and he knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus.

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.

But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

give us this day our daily bread;

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?

Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they who go in thereat.

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

And when he had gone on board the boat, his disciples followed him.

And going on board a boat, he crossed over, and came to his own city.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her motherinlaw;

The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and to the poor good tidings are brought;

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou shalt be brought down to the underworld; for if the miracles which were done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all the diseased,

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the childrens bread, and throw it to the little dogs.

Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

And the disciples having come to the other side, had forgotten to take bread.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we took no bread.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no bread?

And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him."

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed him ten thousand talents.

Then there were brought to him children, that be might lay his hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat on them.

Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denary.

And all their works they do to be observed by men. They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge their fringes,

Serpents, brood of vipers! how can ye escape the punishment of hell?

And he that had received the five talents came and brought five talents more, saying, Lord, thou intrustedst to me five talents; see, I have gained five talents more.

And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;

And again a multitude cometh together, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lampstand?

And when he was going on board the boat, he that had been possessed by the demons besought him that be might be with him.

and commanded them that they should take nothing for the way but a staff only; no bread, no bag, no money in their girdle;

And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them to eat?

and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,

then the Pharisees and scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands?

thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs.

And his disciples answered him, Whence can ally one satisfy these men with bread here in a wilderness?

And immediately going on board the boat with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha.

And leaving them, he again went on board and crossed to the other side.

And they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And knowing it, he saith to them, Why are ye reasoning, because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your mind still blinded?

And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit.

And they brought him to him. And as soon as he saw him, the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming.

And they brought children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked those that brought them.

And they brought one. And he saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him, Caesars.

But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

And then will he send forth the angels, and will gather the chosen ones from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

And two days after was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by craft, and put him to death.

And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they used to kill the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready for thee to eat the passover?

And the chief priests brought many charges against him.

{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.

He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.

Now Elizabeths full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.

And Jesus answered him, It is written, "Not on bread alone shall man live."

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.

And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbathday; and stood up to read.

And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him.

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

For John the Baptist hath come not eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

And lo! a woman who was in the city, a sinner, learning that he was at table in the Pharisees house, brought an alabasterbottle of ointment,

And word was brought to him, Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.

And the whole multitude in the surrounding country of the Gergesenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear. And he went on board a boat and returned.

And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece.

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld.

and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

give us day by day our daily bread;

And what father is there, among you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? or if he ask for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and house divided against house falleth.

If then thy whole body is enlightened, having no part dark, the whole will be as fully enlightened, as when a lamp with its bright shining giveth thee light.

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

And one of those who were at table with him, hearing this, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!