Deaf healed. CHAP. VIII. Let the children first be fill- 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. g31 ¶ 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. f32 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; I N Multitude fed. maketh both the deaf to hear, 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. n 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. d6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the pround: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. 34 And looking up to hea- 7 And they had a few small ven, he sighed, and saith un-fishes: and he blessed, and to him, Ephphatha, that is, commanded to set them also Be opened. before them. 735 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. m8 So they did eat, and were filed: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 36 And he charged them f9 And they that had eaten that they should tell no man: were about four thousand: but the more he charged and he sent them away. them, so much the more a g 10 ¶ And straightway he great deal they published it; entered into a ship with his 37 And were beyond mea-disciples, and came into the sure astonished, saying, He parts of Dalmanutha. hath done all things well: hele 11 And the Pharisees came Disciples admonished. 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Blind receiveth sight. forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. h 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. d 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. t 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. saida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 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 aught. A24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. m25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. p 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. f27 ¶ And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cesarea 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. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how t 31 And he began to teach many baskets full of frag-them, that the Son of man ments took ye up? And they must suffer many things, said, Seven. and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he cometh to Beth-32 And he spake that saying 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? The transfiguration CHAP. IX. figured before them. of Christ. openly. And Peter took him, selves: and he was transand began to rebuke him. p33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan:for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. d*34¶And when he had called 5 And Peter answered and the people unto him with his said to Jesus, Master, it is disciples also, he said unto good for us to be here: and let them, Whosoever will come us make three tabernacles; after me, let him deny him- one for thee, and one for self, and take up his cross, Moses, and one for Elias. and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. t*36 For what shall it profit a CHAP. IX. AND he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus." 6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. *7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. f8 And suddenly, when they 10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. f11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? t 12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily comf2 And after six days Je- eth first, and restoreth all sus taketh with him Peter, things; and how it is written and James, and John, and of the Son of man, that he leadeth them up into an high must suffer many things, and mountain apart by them-be set at nought. A dumb spirit S. MARK. cast out. 13 But I say unto you, That thing, have compassion on Elias is indeed come, and us, and help us. they have done unto himt 23 Jesus said unto him, If whatsoever they listed, as it thou canst believe, all things is written of him. are possible to him that be f14 And when he came to lieveth. his disciples, he saw a great c 24 And straightway the famultitude about them, and ther of the child cried out, the scribes questioning with and said with tears, Lord, Í believe; help thou mine un them. belief. 15 And straightway all the people, whentheybeheld him, 25 When Jesus saw that were greatly amazed, and the people came running torunning to him saluted him. gether, he rebuked the foul 16 And he asked the scribes, spirit, saying unto him, Thou What question ye with them? dumb and deaf spirit, I f17 And one of the multi- charge thee, come out of tude answered and said, Mas- him, and enter no more into ter, I have brought unto thee him. my son, which hath a dumb spirit; t 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. c 19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. m26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead: insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? d 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. f30 And they departed thence, and passed through 20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foam-Galilee;and hewould not that ing. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. any man should know it. c 22 And oft-times it hath cast him into the fire, and he is killed, he shall rise the into the waters, to destroy third day. him: but if thou canst do any 32 But they understood not CHAP. X. Christ foretelleth his death. that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. d 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maim And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves bytheway? 34But they held their peace: ed, than having two hands for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: t 44 Where their worm dieth d 35 And he sat down, and not, and the fire is not called the twelve, and saith quenched. quenched. unto them, If any man desired 45 And if thy foot offend to be first, the same shall be thee, cut it off: it is better for last of all, and servant of all. thee to enter halt into life, 36 And he took a child, and than having two feet to be set him in the midst of them: cast into hell, into the fire and when he had taken him that never shall be quenched: in hisarms,he said unto them, t 46 Where their worm dieth d 37 Whosoever shall receive not, and the fire is not one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and d 47 And if thine eye offend whosoever shall receive me, thee, pluck it out: it is betreceiveth not me, but him ter for thee to enter into the that sent me. kingdom of God with one f38 And John answered eye, than having two eyes to him, saying, Master, we saw be cast into hell fire: one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. t 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part. d41 For whosoever shall give You tune, water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. t 42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. t 49 For everyone shall be salted with fire, and every sacri fice shall be salted with salt. d 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. f CHAP. X. AND he arose from thence, and cometh into coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. |