And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go thence, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony to them.

For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, to the half of my kingdom.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

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

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 he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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

Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? And do ye not remember,

And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen that the kingdom of God hath come with power.

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 there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And he saith to them, Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.

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

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

And the second took her and died, leaving no seed; and the third likewise.

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

Jesus answered, The first is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

For they all threw in of their abundance; but she out of her penury threw in all that she had, her whole living.

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

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 then if any one shall say to you, See! here is the Christ; see! there; believe him not.

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

But that day or hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me.

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.

And they come to a place called Gethsemane; and he saith to his disciples, Sit here, while I pray.

And he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch.

And going on a little farther, he fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it was possible, the hour might pass from him.

And he cometh and findeth them sleeping; and he saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst not thou watch one hour?

And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, Sleep on, and take your rest! It is enough! the hour is come: lo! the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

And it was the third hour when they crucified him.

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

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

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.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

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.

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

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

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

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

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

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

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.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simons wifes mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.

But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

And he came down with them, and stood on a level place with a great multitude of his disciples, and a great crowd of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

In that hour he cured many of diseases, and plagues, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind he gave sight.

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;

But wisdom is acknowledged by all her children.

and standing behind at his feet, weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins have been forgiven.

And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whoever hath, to him will be given; and whoever hath not, from him will be taken even what he seemeth to have.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

came up behind and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her issue of blood ceased.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping.

But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, arise!

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

But Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place.

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, 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; not knowing what he said.

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my chosen Son; hear him."

In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.

And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.

But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.

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

And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment.