Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt."

and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "He will be called a Nazarene,"

I indeed baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

For with what judgment ye judge, ye will be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you.

And why dost thou look at the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the mote out of thine eye; when, lo! the beam is in thine own eye?

Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then wilt thou see clearly to take the mote out of thy brothers eye.

But the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a word, and my servant will be made well.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.

And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

No one putteth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the piece that filleth in teareth away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

For she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well.

And he turned round, and seeing her, said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of his charge to his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.

And, lo! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."

whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the law of God for the sake of your tradition.

But as he was unable to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female?

For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mothers womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive his fruits.

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriagefeast for his son,

But they made light of it, and went away; one to his farm, another to his merchandise.

Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how l they might ensnare him in speech.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him twofold mole a son of hell than yourselves.

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But at midnight there was a cry, Lo! the bridegroom! go out to meet him.

and took counsel together that they might seize Jesus by craft, and put him to death.

For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

And he made him no answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.

And after they had made sport of him, they took off the robe from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, He hath risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first.

And they went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, and setting the guard.

And lo! Jesus met them, saying, All hail! And they went up, and laid hold of his feet, and knelt down before him.

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

No one seweth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the new piece teareth away from the old garment, and a worse rent is made.

And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

and they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately had a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

And he gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng him.

And he appointed twelve to be with him, and whom he might send forth to preach,

For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.

And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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.

For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace, and be recovered from thy plague.

And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles and chief captains and the principal men of Galilee,

And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.

But, from the beginning of the creation, [God] made them male and female.

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

and seeing a figtree afar off having leaves, he went to see whether he might find anything on it; and on coming to it he found nothing but leaves; for the season of figs had not come.

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 the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him; because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

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 there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves, Why is this waste of the ointment made?

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

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, that he might deliver him up to them.

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him;

And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had told them; and they made ready the passover.

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

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.

But Jesus made no further answer; so that Pilate marveled.

Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.

And after they had made sport of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, and put his own garments on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint 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 made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,

(This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad what had been told them concerning this child.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and others, who were reclining at table with them.

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.

And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?

How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; nor hidden, that will not be known, and come to light.

And when he had landed, there met him a certain man out of the city who had demons, and for a long time had worn no clothes, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs.

And they who had seen it told them how he that was possessed by demons was made well.

And the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,