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.

And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, 'Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;'

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.

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

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

But Pilate asked them, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they screamed all the more, “Crucify Him!”

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 the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

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.

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

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

and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, 'And with lawless ones he was numbered.'

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

And in like manner also the chief priests, mocking with one another, with the scribes, said, 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save.

Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!”

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come 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.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Joseph, who is from Arimathea, an honorable councilor, who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; having taken courage came to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased [sweet-smelling] spices, so that they might go and anoint Him.

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

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was exceeding great.

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.

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

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.

and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

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.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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.

they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

So then when the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received into heaven, and is set down on the righthand of God.

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,

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].

In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth.

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 angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And you will have joy and happiness and many people will rejoice when he is born.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”

And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

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

"This is what the Lord did for me when he looked favorably on me and took away my public disgrace."

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which is Nazareth,

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

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?”

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.”

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,

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.

For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.

(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.

His mother, however, said, "No, he is to be called John."

And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

And immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

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