ACCORDING TO MARK. I. THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ; as it is 2 written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messen"The 3 ger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare the way of 4 the Lord, make straight his paths!"† John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repent5 ance for the remission of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judæa, and all they of Jerusalem; and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild 7 honey. And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not 8 worthy to stoop down and loose. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. 9 And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jor10 dan. And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a 11 dove upon him. And there was a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased." And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the 13 wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, 12 Chap. I. 1-11. Comp. Matt. iii. 1-17; Luke iii. 1–22. 14 tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Gali15 lee, preaching the glad tidings of God, [saying,] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings. 16 And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a 17 net in the lake; for they were fishers. And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become 18 fishers of men. And immediately they left their nets, and 19 followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were 20 in the boat mending the nets; and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him. 21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the 22 sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue. And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man 24 with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One 25 of God. And Jesus rebuked him, [saying,] Be silent, and 26 come out of him. And the unclean spirit convulsing him, 27 and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him! 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee. Ver. 14, 15. Comp. Matt. iv. 12-17; Luke iv. 14, 15. See Matt. vii. 28, 29. 29 And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James 30 and John. And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; 31 and they immediately speak to him about her. And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them. 32 And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed 33 by demons; and the whole city was assembled at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him. 35 And rising early, long before day, he went out, and with36 drew into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon 37 and those with him went in search of him, and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee. 38 And he saith to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I 39 came forth. And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons. 40 And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst 41 cleanse me. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be 42 thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him, 43 and he was cleansed. And sternly charging him, he 44 immediately sent him away, saying to him, See that thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a 45 testimony to them. But he went away, and began to publish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was with Ver. 29-34. Comp. Matt. viii. 14-16; Luke iv. 38-41. Ver. 35-39. Comp. Luke iv. 42-44. Ver. 40-45. Comp. Matt. viii. 2-4; Luke v. 12-16. out in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter. II. And after some days he again entered Capernaum; and 2 it was reported that he was in the house. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, even at the door; and he was speaking the word 3 to them. And they come to him, bringing one that was 4 palsied, borne by four men. And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was; and when they had broken an opening, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, 6 Son, thy sins are forgiven. But there were some of the 7 scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can 8 forgive sins but God only? And Jesus immediately perceiving in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, saith to them, Why do ye reason thus in your 9 hearts? Which is easier? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed 10 and go? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, he saith to the palsied 11 man, I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to 12 thy house. And he arose, and immediately took up the 13 bed and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We never saw it thus. And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multi14 tude came to him, and he taught them. And passing along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphæus, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose Chap. II. 1-12. Comp. Matt. ix. 1-8; Luke v. 17-26. 15 and followed him. And it happened that he was reclining at table in his house; and many publicans and sinners. were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and scribes of the Pharisees were also following him. 16 And when they saw that he was eating with the publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples, Doth he eat and drink 17 with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing it, saith to 18 them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick. I came not to call righteous men, but sinners. And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and 19 thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom 20 with them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then 21 will they fast in that day. No one seweth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the new piece teareth away from the old garment, and a worse rent is 22 made. And no one putteth new wine into old skins ; for the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins. 23 And it came to pass, that he was going through the grain-fields on the sabbath, and his disciples began, as they 24 went along, to pluck the ears of grain. And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that 25 which is not lawful? And he saith to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, 26 himself and they who were with him? how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest, and ate the show-bread, which it is lawful for none but Ver. 23. - began, &c. Possibly, began to make a way, plucking, &c. Ver. 23-28. Comp. Matt. xii. 1-8; Luke vi 1-5. |