But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

I tell all of you with certainty, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

But Judas Iscariot, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, went to the High Priests to betray Jesus to them.

On the first day [of the festival] of Unleavened Bread, when [as was customary] they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

So they made ready the Passover, and as night fell he came, with the Twelve.

And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, "Surely not I?" And another said, "Surely not I?"

"One of the twelve," he told them, "one who is dipping into the same dish as I am.

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Presently they came to a garden known as Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples "Sit down here while I pray."

But he took Peter and James and John along with him; and as he began to feel appalled and agitated,

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

He went away again and prayed the same prayer as before.

And immediately, as Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles came with a crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. [They had come] from the leading priests, the experts in the law of Moses and the [Jewish] elders.

Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away safely [under guard].”

And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

Peter followed Jesus at a distance, as far as the outer court of the High Priest's palace. But there he remained sitting among the officers, and warming himself by the fire.

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;

Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared,

then the high priest rising up in the midst of the assembly, ask'd Jesus, saying, have you nothing to plead for your self? what say you to the evidence they give against you?

And the head priest tore at his clothing [i.e., as an expression of frustration] and said, "What additional need do we have for witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy [that is, His claim to be the Son of God]. What is your decision?” And they all condemned Him to be [guilty and] deserving of death.

Thereupon some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, while striking Him with their fists and crying, "Prove that you are a prophet." The officers too struck Him with open hands as they took Him in charge.

And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:

and when she saw Peter as he was warming himself, she looked earnestly upon him and said, Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarene:

Then he denied it, saying, I do not so much as know him, nor understand what thou art saying. And he went out into the vestibule; and the cock crew.

No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.

And as soon as morning [came], [after] formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led [him] away, and handed [him] over to Pilate.

Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He replied to him, “It is as you say.”

Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,

But Jesus answered nothing any more, so as for Pilate to wonder.

Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.

So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him.

And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

Then they compelled a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to carry his cross.

They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha- -a name which means 'Place of a Skull.'

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots on them, as, to what each should take.

The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said: "Ah! you who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,

In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!

And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down."

all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Joseph from Ramah, a Councillor of good position, who was himself living in expectation of the Kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus.

Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus had already died, so he summoned the centurion to ask him if he was in fact dead.

Now when the Sabbath day was over [i.e., after sunset on Saturday evening], Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of James [i.e., the "other Mary" of Matt. 28:1, who was probably Jesus' mother. See Matt. 27:56]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56], bought spices [i.e., consisting of aloes and other aromatic perfumes] in order to apply them to His body [i.e., as a means of embalming].

And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb as the sun was rising;

But then as they looked up they saw that the stone, which was a very large one, was already rolled away;

And [as they] were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

{The remaining twelve verses, according to Tischendorf and others, made originally no part of Marks Gospel. As the passage was added very early, however, since it is referred to by Irenaeus in the latter part of the second century, it is here given, as an appendix.} [And having risen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

Then he told them, "As you go into the entire world, proclaim the gospel to everyone.

And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.

as for the disciples, they went and preached the gospel in all parts: the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming their doctrine by the miracles that accompany'd it.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.

and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense [on the altar of incense].

And, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the messenger said unto him - Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, - and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;

he shall appear as a divine messenger. he shall drink neither wine, nor any other strong liquor: he shall be filled with the holy spirit, even from his infancy:

And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well."

And the messenger, answering, said unto him - I, am Gabriel, - he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.

And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

But she was troubled at the saying, and was deliberating as to what kind of salutation this might be.

Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin and have no intimacy with any man?”

even your cousin Elizabeth, as old as she is, is become pregnant with a son: she, who was stiled barren, is now in her sixth month;

And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

Then she spoke out in a loud voice and said, " [Mary], you are [truly] blessed [from] among [all] women, and the child you will bear [i.e., Jesus] is blessed [as well].

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

(As He said to our forefathers), He has helped His servants, the Israelites, [showing] that He remembered to be merciful

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high,

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.

and as Joseph belonged to the house and family of David he went up from Galilee to Judaea, from the town of Nazaret to David's town called Bethlehem,

to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him as his wife, she being great with child.

she gave birth to her firstborn son, and as there was no room for them inside the khan she wrapped him up and laid him in a stall for cattle.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.

Now, when they beheld, they made known concerning the thing which had been told them as to this child.

and as for Mary, she treasured it all up and mused upon it.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.