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Office of John

ST. MARK, 1.

the Baptist. governor's ears, we will per- 18 And Jesus came and spake suade him, and secure you. unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

16 ¶ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

ST. MARK.

CHAPTER 1.

THE beginning of the gos

T pel of Jesus Christ, the

Son of God;

shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my mes- 9 And it came to pass in those senger before thy face, which days, that Jesus came from shall prepare thy way before Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 3 The voice of one crying in 10 And straightway coming the wilderness, Prepare ye the up out of the water, he saw way of the Lord, make his the heavens opened, and the paths straight. Spirit like a dove descending

thee.

4 John did baptize in the upon him: wilderness, and preach the 11 And there came a voice baptism of repentance for the from heaven, saying, Thou art remission of sins. my beloved Son, in whom i

5 And there went out unto am well pleased. him all the land of Judæa, and 12 And immediately the spirit they of Jerusalem, and were all driveth him into the wilderbaptized of him in the river of ness.

Jordan, confessing their sins. 13 And he was there in the 6 And John was clothed with wilderness forty days, tempted camel's hair, and with a girdle of Satan; and was with the of a skin about his loins; and wild beasts; and the angels he did eat locusts and wild ministered unto him.

honey;

14 Now after that John was 7 And preached, saying, There put in prison, Jesus came into cometh one mightier than I Galilee, preaching the gospel after me, the latchet of whose of the kingdom of God,

The sick

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are healed. 15 And saying, The time is ed among themselves, saying, fulfilled, and the kingdom of What thing is this? what new God is at hand: repent ye, and doctrine is this? for with aubelieve the gospel. thority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother cast- 28 And immediately his fame ing a net into the sea: for they spread abroad throughout all were fishers. the region round about Galilee. 17 And Jesus said unto them, 29 And forthwith, when they Come ye after me, and I will were come out of the syn make you to become fishers of

men.

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

agogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.

19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and 31 And he came and took her John his brother, who also by the hand, and lifted her were in the ship mending their up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

nets.

20 And straightway he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went

after him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

34 And he healed many that and cast out many devils; and were sick of divers diseases, suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 35 And in the morning, ris23 And there was in their ing up a great while before synagogue a man with an un- day, he went out, and departclean spirit; and he cried out, ed into a solitary place, and 24 Saying, Let us alone; there prayed.

what have we to do with 36 And Simon and they that thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? were with him followed after art thou come to destroy us? him. I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, 26 And when the unclean that I may preach there also: Spirit had torn him, and cried for therefore came I forth. with a loud voice, he came 39 And he preached in their out of him. synagogues throughout all Ga 27 And they were all amazed, lilee, and cast out devils. insomuch that they question- 40 And there came a leper

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Faith rewarded. to him, beseeching him, and had broken it up, they let kneeling down to him, and down the bed wherein the saying unto him, If thou wilt, sick of the palsy lay.

thou canst make me clean. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, 41 And Jesus, moved with he said unto the sick of the compassion, put forth his hand, palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

away;

thee.

6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and

42 And as soon as he had reasoning in their hearts, spoken, immediately the lep-7 Why doth this man thus rosy departed from him, and speak blasphemies? who can he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged forgive sins but God only? him, and forthwith sent him 8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that 44 And saith unto him, See they so reasoned within themthou say nothing to any man: selves, he said unto them, but go thy way, shew thyself Why reason ye these things to the priest, and offer for thy in your hearts? cleansing those things which 9 Whether is it easier to say Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

45 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.

CHAPTER 2.

to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and palsy,) take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all:

AND again he entered into insomuch that they were al

Capernaum, after some amazed, and glorified God, saydays; and it was noised that ing, We never saw it on this he was in the house. fashion.

2 And straightway many 13 And he went forth again were gathered together, inso- by the sea side; and all the much that there was no room multitude resorted unto him, to receive them, no, not so and he taught them. much as about the door: and 14 And as he passed by, he he preached the word unto saw Levi the son of Alphæus them. sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and

3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

followed him.

4 And when they could not 15 And it came to pass, that, come nigh unto him for the as Jesus sat at meat in his press, they uncovered the roof house, many publicans and where he was; and when they sinners sat also together with

Christ healeth the

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withered hand. Jesus and his disciples: for on the sabbath day that which there were many, and they is not lawful? followed him. 25 And he said unto them, 16 And when the scribes and Have ye never read what Pharisees saw him eat with David did, when he had need, publicans and sinners, they and was an hungered, he, and said unto his disciples, How is they that were with him? it that he eateth and drinketh 26 How he went into the with publicans and sinners? house of God in the days of 17 When Jesus heard it, he Abiathar the high priest, and . saith unto them, They that did eat the shewbread, which are whole have no need of the is not lawful to eat but for the physician, but they that are priests, and gave also to them dick: I came not to call the which were with him? righteous, but sinners to re- 27 And he said unto them, pentance.

18 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 PhariBees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride

bath:

The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sab28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

CHAPTER 3.

AND he entered again into

chamber fast, while the bridesynagogue; and there groom is with them? as long was a man there which had a as they have the bridegroom withered hand. with them, they cannot fast. 2 And they watched him, 20 But the days will come, whether he would heal him when the bridegroom shall be on the sabbath day; that they taken away from them, and might accuse him. then shall they fast in those days.

3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old 4 And he saith unto them, Is garment: else the new piece it lawful to do good on the that filled it up taketh away sabbath days, or to do evil? to from the old, and the rent is save life, or to kill? But they made worse. held their peace. 22 And no man putteth new 5 And when he had looked wine into old bottles: else the round about on them with new wine doth burst the bot- anger, being grieved for the tles, and the wine is spilled, hardness of their hearts, he and the bottles will be marred: saith unto the man, Stretch but new wine must be put into forth thine hand. And he new bottles. stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

23 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.

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians 24 And the Pharisees said un- against him, how they might to him, Behold, why do they destroy him.

The twelve chosen. ST. MARK, 3. Unpardonable sin.

7 But Jesus withdrew himself 20 And the multitude cometh with his disciples to the sea: together again, so that they and a great multitude from could not so much as eat bread. Galilee followed him, and from 21 And when his friends heard Judæa, of it, they went out to lay hold 8 And from Jerusalem, and on him: for they said, He is from Idumæa, and from be- beside himself.

came down from Jerusalem

yond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great mul- 22 And the scribes which titude, when they had heard said, He hath Beelzebub, and what great things he did, by the prince of the devils

came unto him.

9 And he spake to his disci-casteth he out devils.

ples, that a small ship should 23 And he calleth them unto wait on him because of the him, and said unto them in multitude, lest they should parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? throng him.

10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house be divided 11 And unclean spirits, when against itself, that house canthey saw him, fell down before not stand.

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

him, and cried, saying, Thou 26 And if Satan rise up against art the Son of God. himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil 13 And he goeth up into a his goods, except he will first mountain, and calleth unto bind the strong man; and then him whom he would: and they he will spoil his house. came unto him.

28 Verily I say unto you, All 14 And he ordained twelve, sins shall be forgiven unto the that they should be with him, sons of men, and blasphemies and that he might send them wherewith soever they shall forth to preach, blaspheme:

devils:

15 And to have power to heal 29 But he that shall blassicknesses, and to cast out pheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is 16 And Simon he surnamed in danger of eternal damnaPeter;

tion:

17 And James the son of 30 Because they said, He Zebedee, and John the brother hath an unclean spirit. of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto

18 And Andrew, and Philip, him, calling him. and Bartholomew, and Mat- 32 And the multitude sat thew, and Thomas, and James about him, and they said unto the son of Alphæus, and Thad- him, Behold thy mother and dæus, and Simon the Canaan- thy brethren without seek for ite, thee.

19 And Judas Iscariot, which 33 And he answered them, also betrayed him: and they saying, Who is my mother, or went into an house. my brethren?

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