Chapter 2
Mark 2:1 And again he entered into
Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mark 2:2 And straightway many were
gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no,
not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
Mark 2:3 And they come unto him,
bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
Mark 2:4 And when they could not
come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was:
and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick
of the palsy lay.
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith,
he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mark 2:6 But there were certain
of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus
speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Mark 2:8 And immediately when Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said
unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Mark 2:9 Whether is it easier to
say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise,
and take up thy bed, and walk?
Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick
of the palsy,)
Mark 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise,
and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
Mark 2:12 And immediately he arose,
took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were
all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
Mark 2:13 And he went forth again
by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught
them.
Mark 2:14 And as he passed by, he
saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said
unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Mark 2:15 And it came to pass, that,
as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also
together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed
him.
Mark 2:16 And when the scribes and
Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples,
How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he
saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but
they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Mark 2:18 And the disciples of John
and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why
do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast
not?
Mark 2:19 And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with
them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mark 2:20 But the days will come,
when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they
fast in those days.
Mark 2:21 No man also seweth a piece
of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh
away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
Mark 2:22 And no man putteth new
wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the
wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put
into new bottles.
Mark 2:23 And it came to pass, that
he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began,
as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
Mark 2:24 And the Pharisees said
unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mark 2:25 And he said unto them,
Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred,
he, and they that were with him?
Mark 2:26 How he went into the house
of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the showbread,
which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which
were with him?
Mark 2:27 And he said unto them,
The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Mark 2:28 Therefore the Son of man
is Lord also of the sabbath.
Chapter 3
Mark 3:1 And he entered again into
the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mark 3:2 And they watched him, whether
he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Mark 3:3 And he saith unto the man
which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
Mark 3:4 And he saith unto them,
Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life,
or to kill? But they held their peace.
Mark 3:5 And when he had looked
round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their
hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched
it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Mark 3:6 And the Pharisees went
forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how
they might destroy him.
Mark 3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself
with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed
him, and from Judaea,
Mark 3:8 And from Jerusalem, and
from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a
great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto
him.
Mark 3:9 And he spake to his disciples,
that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they
should throng him.
Mark 3:10 For he had healed many;
insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Mark 3:11 And unclean spirits, when
they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son
of God.
Mark 3:12 And he straitly charged
them that they should not make him known.
Mark 3:13 And he goeth up into a
mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mark 3:14 And he ordained twelve,
that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mark 3:15 And to have power to heal
sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Mark 3:16 And Simon he surnamed
Peter;
Mark 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee,
and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is,
The sons of thunder:
Mark 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip,
and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Mark 3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which
also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Mark 3:20 And the multitude cometh
together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark 3:21 And when his friends heard
of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Mark 3:22 And the scribes which
came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of
the devils casteth he out devils.
Mark 3:23 And he called them unto
him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided
against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided
against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mark 3:26 And if Satan rise up against
himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mark 3:27 No man can enter into
a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Mark 3:28 Verily I say unto you,
All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith
soever they shall blaspheme:
Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme
against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal
damnation:
Mark 3:30 Because they said, He
hath an unclean spirit.
Mark 3:31 There came then his brethren
and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Mark 3:32 And the multitude sat
about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren
without seek for thee.
Mark 3:33 And he answered them,
saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Mark 3:34 And he looked round about
on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mark 3:35 For whosoever shall do
the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Chapter 4
Mark 4:1 And he began again to teach
by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so
that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude
was by the sea on the land.
Mark 4:2 And he taught them many
things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Mark 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there
went out a sower to sow:
Mark 4:4 And it came to pass, as
he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and
devoured it up.
Mark 4:5 And some fell on stony
ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because
it had no depth of earth:
Mark 4:6 But when the sun was up,
it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:7 And some fell among thorns,
and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mark 4:8 And other fell on good
ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth,
some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
Mark 4:9 And he said unto them,
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:10 And when he was alone,
they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mark 4:11 And he said unto them,
Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto
them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mark 4:12 That seeing they may see,
and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at
any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mark 4:13 And he said unto them,
Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mark 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
Mark 4:15 And these are they by
the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh
immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:16 And these are they likewise
which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately
receive it with gladness;
Mark 4:17 And have no root in themselves,
and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution
ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
Mark 4:18 And these are they which
are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
Mark 4:19 And the cares of this
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering
in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Mark 4:20 And these are they which
are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring
forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
Mark 4:21 And he said unto them,
Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to
be set on a candlestick?
Mark 4:22 For there is nothing hid,
which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that
it should come abroad.
Mark 4:23 If any man have ears to
hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:24 And he said unto them,
Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured
to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Mark 4:25 For he that hath, to him
shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that
which he hath.
Mark 4:26 And he said, So is the
kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Mark 4:27 And should sleep, and
rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth
not how.
Mark 4:28 For the earth bringeth
forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full
corn in the ear.
Mark 4:29 But when the fruit is
brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest
is come.
Mark 4:30 And he said, Whereunto
shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare
it?
Mark 4:31 It is like a grain of
mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the
seeds that be in the earth:
Mark 4:32 But when it is sown, it
groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great
branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mark 4:33 And with many such parables
spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 4:34 But without a parable
spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things
to his disciples.
Mark 4:35 And the same day, when
the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other
side.
Mark 4:36 And when they had sent
away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there
were also with him other little ships.
Mark 4:37 And there arose a great
storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Mark 4:38 And he was in the hinder
part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto
him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked
the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased,
and there was a great calm.
Mark 4:40 And he said unto them,
Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly,
and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind
and the sea obey him?
Chapter 5
Mark 5:1 And they came over unto
the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mark 5:2 And when he was come out
of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean
spirit,
Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among
the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark 5:4 Because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder
by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark 5:5 And always, night and day,
he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself
with stones.
Mark 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar
off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice,
and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high
God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come
out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What
is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mark 5:10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark 5:11 Now there was there nigh
unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Mark 5:12 And all the devils besought
him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave
them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine:
and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were
about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark 5:14 And they that fed the
swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went
out to see what it was that was done.
Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus,
and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting,
and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark 5:16 And they that saw it told
them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning
the swine.
Mark 5:17 And they began to pray
him to depart out of their coasts.
Mark 5:18 And when he was come into
the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he
might be with him.
Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered
him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Mark 5:20 And he departed, and began
to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all
men did marvel.
Mark 5:21 And when Jesus was passed
over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him:
and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mark 5:22 And, behold, there cometh
one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him,
he fell at his feet,
Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly,
saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come
and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mark 5:24 And Jesus went with him;
and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Mark 5:25 And a certain woman, which
had an issue of blood twelve years,
Mark 5:26 And had suffered many
things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse,
Mark 5:27 When she had heard of
Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may
touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain
of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed
of that plague.
Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately
knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in
the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
Mark 5:31 And his disciples said
unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who
touched me?
Mark 5:32 And he looked round about
to see her that had done this thing.
Mark 5:33 But the woman fearing
and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all the truth.
Mark 5:34 And he said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of
thy plague.
Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there
came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter
is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard
the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be
not afraid, only believe.
Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man
to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Mark 5:38 And he cometh to the house
of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept
and wailed greatly.
Mark 5:39 And when he was come in,
he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead,
but sleepeth.
Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to
scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother
of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel
was lying.
Mark 5:41 And he took the damsel
by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Mark 5:42 And straightway the damsel
arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were
astonished with a great astonishment.
Mark 5:43 And he charged them straitly
that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given
her to eat.