was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against CHAPTER the sepulchre.

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Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chiefe Priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three daies I wil rise againe. Command therfore that the sepulchre be made sure, untill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steale him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last errour shalbe worse then the first. Pilate said unto them, Yee have a watch, goe your way, make it as sure as you can. So they went, and his Sepulchre made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. watched.

is sealed, and

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N the ende of the Sabbath, as it began to dawne towards the Christs resurfirst day of the weeke, came Mary Magdalene, and the other rection is declared by an Mary, to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great Angel, to the earthquake, for the Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, women. and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snowe. And for feare of him, the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the Angel answered, and said unto the women, Feare not ye: for I know that ye seeke Iesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as hee said: Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And goe quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. And behold, hee goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him: loe, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with feare and great ioy, and did run to bring his disciples word.

unto them.

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Iesus met them, He himselfe saying, All haile. And they came, and held him by the feet, and appeareth worshipped him. Then said Iesus unto them, Be not afraid: Goe tell my brethren that they goe into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came The high Priests into the citie, and shewed unto the chiefe Priests all the things give the souldiers money to that were done. And when they were assembled with the Elders, say that he was and had taken counsell, they gave large money unto the souldiers, stollen out of his sepulchre. saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governours eares, wee will perswade him, and secure you. So they tooke the money,

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Christ appeareth to his disciples,

and sendeth

and teach all

and did as they were taught. And this saying is commonly reported among the Iewes untill this day.

Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountaine where Iesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Iesus came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Goe ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the them to baptize Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you and loe, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Nations.

The office of
Iohn the
Baptist.

Iesus is baptized,

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

S. MARKE

CHAPTER I

HE beginning of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the
Sonne of God, as it is written in the Prophets,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy
face,

Which shall prepare thy way before thee.
The voice of one crying in the wildernesse,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,

Make his paths straight.

Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach

the baptisme of repentance, for the remission of sinnes. And there went out unto him all the land of Iudea, and they of Ierusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Iordane, confessing their sinnes. And Iohn was clothed with camels haire, and with a girdle of a skin about his loines: and he did eat locusts and wilde honie, and preached, saying, There commeth one mightier then I after me, the latchet of whose shooes I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but hee shall baptize you with the holy Ghost. And it came to passe in those daies, that Iesus came from Nazareth

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of Galilee, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordane. And straightway CHAPTER
comming up out of the water, hee saw the heavens opened, and
the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.
And there came a

voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Sonne, in whom I
am well pleased. And immediately the Spirit driveth him into tempted,
the wildernesse. And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie

and Iohn:

daies tempted of Satan, and was with the wildbeasts, and the Angels ministred unto him. Now after that Iohn was put in he preacheth: prison, Iesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospell of the kingdome of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent ye, and beleeve the Gospell. Now as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and calleth Peter, Andrew his brother, casting a net into the Sea (for they were Andrew, Iames fishers.) And Iesus said unto them, Come ye after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsooke their nets, and followed him. And when hee had gone a little further thence, hee saw Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. And straightway he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. And they went into Capernaum, and straightway on the Sabbath day he entred into the Synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for hee taught them as one that had authority, and not as the Scribes. And there was in their Synagogue healeth one a man with an uncleane spirit, and he cried out, saying, Let us alone, what have we to doe with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy One of God. And Iesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the uncleane spirit had torne him, and cried with a lowd voice, he came out of him. And they were all amased, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authoritie commandeth he even the uncleane spirits, and they doe obey him. And immediatly his fame spread abroad throughout al the region round about Galilee. And forthwith, when they were Peters mother come out of the Synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon, in law, and Andrew, with Iames and Iohn. But Simons wives mother lay sicke of a fever and anone they tell him of her. And he came

and tooke her by the hand, and lift her up, and immediately the

that had a

devill,

fever left her, and she ministred unto them. And at even, when many diseased the Sunne did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, persons, and them that were possessed with divels: and all the citie was gathered together at the doore. And he healed many that

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and cleanseth the Leper.

Christ healeth

one sicke of the palsie,

were sicke of divers diseases, and cast out many devils, and suffered not the devils to speake, because they knew him. And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, hee went out, and departed into a solitarie place, and there prayed. And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him: and when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us goe into the next townes, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I foorth. And he preached in their Synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling downe to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane. And Iesus mooved with compassion, put foorth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will, be thou cleane. And assoone as he had spoken, immediately the leprosie departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away, and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but goe thy way, shew thy selfe to the Priest, and offer for thy clensing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But he went out, and beganne to publish it much, and to blase abroad the matter: insomuch that Iesus could no more openly enter into the citie, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

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CHAPTER II

ND againe hee entred into Capernaum after some dayes, and it was noysed that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no roome to receive them, no not so much as about the doore: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sicke of the palsie, which was borne of foure. And when they could not come nigh unto him for preasse, they uncovered the roofe where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let downe the bed wherin the sick of the palsie lay. When Iesus saw their faith, hee said unto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes be forgiven thee. But there were certaine of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doeth this man thus speake blasphemies? Who can forgive sinnes but God onely? And immediatly, when Iesus perceived in his Spirit, that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes be forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and walke? But that yee may know

II

the receit of

and sinners,

And the excuseth his

disciples for not fasting,

that the Sonne of man hath power on earth to forgive sinnes, (Hee CHAPTER saith to the sicke of the palsie,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and goe thy way into thine house. And immediatly he arose, tooke up the bed, and went foorth before them all, insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, Wee never saw it on this fashion. And he went foorth againe by the sea side, and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus calleth sitting at the receit of Custome, and said unto him, Follow me. Matthew from And he arose, and followed him. And it came to passe, that as Custome, Iesus sate at meate in his house, many Publicanes and sinners sate eateth with also together with Iesus and his disciples: for there were many, Publicanes, and they followed him. And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eate with Publicanes and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners? When Iesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole, have no need of the Physition, but they that are sicke: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. disciples of Iohn, and of the Pharisees used to fast; and they come, and say unto him, Why doe the disciples of Iohn, and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? And Iesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the Bridegrome is with them? As long as they have the Bridegrome with them, they cannot fast. But the dayes will come, when the Bridegrome shall bee taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those dayes. No man also soweth 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. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles, else the new wine doeth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will bee marred: But new wine must bee put into new bottles. And it came to passe, that and for pluckhe went thorow the corne fields on the Sabbath day, and his ing the eares disciples began as they went, to plucke the eares of corne. the Pharisees saide unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawfull? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when hee had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How hee went into the house of God in the dayes of Abiathar the high Priest, and did eate the Shew-bread, which is not lawful to eate, but for the Priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And hee said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: therefore the Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

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of corne on the Sabbath day.