Lent - Day 9 - Bible Study
Today's Reading :
Chapter 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
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
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
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
And again he entered
into Capernaum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 with him.
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.
20 And he departed,
and began to publish in Decapolis how great
things Jesus had done for him and all men did marvel.
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.
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,
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.
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain
woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered
many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard
of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I
may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway
the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was
healed of that plague.
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?
31 And his disciples
said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who
touched me?
32 And he looked
round about to see her that had done this thing.
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.
34 And he said unto
her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy
plague.
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?
36 As soon as Jesus
heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be
not afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no
man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And he cometh to
the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that
wept and wailed greatly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it;
and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Chapter 6
And he went out from
thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath
day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is
this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his
hands?
3 Is not this the
carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and
Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour,
but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid
his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 And he marvelled
because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
7 And he called unto him
the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power
over unclean spirits;
8 And commanded them
that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip,
no bread, no money in their purse
9 But be shod with sandals;
and not put on two coats.
10 And he said unto
them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart
from that place.
11 And whosoever
shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust
under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall
be more tolerable for Sodom
12 And they went out,
and preached that men should repent.
13 And they cast out
many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14 And king Herod
heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad) and he said, That John the
Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth
themselves in him.
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it
is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I
beheaded he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John,
and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife for he
had married her.
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee
to have thy brother's wife.
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would
have killed him; but she could not
20 For Herod feared
John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he
heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21 And when a
convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords,
high captains, and chief estates of Galilee ;
22 And when the
daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them
that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he sware unto
her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my
kingdom.
24 And she went
forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of
John the Baptist.
25 And she came in
straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give
me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king was
exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with
him, he would not reject her.
27 And immediately
the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought and he went
and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his
head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel and the damsel gave it to her
mother.
29 And when his
disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles
gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what
they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a
desert place, and rest a while for there were many coming and going, and they
had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and
ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto
him.
34 And Jesus, when he
came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because
they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them many
things.
35 And when the day
was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert
place, and now the time is far passed
36 Send them away,
that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy
themselves bread for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered and
said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy
two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He saith unto
them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five,
and two fishes.
39 And he commanded
them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down
in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he had
taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed,
and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and
the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all
eat, and were filled.
43 And they took up
twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did
eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45 And straightway he
constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side
before unto Bethsaida
46 And when he had
sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
47 And when even was
come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
48 And he saw them
toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them and about the fourth
watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have
passed by them.
49 But when they saw
him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out
50 For they all saw
him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto
them, Be of good cheer it is I; be not afraid.
51 And he went up
unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased and they were sore amazed in
themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves for their heart was hardened.
53 And when they had
passed over, they came into the land
of Gennesaret
54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they
knew him,
55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began
to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities,
or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might
touch if it were but the border of his garment and as many as touched him were
made whole.
Chapter 7
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of
the scribes, which came from Jerusalem .
2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with
defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash
their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they
eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as
the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees
and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of
the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6 He answered and
said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is
written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from
me.
7 Howbeit in vain do
they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside
the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots
and cups and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto
them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own
tradition.
10 For Moses said,
Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him
die the death
11 But ye say, If a
man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by
whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him
no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of
God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered and many
such like things do ye.
14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said
unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand
15 There is nothing
from without a man, that entering into him can defile him but the things which
come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17 And when he was entered into the house from the people,
his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
18 And he saith unto
them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever
thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
19 Because it
entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the
draught, purging all meats?
20 And he said, That
which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21 For from within,
out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,
murders,
22 Thefts,
covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy,
pride, foolishness
23 All these evil
things come from within, and defile the man.
24 And from thence he
arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon
25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean
spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she
besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said
unto her, Let the children first be filled for it is not meet to take the
children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord yet the
dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the
devil is gone out of thy daughter.
30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil
gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31 And again, departing from
the coasts of Tyre and Sidon ,
he came unto the sea of Galilee, through
the midst of the coasts of Decapolis .
32 And they bring
unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they
beseech him to put his hand upon him.
33 And he took him
aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue;
34 And looking up to
heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And straightway
his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake
plain.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man but the
more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done
all things well he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Chapter 8
In those days the
multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his
disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
2 I have compassion
on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have
nothing to eat
3 And if I send them
away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way for divers of them
came from far.
4 And his disciples
answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the
wilderness?
5 And he asked them,
How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded
the people to sit down on the ground and he took the seven loaves, and gave
thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did
set them before the people.
7 And they had a few
small fishes and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
8 So they did eat,
and were filled and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven
baskets.
9 And they that had
eaten were about four thousand and he sent them away.
10 And straightway he
entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees
came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him.
12 And he sighed
deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?
verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
13 And he left them,
and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples
had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than
one loaf.
15 And he charged
them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the
leaven of Herod.
16 And they reasoned
among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17 And when Jesus
knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive
ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
18 Having eyes, see
ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19 When I brake the
five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?
They say unto him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven
among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they
said, Seven.
21 And he said unto
them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida
23 And he took the
blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his
eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up,
and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put
his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up and he was restored, and
saw every man clearly.
26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go
into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27 And Jesus went
out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi
and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I
am?
28 And they answered, John the Baptist but some say, Elias;
and others, One of the prophets.
29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And
Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Mark 1 to 8:30
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