Mark 13–14

Chapter 13

¹And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings! ²And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down. ³And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?

⁵And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you. ⁶For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many. ⁷But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things are the beginnings of throes. ⁹But ye, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them; ¹⁰and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ¹¹But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, nor prepare your discourse: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for ye are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit. ¹²But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. ¹³And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

¹⁴But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider it,) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; ¹⁵and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house; ¹⁶and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment. ¹⁷But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days! ¹⁸And pray that it may not be in winter time; ¹⁹for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be; ²⁰and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days. ²¹And then if any one say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe it not. ²²For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²³But do ye take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

²⁴But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light; ²⁵and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken; ²⁶and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory; ²⁷and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.

²⁸But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when its branch already becomes tender and puts forth the leaves, ye know that the summer is near. ²⁹Thus also ye, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors. ³⁰Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till all these things take place. ³¹The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. ³²But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. ³³Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is: ³⁴it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch. ³⁵Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning; ³⁶lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

Chapter 14

¹Now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him. ²For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people. ³And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head. ⁴And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment? ⁵for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her. ⁶But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me; ⁷for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always. ⁸What she could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial. ⁹And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her. ¹⁰And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them; ¹¹and they, when they heard it, rejoiced, and promised him to give money. And he sought how he could opportunely deliver him up.

¹²And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? ¹³And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him. ¹⁴And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples? ¹⁵and he will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us. ¹⁶And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover. ¹⁷And when evening was come, he comes with the twelve. ¹⁸And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me. ¹⁹And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another, Is it I? ²⁰But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish. ²¹The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born. ²²And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take this: this is my body. ²³And having taken the cup, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank out of it. ²⁴And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the new covenant, that shed for many. ²⁵Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. ²⁶And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. ²⁷And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad. ²⁸But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. ²⁹But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I. ³⁰And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. ³¹But he said so much exceedingly the more, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise said they all too.

³²And they come to a place of which the name is Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray. ³³And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit. ³⁴And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch. ³⁵And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. ³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt. ³⁷And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour? ³⁸Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak. ³⁹And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing. ⁴⁰And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him. ⁴¹And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

⁴³And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, being one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead him away safely. ⁴⁵And being come, straightway coming up to him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi; and he covered him with kisses. ⁴⁶And they laid their hands upon him and seized him. ⁴⁷But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me? ⁴⁹I was…