^19:1And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of Judaea on the other side of Jordan. ^19:2And a great number went after him; and he made them well there. ^19:3And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause? ^19:4And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said, ^19:5For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh? ^19:6So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man. ^19:7They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her? ^19:8He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first. ^19:9And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her. ^19:10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married. ^19:11But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given. ^19:12For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it. ^19:13Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them. ^19:14But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. ^19:15And he put his hands on them, and went away. ^19:16And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life? ^19:17And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law. ^19:18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, ^19:19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. ^19:20The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there? ^19:21Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me. ^19:22But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property. ^19:23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven. ^19:24And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God. ^19:25And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation? ^19:26And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible. ^19:27Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have? ^19:28And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ^19:29And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life. ^19:30But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

^20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden. ^20:2And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden. ^20:3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing; ^20:4And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work. ^20:5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same. ^20:6And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing? ^20:7They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden. ^20:8And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first. ^20:9And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny. ^20:10Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny. ^20:11And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house, ^20:12Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat. ^20:13But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny? ^20:14Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you. ^20:15Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good? ^20:16So the last will be first, and the first last. ^20:17And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them, ^20:18See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given into the hands of the chief priests and scribes; and they will give orders for him to be put to death, ^20:19And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead. ^20:20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him. ^20:21And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom. ^20:22But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take? ^20:23They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready. ^20:24And when it came to the ears of the ten, they were angry with the two brothers. ^20:25But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them. ^20:26Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant; ^20:27And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place: ^20:28Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men. ^20:29And when they were going out from Jericho, a great number went after him. ^20:30And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us. ^20:31And the people gave them orders to be quiet; but they went on crying even louder, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us. ^20:32And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you? ^20:33They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open. ^20:34And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

^21:1And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, ^21:2Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me. ^21:3And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them. ^21:4Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true, ^21:5Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass. ^21:6And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders, ^21:7And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it. ^21:8And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way. ^21:9And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest. ^21:10And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this? ^21:11And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. ^21:12And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves. ^21:13And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves. ^21:14And the blind and the broken in body came to him in the Temple, and he made them well. ^21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him, ^21:16Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete? ^21:17And he went away from them, and went out of the town to Bethany, and was there for the night. ^21:18Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food. ^21:19And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead. ^21:20And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time? ^21:21And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done. ^21:22And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get. ^21:23And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority? ^21:24And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things. ^21:25The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him? ^21:26But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet. ^21:27And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things. ^21:28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden. ^21:29And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went. ^21:30And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. ^21:31Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you. ^21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him. ^21:33Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country. ^21:34And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit. ^21:35And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another. ^21:36Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them. ^21:37But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son. ^21:38But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage. ^21:39And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death. ^21:40When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen? ^21:41They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready. ^21:42Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes? ^21:43For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it. ^21:44Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust. ^21:45And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them. ^21:46And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

^22:1And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said: ^22:2The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married, ^22:3And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come. ^22:4Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast. ^22:5But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade: ^22:6And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death. ^22:7But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire. ^22:8Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough. ^22:9Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast. ^22:10And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests. ^22:11But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe; ^22:12And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say. ^22:13Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow. ^22:14For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation. ^22:15Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him. ^22:16And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position. ^22:17Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not? ^22:18But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong? ^22:19Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny. ^22:20And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? ^22:21They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. ^22:22And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him. ^22:23On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying, ^22:24Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother; ^22:25Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother; ^22:26In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh. ^22:27And last of all the woman came to her end. ^22:28When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her. ^22:29But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God. ^22:30For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven. ^22:31But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings: ^22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living. ^22:33And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching. ^22:34But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together; ^22:35And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying, ^22:36Master, which is the chief rule in the law? ^22:37And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. ^22:38This is the first and greatest rule. ^22:39And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. ^22:40On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based. ^22:41Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying, ^22:42What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David. ^22:43He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying, ^22:44The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you? ^22:45If David then gives him the name of Lord, how is he his son? ^22:46And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

^23:1Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples: ^23:2The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses; ^23:3All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not. ^23:4They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them. ^23:5But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes, ^23:6And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, ^23:7And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher. ^23:8But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. ^23:9And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. ^23:10And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. ^23:11But let the greatest among you be your servant. ^23:12And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high. ^23:13But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back. ^23:14[] ^23:15A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. ^23:16A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible. ^23:17You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? ^23:18And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible. ^23:19You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? ^23:20He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. ^23:21And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is. ^23:22And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it. ^23:23A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone. ^23:24You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel. ^23:25A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire. ^23:26You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean. ^23:27A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things. ^23:28Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing. ^23:29A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say, ^23:30If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets. ^23:31So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death. ^23:32Make full, then, the measure of your fathers. ^23:33You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? ^23:34For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town; ^23:35So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar. ^23:36Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation. ^23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not! ^23:38See, your house is made waste. ^23:39For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

^24:1And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple. ^24:2But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down. ^24:3And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world? ^24:4And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked. ^24:5For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them. ^24:6And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end. ^24:7For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places; ^24:8But all these things are the first of the troubles. ^24:9Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. ^24:10And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another. ^24:11And a number of false prophets will come, causing error. ^24:12And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold. ^24:13But he who goes through to the end will get salvation. ^24:14And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come. ^24:15When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader), ^24:16Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains: ^24:17Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house: ^24:18And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat. ^24:19But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days. ^24:20And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. ^24:21Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be. ^24:22And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short. ^24:23Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him; ^24:24For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked. ^24:25See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about. ^24:26If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it. ^24:27Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man. ^24:28Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together. ^24:29But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved: ^24:30And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ^24:31And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. ^24:32Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near; ^24:33Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors. ^24:34Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete. ^24:35Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end. ^24:36But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only. ^24:37And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. ^24:38Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark, ^24:39And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man. ^24:40Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go; ^24:41Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go. ^24:42Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come. ^24:43But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into. ^24:44Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come. ^24:45Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time? ^24:46A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes. ^24:47Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has. ^24:48But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming; ^24:49And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine; ^24:50The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge, ^24:51And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

^25:1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband. ^25:2And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. ^25:3For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them. ^25:4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights. ^25:5Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep. ^25:6But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him. ^25:7Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights. ^25:8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out. ^25:9But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves. ^25:10And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut. ^25:11After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in. ^25:12But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you. ^25:13Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour. ^25:14For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property. ^25:15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey. ^25:16Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more. ^25:17In the same way he who had been given the two got two more. ^25:18But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place. ^25:19Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them. ^25:20And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more. ^25:21His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord. ^25:22And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more. ^25:23His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord. ^25:24And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work: ^25:25And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours. ^25:26But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work, ^25:27Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest? ^25:28Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents. ^25:29For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ^25:30And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow. ^25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory: ^25:32And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper. ^25:33And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ^25:34Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was: ^25:35For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in; ^25:36I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. ^25:37Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? ^25:38And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? ^25:39And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? ^25:40And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. ^25:41Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels: ^25:42For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: ^25:43I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me. ^25:44Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you? ^25:45Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me. ^25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.

^26:1And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples, ^26:2After two days is the Passover, and the Son of man will be given up to the death of the cross. ^26:3Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. ^26:4And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death. ^26:5But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people. ^26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, ^26:7There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table. ^26:8But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste? ^26:9For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor. ^26:10But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me. ^26:11For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever. ^26:12For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place. ^26:13Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her. ^26:14Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ^26:15What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver. ^26:16And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands. ^26:17Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where are we to make ready for you to take the Passover meal? ^26:18And he said to them, Go into the town to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near: I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples. ^26:19And the disciples did as Jesus had said to them; and they made ready the Passover. ^26:20Now when evening was come, he was seated at table with the twelve disciples; ^26:21And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me. ^26:22And they were very said, and said to him, one by one, Is it I, Lord? ^26:23And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me. ^26:24The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world. ^26:25And Judas, who was false to him, made answer and said, Is it I, Master? He says to him, Yes. ^26:26And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body. ^26:27And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying, ^26:28Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins. ^26:29But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom. ^26:30And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives. ^26:31Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight. ^26:32But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee. ^26:33But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away. ^26:34Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. ^26:35Peter says to him, Even if I am put to death with you, I will not be false to you. So said all the disciples. ^26:36Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer. ^26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled. ^26:38Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here. ^26:39And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done. ^26:40And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour? ^26:41Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble. ^26:42Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done. ^26:43And he came again and saw them sleeping, for their eyes were tired. ^26:44And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer. ^26:45Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men. ^26:46Up, let us be going: see, he who gives me up is near. ^26:47And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people. ^26:48Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him. ^26:49And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss. ^26:50And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him. ^26:51And one of those who were with Jesus put out his hand, and took out his sword and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear. ^26:52Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword. ^26:53Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels? ^26:54But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be? ^26:55In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not. ^26:56But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight. ^26:57And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together. ^26:58But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end. ^26:59Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; ^26:60And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came. ^26:61But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days. ^26:62And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you? ^26:63But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God. ^26:64Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. ^26:65Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears: ^26:66What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death. ^26:67Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying, ^26:68Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow! ^26:69Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean. ^26:70But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say. ^26:71And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene. ^26:72And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man. ^26:73And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you. ^26:74Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock. ^26:75And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.

^27:1Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death. ^27:2And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler. ^27:3Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority, ^27:4Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business. ^27:5And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging. ^27:6And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood. ^27:7And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries. ^27:8For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day. ^27:9Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel; ^27:10And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord. ^27:11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so. ^27:12But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer. ^27:13Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you? ^27:14And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised. ^27:15Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection. ^27:16And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas. ^27:17So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ? ^27:18For he saw that for envy they had given him up. ^27:19And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him. ^27:20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death. ^27:21But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas. ^27:22Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. ^27:23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him! ^27:24So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible. ^27:25And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children. ^27:26Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross. ^27:27Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together. ^27:28And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe. ^27:29And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews. ^27:30And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod. ^27:31And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross. ^27:32And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross. ^27:33And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head, ^27:34They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more. ^27:35And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance. ^27:36And they were seated there watching him. ^27:37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ^27:38Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left. ^27:39And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, ^27:40You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. ^27:41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said, ^27:42A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. ^27:43He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God. ^27:44And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him. ^27:45Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour. ^27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? ^27:47And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah. ^27:48And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink. ^27:49And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help. ^27:50And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit. ^27:51And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken; ^27:52And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life; ^27:53And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people. ^27:54Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God. ^27:55And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs. ^27:56Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. ^27:57And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus: ^27:58This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him. ^27:59And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen, ^27:60And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away. ^27:61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead. ^27:62Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate, ^27:63Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead. ^27:64Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. ^27:65Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able. ^27:66So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

^28:1Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was. ^28:2And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it. ^28:3His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow: ^28:4And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men. ^28:5And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross. ^28:6He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place. ^28:7And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you. ^28:8And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news. ^28:9And on the way, Jesus came to them, saying, Be glad. And they came and put their hands on his feet, and gave him worship. ^28:10Then said Jesus to them, Have no fear: go and give word to my brothers to go into Galilee, and there they will see me. ^28:11Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place. ^28:12And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying, ^28:13Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping. ^28:14And if this comes to the ruler's ears, we will see that he does not make you responsible. ^28:15So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time. ^28:16But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had given them orders to go. ^28:17And when they saw him they gave him worship: but some were in doubt. ^28:18And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. ^28:19Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: ^28:20Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

Mark

^1:1The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. ^1:2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way; ^1:3The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight; ^1:4John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed. ^1:5And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners. ^1:6And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey. ^1:7And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. ^1:8I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit. ^1:9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan. ^1:10And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove: ^1:11And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased. ^1:12And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land. ^1:13And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him. ^1:14Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, ^1:15And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news. ^1:16And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen. ^1:17And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. ^1:18And they went straight from their nets, and came after him. ^1:19And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets. ^1:20And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him. ^1:21And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching. ^1:22And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes. ^1:23And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry, ^1:24Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God. ^1:25And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him. ^1:26And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. ^1:27And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says. ^1:28And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about. ^1:29And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ^1:30Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her: ^1:31And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs. ^1:32And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits. ^1:33And all the town had come together at the door. ^1:34And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him. ^1:35And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer. ^1:36And Simon and those who were with him came after him. ^1:37And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you. ^1:38And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came. ^1:39And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits. ^1:40And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean. ^1:41And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean. ^1:42And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean. ^1:43And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply, ^1:44See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them. ^1:45But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

^2:1And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house. ^2:2And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching. ^2:3And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving. ^2:4And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was. ^2:5And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins. ^2:6But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts, ^2:7Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only? ^2:8And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts? ^2:9Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go? ^2:10But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,) ^2:11I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house. ^2:12And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this. ^2:13And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching. ^2:14And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him. ^2:15And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him. ^2:16And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men? ^2:17And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners. ^2:18And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not? ^2:19And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food. ^2:20But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food. ^2:21No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole. ^2:22And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins. ^2:23And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain. ^2:24And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath? ^2:25And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him? ^2:26How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him? ^2:27And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath; ^2:28So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

^3:1And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead. ^3:2And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him. ^3:3And he said to the man, Get up and come forward. ^3:4And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing. ^3:5And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well. ^3:6And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death. ^3:7And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea, ^3:8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him. ^3:9And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people; ^3:10For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him. ^3:11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God. ^3:12And he gave them special orders not to say who he was. ^3:13And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him. ^3:14And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers, ^3:15And give them the power of driving out evil spirits: ^3:16To Simon he gave the second name of Peter; ^3:17And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: ^3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot; ^3:19And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him. ^3:20And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread. ^3:21And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head. ^3:22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men. ^3:23And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan? ^3:24If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction; ^3:25And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction; ^3:26And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end. ^3:27But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods. ^3:28Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say: ^3:29But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever: ^3:30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit. ^3:31And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him. ^3:32And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you. ^3:33And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers? ^3:34And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers! ^3:35Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

^4:1And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside. ^4:2And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear: ^4:3A man went out to put seed in the earth: ^4:4And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food. ^4:5And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep: ^4:6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead. ^4:7And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit. ^4:8And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much. ^4:9And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear. ^4:10And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories. ^4:11And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories; ^4:12So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness. ^4:13And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others? ^4:14The seed is the word. ^4:15And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them. ^4:16And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy; ^4:17And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts. ^4:18And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word, ^4:19And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit. ^4:20And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much. ^4:21And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table? ^4:22There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light. ^4:23If any man has ears, let him give ear. ^4:24And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you. ^4:25He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has. ^4:26And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth, ^4:27And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how. ^4:28The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain. ^4:29But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come. ^4:30And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear? ^4:31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth, ^4:32But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade. ^4:33And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it: ^4:34And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear. ^4:35And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side. ^4:36And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. ^4:37And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full. ^4:38And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction? ^4:39And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm. ^4:40And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith? ^4:41And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

^5:1And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. ^5:2And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit. ^5:3He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain; ^5:4Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet. ^5:5And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones. ^5:6And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship; ^5:7And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me. ^5:8For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit. ^5:9And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us. ^5:10And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country. ^5:11Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food. ^5:12And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them. ^5:13And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea. ^5:14And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place. ^5:15And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear. ^5:16And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs. ^5:17And they made a request to him to go out of their country. ^5:18And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him. ^5:19And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you. ^5:20And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder. ^5:21And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea. ^5:22And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet, ^5:23And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life. ^5:24And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him. ^5:25And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, ^5:26And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse, ^5:27When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe. ^5:28For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well. ^5:29And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well. ^5:30And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe? ^5:31And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me? ^5:32And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing, ^5:33The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything. ^5:34And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease. ^5:35And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master? ^5:36But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith. ^5:37And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James. ^5:38And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly. ^5:39And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping. ^5:40And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. ^5:41And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up. ^5:42And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder. ^5:43And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

^6:1And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him. ^6:2And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands? ^6:3Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him. ^6:4And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family. ^6:5And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well. ^6:6And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching. ^6:7And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; ^6:8And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets; ^6:9They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats. ^6:10And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away. ^6:11And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them. ^6:12And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men. ^6:13And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well. ^6:14And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him. ^6:15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets. ^6:16But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead. ^6:17For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself. ^6:18For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife. ^6:19And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able; ^6:20For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly. ^6:21And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee; ^6:22And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you. ^6:23And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom. ^6:24And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. ^6:25And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist. ^6:26And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her. ^6:27And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison, ^6:28And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. ^6:29And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place. ^6:30And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching. ^6:31And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food. ^6:32And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves. ^6:33And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them. ^6:34And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things. ^6:35And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late: ^6:36Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves. ^6:37But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them? ^6:38And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes. ^6:39And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass. ^6:40And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. ^6:41And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all. ^6:42And they all took of the food and had enough. ^6:43And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes. ^6:44And those who took of the bread were five thousand men. ^6:45And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away. ^6:46And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer. ^6:47And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land. ^6:48And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them; ^6:49But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry: ^6:50For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear. ^6:51And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves; ^6:52For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard. ^6:53And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land. ^6:54And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him, ^6:55And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was. ^6:56And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

^7:1And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, ^7:2And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. ^7:3Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them: ^7:4And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels. ^7:5And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands? ^7:6And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me. ^7:7But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men. ^7:8For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men. ^7:9And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you. ^7:10For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death: ^7:11But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God, ^7:12You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother; ^7:13Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do. ^7:14And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you: ^7:15There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean. ^7:16[] ^7:17And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying. ^7:18And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean, ^7:19Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean. ^7:20And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean. ^7:21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, ^7:22The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts: ^7:23All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean. ^7:24And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret. ^7:25But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet. ^7:26Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter. ^7:27And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs. ^7:28But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children. ^7:29And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter. ^7:30And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out. ^7:31And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis. ^7:32And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him. ^7:33And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger; ^7:34And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open. ^7:35And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear. ^7:36And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public. ^7:37And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

^8:1In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them, ^8:2I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food; ^8:3If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far. ^8:4And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place? ^8:5And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes. ^8:6And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people. ^8:7And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way. ^8:8And they took the food, and had enough; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken bits. ^8:9And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away. ^8:10And he got into the boat with his disciples straight away, and came into the country of Dalmanutha. ^8:11And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him. ^8:12And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation. ^8:13And he went away from them, and again got into the boat and went across to the other side. ^8:14And they had taken no thought to get bread; and they had only one cake of bread with them in the boat. ^8:15And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. ^8:16And they said to one another, We have no bread. ^8:17And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard? ^8:18Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory? ^8:19When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve. ^8:20And when the seven among the four thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? And they said to him, Seven. ^8:21And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you? ^8:22And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him. ^8:23And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything? ^8:24And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking. ^8:25Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly. ^8:26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town. ^8:27And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am? ^8:28And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. ^8:29And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ. ^8:30And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone. ^8:31And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead. ^8:32And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting. ^8:33But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men. ^8:34And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me. ^8:35Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it. ^8:36What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? ^8:37And what would a man give in exchange for his life? ^8:38Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

^9:1And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power. ^9:2And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them: ^9:3And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it. ^9:4And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. ^9:5And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ^9:6Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear. ^9:7And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him. ^9:8And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves. ^9:9And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead. ^9:10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be. ^9:11And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? ^9:12And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing? ^9:13But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him. ^9:14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them. ^9:15And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship. ^9:16And he said, What are you questioning them about? ^9:17And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking; ^9:18And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able. ^9:19And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me. ^9:20And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips. ^9:21And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child. ^9:22And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help. ^9:23And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith. ^9:24Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger. ^9:25And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him. ^9:26And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead. ^9:27But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up. ^9:28And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out? ^9:29And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer. ^9:30And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it; ^9:31For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead. ^9:32But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it. ^9:33And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way? ^9:34But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest. ^9:35And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all. ^9:36And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them, ^9:37Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me. ^9:38John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us. ^9:39But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me. ^9:40He who is not against us is for us. ^9:41Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward. ^9:42And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea. ^9:43And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire. ^9:44[] ^9:45And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell. ^9:46[] ^9:47And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell, ^9:48Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out. ^9:49Everyone will be salted with fire. ^9:50Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.