Mark 5-6

Mark 5

¹And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

²And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

³who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

⁴because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.

⁵And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

⁶And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;

⁷and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.

⁸For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.

⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

¹¹Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.

¹²And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

¹³And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were choked in the sea.

¹⁴And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid.

¹⁶And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with devils, and concerning the swine.

¹⁷And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.

¹⁸And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with devils besought him that he might be with him.

¹⁹And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

²⁰And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

²¹And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him: and he was by the sea.

²²And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,

²³and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

²⁴And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

²⁵And a woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

²⁶and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

²⁷having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.

²⁸For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.

²⁹And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.

³⁰And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

³¹And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

³⁴And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

³⁵While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

³⁶But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.

³⁷And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

³⁸And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly.

³⁹And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

⁴⁰And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.

⁴¹And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.

⁴²And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.

⁴³And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Mark 6

¹And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

²And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands?

³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

⁴And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

⁵And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

⁶And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.

⁷And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

⁸and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;

⁹but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats.

¹⁰And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence.

¹¹And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

¹²And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

¹³And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

¹⁴And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

¹⁵But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

¹⁶But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

¹⁸For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

¹⁹And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

²⁰for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

²¹And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

²²and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

²³And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

²⁴And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

²⁵And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

²⁷And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

³¹And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³²And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

³³And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran there together on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

³⁴And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent:

³⁶send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

³⁷But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴²And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.

⁴⁴And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

⁴⁶And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

⁴⁸And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them:

⁴⁹but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was an apparition, and cried out:

⁵⁰for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

⁵¹And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves;

⁵²for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

⁵³And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

⁵⁴And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him,

⁵⁵and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

⁵⁶And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.