DASV Mark
Mark 1
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Look, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.”
4 John came, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5 Now all the region of Judea, and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. And they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
6 John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and had a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
7 And he preached, saying, “There comes one after me that is mightier than I, the strap of his sandal I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
9 Now it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan river.
10 While Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove.
11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son, I am well pleased with you.”
12 And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
13 He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels ministered to him.
14 Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel.”
16 Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
17 Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
18 And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
19 Going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat mending their nets.
20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired hands, and followed him.
21 They went to Capernaum. Immediately on the Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.
22 They were astonished at his teaching, because he taught them as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
23 Now there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 “What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.”
25 Then Jesus rebuked him, “Be quiet, and come out of him.”
26 The unclean spirit, after tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 They were all amazed, so they asked each other, “What is this?--a new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
28 And the report of him quickly spread everywhere into all the region of Galilee.
29 And as soon as they came out of the synagogue, they went to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
31 He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
32 During the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed with demons.
33 All the city was gathered together at the door.
34 He healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35 He got up early in the morning, before dawn. He left, and departed into a deserted place, and there prayed.
36 Simon and those who were with him searched for him.
37 When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
38 And he said to them, “Let us move on to the next towns, that I may preach there too, for this is the reason I came out.”
39 Then he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
40 Now a leper came to him, begging him, and kneeling down before him, saying to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.”
41 And being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I will, be clean.”
42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
43 Then he sternly warned him, and quickly sent him out.
44 He said to him, “See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
45 But he went out, and began to publicize it, and to spread the story around, so that Jesus could not openly enter into a city, but stayed out in deserted places. Yet they came to him from everywhere.
Mark 2
1 When he returned to Capernaum after a few days, it was reported that he was at the house.
2 So many were gathered together, that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he spoke the word to them.
3 And they came, bringing to him a man sick of the palsy, carried by four of them.
4 When they could not come near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. When they had broken through, they let down the mat the paralyzed man was laying on.
5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 But there were certain scribes sitting there, reasoning in their hearts,
7 “Why does this man talk like this? He is blaspheming! For who can forgive sins except God alone?”
8 Immediately, Jesus, realizing in his spirit that they were thinking this, said to them, “Why do you think these things in your hearts?
9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your mat and walk’?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralyzed man,
11 “I say to you, arise, take your mat, and go home.”
12 He stood, and immediately picked up the mat, and went out before them all. They were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this before.”
13 He went out again by the sea side, and the whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 Now as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
15 It came to pass, that as he was sitting at dinner in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many following him.
16 Now the scribes who were Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 Then when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “They who are healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
19 Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as the bridegroom is with them, they do not fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then, in that day, they will fast.
21 No man sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, otherwise the new patch will tear away from the old cloth, and the tear is made worse.
22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, else the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be destroyed. But they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.
23 And it came to pass, as he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, his disciples began, as they went along, to pluck the ears of grain.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
25 He replied, “Did you not ever read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and those who were with him,
26 how he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the sacred bread, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and he gave it also to those who were with him?
27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”
28 So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.
Mark 3
1 Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
3 He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.”
4 Then he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.
5 After he looked round at them in anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
6 Immediately the Pharisees went out, plotting with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 Then Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea, and a large crowd followed him from Galilee, Judea,
8 Jerusalem, Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon, a large crowd, having heard what great things he did, they came to him.
9 And he spoke to his disciples, that a little boat should be prepared for him because of the crowd, so that they might not crush him.
10 For he healed many, so that as many as had diseases pushed upon him in order that they might touch him.
11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, “You are the Son of God.”
12 But he strictly ordered them that they should not make him known.
13 Then he went up the mountain, and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 And he appointed twelve, who he called apostles, so that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,
15 and to have authority to cast out demons.
16 The twelve he appointed were: Simon, who he called Peter,
17 James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James; and he called them Boanerges, which means, Sons of thunder;
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home.
20 And the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.
21 Now when his family heard it, they wanted to get a hold of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22 Now the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.
23 So he called them to him, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come.
27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will rob his house.
28 Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven for the children of men, even blasphemies they speak.
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
30 He said this because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 Then his mother and his brothers came, and, standing outside, they sent to him, summoning him.
32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
33 He answered them, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking round on those who were sitting around him, he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever will do the will of God, that one is my brother, sister, and mother.”
Mark 4
1 Again Jesus began to teach by the sea side. And there was gathered around him such a very great crowd, that he entered into a boat, and sat there while all the crowd was on the shore.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them,
3 “Listen. A sower went out to sow seed.
4 It came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much dirt, and immediately it sprang up, because the dirt was not deep.
6 When the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it produced no fruit.
8 Other seed fell on the good ground, and produced fruit, growing up and flourishing, and it brought forth thirty times, sixty times, and some a hundred times.
9 He said, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 And he said to them, “Unto you the mystery of the kingdom of God is given, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables.
12 So that seeing, they may see, and not perceive, and hearing, they may hear, and not understand; so that they might turn and be forgiven.
13 He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are the ones by the way side, where the word is sown. Whenever they hear it immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 These are the ones that are sown upon the rocky soil, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 But they have no root in themselves, so last only for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.
18 Others are the ones that are sown among the thorns. These are the ones who hear the word,
19 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things come in, and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 Then there are the ones that were sown upon the good ground. They hear the word, and accept it, and produce fruit, some thirty times, and sixty times, and a hundred times.”
21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not to be put on the lamp stand?
22 For there is nothing hid, that will not be revealed, neither was anything made secret, that will not eventually come to light.
23 If any one has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 Then he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. For with what measure you use it will be measured to you; and even more will be given unto you.
25 For he that has, to him will be given. He that does not have, from him will be taken away even what he has.
26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like someone casting seed upon the ground.
27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows, but he does not know how.
28 The ground produces fruit by itself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he uses the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, “To what may we liken the kingdom of God? or what parable shall we use to describe it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the ground, though it is the smallest of the garden seeds that are upon the earth,
32 yet when it is sown it grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out great branches; so that even the birds of the heaven can lodge under its shadow.”
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Without a parable he did not speak to them. But privately he expounded all things to his own disciples.
35 And on that day, when evening was come, he said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.”
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat. And there were other boats with him.
37 Then there arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat on the boat, so much so that the boat was being swamped.
38 But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. They woke him up, and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we perish?”
39 Then he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet down, be still.” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 Then he said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?
41 And they were petrified, and said one to another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Mark 5
1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.
2 And when he was getting out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him having come out of the tombs.
3 He lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him, not even with chains.
4 He had been often bound with shackles and chains, but he had ripped the chains apart, and broke the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to control him.
5 And every day and night, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell down before him.
7 He cried out with a scream, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”
8 For Jesus said to him, “Come out of this man you unclean spirit.”
9 And he asked him, “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”
10 And he intensely begged Jesus not to send them away out of the region.
11 Now there was on the mountain side a great herd of pigs feeding.
12 And they begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may go into them.”
13 And he granted them permission. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand drowned in the sea.
14 Then they that fed them fled, and reported it in the town and in that region. And they came out to see what had happened.
15 They came to Jesus and saw the one who was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind. It was he who had the legion, and they were afraid.
16 So the ones who had seen it told them what had happened to the one who was possessed by the demons, and about the pigs.
17 Then they urged him to leave their region.
18 And as Jesus was getting into the boat, he who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with him.
19 But Jesus would not permit him to, but said to him, “Go to your house to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.
20 So he went his way, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him, and all the people were amazed.
21 When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.
22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue named Jairus, and seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet,
23 urgently requesting him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healed and live.”
24 Then Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed him, and they pressed in all around him.
25 Now there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years,
26 and had suffered many things at the hands of many doctors. She had spent all that she had, and was not any better, but even grew worse.
27 After hearing the things about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, “If I can just touch his garments, I will be healed.”
29 And immediately her bleeding stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
30 Immediately, Jesus, realizing that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and said, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you, and yet you still ask, “Who touched me?”
32 But he looked around to see who had done this.
33 Then the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you whole. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
35 While he still speaking some people came from the synagogue ruler's house announcing, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any longer?
36 But Jesus, ignoring what had just been said, said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
37 And he allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue ruler, he saw all the commotion, with many weeping and loudly wailing.
39 When he was entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make such a commotion, and weep? The child is not dead, but only asleep.”
40 Then they scornfully laughed at him. But he, having put them all out, took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in to where the child was.
41 Then taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, Arise.”
42 And immediately the girl got up, and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were totally amazed.
43 Then he sternly ordered them that no one should know about this, after which he requested that they give her something to eat.
Mark 6
1 Then Jesus left there and came to his own hometown, with his disciples following him.
2 When the Sabbath arrived, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that has been given to him?” and “What is the meaning of such mighty works done by his hands?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended by him.
4 Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.”
5 And he could not do any miracles there, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 He was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.
7 Now Jesus summoned the twelve, and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
8 and told them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff, no bread, wallet, or money in their belt,
9 but to put on only sandals, and not to wear two coats.
10 Then he said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.
11 And whatever place will not receive you or listen to you, as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
12 So they went out, and preached that people should repent.
13 They cast out many demons, and anointed many who were sick with oil, and healed them.
14 Now king Herod heard about it, for Jesus’ name had become well known. He said, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, which is the reason he does such miracles.
15 But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
16 But Herod, when he heard of him, said, “John, whom I beheaded, is risen.”
17 For Herod himself had sent and imprisoned John. He bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
18 For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to marry your brother's wife.”
19 So Herodias positioned herself against him, and desired to kill him. But she could not,
20 because Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. So he protected him. When Herod heard him, he was greatly puzzled; although he enjoyed listening to him.
21 And when an opportune time came, Herod, on his birthday, made a banquet for his court officials, the military officers, and the leaders of Galilee.
22 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those who ate with him. So the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you will ask me, I will give to you, up to half of my kingdom.”
24 Then she went out, and asked her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 She immediately returned to the king, and said, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26 The king really regretted it, but for the sake of his oath, and those who were at the dinner, he would not refuse her request.
27 And immediately the king sent out a soldier from his guard, and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded John in the prison.
28 He brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 Then the apostles gathered themselves around Jesus; and they told him everything they had done and taught.
31 Then he said to them, “Come apart into a desert place, and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no time even to eat.
32 So they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.
33 And many who saw them leaving, knew where they were going, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, arriving ahead of them.
34 When Jesus came out and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35 It was now late in the day. His disciples came to him, and said, “This place is a desert, and it is now late.
36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.
37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat?”
38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
39 Then he ordered them that they should all sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 And they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed it, and brake the loaves, and he gave it to the disciples to set before the people. He also split up the two fish among all of them.
42 They all ate, and were filled.
43 They picked up the broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.
44 Now the loaves were eaten by five thousand men.
45 And immediately he directed his disciples to get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away.
46 And after saying good-bye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.
47 When evening was come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.
48 Watching them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, about three in the morning, he came to them, walking on the sea. He was about to pass by them,
49 when they saw him walking on the sea, thinking it was a ghost, so they cried out,
50 for they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. They were absolutely astonished,
52 for they still did not understand about the loaves. Their hearts were hardened.
53 When they had crossed over, they came to the land to Gennesaret, and moored the boat to the shore.
54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,
55 and ran around that whole region, and began to carry those who were sick on their beds, to where they heard he was.
56 And wherever he entered, into villages, towns, or into the countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and asked him that they might touch if only the border of his garment. As many as touched him were healed.
Mark 7
1 The Pharisees and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem gathered together around Jesus.
2 They observed that some of his disciples eat their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands.
3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat except they ritually wash their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders;
4 when they come from the market, they do not eat unless they wash and they hold many other traditions such as the washings of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.)
5 Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?
6 He said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’
8 You reject the commandment of God, but hold fast to the tradition of men.”
9 Then he said to them, “You have a convenient way of rejecting the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who insults either father or mother, should be put to death.’
11 but you say, ‘If a person should say to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you might have benefited from me is Corban, that is to say, a gift to God’
12 you no longer allow him to do anything in supporting his father or his mother.
13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition, that you have handed down and you do many things like that.
14 Then he called to crowd again, and said to them, “Hear me all of you, and understand:
15 there is nothing from outside a person, that going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a person those are the things that defile him.
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17 When he entered the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18 Then he said to them, “Are you also clueless? Do you not understand, that whatever goes into the man from outside, cannot defile him,
19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and goes out into the sewer?” He said this, making all foods clean.
20 Then he said, “That which comes out of a person, is what defiles him.
21 For from within a person’s heart come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 greed, wickedness, deceit, sinful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a person.
24 From there he got up and went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon. Afterward he entered into a house, and did not want anyone to know it; but he could not be hid.
25 But immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician extraction. Then she pleaded with him to cast out the demon out of her daughter.
27 He said to her, “Let the children first be filled, for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.”
28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 Then he said to her, “For this saying go your way, the demon has left your daughter.”
30 She went home and found the child lying upon the bed, and the demon gone.
31 Again he left the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.
32 Then they brought to him one who was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand upon him.
33 Then he took him aside from the crowd privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.
34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
36 And he ordered them that they should not tell anyone. But the more he ordered them, the more they publicized it.
37 And they were totally astonished, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf to hear, and the mute to speak.”
Mark 8
1 In those days, when there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called his disciples and said to them,
2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me for three days now and have not had anything to eat.
3 If I send them home fasting they will faint on the way for some of them have come from far away.”
4 His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread to feed these people in this desolate place?”
5 Then he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks, he broke them, and gave it to his disciples, to set before them. They then served it to the crowd.
7 And they had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he commanded to serve these to them also.
8 And they ate, and were filled, and they picked up, seven baskets of leftover pieces.
9 There were about four thousand people and he sent them away.
10 Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 Then the Pharisees came out, and began to question him, seeking a sign from heaven from him to test him.
12 He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
13 Then he left them, and again got into the boat and went to the other side.
14 But they forgot to take bread, and there was none in the boat with them except a single loaf.
15 He warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 And they discussed it with each other, saying, “It is because we do not have any bread.”
17 Jesus perceiving it said to them, “Why do you argue, because you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Are your hearts that hard?
18 Having eyes, you do not see? Having ears, you do not hear? Do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Twelve.”
20 “When I broke the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you pick up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”
21 Then he said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
22 Then they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to him, and urged him to touch him.
23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him, Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up, and said, “I see men, but they look like walking trees.”
25 Then Jesus again laid his hands on his eyes, and he looked intently, and his sight was restored. He saw everything clearly.
26 Then Jesus sent him away to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
27 Jesus and his disciples went out into the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
28 So they told him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.”
29 Then he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.”
30 Then he ordered them that they should not tell anyone about him.
31 Then he began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 Now he spoke about this openly. Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him.
33 But he turned around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan. For you are not thinking about the things of God, but about the things of men.”
34 He gathered the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any one would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
37 For what can a person give in exchange for his life?
38 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Mark 9
1 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God come with power.”
2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. He was transfigured before them,
3 and his garments became dazzling white, so that no launderer on earth could bleach them any whiter.
4 Then Elijah with Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three memorial shelters, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud declared, “This is my beloved Son, listen to him.”
8 Suddenly looking around they saw no one with them except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them that they should not tell anyone what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 So they kept it to themselves, questioning what the rising again from the dead meant.
11 They asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
12 He said to them, “Elijah indeed will come first, and restore all things. But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
13 But I tell you, that Elijah has come, and they did what they wanted to him just as it was written about him.”
14 When they came back to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes questioning them.
15 And immediately when the whole crowd saw him, they were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
16 He asked them, “What were you arguing with them about?”
17 And one of the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son, who has a spirit that renders him unable to speak.
18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and becoming stiff. I spoke to your disciples but they could not cast it out.”
19 He answered them, “O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him to me.”
20 So they brought him to Jesus. When he saw him, immediately the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled around foaming at the mouth.
21 He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come on him?” And he said, “Since childhood.”
22 Often it has thrown him into the fire or into the water, trying to destroy him, but if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”
23 Jesus said to him, “If you canst! All things are possible to him who believes.”
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out, “I believe; help my unbelief.”
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more.”
26 It shrieked, threw him into a convulsion, and came out. The boy looked like a corpse; so much so that some said, “He is dead.”
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, raised him up, and he got up.
28 After he entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
29 He said to them, “This kind comes only by prayer.”
30 They left and traveled through Galilee, for he did not want anyone to know about it.
31 For he taught his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and after three days he will rise again.
32 But they did not understood what he was saying, and were afraid to ask him about it.
33 Then they came to Capernaum. When he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
34 But they were silent, for on the way they had arguing over, who was the greatest.
35 He sat down, and called the twelve; and said to them, “If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”
36 Then he took a little child, and set him in the middle of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Whoever will receive one of these little children in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me only, but he who sent me.
38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we stopped him, because he did not follow us.
39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able to right after that speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is for us.
41 For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink, because you are follower’s of Christ, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward.
42 And whoever will cause one of these little ones that believe on me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
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45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell.
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47 If your eye cause you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes to be thrown into hell,
48 where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.
49 For every one will be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good, but if salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with each other.
Mark 10
1 Then Jesus left there and came to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River and crowds came together to him, again, as was his custom, he taught them.
2 Some Pharisees came testing him asking, “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?”
3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”
4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to send her away.”
5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote this commandment.
6 But from the beginning of the creation, he made them male and female.
7 For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife,
8 and the two will become one flesh. So then they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
10 Once in the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.
11 Then he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.
12 And if she divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”
13 Now people were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he indignant, and said to them, “Let the little children to come to me; do not stop them for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
15 Truly I say to you, “whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, there is no way he will enter it.”
16 Then he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
17 As Jesus was going out on his way, a man ran up to him, and kneeled before him, asking him, “Good teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is none good except God alone.
19 You know the commandments, ‘Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
20 And he said to him, “Teacher, I have done all these things from my youth.”
21 And Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.
22 Because of this his face fell, and he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!”
24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus repeated to them, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
26 They were totally astonished, saying to each other, “Then who can be saved?”
27 Jesus looking at them said, “With men it is impossible, but not for God, for all things are possible for God.”
28 Peter said to him, “Look, we have left all, and have followed you.”
29 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one that has left house, or brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,
30 who will not receive a hundred times now in this age, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”
32 When they got on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him,
33 saying, “Look, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over
to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.
34 They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and will kill him. After three days, he will rise again.”