Reference: Mark, Gospel According To
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It is the current and apparently well-founded tradition that Mark derived his information mainly from the discourses of Peter. In his mother's house he would have abundant opportunities of obtaining information from the other apostles and their coadjutors, yet he was "the disciple and interpreter of Peter" specially.
As to the time when it was written, the Gospel furnishes us with no definite information. Mark makes no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem, hence it must have been written before that event, and probably about A.D. 63.
The place where it was written was probably Rome. Some have supposed Antioch (comp. Mr 15:21 with Ac 11:20).
It was intended primarily for Romans. This appears probable when it is considered that it makes no reference to the Jewish law, and that the writer takes care to interpret words which a Gentile would be likely to misunderstand, such as, "Boanerges" (3:17); "Talitha cumi" (5:41); "Corban" (7:11); "Bartimaeus" (10:46); "Abba" (14:36); "Eloi," etc. (15:34). Jewish usages are also explained (7:3; 14:3; 14:12; 15:42). Mark also uses certain Latin words not found in any of the other Gospels, as "speculator" (6:27, rendered, A.V., "executioner;" R.V., "soldier of his guard"), "xestes" (a corruption of sextarius, rendered "pots," 7:4, 8), "quadrans" (12:42, rendered "a farthing"), "centurion" (15:39, 44, 45). He only twice quotes from the Old Testament (1:2; 15:28).
The characteristics of this Gospel are, (1) the absence of the genealogy of our Lord, (2) whom he represents as clothed with power, the "lion of the tribe of Judah." (3.) Mark also records with wonderful minuteness the very words (3:17; 5:41; 7:11, 34; 14:36) as well as the position (9:35) and gestures (3:5, 34; 5:32; 9:36; 10:16) of our Lord. (4.) He is also careful to record particulars of person (1:29, 36; 3:6, 22, etc.), number (5:13; 6:7, etc.), place (2:13; 4:1; 7:31, etc.), and time (1:35; 2:1; 4:35, etc.), which the other evangelists omit. (5.) The phrase "and straightway" occurs nearly forty times in this Gospel; while in Luke's Gospel, which is much longer, it is used only seven times, and in John only four times.
The Gospel of Mark, says Westcott, "is essentially a transcript from life. The course and issue of facts are imaged in it with the clearest outline." "In Mark we have no attempt to draw up a continuous narrative. His Gospel is a rapid succession of vivid pictures loosely strung together without much attempt to bind them into a whole or give the events in their natural sequence. This pictorial power is that which specially characterizes this evangelist, so that 'if any one desires to know an evangelical fact, not only in its main features and grand results, but also in its most minute and so to speak more graphic delineation, he must betake himself to Mark.'" The leading principle running through this Gospel may be expressed in the motto: "Jesus came...preaching the gospel of the kingdom" (Mr 1:14).
Out of a total of 662 verses, Mark has 406 in common with Matthew and Luke, 145 with Matthew, 60 with Luke, and at most 51 peculiar to itself. (See Matthew.)
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After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God,
And they forced a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross??ne Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus.
There were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them, however, who when they reached Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, and told them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
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His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean up his threshing-floor, and store his wheat in his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with inextinguishable fire."
But to what can I compare this present age? It is like children sitting about in the bazaars and calling out to their playmates,
Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary, and are not his brothers named James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
And the king was sorry, but because he had sworn to do it, and because of the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given to her.
When Jesus had finished this discourse, he left Galilee and went to the part of Judea that is on the other side of the Jordan.
"So when you see the dreadful desecration, of which the prophet Daniel spoke, set up in the Holy Place"??he reader must take note of this??16 "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills;
And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!"
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way; Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the Lord's way ready, Make his paths straight,' " read more. John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins. And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins. John's clothing was made of hair cloth, and the belt around his waist was leather, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey. And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit."
I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit." It was in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. read more. And just as he was coming up out of the water he saw the heavens torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter into him,
And just as he was coming up out of the water he saw the heavens torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter into him, and out of the heavens came a voice: "You are my Son, my Beloved! You are my Chosen!"
and out of the heavens came a voice: "You are my Son, my Beloved! You are my Chosen!" The spirit immediately drove him out into the desert. read more. And he remained in the desert for forty days, and Satan tried to tempt him there; and he was among the wild animals; but the angels waited on him. After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God, saying, "The time has come and the reign of God is near; repent, and believe this good news." As he was passing along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets in the sea, for they were fishermen.
"What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, you are God's holy One!"
And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.
And he pitied him and stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose! Be cured!"
But he went off and began to talk so much about it, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in unfrequented places, and people came to him from every direction.
As they could not get him near Jesus on account of the crowd, they broke open the roof just over his head, and through the opening they lowered the mat with the paralytic lying on it. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds?
Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds?
And as he was passing along he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.
But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and when that day comes, they will fast.
How is it that he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the Presentation Loaves, which it is against the law for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some to his companions too?"
How is it that he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the Presentation Loaves, which it is against the law for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some to his companions too?"
And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"
Peter, which was the name he gave to Simon, James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (he named them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),
James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (he named them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, read more. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home.
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he was possessed by Beelzebub and drove out demons by the help of the prince of demons.
Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water.
And he said to them, "To you has been intrusted the secret of the reign of God, but to those outsiders, everything is offered in figures,
"Take care what you hear," he said to them. "The measure you give will be given to you, and even more besides.
"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,
yet once sown, comes up and grows to be the largest of all the plants, and produces branches so large that the wild birds can roost under the shelter of it." With many such figures he told them the message, as far as they were able to receive it.
So they left the crowd and took him away in the boat in which he was sitting. There were other boats with him.
He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him up and said to him, "Master, does it make no difference to you that we are sinking?"
and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me."
Jesus instantly perceived that healing power had passed from him, and he turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
He let no one go with him but Peter, James, and James's brother John. They came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, and there he found everything in confusion, and people weeping and wailing. read more. And he went into the house and said to them, "What is the meaning of all this confusion and crying? The child is not dead, she is asleep." And they laughed at him. But he drove them all out, and took the child's father and mother and the men who were with him and went into the room where the child was lying. And he grasped her hand and said to her, "Taleitha, koum!"??hat is to say, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"
And he grasped her hand and said to her, "Taleitha, koum!"??hat is to say, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!" And the little girl immediately got up and walked about, for she was twelve years old. The moment they saw it they were utterly amazed. read more. And he strictly forbade them to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.
Is he not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not his sisters live here among us?"
He could not do any wonder there, except that he put his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he wondered at their want of faith. Then he went around among the villages teaching.
He forbade them to take anything for the journey except a staff??o bread, no bag, no small change even in their girdles;
King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers.
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their minds were blinded.
They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food without first giving their hands a ceremonial washing to purify them.
But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is Korban," ' that is, consecrated to God,
But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is Korban," ' that is, consecrated to God,
He left that place and went to the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a certain house, and wanted no one to know of it. And he could not keep it secret,
He left the neighborhood of Tyre again and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, crossing the district of the Ten Towns.
And he looked up to heaven and sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!"??hich means "Open."
And he noticed it and said to them, "Why do you discuss your being without bread? Do you not yet see nor understand? Are your minds so dull?
And he noticed it and said to them, "Why do you discuss your being without bread? Do you not yet see nor understand? Are your minds so dull?
And they came to Bethsaida. And people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.
Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."
Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence, and his clothes shone whiter than any earthly bleaching could make them. read more. And Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they talked with Jesus. Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." For he did not know what to say, they were so frightened. read more. And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him,"
And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him," And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone. read more. As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead. And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead. And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?" He said to them, "Elijah does come first, and reforms everything, and does not the Scripture say of the Son of Man that he will suffer much and be refused?
He said to them, "Elijah does come first, and reforms everything, and does not the Scripture say of the Son of Man that he will suffer much and be refused? Why, I tell you, not only has Elijah come, but people have treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him." read more. When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again."
for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again."
And they reached Capernaum. When he reached home, he asked them, "What was it that you were discussing on the way?"
And he took a child and made him stand among them, and he put his arms around him, and said to them,
For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink, on the ground that you belong to Christ, I tell you, will certainly not fail to be repaid.
And he left that place and went into the district of Judea and crossed the Jordan, and crowds of people again gathered about him, and again he taught them as he was accustomed to do.
When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.
And he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
And he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."
And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."
They said to him, "Yes, we can." Jesus said to them, "Then you shall drink what I am drinking, and you shall undergo the baptism that I am undergoing;
For the Son of Man himself has not come to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to free many others."
For the Son of Man himself has not come to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to free many others."
Many of the people rebuked him and told him to be still. But he cried out all the louder, "You son of David, take pity on me!"
Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Master, let me regain my sight!"
And those in front and those behind shouted, "God bless him! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!
And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"
And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"
So they took him and killed him, and threw his body outside of the vineyard.
Should we pay it, or refuse to pay it?" But he saw through their pretense, and said to them, "Why do you put me to such a test? Bring me a denarius to look at."
A poor widow came up and dropped in two little copper coins which make a cent.
Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down."
Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down." As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him, apart from the others,
For before the end the good news must be preached to all the heathen.
You will be hated by everyone, because you bear my name. But he who holds out to the end will be saved. But as soon as you see the dreadful desecration standing where he has no right to stand" (the reader must take note of this), "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills;
for there will be such misery in those days as there has never been since the beginning of God's creation until now, and never will be again.
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father.
Jesus was in Bethany, at the house of Simon the leper, and as he was at table, a woman came in, with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, very expensive; she broke the flask and poured the perfume on his head.
And he said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the agreement, and is to be poured out for many people.
And Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'
Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"
And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread,
And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread, and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch."
and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch." And he went on a little way and threw himself on the ground and prayed that if it were possible he might be spared the hour of trial, read more. and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!"
and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!"
and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!" When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour? read more. You must all watch, and pray that you may not be subjected to trial. One's spirit is eager, but human nature is weak." He went away again and prayed in the same words as before. When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open; and they did not know what answer to make to him. When he came back for the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough of this! The time has come. See! the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men. Get up, let us be going. Look, here comes my betrayer!"
So when he came he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Master!" and kissed him affectionately.
And a young man followed him with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,
And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest and sat down with the attendants and warmed himself at the fire.
for while many gave false testimony against him their evidence did not agree.
But Jesus said, "I am! and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"
And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him. While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's maids came up, read more. and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!" But he denied it, saying, "I do not know or understand what you mean." He went out into the gateway.
But he denied it, saying, "I do not know or understand what you mean." He went out into the gateway. And the maid saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!" read more. But he denied it again. And again a little while after, the bystanders said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, for you are a Galilean!" But he began to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know this man that you are talking about!" At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.
At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.
And they forced a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross??ne Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus. And they took him to the place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull.
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Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.
And at three o'clock Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "See! He is calling for Elijah!"
And when the captain who stood facing him saw how he expired he said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"
And when the captain who stood facing him saw how he expired he said, "This man was certainly a son of God!" There were some women also watching from a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome,
Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Pilate wondered whether he was dead already, and he sent for the captain and asked whether he was dead yet,
And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on and saw where he was put.
When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary, James's mother, and Salome bought spices, in order to go and anoint him.
When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary, James's mother, and Salome bought spices, in order to go and anoint him. Then very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, when the sun had just risen. read more. And they said to one another, "Who will roll the stone back from the doorway of the tomb for us?" And they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled back, for it was very large. And when they went into the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe sitting at the right, and they were utterly amazed. But he said to them, "You must not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See! This is where they laid him. But go and say to his disciples and to Peter, 'He is going before you to Galilee; you will see him there, just as he told you.' " And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX
And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.
Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.
Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.
When they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him, they would not believe it.
Many writers have undertaken to compose accounts of the movement which has developed among us, just as the original eye-witnesses who became teachers of the message have handed it down to us. read more. For that reason, Theophilus, and because I have investigated it all carefully from the beginning, I have determined to write a connected account of it for Your Excellency, so that you may be reliably informed about the things you have been taught.
John said to them all, "I am only baptizing you in water, but someone is coming who is stronger than I am, whose shoes I am not fit to untie. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
And they all spoke well of him and were astonished at the winning words that fell from his lips, and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son?"
This is the man of whom the Scripture says, " 'Here I send my messenger on before you, He will prepare the road ahead of you!'
So take care how you listen. For people who have will have more given to them, and from people who have nothing, even what they think they have will be taken away."
Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but waking up they saw his glorious appearance and the two men standing by him.
But when you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then you must understand that her devastation is at hand.
One of the criminals who were hanging there, abused him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us too!"
When the captain saw what had happened he praised God, and said, "This man was really innocent!"
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He had John's brother, James, beheaded,
It is not a consciousness of servitude that has been imparted to you, to fill you with fear again, but the consciousness of adoption as sons, which makes us cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.
And because you are sons, God has sent into our hearts the spirit of his Son, with the cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.
If it is hard for the upright man to be saved, what will become of the godless and sinful?