wild honey. And he preached,
saying, There cometh after me he that is
mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I
am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
8 I baptized you with water; but he shall bap-
tize you *with the Holy Ghost.

9

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was bap10 tized of John in the Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove I descending upon him: and a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

3

Gr. sufficient,
Or, in

Or, Holy
Spirit: and so

throughout this book. Gr. into.

6

'Or, it

2 Or, con. vulsing

And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth 12 into the wilderness. And he was in the wilder- 13 ness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Now after that John was delivered up, Jesus 14 came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the king- 15 dom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.

And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he 16 saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, 17 and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they left the nets, and followed 18 him. And going on a little further, he saw 19 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. And straightway he called them: and 20 they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

And they go into Capernaum; and straight- 21 way on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were as- 22 tonished at his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. And straightway there was in their synagogue 23 a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, 24 thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked 1him, saying, 25 Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And 26 the unclean spirit, 2tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. And they 27 were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new

teaching! with authority he commandeth even 28 the unclean spirits, and they obey him. And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round

29

about.

And straightway, 'when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; 31 and straightway they tell him of her: and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

32

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them

2

33 that were possessed with devils. And all the Or, de34 city was gathered together at the door. And moniacs he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and he 3 Gr. demons. suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him 1.

35

3

1 • Many ancient

to be Christ.

And in the morning, a great while before authorities add day, he rose up and went out, and departed See Luke iv. 36 into a desert place, and there prayed. And 11. Simon and they that were with him followed 37 after him; and they found him, and say unto 38 him, All are seeking thee. And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end 39 came I forth. And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out devils.

40

5

omit and

And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and say- Some ancient ing unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make authorities 41 me clean. And being moved with compas- kneeling down sion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched to him. him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made

clean.

And straightway the leprosy departed 42 from him, and he was made clean. And he 43 Or, sternly strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out, and saith unto him, See thou say no- 44 thing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But he went out, and began 45 to publish it much, and to spread abroad the 2 matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in *Or, the city desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

2 Gr. word.

3 Gr. he.

6

Or, at home

Many ancient read bring him

authorities

unto him.

7 Gr. Child.

3

And when he entered again into Caper- 1 2 naum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. And many were gathered 2 together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them. And they come, 3 bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. And when they could not come 4 nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. And Jesus seeing 5 their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy,

Son, thy sins are forgiven. But there were 6 certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus 7 speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? And straightway Jesus, 8 perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether 9 is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know 10 Or, authority that the Son of man hath power on earth to.