But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is Corban, that is, a gift to God, [he is not bound by the command. Thus]

making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down; and many such things ye do.

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.

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 looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village; and spitting on his eyes, and putting his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again;

For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them.

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And he said to them, Elijah cometh first, and restoreth all things. And how hath it been written of the Son of man? that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

He answereth and saith to them, O unbelieving generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.

And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he hath been put to death, after three days he will rise again.

And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any one desire to be first, he will be last of all, and servant of all.

And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe to fall away, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea.

And if thy foot is causing thee to fall away, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell.

And if thine eye is causing thee to fall away, pluck it out; it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

For every one will be salted with fire.

Salt is good; but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And if she put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

And they were beyond measure astonished, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

But many who are first will be last; and the last first.

Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him up to the gentiles;

But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, Ye will drink the cup that I drink, and ye will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared.

And the ten hearing it began to be much displeased with James and John.

But it is not so among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;

and whoever of you desireth to become first, will be servant of all;

for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the wayside.

And many sharply bade him be silent; but he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

And Jesus stopped, and said, Call him. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise, he calleth thee.

And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, on the street; and they loose it.

And he taught, and said to them, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers."

And in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the figtree withered from the roots.

Truly do I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up, and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass, he shall have it.

and they said to him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

And Jesus said to them, I will ask you one question; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

In the resurrection, when they have risen, of which of them will she be wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

David himself calleth him lord; and how can he be his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

And Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.

Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?

And when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be not troubled; they must come to pass; but not yet is the end.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in divers places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of travailpains.

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 the glad tidings must first be published to all the nations.

And when they lead you away to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand as to what ye shall speak; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

And ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

And pray that it may not be in winter.

For those days will be a time of distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, nor shall be.

But in those days, after that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light;

and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

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.

For they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I?

For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

And Jesus saith to them, Ye will all fall away from me; for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered."

And he taketh with him Peter and James and John; and began to be in great consternation and anguish.

Rise, let us be going; lo! he that delivereth me up is at hand.

And one of those who stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his ear.

I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye did not lay hands on me; but [thus it is], that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.

And the maidservant, seeing him, began again to say to those who were standing by, This is one of them.

And he denied it again. And shortly after, those who were standing by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean.

And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas; and, when he had scourged Jesus, delivered him up to be crucified.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenaean, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days,

And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See! he is calling for Elijah.

And having been informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

But he saith to them, Be not affrighted; ye seek Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified; he hath risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid 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.

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

He that believeth and is baptized will be saved; but he that doth not believe will be condemned.

and they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs which followed it.]

even as they were delivered to us by those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.

And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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

And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,

And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

And all went to be registered, each to his own city.

to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people;