King James Version
THE GOSPES ACCORDING TO MARK
CHAPTER 1
1: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2:
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3: The
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight. 4: John did baptize in the
wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins. 5: And there went out unto him all the land of
Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in
the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. 6: And John was
clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his
loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 7: And preached,
saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of
whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 8: I
indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost. 9: And it came to pass in those days, that
Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in
Jordan. 10: And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw
the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon
him: 11: And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12: And immediately the
Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13: And he was there in
the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the
wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 14: Now after
that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching
the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15: And saying, The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and
believe the gospel. 16: Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers. 17: And Jesus said unto them, Come ye
after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18: And
straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19: And
when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending
their nets. 20: And straightway he called them: and they left
their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and
went after him. 21: And they went into Capernaum; and straightway
on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22:
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as
one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23: And there was
in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried
out, 24: Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou
Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who
thou art, the Holy One of God. 25: And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26: And when the unclean
spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of
him. 27: And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned
among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine
is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean
spirits, and they do obey him. 28: And immediately his fame
spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 29:
And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they
entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30: But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they
tell him of her. 31: And he came and took her by the hand, and
lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she
ministered unto them. 32: And at even, when the sun did set, they
brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were
possessed with devils. 33: And all the city was gathered together
at the door. 34: And he healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils
to speak, because they knew him. 35: And in the morning, rising
up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a
solitary place, and there prayed. 36: And Simon and they that
were with him followed after him. 37: And when they had found
him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38: And he said
unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there
also: for therefore came I forth. 39: And he preached in their
synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. 40: And
there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to
him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41: And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and
touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42: And
as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from
him, and he was cleansed. 43: And he straitly charged him, and
forthwith sent him away; 44: And saith unto him, See thou say
nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest,
and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them. 45: But he went out, and began to
publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that
Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without
in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
CHAPTER 2
1: And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it
was noised that he was in the house. 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. 3: And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was borne of four. 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. 5: When Jesus saw their faith, he said
unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. 6:
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts, 7: Why doth this man thus speak
blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 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? 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? 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,) 11: I say unto thee, Arise, and
take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 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. 13: And he went forth
again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him,
and he taught them. 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. 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. 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? 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. 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? 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. 20: But the
days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from
them, and then shall they fast in those days. 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. 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.
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. 24: And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold,
why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 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? 26:
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the
high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to
eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with
him? 27: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and
not man for the sabbath: 28: Therefore the Son of man is Lord
also of the sabbath.
CHAPTER 3
1: And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man
there which had a withered hand. 2: And they watched him, whether
he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3: And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand
forth. 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. 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. 6: And the
Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the
Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7: But Jesus
withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great
multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, 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. 9: And he spake to his
disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the
multitude, lest they should throng him. 10: For he had healed
many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as
many as had plagues. 11: And unclean spirits, when they saw him,
fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12: And he straitly charged them that they should not make him
known. 13: And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him
whom he would: and they came unto him. 14: And he ordained
twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them
forth to preach, 15: And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to
cast out devils: 16: And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17: And James
the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he
surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18: And
Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and
James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Canaanite, 19: And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and
they went into an house. 20: And the multitude cometh together
again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21: And when
his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for
they said, He is beside himself. 22: And the scribes which came
down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of
the devils casteth he out devils. 23: And he called them unto
him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out
Satan? 24: And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand. 25: And if a house be divided against
itself, that house cannot stand. 26: And if Satan rise up against
himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 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. 28: Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven
unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall
blaspheme: 29: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 30:
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31: There came then
his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto
him, calling him. 32: And the multitude sat about him, and they
said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek
for thee. 33: And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or
my brethren? 34: And he looked round about on them which sat
about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35: For
whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and
my sister, and mother.
CHAPTER 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. 2: And he taught them many things by parables, and
said unto them in his doctrine, 3: Hearken; Behold, there went
out a sower to sow: 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. 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: 6: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because
it had no root, it withered away. 7: And some fell among thorns,
and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 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. 9: And he said unto them, He that hath ears
to hear, let him hear. 10: And when he was alone, they that were
about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 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: 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. 13: And he said unto them, Know ye not this
parable? and how then will ye know all parables? 14: The sower
soweth the word. 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. 16: And these are they likewise which are sown on stony
ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive
it with gladness; 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. 18:
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the
word, 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. 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. 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? 22: For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should
come abroad. 23: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 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. 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. 26: And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
should cast seed into the ground; 27: And should sleep, and rise
night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth
not how. 28: For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first
the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29:
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in
the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30: And he said,
Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what
comparison shall we compare it? 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: 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. 33: And with many such parables spake he the word unto
them, as they were able to hear it. 34: But without a parable
spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded
all things to his disciples. 35: And the same day, when the even
was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other
side. 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. 37: And there arose a great storm of wind,
and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 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? 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. 40: And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful?
how is it that ye have no faith? 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
1: And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes. 2: And when he was come out of the
ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an
unclean spirit, 3: Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no
man could bind him, no, not with chains: 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. 5: And always, night and day, he was in
the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with
stones. 6: But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped
him, 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. 8: For he said unto him, Come out
of the man, thou unclean spirit. 9: And he asked him, What is thy
name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10: And he besought him much that he would not send them away out
of the country. 11: Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a
great herd of swine feeding. 12: And all the devils besought him,
saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 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. 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. 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.
16: And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17: And
they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 18: And
when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with
the devil prayed him that he might be w