Mark 13–14

Chapter 13

And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Master, behold what manner of stones and what buildings are here.

²And Jesus answering, said to him: Seest thou all these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.

³And as he sat on the mount of Olivet over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him apart:

⁴Tell us, when shall these things be and what shall be the sign when all these things shall begin to be fulfilled?

⁵And Jesus answering, began to say to them: Take heed lest any man deceive you.

⁶For many shall come in my name saying, I am he: and they shall deceive many.

⁷And when you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, fear ye not. For such things must needs be: but the end is not yet.

⁸For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places and famines. These things are the beginning of sorrows.

⁹But look to yourselves. For they shall deliver you Up to councils: and in the synagogues you shall be beaten: and you shall stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them.

¹⁰And unto all nations the gospel must first be preached.

¹¹And when they shall lead you and deliver you up, be not thoughtful beforehand what you shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye. For it is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

¹²And the brother shall betray his brother unto death, and the father his son; and children shall rise up against their parents and shall work their death.

¹³And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake. But he that shall endure unto the end, he shall be saved.

¹⁴And when you shall see the abomination of desolation, standing where it ought not (he that readeth let him understand): then let them that are in Judea flee unto the mountains.

¹⁵And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house.

¹⁶And let him that shall be in the field not turn back to take up his garment.

¹⁷And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days.

¹⁸But pray ye that these things happen not in winter.

¹⁹For in those days shall be such tribulations as were not from the beginning of the creation which God created until now: neither shall be.

²⁰And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but, for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

²¹And then if any man shall say to you: Lo, here is Christ. Lo, he is here: do not believe.

²²For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets: and they shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect.

²³Take you heed therefore: behold, I have foretold you all things.

²⁴But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light.

²⁵And the stars of heaven shall be falling down and the powers that are in heaven shall be moved.

²⁶And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory.

²⁷And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

²⁸Now of the fig tree learn ye a parable. When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves are come forth, you know that summer is very near.

²⁹So you also when you shall see these things come to pass, know ye that it is very nigh, even at the doors.

³⁰Amen, I say to you that this generation shall not pass until all these things be done.

³¹Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away.

³²But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

³³Take ye heed, watch and pray. For ye know not when the time is.

³⁴Even as a man who, going into a far country, left his house and gave authority to his servants over every work and commanded the porter to watch.

³⁵Watch ye therefore (for you know not when the lord of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning):

³⁶Lest coming on a sudden, he find you sleeping.

³⁷And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch.

Chapter 14

Now the feast of the pasch and of the Azymes was after two days: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hold on him and kill him.

²But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there should be a tumult among the people.

³And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

⁴Now there were some that had indignation within themselves and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made?

⁵For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

⁶But Jesus said: Let her alone. Why do You molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

⁷For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.

⁸She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial.

⁹Amen, I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memorial of her.

¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to betray him to them.

¹¹Who hearing it were glad: and they promised him they would give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

¹²Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

¹³And he sendeth two of his disciples and saith to them: Go ye into the city; and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him.

¹⁴And whithersoever he shall go in, say to the master of the house, The master saith, Where is my refectory, where I may eat the pasch with my disciples?

¹⁵And he will shew you a large dining room furnished. And there prepare ye for us.

¹⁶And his disciples went their way and came into the city. And they found as he had told them: and they prepared the pasch.

¹⁷And when evening was come, he cometh with the twelve.

¹⁸And when they were at table and eating, Jesus saith: Amen I say to you, one of you that eateth with me shall betray me.

¹⁹But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one by one: Is it I?

²⁰Who saith to them: One of the twelve, who dippeth with me his hand in the dish.

²¹And the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born.

²²And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke and gave to them and said: Take ye. This is my body.

²³And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it.

²⁴And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many.

²⁵Amen I say to you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

²⁶And when they had sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of Olives.

²⁷And Jesus saith to them: You will all be scandalized in my regard this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed.

²⁸But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

²⁹But Peter saith to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, yet not I.

³⁰And Jesus saith to him: Amen I say to thee, to-day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

³¹But he spoke the more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

³²And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray.

³³And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy.

³⁴And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch.

³⁵And when he was gone forward a little, he fell flat on the ground: and he prayed that, if it might be, the hour might pass from him.

³⁶And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

³⁷And he cometh and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst thou not watch one hour?

³⁸Watch ye: and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

³⁹And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.

⁴⁰And when he returned, he found them again asleep (for their eyes were heavy): and they knew not what to answer him.

⁴¹And he cometh the third time and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. It is enough. The hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²Rise up: let us go. Behold, he that will betray me is at hand.

⁴³And while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients.

⁴⁴And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully.

⁴⁵And when he was come, immediately going up to him he saith: Hail, Rabbi! And he kissed him.

⁴⁶But they laid hands on him and held him.

⁴⁷And one of them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the chief priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me?

⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching: and you did not lay hands on me. But that the…