
{1}1{/}

{I}1_{/}This is the 
beginning of the Good 
News of Jesus Christ, the 
Son of God. {I}2_{/}It is 
written in the book of 
Isaiah, the prophet, "I 
am sending my messenger 
ahead of you to prepare 
your way. {I}3_{/}Let the 
people hear the voice 
calling in the desert: 
Prepare the way of the 
Lord, level his paths."
{I}4_{/}So John began to 
baptise in the desert; he 
preached a baptism of 
repentance for the 
forgiveness of sins. 
{I}5_{/}All Judea and all 
the people from the city 
of Jerusalem went out to 
John to confess their 
sins and be baptized by 
him in the river Jordan.
{I}6_{/}John was clothed 
in camel's hair and wore 
a leather garment around 
his waist. His food was 
locusts and honey. 
{I}7_{/}He preached to 
the people saying, "After 
me comes one who is more 
powerful than I am; 
{I}8_{/}I have baptized 
you with water, but he 
will baptize you in the 
Holy Spirit. As for me, I 
am not worthy to bend 
down and untie his 
sandals."
{I}9_{/}At that time 
Jesus came from Nazareth, 
a town of Galilee, and 
was baptized by John in 
the Jordan. {I}10_{/}And 
the moment he came up out 
of the water, heaven 
opened before him and he 
saw the Spirit coming 
down on him like a dove. 
{I}11_{/}And these words 
were heard from heaven, 
"You are my Son, the 
Beloved, the One I have 
chosen."
{I}12_{/}Then the Spirit 
drove him into the 
desert. {I}13_{/}Jesus 
stayed in the desert 
forty days and was 
tempted by Satan. He was 
with the wild animals, 
but angels ministered to 
him.
JESUS CALLS HIS FIRST 
DISCIPLES{/}

{I}14_{/}After John was 
arrested, Jesus went into 
Galilee and began 
preaching the Good News 
of God. {I}15_{/}He said, 
"The time has come; the 
kingdom of God is at 
hand. Change your ways 
and believe the Good 
News."
{I}16_{/}As Jesus was 
walking along the shore 
of Lake Galilee, he saw 
Simon and his brother 
Andrew casting a net in 
the lake, for they were 
fishermen. {I}17_{/}And 
Jesus said to them, 
"Follow me, and I will 
make you fish for 
people." {I}18_{/}At 
once, they left their 
nets and followed him. 
{I}19_{/}Jesus went a 
little farther on and saw 
James and John, the sons 
of Zebedee; they were in 
their boat mending their 
nets. 
{I}20_{/}Immediately, 
Jesus called them and 
they followed him, 
leaving their father 
Zebedee in the boat with 
the hired men.
Jesus teaches and drives 
out an evil spirit 
{I}21_{/}They went into 
the town of Capernaum and 
Jesus began to teach in 
the synagogue during the 
sabbath assemblies. 
{I}22_{/}The people were 
astonished at the way he 
taught, for he spoke as 
one having authority and 
not like the teachers of 
the Law.
{I}23_{/}It happened that 
a man with an evil spirit 
was in their synagogue 
{I}24_{/}and he shouted, 
"What do you want with 
us, Jesus of Nazareth? 
Have you come to destroy 
us? I know who you are: 
You are the Holy One of 
God." {I}25_{/}Then Jesus 
faced him and said with 
authority, "Be silent and 
come out of this man!" 
{I}26_{/}The evil spirit 
shook the man violently 
and, with a loud shriek, 
came out of him.
{I}27_{/}All the people 
were astonished and they 
wondered, "What is this? 
With what authority he 
preaches! He even orders 
evil spirits and they 
obey him!" {I}28_{/}And 
Jesus' fame spread 
throughout all the 
country of Galilee.
JESUS HEALS MANY{/}

{I}29_{/}On leaving the 
synagogue, Jesus went to 
the home of Simon and 
Andrew with James and 
John. {I}30_{/}As Simon's 
mother-in-law was sick in 
bed with fever, they 
immediately told him 
about her. {I}31_{/}Jesus 
went to her and taking 
her by the hand, raised 
her up. The fever left 
her and she began to wait 
on them. {I}32_{/}That 
evening at sundown, 
people brought to Jesus 
all the sick and those 
who had evil spirits: 
{I}33_{/}the whole town 
was pressing around the 
door. {I}34_{/}Jesus 
healed many who had 
various diseases, and 
drove out many demons; 
but he did not let them 
speak, for they knew who 
he was.
JESUS' PRAYER AT NIGHT{/}

{I}35_{/}Very early in 
the morning, before 
daylight, Jesus went off 
to a lonely place where 
he prayed. {I}36_{/}Simon 
and the others went out, 
too, searching for him; 
{I}37_{/}and when they 
found him they said, 
"Everyone is looking for 
you." {I}38_{/}Then Jesus 
answered, "Let's go to 
the nearby villages so 
that I may preach there 
too; for that is why I 
came." 
{I}39_{/}So Jesus set out 
to preach in all the 
synagogues throughout 
Galilee; he also cast out 
demons.
JESUS CURES A LEPER{/}

{I}40_{/}A leper came to 
Jesus and begged him, "If 
you so will, you can make 
me clean." {I}41_{/}Moved 
with pity, Jesus 
stretched out his hand 
and touched him, saying, 
"I will; be clean." 
{I}42_{/}The leprosy left 
the man at once and he 
was made clean. 
{I}43_{/}As Jesus sent 
the man away, he sternly 
warned him, 
{I}44_{/}"Don't tell 
anyone about this, but go 
and show yourself to the 
priest and for the 
cleansing bring the 
offering ordered by 
Moses; in this way you 
will make your 
declaration."
{I}45_{/}However, as soon 
as the man went out, he 
began spreading the news 
everywhere, so that Jesus 
could no longer openly 
enter any town. But even 
though he stayed in the 
rural areas, people came 
to him from everywhere.
JESUS FORGIVES AND CURES 
A PARALYTIC{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}After some days 
Jesus returned to 
Capernaum. As the news 
spread that he was at 
home, {I}2_{/}so many 
people gathered that 
there was no longer room 
even outside the door. 
While Jesus was preaching 
the Word to them, 
{I}3_{/}some people 
brought a paralyzed man 
to him.
{I}4_{/}The four men who 
carried him couldn't get 
near Jesus because of the 
crowd, so they opened the 
roof above the room where 
Jesus was and, through 
the hole, lowered the man 
on his mat. {I}5_{/}When 
Jesus saw the faith of 
these people, he said to 
the paralytic, "My son, 
your sins are forgiven."
{I}6_{/}Now, some 
teachers of the Law who 
were sitting there 
wondered within 
themselves, {I}7_{/}"How 
can he speak like this 
insulting God? Who can 
forgive sins except God?"
{I}8_{/}At once Jesus 
knew through his spirit 
what they were thinking 
and asked, "Why do you 
wonder? {I}9_{/}Is it 
easier to say to this 
paralyzed man: 'Your sins 
are forgiven,' or to say: 
'Rise, take up your mat 
and walk?' {I}10_{/}But 
now you shall know that 
the Son of Man has 
authority on earth to 
forgive sins."
And he said to the 
paralytic, 
{I}11_{/}"Stand up, take 
up your mat and go home." 
{I}12_{/}The man rose 
and, in the sight of all 
those people, he took up 
his mat and went out. All 
of them were astonished 
and praised God saying, 
"We have never seen 
anything like this!"
THE CALL OF LEVI{/}

{I}13_{/}When Jesus went 
out again beside the 
lake, a crowd came to him 
and he taught them. 
{I}14_{/}As he walked 
along, he saw a tax 
collector sitting in his 
office. This was Levi, 
the son of Alpheus. Jesus 
said to him, "Follow me." 
And Levi got up and 
followed him.
{I}15_{/}And it so 
happened that while Jesus 
was eating in Levi's 
house, tax collectors and 
sinners were sitting with 
him and his disciples for 
there were indeed many of 
them. But there were also 
teachers of the Law of 
the Pharisees' party, 
{I}16_{/}among those who 
followed Jesus, and when 
they saw him eating with 
sinners and tax 
collectors, they said to 
his disciples, "Why! He 
eats with tax collectors 
and sinners!"
{I}17_{/}Jesus heard them 
and answered, "Healthy 
people don't need a 
doctor, but sick people 
do. I did not come to 
call the righteous but 
sinners."
NEW WINE, NEW SKIN{/}

{I}18_{/}One day, when 
the disciples of John the 
Baptist and the Pharisees 
were fasting, some people 
asked Jesus, "Why is it 
that both the disciples 
of John and of the 
Pharisees fast, but yours 
do not?" {I}19_{/}Jesus 
answered, "How can the 
wedding guests fast while 
the bridegroom is with 
them? As long as they 
have the bridegroom with 
them, they cannot fast. 
{I}20_{/}But the day will 
come when the bridegroom 
will be taken from them 
and on that day they will 
fast.
{I}21_{/}No one sews a 
piece of new cloth on an 
old coat, because the new 
patch will shrink and 
tear away from the old 
cloth, making a worse 
tear. {I}22_{/}And no one 
puts new wine into old 
wineskins, for the wine 
would burst the skins and 
then both the wine and 
the skins would be lost. 
But new wine, new skins!"
{I}23_{/}One sabbath he 
was walking through 
grainfields. As his 
disciples walked along 
with him, they began to 
pick the heads of grain 
and crush them in their 
hands. {I}24_{/}Then the 
Pharisees said to Jesus, 
"Look! they are doing 
what is forbidden on the 
sabbath!"
{I}25_{/}And he said to 
them, "Have you never 
read what David did in 
his time of need, when he 
and his men were very 
hungry? {I}26_{/}He went 
into the house of God 
when Abiathar was High 
Priest and ate the bread 
of offering, which only 
the priests are allowed 
to eat, and he also gave 
some to the men who were 
with him." {I}27_{/}Then 
Jesus said to them, "The 
sabbath was made for man, 
not man for the sabbath. 
{I}28_{/}So the Son of 
Man is master even of the 
sabbath."
CURE OF THE MAN WITH A 
WITHERED HAND{/}

{1}3{/}

{I}1_{/}Again Jesus 
entered the synagogue. A 
man who had a paralyzed 
hand was there 
{I}2_{/}and some people 
watched Jesus: Would he 
heal the man on the 
sabbath? If he did they 
could accuse him.
{I}3_{/}Jesus said to the 
man with the paralyzed 
hand, "Stand here in the 
center." {I}4_{/}Then he 
asked them, "What does 
the Law allow us to do on 
the sabbath? To do good 
or to do harm? To save 
life or to kill?" But 
they were silent.
{I}5_{/}Then Jesus looked 
around at them with anger 
and deep sadness because 
they had closed their 
minds. And he said to the 
man, "Stretch out your 
hand." He stretched it 
out and his hand was 
healed. {I}6_{/}But as 
soon as the Pharisees 
left, they met with 
Herod's supporters, 
looking for a way to 
destroy Jesus.
{I}7_{/}Jesus and his 
disciples withdrew to the 
lakeside and a large 
crowd from Galilee 
followed him. A great 
number of people also 
came from Judea, 
{I}8_{/}Jerusalem, 
Idumea, Transjordan and 
from the region of Tyre 
and Sidon, for they had 
heard of all that he was 
doing.
{I}9_{/}Because of the 
crowd, Jesus told his 
disciples to have a boat 
ready for him, to prevent 
the people from crushing 
him. {I}10_{/}He healed 
so many that all who had 
diseases kept pressing 
towards him to touch him. 
{I}11_{/}Even the people 
who had evil spirits, 
whenever they saw him, 
would fall down before 
him and cry out, "You are 
the Son of God." 
{I}12_{/}But he warned 
them sternly not to tell 
anyone who he was.
THE TWELVE APOSTLES{/}

{I}13_{/}Then Jesus went 
up into the hill country 
and called those he 
wanted and they came to 
him. {I}14_{/}So he 
appointed twelve to be 
with him; and he called 
them apostles. He wanted 
to send them out to 
preach, {I}15_{/}and he 
gave them authority to 
drive out demons.
{I}16_{/}These are the 
Twelve: Simon, to whom he 
gave the name Peter; 
{I}17_{/}James, son of 
Zebedee, and John his 
brother, to whom he gave 
the name Boanerges, which 
means "men of thunder"; 
{I}18_{/}Andrew, Philip, 
Bartholomew, Matthew, 
Thomas, James son of 
Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon 
the Cananean {I}19_{/}and 
Judas Iscariot, the one 
who betrayed him.
THE SIN AGAINST THE 
SPIRIT{/}

{I}20_{/}They went home. 
The crowd began to gather 
again and they couldn't 
even have a meal. 
{I}21_{/}Knowing what was 
happening his relatives 
came to take charge of 
him: "He is out of his 
mind," they said. 
{I}22_{/}Meanwhile, the 
teachers of the Law who 
had come from Jerusalem 
said, "He is in the power 
of Beelzebul: the chief 
of the demons helps him 
to drive out demons."
{I}23_{/}Jesus called 
them to him and began 
teaching them by means of 
stories or parables, "How 
can Satan drive out 
Satan? {I}24_{/}If a 
nation is divided by 
civil war, that nation 
cannot stand. {I}25_{/}If 
a family divides itself 
into groups, that family 
will not survive. 
{I}26_{/}In the same way, 
if Satan has risen 
against himself and is 
divided, he will not 
stand; he is finished. 
{I}27_{/}No one can break 
into the house of the 
Strong one in order to 
plunder his goods, unless 
he first ties up the 
Strong one. Then indeed, 
he can plunder his house.
{I}28_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, every sin will be 
forgiven humankind, even 
insults to God, however 
numerous. {I}29_{/}But 
whoever slanders the Holy 
Spirit will never be 
forgiven: he carries the 
guilt of his sin forever.
{I}30_{/}"This was their 
sin when they said, 'He 
has an evil spirit in 
him.'"
JESUS' TRUE FAMILY{/}

{I}31_{/}Then his mother 
and his brothers came. As 
they stood outside, they 
sent someone to call him. 
{I}32_{/}The crowd 
sitting around Jesus told 
him, "Your mother and 
your brothers are outside 
asking for you." 
{I}33_{/}He replied, "Who 
are my mother and my 
brothers?"
{I}34_{/}And looking 
around at those who sat 
there he said, "Here are 
my mother and my 
brothers. 
{I}35_{/}Whoever does the 
will of God is brother 
and sister and mother to 
me."
THE SOWER{/}

{1}4{/}

{I}1_{/}Again Jesus began 
to teach by the lake, but 
such a large crowd 
gathered about him that 
he got into a boat and 
sat in it on the lake 
while the crowd stood on 
the shore. {I}2_{/}He 
taught them many things 
through stories or 
parables. In his teaching 
he said,
{I}3_{/}"Listen! The 
sower went out to sow. 
{I}4_{/}As he sowed, some 
of the seed fell along a 
path and the birds came 
and ate it up. 
{I}5_{/}Some of the seed 
fell on rocky ground 
where it had little soil; 
it sprang up immediately 
because it had no depth; 
{I}6_{/}but when the sun 
rose and burned it, it 
withered because it had 
no roots. {I}7_{/}Other 
seed fell among 
thornbushes and the 
thorns grew and choked 
it, so it didn't produce 
any grain. {I}8_{/}But 
some seed fell on good 
soil, grew and increased 
and yielded grain; some 
produced thirty times as 
much, others sixty and 
others one hundred times 
as much." {I}9_{/}And 
Jesus added, "Listen 
then, if you have ears."
{I}10_{/}When the crowd 
went away, some who were 
around him with the 
Twelve asked about the 
parables.
{I}11_{/}He answered 
them, "The mystery of the 
kingdom of God has been 
given to you. But for 
those outside, everything 
comes in parables, 
{I}12_{/}so that the more 
they see, they don't 
perceive; the more they 
hear, they don't 
understand; otherwise 
they would be converted 
and pardoned."
{I}13_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "Don't you 
understand this parable? 
How then will you 
understand any of the 
parables?
{I}14_{/}What the sower 
is sowing is the word. 
{I}15_{/}Those along the 
path where the seed fell 
are people who hear the 
word, but as soon as they 
do, Satan comes and takes 
away the word that was 
sown in them.
{I}16_{/}Other people 
receive the word like 
rocky ground. As soon as 
they hear the word, they 
accept it with joy, 
{I}17_{/}but they have no 
roots so it lasts only a 
little while. No sooner 
does trouble or 
persecution come because 
of the word, than they 
fall.
{I}18_{/}Others receive 
the seed as among thorns. 
After they hear the word, 
{I}19_{/}they are caught 
up in the worries of this 
life, false hopes of 
riches and other desires. 
All these come in and 
choke the word so that 
finally it produces 
nothing.
{I}20_{/}And there are 
others who receive the 
word as good soil. They 
hear the word, take it to 
heart and produce: some 
thirty, some sixty and 
some one hundred times as 
much."
PARABLE OF THE LAMP{/}

{I}21_{/}Jesus also said 
to them, "When the light 
comes, is it to be put 
under a tub or a bed? 
Surely it is put on a 
lampstand. 
{I}22_{/}Whatever is 
hidden will be disclosed, 
and whatever is kept 
secret will be brought to 
light. {I}23_{/}Listen 
then, if you have ears!"
{I}24_{/}And he also said 
to them, "Pay attention 
to what you hear. In the 
measure you give, so 
shall you receive and 
still more will be given 
to you. {I}25_{/}For the 
one who produces 
something, more will be 
given, and from him who 
does not produce 
anything, even what he 
has will be taken away 
from him."
THE SEED GROWING BY 
ITSELF{/}

{I}26_{/}Jesus also said, 
"In the kingdom of God it 
is like this. A man 
scatters seed upon the 
soil. {I}27_{/}Whether he 
is asleep or awake, be it 
day or night, the seed 
sprouts and grows, he 
knows not how. 
{I}28_{/}The soil 
produces of itself; first 
the blade, then the ear, 
then the full grain in 
the ear. {I}29_{/}And 
when it is ripe for 
harvesting he takes the 
sickle for the cutting: 
the time for harvest has 
come."
THE MUSTARD SEED{/}

{I}30_{/}Jesus also said, 
"What is the kingdom of 
God like? To what shall 
we compare it? 
{I}31_{/}It is like a 
mustard seed which, when 
sown, is the smallest of 
all the seeds scattered 
upon the soil. 
{I}32_{/}But once sown, 
it grows up and becomes 
the largest of the plants 
in the garden and even 
grows branches so big 
that the birds of the air 
can take shelter in its 
shade."
{I}33_{/}Jesus used many 
such stories or parables, 
to proclaim the word to 
them in a way they would 
be able to understand. 
{I}34_{/}He would not 
teach them without 
parables; but privately 
to his disciples he 
explained everything.
JESUS CALMS THE STORM{/}

{I}35_{/}On that same day 
when evening had come, 
Jesus said to them, 
"Let's go across to the 
other side." {I}36_{/}So 
they left the crowd and 
took him away in the boat 
he had been sitting in, 
and other boats set out 
with him. {I}37_{/}Then a 
storm gathered and it 
began to blow a gale. The 
waves spilled over into 
the boat so that it was 
soon filled with water. 
{I}38_{/}And Jesus was in 
the stern, asleep on the 
cushion.
They woke him up and 
said, "Master, don't you 
care if we sink?" 
{I}39_{/}As Jesus awoke, 
he rebuked the wind and 
ordered the sea, "Quiet 
now! Be still!" The wind 
dropped and there was a 
great calm. {I}40_{/}Then 
Jesus said to them, "Why 
are you so frightened? Do 
you still have no faith?"
{I}41_{/}But they were 
terrified and they said 
to one another, "Who can 
this be? Even the wind 
and the sea obey him!"
THE GERASENE DEMONIAC{/}

{1}5{/}

{I}1_{/}They arrived on 
the other side of{I} 
{/}the lake in the region 
of the Gerasenes. 
{I}2_{/}No sooner did 
Jesus leave the boat than 
he was met by a man with 
evil spirits who had come 
from the tombs. 
{I}3_{/}He lived among 
the tombs and no one 
could restrain him, even 
with a chain. {I}4_{/}He 
had often been bound with 
fetters and chains but he 
would pull the chains 
apart and smash the 
fetters, and no one had 
the strength to control 
him. {I}5_{/}Night and 
day he stayed among the 
tombs on the hillsides, 
and was continually 
screaming and beating 
himself with stones.
{I}6_{/}When he saw Jesus 
from afar, he ran and 
fell at his feet 
{I}7_{/}and cried with a 
loud voice, "What do you 
want with me, Jesus, son 
of the Most High God? For 
God's sake I beg you, do 
not torment me." 
{I}8_{/}He said this 
because Jesus had 
commanded, "Come out of 
the man, evil spirit." 
{I}9_{/}And when Jesus 
asked him, "What is your 
name?" he replied, 
"Legion is my name, for 
we are many." 
{I}10_{/}And all of them 
kept begging Jesus not to 
send them out of that 
region.
{I}11_{/}Now, a great 
herd of pigs was feeding 
on the hillside, 
{I}12_{/}and the evil 
spirits begged him, "Send 
us to the pigs and let us 
go into them." 
{I}13_{/}So Jesus let 
them go. The evil spirits 
came out of the man and 
went into the pigs, and 
immediately the herd 
rushed down the cliff and 
all were drowned in the 
lake. {I}14_{/}The 
herdsmen fled and 
reported this in the town 
and in the countryside, 
so all the people came to 
see what had happened.
{I}15_{/}They came to 
Jesus and saw the man 
freed of the evil spirits 
sitting there, clothed 
and in his right mind, 
the same man who had been 
possessed by the legion. 
They were afraid. 
{I}16_{/}And when those 
who had seen it told what 
had happened to the man 
and to the pigs, 
{I}17_{/}the people 
begged Jesus to leave 
their neighborhood.
{I}18_{/}When Jesus was 
getting into the boat, 
the man who had been 
possessed begged to stay 
with him. {I}19_{/}Jesus 
would not let him and 
said, "Go home to your 
people and tell them how 
much the Lord has done 
for you and how he has 
had mercy on you." 
{I}20_{/}So he went 
throughout the country of 
Decapolis telling 
everyone how much Jesus 
had done for him. And all 
the people were 
astonished.
JESUS RAISES THE DAUGHTER 
OF JAIRUS{/}

{I}21_{/}Jesus then 
crossed to the other side 
of the lake and while he 
was still on the shore, a 
large crowd gathered 
around him. 
{I}22_{/}Jairus, an 
official of the 
synagogue, came up and 
seeing Jesus, threw 
himself at his feet 
{I}23_{/}and asked him 
earnestly, "My little 
daughter is at the point 
of death. Come and lay 
your hands on her so that 
she may get well and 
live."
{I}24_{/}Jesus went with 
him and many people 
followed, pressing from 
every side. 
{I}25_{/}Among the crowd 
was a woman who had 
suffered from bleeding 
for twelve years. 
{I}26_{/}She had suffered 
a lot at the hands of 
many doctors and had 
spent everything she had, 
but instead of getting 
better, she was worse. 
{I}27_{/}Since she had 
heard about Jesus, this 
woman came up behind him 
and touched his cloak 
{I}28_{/}thinking, "If I 
just touch his clothing, 
I shall get well." 
{I}29_{/}Her flow of 
blood dried up at once, 
and she felt in her body 
that she was healed of 
her complaint.
{I}30_{/}But Jesus was 
conscious that healing 
power had gone out from 
him, so he turned around 
in the crowd and asked, 
"Who touched my clothes?" 
{I}31_{/}His disciples 
answered, "You see how 
the people are crowding 
around you. Why do you 
ask who touched you?" 
{I}32_{/}But he kept 
looking around to see who 
had done it. 
{I}33_{/}Then the woman, 
aware of what had 
happened, came forward 
trembling and afraid. She 
knelt before him and told 
him the whole truth.
{I}34_{/}Then Jesus said 
to her, "Daughter, your 
faith has saved you; go 
in peace and be free of 
this illness."
{I}35_{/}While Jesus was 
still speaking, some 
people arrived from the 
official's house to 
inform him, "Your 
daughter is dead. Why 
trouble the Master any 
further?" {I}36_{/}But 
Jesus ignored what they 
said and told the 
official, "Do not fear, 
just believe." 
{I}37_{/}And he allowed 
no one to follow him 
except Peter, James and 
John, the brother of 
James.
{I}38_{/}When they 
arrived at the house, 
Jesus saw a great 
commotion with people 
weeping and wailing 
loudly. {I}39_{/}Jesus 
entered and said to them, 
"Why all this commotion 
and weeping? The child is 
not dead but asleep."
{I}40_{/}They laughed at 
him. But Jesus sent them 
outside and went with the 
child's father and mother 
and his companions into 
the room where the child 
lay. {I}41_{/}Taking her 
by the hand, he said to 
her, "Talitha kumi!" 
which means: "Little 
girl, get up!"
{I}42_{/}The girl got up 
at once and began to walk 
around. (She was twelve 
years old.) The parents 
were astonished, greatly 
astonished. 
{I}43_{/}Jesus strictly 
ordered them not to let 
anyone know about it, and 
told them to give her 
something to eat.
IS HE NOT THE 
CARPENTER?{/}

{1}6{/}

{I}1_{/}Leaving that 
place, Jesus returned to 
his own country, and his 
disciples followed him. 
{I}2_{/}When the sabbath 
came, he began teaching 
in the synagogue, and 
most of those who heard 
him were astonished. They 
commented, "How did this 
come to him? What kind of 
wisdom has been given to 
him that he also performs 
such miracles? 
{I}3_{/}Who is he but the 
carpenter, the son of 
Mary and the brother of 
James and Joset and Judas 
and Simon? His sisters, 
too, are they not here 
among us?" So they took 
offense at him. 
{I}4_{/}And Jesus said to 
them, "Prophets are 
despised only in their 
own country, among their 
relatives and in their 
own family." {I}5_{/}And 
he could work no miracles 
there, but only healed a 
few sick people by laying 
his hands on them. 
{I}6_{/}Jesus himself was 
astounded at their 
unbelief.
JESUS SENDS OUT THE 
TWELVE{/}

Jesus then went around 
the villages teaching. 
{I}7_{/}He called the 
Twelve to him and began 
to send them out two by 
two, giving them 
authority over evil 
spirits. {I}8_{/}And he 
ordered them to take 
nothing for the journey 
except a staff; no food, 
no bag, no money in their 
belts. {I}9_{/}They were 
to wear sandals and were 
not to take an extra 
tunic.
{I}10_{/}And he added, 
"In whatever house you 
are welcomed, stay there 
until you leave the 
place. {I}11_{/}If any 
place doesn't receive you 
and the people refuse to 
listen to you, leave 
after shaking the dust 
off your feet. It will be 
a testimony against 
them."
{I}12_{/}So they set out 
to proclaim that this was 
the time to repent. 
{I}13_{/}They drove out 
many demons and healed 
many sick people by 
anointing them.
JOHN THE BAPTIST 
BEHEADED{/}

{I}14_{/}King Herod also 
heard about Jesus because 
his name had become well-
known. Some people said, 
"John the Baptist has 
been raised from the dead 
and that is why 
miraculous powers are at 
work in him." 
{I}15_{/}Others thought, 
"He is Elijah," and 
others, "He is a prophet 
like the prophets of 
times past." 
{I}16_{/}When Herod was 
told of this, he thought: 
"I had John beheaded, yet 
he has risen from the 
dead!"
{I}17_{/}For this is what 
had happened. Herod had 
ordered John to be 
arrested and had him 
bound and put in prison 
because of Herodias, the 
wife of his brother 
Philip. Herod had married 
her {I}18_{/}and John had 
told him, "It is not 
right for you to live 
with your brother's 
wife." {I}19_{/}So 
Herodias held a grudge 
against John and wanted 
to kill him, but she 
could not 
{I}20_{/}because Herod 
respected John. He knew 
John to be an upright and 
holy man and kept him 
safe. And he liked 
listening to him, 
although he became very 
disturbed whenever he 
heard him.
{I}21_{/}Herodias had her 
chance on Herod's 
birthday, when he gave a 
dinner for all the senior 
government officials, 
military chiefs and the 
leaders of Galilee. 
{I}22_{/}On that occasion 
the daughter of Herodias 
came in and danced; and 
she delighted Herod and 
his guests. The king said 
to the girl, "Ask me for 
anything you want and I 
will give it to you." 
{I}23_{/}And he went so 
far as to say with many 
oaths, "I will give you 
anything you ask, even 
half my kingdom." 
{I}24_{/}She went out to 
consult her mother, "What 
shall I ask for?" The 
mother replied, "The head 
of John the Baptist." 
{I}25_{/}The girl hurried 
to the king and made her 
request: "I want you to 
give me the head of John 
the Baptist, here and 
now, on a dish." 
{I}26_{/}The king was 
very displeased, but he 
would not refuse in front 
of his guests because of 
his oaths. {I}27_{/}So he 
sent one of the 
bodyguards with orders to 
bring John's head. He 
went and beheaded John in 
prison; {I}28_{/}then he 
brought the head on a 
dish and gave it to the 
girl. And the girl gave 
it to her mother. 
{I}29_{/}When John's 
disciples heard of this, 
they came and took his 
body and buried it.
JESUS, SHEPHERD AND 
PROPHET{/}

{I}30_{/}The apostles 
returned and reported to 
Jesus all they had done 
and taught. {I}31_{/}Then 
he said to them, "Go off 
by yourselves to a remote 
place and have some 
rest." For there were so 
many people coming and 
going that the apostles 
had no time even to eat. 
{I}32_{/}And they went 
away in the boat to a 
secluded area by 
themselves.
{I}33_{/}But people saw 
them leaving and many 
could guess where they 
were going. So, from all 
the towns they hurried 
there on foot, arriving 
ahead of them.
{I}34_{/}As Jesus went 
ashore he saw a large 
crowd, and he had 
compassion on them for 
they were like sheep 
without a shepherd. And 
he began a long teaching 
session with them.
FIRST MIRACLE OF THE 
LOAVES{/}

{I}35_{/}It was now 
getting late, so his 
disciples came to him and 
said, "This is a lonely 
place and it is now late. 
{I}36_{/}You should send 
the people away and let 
them go to the farms and 
villages around here to 
buy themselves something 
to eat." 
{I}37_{/}Jesus replied, 
"You yourselves give them 
something to eat." They 
answered, "If we are to 
give them food, we must 
go and buy two hundred 
silver coins' worth of 
bread." {I}38_{/}But 
Jesus said, "You have 
some loaves: how many? Go 
and see." The disciples 
found out and said, 
"There are five loaves 
and two fish."
{I}39_{/}Then he told 
them to have the people 
sit down together in 
groups on the green 
grass. {I}40_{/}This they 
did in groups of hundreds 
and fifties. {I}41_{/}And 
Jesus took the five 
loaves and the two fish 
and, raising his eyes to 
heaven, he pronounced a 
blessing, broke the 
loaves and handed them to 
his disciples to 
distribute to the people. 
He also divided the two 
fish among them.

{I}42_{/}They all ate and 
everyone had enough. 
{I}43_{/}The disciples 
gathered up what was left 
and filled twelve baskets 
with broken pieces of 
bread and fish. 
{I}44_{/}Five thousand 
men had eaten there.
JESUS WALKS ON THE 
WATER{/}

{I}45_{/}Immediately, 
Jesus obliged his 
disciples to get into the 
boat and go ahead of him 
to the other side, 
towards Bethsaida, while 
he himself sent the crowd 
away. {I}46_{/}And having 
sent the people off, he 
went by himself to the 
hillside to pray.

{I}47_{/}When evening 
came, the boat was far 
out on the lake while he 
was alone on the land. 
{I}48_{/}Jesus saw his 
disciples straining at 
the oars, for the wind 
was against them, and 
before daybreak he came 
to them walking on the 
lake; and he was going to 
pass them by.
{I}49_{/}When they saw 
him walking on the lake, 
they thought it was a 
ghost and cried out; 
{I}50_{/}for they all saw 
him and were terrified. 
But at once he called to 
them, "Courage! It's me; 
don't be afraid." 
{I}51_{/}Then Jesus got 
into the boat with them 
and the wind died down. 
They were completely 
astonished, {I}52_{/}for 
they had not really 
grasped the fact of the 
loaves; their minds were 
dull.
{I}53_{/}Having crossed 
the lake, they came 
ashore at Genesaret where 
they tied up the boat. 
{I}54_{/}As soon as they 
landed, people recognized 
Jesus {I}55_{/}and ran to 
spread the news 
throughout the 
countryside. Wherever he 
was they brought to him 
the sick lying on their 
mats. {I}56_{/}And 
wherever he went, to 
villages, towns or farms, 
they laid the sick in the 
marketplace and begged 
him to let them touch 
just the fringe of his 
cloak. And all who 
touched him were cured.
TRUE CLEANNESS{/}

{1}7{/}

{I}1_{/}One day the 
Pharisees gathered around 
Jesus and with them were 
some teachers of the Law 
who had just come from 
Jerusalem.
{I}2_{/}They noticed that 
some of his disciples 
were eating their meal 
with unclean hands, that 
is, without washing them. 
{I}3_{/}Now the 
Pharisees, and in fact, 
all the Jews, never eat 
without washing their 
hands for they follow the 
tradition received from 
their ancestors. 
{I}4_{/}Nor do they eat 
anything when they come 
from the market without 
first washing themselves. 
And there are many other 
traditions they observe, 
for example, the ritual 
washing of cups, pots and 
plates.
{I}5_{/}So the Pharisees 
and the teachers of the 
Law asked him, "Why do 
your disciples not follow 
the tradition of the 
elders, but eat with 
unclean hands?"
{I}6_{/}Jesus answered, 
"You, shallow people! How 
well Isaiah prophesied of 
you when he wrote: This 
people honors me with 
their lips, but their 
heart is far from me. 
{I}7_{/}The worship they 
offer me is worthless, 
for what they teach are 
only human rules. 
{I}8_{/}You even put 
aside the commandment of 
God to hold fast to human 
tradition."
{I}9_{/}And Jesus 
commented, "You have a 
fine way of disregarding 
the commandment of God in 
order to implant your own 
tradition. {I}10_{/}For 
example, Moses said: Do 
your duty to your father 
and your mother, and: 
Whoever curses his father 
or his mother is to be 
put to death. 
{I}11_{/}But according to 
you someone could say to 
his father or mother: 'I 
already declared Corban, 
which means "offered to 
God," what you could have 
expected from me.' 
{I}12_{/}In this case, 
you no longer let him do 
anything for a father or 
mother. {I}13_{/}So you 
nullify the word of God 
through the tradition you 
have handed on. And you 
do many other things like 
that."
{I}14_{/}Jesus then 
called the people to him 
again and said to them, 
"Listen to me, all of 
you, and try to 
understand. 
{I}15_{/}Nothing that 
enters one from outside 
can make that person 
unclean. It is what comes 
out from within that 
makes unclean. 
{I}16_{/}Let everyone who 
has ears listen."
{I}17_{/}When Jesus got 
home and was away from 
the crowd, his disciples 
asked him about this 
saying {I}18_{/}and he 
replied, "So even you are 
dull? Do you not see that 
whatever comes from 
outside cannot make a 
person unclean? 
{I}19_{/}Since it enters, 
not the heart but the 
stomach and is finally 
passed out."
Thus Jesus declared that 
all foods are clean.
{I}20_{/}And he went on, 
"What comes out of a 
person is what defiles, 
{I}21_{/}for evil designs 
come out of the heart: 
theft, murder, 
{I}22_{/}adultery, 
jealousy, greed, 
maliciousness, deceit, 
indecency, slander, pride 
and folly. {I}23_{/}All 
these evil things come 
from within and make a 
person unclean."
THE FAITH OF THE 
SYROPHOENICIAN{/}

{I}24_{/}When Jesus left 
that place he went to the 
border of the Tyrian 
country. There he entered 
a house and did not want 
anyone to know he was 
there, but he could not 
remain hidden. {I}25_{/}A 
woman whose small 
daughter had an evil 
spirit, heard of him and 
came and fell at his 
feet. {I}26_{/}Now this 
woman was a pagan, a 
Syrophoenician by birth, 
and she begged him to 
drive the demon out of 
her daughter. 
{I}27_{/}Jesus told her, 
"Let the children be fed 
first, for it is not 
right to take the 
children's bread and 
throw it to the dogs." 
{I}28_{/}But she replied, 
"Sir, even the dogs under 
the table eat the crumbs 
from the children's 
bread." {I}29_{/}Then 
Jesus said to her, "You 
may go your way; because 
of such a reply the demon 
has gone out of your 
daughter." {I}30_{/}And 
when the woman went home, 
she found her child lying 
in bed and the demon 
gone.
HEALING OF A DEAF AND 
DUMB MAN{/}

{I}31_{/}Again Jesus set 
out; from the country of 
Tyre he passed through 
Sidon and skirting the 
sea of Galilee he came to 
the territory of 
Decapolis. {I}32_{/}There 
a deaf man who also had 
difficulty in speaking 
was brought to him. They 
asked Jesus to lay his 
hand upon him.
{I}33_{/}Jesus took him 
apart from the crowd, put 
his fingers into the 
man's ears and touched 
his tongue with spittle. 
{I}34_{/}Then, looking up 
to heaven, he groaned and 
said to him, "Ephphetha," 
that is, "Be opened."
{I}35_{/}And his ears 
were opened, his tongue 
was loosened, and he 
began to speak clearly. 
{I}36_{/}Jesus ordered 
them not to tell anyone, 
but the more he insisted 
on this, the more they 
proclaimed it. 
{I}37_{/}The people were 
completely astonished and 
said, "He has done all 
things well; he makes the 
deaf hear and the dumb 
speak."
SECOND MIRACLE OF THE 
LOAVES{/}

{1}8{/}

{I}1_{/}Soon afterwards 
Jesus was in the midst of 
another large crowd that 
obviously had nothing to 
eat. So he called his 
disciples and said to 
them, {I}2_{/}"I feel 
sorry for these people 
because they have been 
with me for three days 
and now have nothing to 
eat. {I}3_{/}If I send 
them to their homes 
hungry, they will faint 
on the way; some of them 
have come a long way." 
{I}4_{/}His disciples 
replied, "Where in a 
deserted place like this 
could we get enough bread 
to feed these people?" 
{I}5_{/}He asked them, 
"How many loaves have 
you?" And they answered, 
"Seven."
{I}6_{/}Then he ordered 
the crowd to sit down on 
the ground. Taking the 
seven loaves and giving 
thanks, he broke them and 
handed them to his 
disciples to distribute. 
And they distributed them 
among the people. 
{I}7_{/}They also had 
some small fish, so Jesus 
said a blessing and asked 
that these be shared as 
well.
{I}8_{/}The people ate 
and were satisfied. The 
broken pieces were 
collected, seven wicker 
baskets full of 
leftovers. {I}9_{/}Now 
there had been about four 
thousand people. Jesus 
sent them away 
{I}10_{/}and immediately 
got into the boat with 
his disciples and went to 
the region of Dalmanutha.
WHY DO THEY DEMAND A 
SIGN?{/}

{I}11_{/}The Pharisees 
came and started to argue 
with Jesus. Hoping to 
embarrass him, they asked 
for some heavenly sign. 
{I}12_{/}Then his spirit 
was moved. He gave a deep 
sigh and said, "Why do 
the people of this 
present time ask for a 
sign? Truly, I say to 
you, no sign shall be 
given to this people." 
{I}13_{/}Then he left 
them, got into the boat 
again and went to the 
other side of the lake.
{I}14_{/}The disciples 
had forgotten to bring 
more bread and had only 
one loaf with them in the 
boat. {I}15_{/}Then Jesus 
warned them, "Keep your 
eyes open and beware of 
the yeast of the 
Pharisees and the yeast 
of Herod." {I}16_{/}And 
they said to one another, 
"He saw that we have no 
bread."
{I}17_{/}Aware of this, 
Jesus asked them, "Why 
are you talking about the 
loaves you are short of? 
Do you not see or 
understand? Are  your 
minds  closed? 
{I}18_{/}Have you eyes 
that don't see and ears 
that don't hear? And do 
you not remember 
{I}19_{/}when I broke the 
five loaves among five 
thousand? How many 
baskets full of leftovers 
did you collect?" They 
answered, "Twelve." 
{I}20_{/}"And having 
seven loaves for the four 
thousand, how many wicker 
baskets of leftovers did 
you collect?" They 
answered, "Seven." 
{I}21_{/}Then Jesus said 
to them, "Do you still 
not understand?"
CURE OF THE BLIND MAN AT 
BETHSAIDA{/}

{I}22_{/}When they came 
to Bethsaida, Jesus was 
asked to touch a blind 
man who was brought to 
him. {I}23_{/}He took the 
blind man by the hand and 
led him outside the 
village. When he had put 
spittle on his eyes and 
laid his hands upon him, 
he asked, "Can you see 
anything?" {I}24_{/}The 
man, who was beginning to 
see, replied, "I see 
people! They look like 
trees, but they move 
around." {I}25_{/}Then 
Jesus laid his hands on 
his eyes again and the 
man could see perfectly. 
His sight was restored 
and he could see 
everything clearly.
{I}26_{/}Then Jesus sent 
him home saying, "Do not 
return to the village."
PETER'S PROFESSION OF 
FAITH{/}

{I}27_{/}Jesus set out 
with his disciples for 
the villages around 
Cesarea Philippi; and on 
the way he asked them, 
"Who do people say I am?" 
{I}28_{/}And they told 
him, "Some say you are 
John the Baptist; others 
say you are Elijah or one 
of the prophets."
Then Jesus asked them, 
{I}29_{/}"But you, who do 
you say I am?" Peter 
answered, "You are the 
Messiah." {I}30_{/}And he 
ordered them not to tell 
anyone about him.
{I}31_{/}Jesus then began 
to teach them that the 
Son of Man had to suffer 
many things and be 
rejected by the elders, 
the chief priests and the 
teachers of the Law. He 
would be killed and after 
three days rise again. 
{I}32_{/}Jesus said all 
this quite openly, so 
that Peter took him aside 
and began to protest 
strongly. {I}33_{/}But 
Jesus turning around, and 
looking at his disciples, 
rebuked Peter saying, 
"Get behind me Satan! You 
are thinking, not as God 
does, but as people do."
TAKE UP YOUR CROSS{/}

{I}34_{/}Then Jesus 
called the people and his 
disciples and said, "If 
you want to follow me, 
deny yourself, take up 
your cross and follow me. 
{I}35_{/}For if you 
choose to save your life, 
you will lose it; and if 
you lose your life for my 
sake and for the sake of 
the Gospel, you will save 
it.
{I}36_{/}What good is it 
to gain the whole world 
but destroy yourself? 
{I}37_{/}There is nothing 
you can give to recover 
your life. {I}38_{/}I 
tell you: If anyone is 
ashamed of me and of my 
words among this 
adulterous and sinful 
people, the Son of Man 
will also be ashamed of 
him when he comes in the 
Glory of his Father with 
the holy angels."
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF 
JESUS{/}

{1}9{/}

{I}1_{/}And he went on to 
say, "Truly I tell you, 
there are some here who 
will not die before they 
see the kingdom of God 
coming with power."
{I}2_{/}Six days later, 
Jesus took with him Peter 
and James and John, and 
led them up a high 
mountain. There his 
appearance was changed 
before their eyes. 
{I}3_{/}Even his clothes 
shone, becoming as white 
as no bleach of this 
world could make them. 
{I}4_{/}Elijah and Moses 
appeared to them; the two 
were talking with Jesus.
{I}5_{/}Then Peter spoke 
and said to Jesus, 
"Master, it is good that 
we are here; let us make 
three tents, one for you, 
one for Moses and one for 
Elijah." {I}6_{/}For he 
did not know what to say; 
they were overcome with 
awe. {I}7_{/}But a cloud 
formed, covering them in 
a shadow, and from the 
cloud came this word, 
"This is my Son, the 
Beloved; listen to him." 
{I}8_{/}And suddenly, as 
they looked around, they 
no longer saw anyone 
except Jesus with them.
{I}9_{/}As they came down 
the mountain, he ordered 
them to tell no one what 
they had seen, until the 
Son of Man be risen from 
the dead. {I}10_{/}So 
they kept this to 
themselves, although they 
discussed with one 
another what 'to rise 
from the dead' could 
mean.
THE QUESTION ABOUT 
ELIJAH{/}

{I}11_{/}Finally they 
asked him, "Why then do 
the teachers of the Law 
say that Elijah must come 
first?" {I}12_{/}Jesus 
answered them, "Of 
course, Elijah will come 
first so that everything 
may be as it should be... 
But, why do the 
Scriptures say that the 
Son of Man must suffer 
many things and be 
despised? {I}13_{/}I tell 
you that Elijah has 
already come and they 
have treated him as they 
pleased, as the 
Scriptures say of him."
THE BOY WITH AN EVIL 
SPIRIT{/}

{I}14_{/}When they came 
to the place where they 
had left the disciples, 
they saw many people 
around and some teachers 
of the Law arguing with 
them. {I}15_{/}When the 
people saw Jesus, they 
were astonished and ran 
to greet him.
{I}16_{/}He asked, "What 
are you arguing about 
with them?" A man 
answered him from the 
crowd, {I}17_{/}"Master, 
I brought my son to you 
for he has a dumb spirit. 
{I}18_{/}Whenever the 
spirit seizes him, it 
throws him down and he 
foams at the mouth, 
grinds his teeth and 
becomes stiff all over. I 
asked your disciples to 
drive the spirit out, but 
they could not."
{I}19_{/}Jesus replied, 
"You faithless people. 
How long must I be with 
you? How long must I put 
up with you? Bring him to 
me." {I}20_{/}And they 
brought the boy to him.
As soon as the spirit saw 
Jesus, it shook and 
convulsed the boy who 
fell on the ground and 
began rolling about, 
foaming at the mouth. 
{I}21_{/}Then Jesus asked 
the father, "How long has 
this been happening to 
him?" He replied, "From 
childhood. {I}22_{/}And 
it has often thrown him 
into the fire and into 
the water to destroy him. 
If you can do anything, 
have pity on us and help 
us."
{I}23_{/}Jesus said to 
him, "Why do you say: 'If 
you can?' All things are 
possible for one who 
believes." 
{I}24{/}Immediately the 
father of the boy cried 
out, "I do believe, but 
help the little faith I 
have."
{I}25_{/}Jesus saw that 
the crowd was increasing 
rapidly, so he ordered 
the evil spirit, "Dumb 
and deaf spirit, I 
command you: Leave the 
boy and never enter him 
again." {I}26_{/}The evil 
spirit shook and 
convulsed the boy and 
with a terrible shriek 
came out. The boy lay 
like a corpse and people 
said, "He is dead." 
{I}27_{/}But Jesus took 
him by the hand and 
lifted him and the boy 
stood up.
{I}28_{/}After Jesus had 
gone indoors, his 
disciples asked him 
privately, "Why couldn't 
we drive out the spirit?" 
{I}29_{/}And he answered, 
"Only prayer can drive 
out this kind, nothing 
else."
JESUS AGAIN SPEAKS OF HIS 
PASSION{/}

{I}30_{/}After leaving 
that place, they made 
their way through 
Galilee; but Jesus did 
not want people to know 
where he was 
{I}31_{/}because he was 
teaching his disciples. 
And he told them, "The 
Son of Man will be 
delivered into human 
hands. They will kill 
him, but three days after 
he has been killed, he 
will rise." {I}32_{/}The 
disciples, however, did 
not understand these 
words and they were 
afraid to ask him what he 
meant.
WHO IS THE GREATEST?{/}

{I}33_{/}They came to 
Capernaum and, once 
inside the house, Jesus 
asked them, "What were 
you discussing on the 
way?" {I}34_{/}But they 
did not answer because 
they had been arguing 
about who was the 
greatest.
{I}35_{/}Then he sat 
down, called the Twelve 
and said to them, "If 
someone wants to be 
first, let him be last of 
all and servant of all." 
{I}36_{/}Then he took a 
little child, placed it 
in their midst, and 
putting his arms around 
it he said to them, 
{I}37_{/}"Whoever 
welcomes a child such as 
this in my name, welcomes 
me; and whoever welcomes 
me, welcomes not me but 
the One who sent me."
{I}38_{/}John said to 
him, "Master, we saw 
someone who drove out 
demons by calling upon 
your name, and we tried 
to forbid him because he 
does not belong to our 
group." {I}39_{/}Jesus 
answered, "Do not forbid 
him, for no one who works 
a miracle in my name can 
soon after speak evil of 
me. {I}40_{/}For whoever 
is not against us is for 
us.
{I}41_{/}If anyone gives 
you a drink of water 
because you belong to 
Christ and bear his name, 
truly, I say to you, he 
will not go without 
reward.
IF YOUR EYE CAUSES YOU TO 
SIN{/}

{I}42_{/}If anyone should 
cause one of these little 
ones who believe in me to 
stumble and sin, it would 
be better for him to be 
thrown into the sea with 
a great millstone around 
his neck. 
{I}43_{/}If your hand 
makes you fall into sin, 
cut it off! It is better 
for you to enter life 
without a hand than with 
two hands to go to hell, 
to the fire that never 
goes out. {I}45_{/}And if 
your foot makes you fall 
into sin, cut it off! It 
is better for you to 
enter life without a foot 
than with both feet to be 
thrown into hell. 
{I}47_{/}And if your eye 
makes you fall into sin, 
tear it out! It is better 
for you to enter the 
kingdom of God with one 
eye than, keeping both 
eyes, to be thrown into 
hell {I}48_{/}where the 
worms that eat them never 
die, and the fire never 
goes out. {I}49_{/}The 
fire itself will preserve 
them.
{I}50_{/}Salt is a good 
thing; but if it loses 
its saltiness, how can 
you make it salty again? 
Have salt in yourselves 
and be at peace with one 
another."
DIVORCE{/}

{1}10{/}

{I}1_{/}Jesus then left 
that place and went to 
the province of Judea, 
beyond the Jordan River. 
Once more crowds gathered 
around him and once more 
he taught them, as he 
always did. {I}2_{/}Some 
(Pharisees came and) put 
him to the test with this 
question, "Is it right 
for a husband to divorce 
his wife?" {I}3_{/}He 
replied, "What law did 
Moses give you?" 
{I}4_{/}They answered, 
"Moses allowed us to 
write a certificate of 
dismissal in order to 
divorce."
{I}5_{/}Then Jesus said 
to them, "Moses wrote 
this law for you, because 
you are stubborn. 
{I}6_{/}But in the 
beginning of creation God 
made them male and 
female, {I}7_{/}and 
because of this, man has 
to leave father and 
mother and be joined to 
his wife, {I}8_{/}and the 
two shall become one 
body. So they are no 
longer two but one body. 
{I}9_{/}Therefore let no 
one separate what God has 
joined."
{I}10_{/}When they were 
indoors at home, the 
disciples again asked him 
about this {I}11_{/}and 
he told them, "Whoever 
divorces his wife and 
marries another commits 
adultery against his 
wife, {I}12_{/}and the 
woman who divorces her 
husband and marries 
another also commits 
adultery."
LET THE CHILDREN COME TO 
ME{/}

{I}13_{/}People were 
bringing their little 
children to him to have 
him touch them, and the 
disciples rebuked them 
for this.
{I}14_{/}When Jesus 
noticed it, he was very 
angry and said, "Let the 
children come to me and 
don't stop them, for the 
kingdom of God belongs to 
such as these. 
{I}15_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, whoever does not 
receive the kingdom of 
God like a child will not 
enter it." {I}16_{/}Then 
he took the children in 
his arms and laying his 
hands on them, blessed 
them.
JESUS AND THE RICH MAN{/}

{I}17_{/}Just as Jesus 
was setting out on his 
journey again, a man ran 
up, knelt before him and 
asked, "Good Master, what 
must I do to have eternal 
life?"
{I}18_{/}Jesus answered, 
"Why do you call me good? 
No one is good but God 
alone. {I}19_{/}You know 
the commandments: Do not 
kill, do not commit 
adultery, do not steal, 
do not bear false 
witness, do not cheat, 
honor your father and 
mother." {I}20_{/}The man 
replied, "I have obeyed 
all these commandments 
since my childhood."
{I}21_{/}Then Jesus 
looked steadily at him 
and loved him and he 
said, "For you, one thing 
is lacking. Go, sell what 
you have and give the 
money to the poor, and 
you will have riches in 
heaven. Then come and 
follow me." {I}22_{/}On 
hearing these words, his 
face fell and he went 
away sorrowful for he was 
a man of great wealth.
HOW HARD FOR THE RICH TO 
DISCOVER THE KINGDOM!{/}

{I}23_{/}Jesus looked 
around and said to his 
disciples, "How hard it 
is for those who have 
riches to enter the 
kingdom of God!" 
{I}24_{/}The disciples 
were shocked at these 
words, but Jesus 
insisted, "Children, how 
hard it is to enter the 
kingdom of God! 
{I}25_{/}It is easier for 
a camel to go through the 
eye of a needle than for 
one who is rich to enter 
the kingdom of God."
{I}26_{/}They were more 
astonished than ever and 
wondered, "Who, then, can 
be saved?" {I}27_{/}Jesus 
looked steadily at them 
and said, "For humans it 
is impossible, but not 
for God; all things are 
possible with God."
THE REWARD FOR THOSE WHO 
FOLLOW JESUS{/}

{I}28_{/}Peter spoke up 
and said, "We have given 
up everything to follow 
you." {I}29_{/}Jesus 
answered, "Truly, there 
is no one who has left 
house or brothers or 
sisters, or father or 
mother, or children, or 
lands for my sake and for 
the Gospel, {I}30_{/}who 
will not receive his 
reward. I say to you: 
even in the midst of 
persecution he will 
receive a hundred times 
as many houses, brothers, 
sisters, mothers, 
children, and lands in 
the present time and in 
the world to come eternal 
life. {I}31_{/}Do pay 
attention: Many who now 
are first will be last, 
and the last, first."
{I}32_{/}They were on the 
road going up to 
Jerusalem, and Jesus was 
walking ahead. The Twelve 
were anxious and those 
who followed were afraid. 
Once more Jesus took the 
Twelve aside to tell them 
what was to happen to 
him, {I}33_{/}"You see we 
are going up to 
Jerusalem, and the Son of 
Man will be given over to 
the chief priests and the 
teachers of the Law. They 
will condemn him to death 
and hand him over to the 
foreigners {I}34_{/}who 
will make fun of him, 
spit on him, scourge him 
and finally kill him; but 
three days later he will 
rise."
JAMES AND JOHN ASK FOR 
THE FIRST PLACES{/}

{I}35_{/}James and John, 
the sons of Zebedee, came 
to Jesus and said to him, 
"Master, we want you to 
grant us what we are 
going to ask of you." 
{I}36_{/}And he said, 
"What do you want me to 
do for you?" 
{I}37_{/}They answered, 
"Grant us to sit one at 
your right and one at 
your left when you come 
in your glory."
{I}38_{/}But Jesus said 
to them, "You don't know 
what you are asking. Can 
you drink the cup that I 
drink or be baptized in 
the way I am baptized?" 
{I}39_{/}They answered, 
"We can." And Jesus told 
them, "The cup that I 
drink you will drink, and 
you will be baptized in 
the way I am baptized. 
{I}40_{/}But to sit at my 
right or at my left is 
not mine to grant. It has 
been prepared for 
others."
{I}41_{/}On hearing this, 
the other ten were angry 
with James and John; 
{I}42_{/}Jesus then 
called them to him and 
said, "As you know, the 
so-called rulers of the 
nations act as tyrants 
and their great ones 
oppress them. 
{I}43_{/}But it shall not 
be so among you; whoever 
would be great among you 
must be your servant, 
{I}44_{/}and whoever 
would be first among you 
shall make himself slave 
of all. {I}45_{/}Think of 
the Son of Man who has 
not come to be served but 
to serve and to give his 
life to redeem many."
THE BLIND MAN OF 
JERICHO{/}

{I}46_{/}They came to 
Jericho. As Jesus was 
leaving Jericho with his 
disciples and a large 
crowd, a blind beggar, 
Bartimaeus, the son of 
Timaeus, was sitting by 
the roadside. {I}47_{/}On 
hearing that it was Jesus 
of Nazareth passing by, 
he began to call out, 
"Son of David, Jesus, 
have mercy on me!" 
{I}48_{/}Many people 
scolded him and told him 
to keep quiet, but he 
shouted all the louder, 
"Son of David, have mercy 
on me!"
{I}49_{/}Jesus stopped 
and said, "Call him." So 
they called the blind man 
saying, "Take heart. Get 
up, he is calling you." 
{I}50_{/}He immediately 
threw aside his cloak, 
jumped up and went to 
Jesus.
{I}51_{/}Then Jesus asked 
him, "What do you want me 
to do for you?" The blind 
man said, "Master, let me 
see again!" {I}52_{/}And 
Jesus said to him, "Go 
your way, your faith has 
made you well." And 
immediately he could see, 
and he followed Jesus 
along the road.
THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO 
JERUSALEM{/}

{1}11{/}

{I}1_{/}When they drew 
near to Jerusalem and 
arrived at Bethphage and 
Bethany, at the Mount of 
Olives, Jesus sent two of 
his disciples with these 
instructions, {I}2_{/}"Go 
to the village on the 
other side and, as you 
enter it, you will find 
there a colt tied up that 
no one has ridden. Untie 
it and bring it here. 
{I}3_{/}If anyone says to 
you: 'What are you 
doing?' give this answer: 
'The Lord needs it, but 
he will send it back 
immediately.'"
{I}4_{/}They went off and 
found the colt out in the 
street tied at the door. 
{I}5_{/}As they were 
untying it, some of the 
bystanders asked, "Why 
are you untying that 
colt?" {I}6_{/}They 
answered as Jesus had 
told them, and the people 
allowed them to continue.
{I}7_{/}They brought the 
colt to Jesus, threw 
their cloaks on its back, 
and Jesus sat upon it. 
{I}8_{/}Many people also 
spread their cloaks on 
the road, while others 
spread leafy branches 
from the fields. 
{I}9{/}Then the people 
who walked ahead and 
those who followed behind 
Jesus began to shout, 
"Hosannah! Blessed is he 
who comes in the name of 
the Lord! 
{I}10_{/}Blessed is the 
kingdom of our father 
David which comes! 
Hosannah in the highest!"
{I}11_{/}So Jesus entered 
Jerusalem and went into 
the Temple. And after he 
had looked all around, as 
it was already late, he 
went out to Bethany with 
the Twelve. 
JESUS CURSES THE BARREN 
FIG TREE{/}

{I}12_{/}The next day, 
when they were leaving 
Bethany, he felt hungry. 
{I}13_{/}In the distance 
he noticed a fig tree 
covered with leaves, so 
he went to see if he 
could find anything on 
it. When he reached it, 
he found nothing but 
leaves, for it was not 
the season for figs. 
{I}14_{/}Then Jesus said 
to the fig tree, "May no 
one ever eat your fruit!" 
And his disciples heard 
these words.
JESUS CLEARS THE 
TEMPLE{/}

{I}15_{/}When they 
reached Jerusalem, Jesus 
went to the Temple and 
began to drive away all 
the people he saw buying 
and selling there. He 
overturned the tables of 
the money-changers and 
the stools of those who 
sold pigeons. 
{I}16_{/}And he would not 
let anyone carry anything 
through the Temple area.
{I}17_{/}Jesus then 
taught the people, "Does 
not God say in the 
Scriptures: My house will 
be called a House of 
Prayer for all the 
nations? But you have 
turned it into a den of 
thieves."
{I}18_{/}The chief 
priests and the teachers 
of the Law heard of this, 
and they tried to find a 
way to destroy him. They 
were afraid of him 
because all the people 
were captivated in his 
teaching.
{I}19_{/}When evening 
came, Jesus left the 
city.
THE POWER OF FAITH{/}

{I}20_{/}Early next 
morning, as they walked 
along the road, the 
disciples saw the fig 
tree withered to its 
roots. {I}21_{/}Peter 
then said to him, 
"Master, look! The fig 
tree you cursed has 
withered."
{I}22_{/}And Jesus 
replied, "Have faith in 
God. {I}23_{/}Truly, I 
say to you, if you say to 
this mountain: 'Get up 
and throw yourself into 
the sea,' and have no 
doubt in your heart but 
believe that what you say 
will happen, it will be 
done for you. 
{I}24_{/}Therefore, I 
tell you, whatever you 
ask in prayer, believe 
that you have received 
it, and it shall be done 
for you. {I}25_{/}And 
when you stand to pray, 
forgive whatever you may 
hold against anyone, 
{I}26_{/}so that your 
heavenly Father may also 
forgive your sins."
BY WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU 
ACT?{/}

{I}27_{/}They were once 
again in Jerusalem. As 
Jesus was walking in the 
Temple, the chief 
priests, the teachers of 
the Law and the elders 
came to him {I}28_{/}and 
asked, "What authority do 
you have to act like 
this? Who gave you 
authority to do the 
things you do?"
{I}29_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "I will ask you a 
question, only one, and 
if you give me an answer, 
then I will tell you what 
authority I have to act 
like this. {I}30_{/}Was 
John's preaching and 
baptism a work of God, or 
was it merely something 
human? Answer me."
{I}31_{/}And they kept 
arguing among themselves, 
"If we answer that it was 
a work of God, he will 
say: 'Why then did you 
not believe him?'" 
{I}32_{/}But neither 
could they answer before 
the people that the 
baptism of John was 
merely something human, 
for everyone regarded 
John as a prophet. 
{I}33_{/}So they answered 
Jesus, "We don't know," 
and Jesus said to them, 
"Neither will I tell you 
what authority I have to 
act as I do."
PARABLE OF THE TENANTS{/}

{1}12{/}

{I}1_{/}Using parables, 
Jesus went on to say, "A 
man planted a vineyard, 
put a fence around it, 
dug a hole for the wine 
press and built a watch 
tower. Then he leased the 
vineyard to tenants and 
went abroad.
{I}2_{/}In due time he 
sent a servant to receive 
from the tenants his 
share of the fruit. 
{I}3_{/}But they seized 
the servant, struck him 
and sent him back empty-
handed. {I}4_{/}Again the 
man sent another servant. 
They also struck him on 
the head and treated him 
shamefully. {I}5_{/}He 
sent another and they 
killed him. In the same 
way they treated many 
others; some they struck 
and others they killed. 
{I}6_{/}One was still 
left, his beloved son. 
And so, last of all, he 
sent him to the tenants, 
for he said: 'They will 
respect my son.'
{I}7_{/}But those tenants 
said to one another: 
'This is the one who is 
to inherit the vineyard. 
Let's kill him and the 
property will be ours.' 
{I}8_{/}So they seized 
him and killed him, and 
threw him out of the 
vineyard. {I}9_{/}Now, 
what will the owner of 
the vineyard do? He will 
come and destroy those 
tenants and give the 
vineyard to others."
{I}10_{/}And Jesus added, 
"Have you not read this 
text of the Scriptures: 
The stone which the 
builders rejected has 
become the keystone. 
{I}11_{/}This was the 
Lord's doing; and we 
marvel at it.
{I}12_{/}They wanted to 
arrest him for they 
realized that Jesus meant 
this parable for them, 
but they were afraid of 
the crowd. So they left 
him and went away.
PAYING TAXES TO CAESAR{/}

{I}13_{/}They sent to 
Jesus some Pharisees with 
members of Herod's party, 
with the purpose of 
trapping him in his own 
words. {I}14_{/}They came 
and said to Jesus, 
"Master, we know that you 
are true; you are not 
influenced by anyone, and 
your answers do not vary 
according to who is 
listening to you but you 
truly teach God's way. 
Tell us, is it against 
the Law to pay taxes to 
Caesar? Should we pay 
them or not?"
{I}15_{/}But Jesus saw 
through their trick and 
answered, "Why are you 
testing me? Bring me a 
silver coin and let me 
see it." {I}16_{/}They 
brought him one and Jesus 
asked, "Whose head is 
this, and whose name?" 
They answered, 
"Caesar's." {I}17_{/}Then 
Jesus said, "Return to 
Caesar what is Caesar's, 
and to God what is 
God's."
And they were greatly 
astonished.
THE RESURRECTION{/}

{I}18_{/}The Sadducees 
also came to Jesus. Since 
they claim that there is 
no resurrection, they 
questioned him in this 
way, {I}19_{/}"Master, in 
the Scriptures Moses gave 
us this law: 'If anyone 
dies and leaves a wife 
but no children, his 
brother must take the 
wife and give her a child 
who will be considered 
the child of his deceased 
brother.' {I}20_{/}Now, 
there were seven 
brothers. The first 
married a wife, but he 
died without leaving any 
children. {I}21{/}The 
second took the wife and 
he, too, died leaving no 
children. The same thing 
happened to the third. 
{I}22_{/}Finally the 
seven died leaving no 
children. Last of all the 
woman died. {I}23_{/}Now, 
in the resurrection, to 
which of them will she be 
wife? For the seven had 
her as wife."
{I}24_{/}Jesus replied, 
"You could be wrong in 
this regard because you 
understand neither the 
Scriptures nor the power 
of God. {I}25_{/}When 
they rise from the dead, 
men and women do not 
marry but are like the 
angels in heaven.
{I}26_{/}Now, about the 
resurrection of the dead, 
have you never reflected 
on the chapter of the 
burning bush in the book 
of Moses? God said to 
him: I am the God of 
Abraham, the God of Isaac 
and the God of Jacob. 
{I}27_{/}Now, he is the 
God, not of the dead but 
of the living. You are 
totally wrong."
THE GREATEST 
COMMANDMENT{/}

{I}28_{/}A teacher of the 
Law had been listening to 
this discussion and 
admired how Jesus 
answered them. So he came 
up and asked him, "Which 
commandment is the first 
of all?"
{I}29_{/}Jesus answered, 
"The first is: Hear, 
Israel! The Lord, our 
God, is One Lord; 
{I}30_{/}and you shall 
love the Lord, your God, 
with all your heart, with 
all your soul, with all 
your mind and with all 
your strength. 
{I}31_{/}And after this 
comes another one: You 
shall love your neighbor 
as yourself. There is no 
commandment greater than 
these two."
{I}32_{/}The teacher of 
the Law said to him, 
"Well-spoken, Master; you 
are right when you say 
that he is one and there 
is no other. {I}33_{/}To 
love him with all our 
heart, with all our 
understanding and with 
all our strength, and to 
love our neighbor as 
ourselves is more 
important than any burnt 
offering or sacrifice."
{I}34_{/}Jesus approved 
this answer and said, 
"You are not far from the 
kingdom of God." But 
after that, no one dared 
to ask him any more 
questions.
WHOSE SON IS THE 
CHRIST?{/}

{I}35_{/}As Jesus was 
teaching in the Temple, 
he said, "The teachers of 
the Law say that the 
Messiah is the son of 
David. How can that be? 
{I}36_{/}For David 
himself, inspired by the 
Holy Spirit declared: The 
Lord said to my Lord: sit 
at my right until I put 
your enemies under your 
feet. {I}37_{/}If David 
himself calls him Lord, 
in what way can he be his 
son?"
Many people came to Jesus 
and listened to him 
gladly.
{I}38_{/}As he was 
teaching, he also said to 
them, "Beware of those 
teachers of the Law who 
enjoy walking around in 
long robes and being 
greeted in the 
marketplace, {I}39_{/}and 
who like to occupy 
reserved seats in the 
synagogues and the first 
places at feasts. 
{I}40_{/}They even devour 
the widow's and the 
orphan's goods while 
making a show of long 
prayers. How severe a 
sentence they will 
receive!"
THE WIDOW'S OFFERING{/}

{I}41_{/}Jesus sat down 
opposite the Temple 
treasury and watched the 
people dropping money 
into the treasury box; 
and many rich people put 
in large offerings. 
{I}42_{/}But a poor widow 
also came and dropped in 
two small coins.
{I}43_{/}Then Jesus 
called his disciples and 
said to them, "Truly I 
say to you, this poor 
widow put in more than 
all those who gave 
offerings. {I}44_{/}For 
all of them gave from 
their plenty, but she 
gave from her poverty and 
put in everything she 
had, her very living."
JESUS SPEAKS OF THE 
END{/}

{1}13{/}

{I}1_{/}As Jesus left the 
Temple, one of his 
disciples said, "Look, 
Master, at the enormous 
stones and wonderful 
buildings here!" 
{I}2_{/}And Jesus 
answered, "You see these 
great buildings? Not one 
stone will be left upon 
another, but all will be 
torn down."
{I}3_{/}After a while, 
when Jesus was sitting on 
the Mount of Olives, 
facing the Temple, Peter, 
James, John and Andrew 
approached him privately 
and asked, {I}4_{/}"Tell 
us when this will be. 
What sign will be given 
us before all this 
happens?"
{I}5_{/}Then Jesus began 
to tell them, "Don't let 
anyone mislead you. 
{I}6_{/}Many will come, 
taking my place, and say: 
'I am the one you are 
waiting for,' and they 
will deceive many people.
{I}7_{/}When you hear of 
war and threats of war, 
don't be troubled; this 
must occur but the end is 
not yet. {I}8_{/}Nation 
will fight nation and 
kingdom will oppose 
kingdom. There will be 
earthquakes everywhere 
and famines, too. And 
these will be like the 
first pains of 
childbirth. {I}9_{/}Be on 
your guard, for you will 
be arrested and taken to 
Jewish courts. You will 
be beaten in synagogues; 
and you will stand before 
governors and kings for 
my sake to bear witness 
before them. {I}10_{/}For 
the preaching of the 
Gospel to all nations has 
to come first.
{I}11_{/}So when you are 
arrested and brought to 
trial, don't worry about 
what you are to say; for 
you shall say what will 
be given you in that 
hour. It is not you who 
speak but the Holy 
Spirit.
{I}12_{/}Brother will 
betray brother, even to 
death, and the father his 
child. Children will turn 
against their parents and 
have them put to death. 
{I}13_{/}You will be 
hated by all for my 
name's sake, but whoever 
holds out to the end will 
be saved.
LAST DAYS OF JERUSALEM{/}

{I}14_{/}So, when you see 
the idol of the oppressor 
set in the place where it 
should not be (may the 
reader understand!), then 
let those in Judea flee 
to the mountains. 
{I}15_{/}If you are on 
the housetop, don't come 
down to take anything 
with you. {I}16_{/}If you 
are in the field, don't 
turn back to fetch your 
cloak. {I}17_{/}How hard 
it will be then for 
pregnant women and 
mothers with babies at 
the breast! {I}18_{/}Pray 
that it may not happen in 
winter. {I}19_{/}For this 
will be a time of 
distress such as was 
never known from the 
beginning when God 
created the world, until 
now and is never to be 
known again. {I}20_{/}So 
that if the Lord had not 
shortened that time, no 
one would survive; but he 
decided to shorten it for 
the sake of some of his 
chosen.
{I}21_{/}And if anyone 
says to you at that time: 
'Look, here is the 
Messiah! Look, he is 
there!' - do not believe 
it. {I}22_{/}For false 
Messiahs and false 
prophets will arise and 
perform signs and wonders 
in order to deceive even 
God's chosen people, if 
that were possible. 
{I}23_{/}Then be on your 
guard, I have told you 
everything ahead of time.
THE COMING OF THE SON OF 
MAN{/}

{I}24_{/}Later on, in 
those days after that 
disastrous time, the sun 
will grow dark, the moon 
will not give its light, 
{I}25_{/}the stars will 
fall out of the sky and 
the whole universe will 
be shaken. {I}26_{/}Then 
people will see the Son 
of Man coming in the 
clouds with great power 
and glory. {I}27_{/}And 
he will send the angels 
to gather his chosen 
people from the four 
winds, from the ends of 
the earth to the ends of 
the sky.
{I}28_{/}Learn a lesson 
from the fig tree. As 
soon as its branches 
become tender and it 
begins to sprout leaves, 
you know that summer is 
near. {I}29_{/}In the 
same way, when you see 
these things happening, 
know that the time is 
near, even at the door. 
{I}30_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, this generation will 
not pass away until all 
this has happened. 
{I}31_{/}Heaven and earth 
will pass away, but my 
words will not pass away.
{I}32_{/}But, regarding 
that Day and that Hour, 
no one knows when it will 
come, not even the 
angels, not even the Son, 
but only the Father.
{I}33_{/}Be alert and 
watch, for you don't know 
when the time will come. 
{I}34_{/}When a man goes 
abroad and leaves his 
home, he puts his 
servants in charge, 
giving to each one some 
responsibility; and he 
orders the doorkeeper to 
stay awake. {I}35_{/}So 
stay awake, for you don't 
know when the Lord of the 
house will come, in the 
evening or at midnight, 
when the cock crows or 
before dawn. {I}36_{/}If 
he comes suddenly, do not 
let him catch you asleep.
{I}37_{/}And what I say 
to you, I say to all: 
watch."
CONSPIRACY AGAINST 
JESUS{/}

{1}14{/}

{I}1_{/}It was now two 
days before the feast of 
the Passover and 
Unleavened Bread. The 
chief priests and the 
teachers of the Law were 
looking craftily for a 
way to arrest Jesus and 
put him to death; 
{I}2_{/}for they said, 
"Not during the Festival, 
or there might be trouble 
among the people."
JESUS ANOINTED AT 
BETHANY{/}

{I}3_{/}Jesus was in 
Bethany in the house of 
Simon the leper. As he 
was reclining at dinner, 
a woman entered carrying 
a precious jar of 
expensive perfume made of 
pure nard. She broke the 
jar and poured the 
perfumed oil on Jesus' 
head. {I}4_{/}Then some 
of them became angry and 
said, "What a useless 
waste of perfume. 
{I}5_{/}It could have 
been sold for more than 
three hundred silver 
coins and the money given 
to the poor." And they 
criticized her.
{I}6_{/}But Jesus said, 
"Let her alone; why are 
you troubling her? What 
she has just done for me 
is a very charitable 
work. {I}7_{/}At any time 
you can help the poor, 
for you always have them 
with you, but you will 
not have me forever. 
{I}8_{/}This woman has 
done what was hers to do, 
she has anointed my body 
beforehand for my burial. 
{I}9_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, wherever the Good 
News is proclaimed, and 
this will be throughout 
the world, what she has 
done will be told in 
praise of her."
{I}10_{/}Then Judas 
Iscariot, one of the 
Twelve, went off to the 
chief priests in order to 
betray Jesus to them. 
{I}11_{/}On hearing him 
they were excited and 
promised to give him 
money. So Judas started 
planning the best way to 
hand him over to them.
THE LORD'S SUPPER{/}

{I}12_{/}On the first day 
of the Festival of 
Unleavened Bread, the day 
when the Passover Lamb 
was killed, the disciples 
asked him, "Where would 
you have us go to prepare 
the Passover meal for 
you?"
{I}13_{/}So Jesus sent 
two of his disciples with 
these instructions, "Go 
into the city and there a 
man will come to you 
carrying a jar of water. 
Follow him to the house 
he enters and say to the 
owner, {I}14_{/}'The 
Master says: Where is the 
room where I may eat the 
Passover meal with my 
disciples?' {I}15_{/}Then 
he will show you a large 
room upstairs, already 
arranged and furnished. 
There you will prepare 
for us." {I}16_{/}The 
disciples went off. When 
they reached the city, 
they found everything 
just as Jesus had told 
them; and they prepared 
the Passover meal.
{I}17_{/}When it was 
evening, Jesus arrived 
with the Twelve. 
{I}18_{/}While they were 
at table eating, Jesus 
said, "Truly, I tell you, 
one of you will betray 
me, one who shares my 
meal." {I}19_{/}They were 
deeply distressed at 
hearing this and asked 
him, one after the other, 
"You don't mean me, do 
you?" {I}20_{/}And Jesus 
answered, "It is one of 
you Twelve, one who dips 
his bread in the dish 
with me. {I}21{/}The Son 
of Man is going as the 
Scriptures say he will. 
But alas for that man by 
whom the Son of Man is 
betrayed; better for him 
if he had never been 
born."
{I}22_{/}While they were 
eating, Jesus took bread, 
blessed and broke it, and 
gave it to them. And he 
said, "Take this, it is 
my body." {I}23_{/}Then 
he took a cup and after 
he had given thanks, 
passed it to them and 
they all drank from it. 
{I}24_{/}And he said, 
"This is my blood, the 
blood of the Covenant, 
which is to be poured out 
for many. {I}25_{/}Truly, 
I say to you, I will not 
taste the fruit of the 
vine again until the day 
I drink the new wine in 
the kingdom of God."
PETER'S DENIAL 
FORETOLD{/}

{I}26_{/}After singing 
psalms of praise, they 
went out to the Hill of 
Olives. {I}27_{/}And 
Jesus said to them, "All 
of you will be confused 
and fall away; for the 
Scripture says: I will 
strike the shepherd and 
the sheep will be 
scattered. {I}28_{/}But 
after I am raised up, I 
will go to Galilee ahead 
of you."
{I}29_{/}Then Peter said 
to him, "Even though all 
the others fall away, I 
will not." {I}30_{/}And 
Jesus replied, "Truly, I 
say to you, today, this 
very night before the 
cock crows twice, you 
will deny me three 
times." {I}31_{/}But 
Peter insisted,"Though I 
have to die with you, I 
will never deny you." And 
all of them said the 
same.
GETHSEMANE{/}

{I}32_{/}They came to a 
place which was called 
Gethsemane and Jesus said 
to his disciples, "Sit 
here while I pray."
{I}33_{/}But he took 
Peter, James and John 
along with him, and 
becoming filled with fear 
and distress, {I}34_{/}he 
said to them, "My soul is 
full of sorrow, even to 
death. Remain here and 
stay awake."
{I}35_{/}Then he went a 
little further on and 
fell to the ground, 
praying that if possible 
this hour might pass him 
by. Jesus said, 
{I}36_{/}"Abba (Daddy), 
all things are possible 
for you; take this cup 
away from me. Yet not 
what I want, but what you 
want."
{I}37_{/}Then he came and 
found them asleep and 
said to Peter, "Simon, 
are you sleeping? 
Couldn't you stay awake 
for one hour? 
{I}38_{/}Keep watch and 
pray, all of you, so that 
you may not slip into 
temptation. The spirit 
indeed is eager but human 
nature is weak. 
{I}39_{/}And going away 
he prayed saying the same 
words. {I}40_{/}When he 
came back to the 
disciples, he found them 
asleep again; they could 
not keep their eyes open, 
and they did not know 
what to say to him.
{I}41_{/}When he came 
back the third time, he 
said, "You can sleep on 
now and take your rest! 
It is all over, the time 
has come; the Son of Man 
is now given into the 
hands of sinners. 
{I}42_{/}Get up, let us 
go. Look: the one 
betraying me is right 
here."
THE ARREST{/}

{I}43_{/}While Jesus was 
still speaking, Judas, 
one of the twelve, came 
up. With him was a crowd 
armed with swords and 
clubs, who had been sent 
by the chief priests, the 
teachers of the Law and 
the elders. {I}44_{/}The 
traitor had arranged a 
signal for them, "The one 
I kiss, he is the man. 
Arrest him and take him 
away under guard."
{I}45_{/}So, when he 
came, he went directly to 
Jesus calling, "Master! 
Master!" and kissed him. 
{I}46_{/}Then they seized 
Jesus and arrested him. 
{I}47_{/}One of the 
bystanders drew his sword 
and struck out at the 
High Priest's servant, 
cutting off his ear.
{I}48_{/}Jesus turned to 
them saying, "So you have 
set out against a robber! 
Did you need swords and 
clubs to arrest me? 
{I}49{/}Day after day I 
was among you teaching in 
the Temple and you did 
not arrest me. But let 
the Scriptures be 
fulfilled." {I}50_{/}Then 
they all deserted him and 
fled.
{I}51_{/}A young man 
covered by nothing but a 
linen cloth followed 
Jesus. As they took hold 
of him, {I}52_{/}he left 
the cloth in their hands 
and fled away naked.
{I}53{/}They led Jesus to 
the High Priest and all 
the chief priests 
assembled with the elders 
and the teachers of the 
Law. {I}54_{/}Peter had 
followed him at a 
distance and went right 
into the courtyard of the 
High Priest, where he sat 
with the guards, warming 
himself at the fire.
{I}55_{/}Now the chief 
priests and the whole 
Council tried to find 
some evidence against 
Jesus so that they might 
put him to death, but 
they were unable to find 
any. {I}56_{/}Even though 
many came up to speak 
falsely against him, 
their evidence did not 
agree. {I}57_{/}At last 
some stood up and gave 
this false witness: 
{I}58{/}"We heard him 
say: 'I will destroy this 
Temple made by hands and 
in three days I will 
build another not made by 
human hands." 
{I}59_{/}But even so 
their evidence did not 
agree.
{I}60_{/}The High Priest 
then stood up in the 
midst of them and asked 
Jesus, "Have you no 
answer at all? What of 
this evidence against 
you?" {I}61{/}But Jesus 
was silent and made no 
reply.
The High Priest put a 
second question to him, 
"Are you the Christ, the 
Son of the Blessed One?" 
{I}62_{/}Then Jesus 
answered, "I am, and you 
will see the Son of Man 
seated at the right hand 
of the Most Powerful and 
coming with the clouds of 
heaven around him." 
{I}63_{/}The High Priest 
tore his clothes to show 
his horror and said, 
"What more evidence do we 
need? {I}64_{/}You have 
just heard his 
blasphemous words. What 
is your decision?" And 
they all condemned Jesus 
saying, "He must die."
{I}65_{/}Some of them 
began to spit on Jesus 
and, blindfolding him, 
they struck him saying, 
"Play the prophet!" And 
the guards set upon him 
with blows.
PETER DISOWNS JESUS{/}

{I}66_{/}While Peter was 
below in the courtyard, 
one of the High Priest's 
servant-girls came by. 
{I}67_{/}Noticing Peter 
beside the fire, she 
looked straight at him 
and said, "You also were 
with Jesus, the 
Nazarene." {I}68_{/}But 
he denied it, "I don't 
know or understand what 
you are talking about." 
And he went out through 
the gateway.
{I}69_{/}The servant-girl 
saw him there and told 
the bystanders, "This man 
is one of them." 
{I}70_{/}But Peter denied 
it again. After a little 
while those standing by 
said to Peter, "Of course 
you are one of them; you 
are a Galilean, aren't 
you?" {I}71_{/}And Peter 
began to justify himself 
with curses and oaths, "I 
don't know the man you 
are talking about."
{I}72_{/}Just then a cock 
crowed a second time and 
Peter remembered what 
Jesus had said to him, 
"Before the cock crows 
twice you will deny me 
three times." And he 
broke down and wept.
JESUS BEFORE PILATE{/}

{1}15{/}

{I}1_{/}Early in the 
morning, the chief 
priests, the elders and 
the teachers of the Law 
(that is, the whole 
Council or Sanhedrin) had 
their plan ready. They 
put Jesus in chains, led 
him away and handed him 
over to Pilate.
{I}2_{/}Pilate asked him, 
"Are you the King of the 
Jews?" Jesus answered, 
"You say so." {I}3_{/}As 
the chief priests accused 
Jesus of many things, 
{I}4_{/}Pilate asked him 
again, "Have you no 
answer at all? See how 
many charges they bring 
against you." {I}5_{/}But 
Jesus gave no further 
answers, so that Pilate 
wondered.
{I}6_{/}At every Passover 
festival, Pilate used to 
free any prisoner the 
people asked for. 
{I}7_{/}Now there was a 
man called Barabbas, 
jailed with the rioters 
who had committed murder 
in the uprising. 
{I}8_{/}When the crowd 
went up to ask Pilate the 
usual favor, {I}9_{/}he 
said to them, "Do you 
want me to set free the 
King of the Jews?" 
{I}10_{/}For he realized 
that the chief priests 
had handed Jesus over to 
him out of envy. 
{I}11_{/}But the chief 
priests stirred up the 
crowd to ask instead for 
the release of Barabbas. 
{I}12_{/}Pilate replied, 
"And what shall I do with 
the man you call King of 
the Jews?" {I}13_{/}The 
crowd shouted back, 
"Crucify him!" 
{I}14_{/}Pilate asked, 
"What evil has he done?" 
But they shouted the 
louder, "Crucify him!"
JESUS CROWNED WITH 
THORNS{/}

{I}15_{/}As Pilate wanted 
to please the people, he 
freed Barabbas and after 
the flogging of Jesus had 
him handed over to be 
crucified.
{I}16_{/}The soldiers 
took him inside the 
courtyard known as the 
praetorium and called the 
rest of their companions. 
{I}17_{/}They clothed him 
in a purple cloak and 
twisting a crown of 
thorns, they forced it 
onto his head. 
{I}18_{/}Then they began 
saluting him, "Long life 
to the King of the Jews!" 
{I}19_{/}With a stick 
they gave him blows on 
the head and spat on him; 
then they knelt down 
pretending to worship 
him.
{I}20_{/}When they had 
finished mocking him, 
they pulled off the 
purple cloak and put his 
own clothes on him.
THE CRUCIFIXION{/}

The soldiers led him out 
of the city to crucify 
him. {I}21_{/}On the way 
they met Simon of Cyrene, 
father of Alexander and 
Rufus, who was coming in 
from the country, and 
forced him to carry the 
cross of Jesus. 
{I}22_{/}When they had 
led him to the place 
called Golgotha, which 
means the Skull, 
{I}23_{/}they offered him 
wine mixed with myrrh, 
but he would not take it. 
{I}24_{/}Then they nailed 
him to the cross and 
divided his clothes among 
themselves, casting lots 
to decide what each 
should take.
{I}25_{/}It was about 
nine o'clock in the 
morning when they 
crucified him. 
{I}26_{/}The statement of 
his offense was displayed 
above his head and it 
read, "The King of the 
Jews." {I}27_{/}They also 
crucified two robbers 
with him, one on his 
right and one on his 
left.
{I}29_{/}People passing 
by laughed at him, shook 
their head and jeered, 
"Aha! So you are able to 
tear down the Temple and 
build it up again in 
three days. {I}30{/}Now 
save yourself and come 
down from the cross!" 
{I}31{/}In the same way 
the chief priests and the 
teachers of the Law 
mocked him saying to one 
another, "The man who 
saved others cannot save 
himself. {I}32_{/}Let's 
see the Messiah, the king 
of Israel, come down from 
his cross and then we 
will believe in him." 
Even the men who were 
crucified with Jesus 
insulted him.
THE DEATH OF JESUS{/}

{I}33_{/}When noon came, 
darkness fell over the 
whole land and lasted 
until three o'clock; 
{I}34_{/}and at three 
o'clock Jesus cried out 
in a loud voice, "Eloi, 
Eloi, lamma sabachthani?" 
which means "My God, my 
God, why have you 
deserted me?" {I}35_{/}As 
soon as they heard these 
words, some of the 
bystanders said, "Listen! 
He is calling for 
Elijah." {I}36_{/}And one 
of them went quickly to 
fill a sponge with bitter 
wine and, putting it on a 
reed, gave him to drink 
saying, "Now let's see 
whether Elijah comes to 
take him down." 
{I}37_{/}But Jesus 
uttered a loud cry and 
gave up his spirit. 
{I}38_{/}And immediately 
the curtain which 
enclosed the Temple 
sanctuary was torn in two 
from top to bottom.
{I}39_{/}The captain who 
was standing in front of 
him saw how Jesus died 
and heard the cry he 
gave; and he said, 
"Truly, this man was the 
Son of God."
{I}40_{/}There were also 
some women watching from 
a distance; among them 
were Mary Magdalene, Mary 
the mother of James the 
younger and Joset, and 
Salome, {I}41_{/}who had 
followed Jesus when he 
was in Galilee and saw to 
his needs. There were 
also others who had come 
up with him to Jerusalem.
THE BURIAL{/}

{I}42_{/}It was now 
evening and as it was 
Preparation Day, that is 
the day before the 
sabbath, {I}43_{/}Joseph 
of Arimathea boldly went 
to Pilate and asked for 
the body of Jesus. Joseph 
was a respected member of 
the Council who was 
himself waiting for the 
kingdom of God.
{I}44_{/}Pilate was 
surprised that Jesus 
should have died so soon; 
so he summoned the 
captain and inquired if 
Jesus was already dead. 
{I}45_{/}After hearing 
the captain, he let 
Joseph have the body.
{I}46_{/}Joseph took it 
down and wrapped it in 
the linen sheet he had 
bought. He laid the body 
in a tomb which had been 
cut out of the rock and 
rolled a stone across the 
entrance to the tomb. 
{I}47_{/}Now Mary of 
Magdala and Mary the 
mother of Joset took note 
of where the body had 
been laid.
HE HAS BEEN RAISED, HE IS 
NOT HERE{/}

{1}16{/}

{I}1_{/}When the sabbath 
was over, Mary of 
Magdala, Mary the mother 
of James, and Salome 
bought spices so that 
they might go and anoint 
the body. {I}2_{/}And 
very early in the morning 
on the first day of the 
week, just after sunrise, 
they came to the tomb.
{I}3_{/}They were saying 
to one another, "Who will 
roll back the stone for 
us from the entrance to 
the tomb?" {I}4_{/}But as 
they looked up, they 
noticed that the stone 
had already been rolled 
away. It was a very big 
stone.
{I}5_{/}As they entered 
the tomb, they saw a 
young man in a white robe 
seated on the right, and 
they were amazed. 
{I}6_{/}But he said to 
them, "Don't be alarmed; 
you are looking for Jesus 
of Nazareth who was 
crucified; he has been 
raised and is not here. 
This is, however, the 
place where they laid 
him. {I}7_{/}Now go and 
tell his disciples and 
Peter: Jesus is going 
ahead of you to Galilee; 
you will see him there 
just as he told you." 
{I}8_{/}The women went 
out and fled from the 
tomb, for terror and 
amazement had seized 
them. And they were so 
afraid that they said 
nothing to anyone.
SHORT CONCLUSION OF 
MARK'S GOSPEL{/}

{I}9_{/}After Jesus rose 
early on the first day of 
the week, he appeared 
first to Mary of Magdala 
from whom he had driven 
out seven demons. 
{I}10_{/}She went and 
reported the news to his 
followers, who were now 
mourning and weeping. 
{I}11_{/}But when they 
heard that he lived and 
had been seen by her, 
they would not believe 
it.
{I}12_{/}After this he 
showed himself in another 
form to two of them, as 
they were walking into 
the country. 
{I}13_{/}These men too 
went back and told the 
others, but they did not 
believe them.
{I}14_{/}Later Jesus 
showed himself to the 
Eleven while they were at 
table. He reproached them 
for their unbelief and 
stubbornness in refusing 
to believe those who had 
seen him after he had 
risen. 
{I}15_{/}Then he told 
them, "Go out to the 
whole world and proclaim 
the Good News to all 
creation. {I}16_{/}The 
one who believes and is 
baptized will be saved; 
the one who refuses to 
believe will be 
condemned. {I}17_{/}Signs 
like these will accompany 
those who have believed: 
in my Name they will cast 
out demons and speak new 
languages;{I}18_{/}they 
will pick up snakes and, 
if they drink anything 
poisonous, they will be 
unharmed. They will lay 
their hands on the sick 
and they will be healed."
{I}19_{/}So then, after 
speaking to them, the 
Lord  Jesus  was  taken 
up into  heaven and took 
his place at the right 
hand of God. {I}20_{/}The 
Eleven went forth and 
preached everywhere, 
while the Lord worked 
with them and confirmed 
the message by the signs 
which accompanied them.

