Mark 8:22–10:52

²²And they came to Bethsaida: and they bring to him a blind man. And they besought him that he would touch him.

²³And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town. And spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.

²⁴And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking.

²⁵After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.

²⁶And he sent him into his house, saying: Go into thy house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody.

²⁷And Jesus went out, and his disciples into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Whom do men say that I am?

²⁸Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as one of the prophets.

²⁹Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.

³⁰And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him.

³¹And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests and the scribes: and be killed and after three days rise again.

³²And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him began to rebuke him.

³³Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savourest not the things that are of God but that are of men.

³⁴And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

³⁵For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it.

³⁶For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?

³⁷Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul:

³⁸For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

³⁹And he said to them: Amen I say to you, that there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God coming in power.

Chapter 9

And after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them.

²And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white.

³And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

⁴And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

⁵For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear.

⁶And there was a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved Son. Hear ye him.

⁷And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them.

⁸And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead.

⁹And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead.

¹⁰And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?

¹¹Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man that he must suffer many things and be despised.

¹²But I say to you that Elias also is come (and they have done to him whatsoever they would), as it is written of him.

¹³And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them and the scribes disputing with them.

¹⁴And presently all the people, seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear: and running to him, they saluted him.

¹⁵And he asked them: What do you question about among you?

¹⁶And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.

¹⁷Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not.

¹⁸Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me.

¹⁹And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.

²⁰And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said: From his infancy.

²¹And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.

²²And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

²³And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord. Help my unbelief.

²⁴And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him and enter not any more into him.

²⁵And crying out and greatly tearing him, he went out of him. And he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.

²⁶But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose.

²⁷And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?

²⁸And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

²⁹And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee: and he would not that any man should know it.

³⁰And he taught his disciples and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day.

³¹But they understood not the word: and they were afraid to ask him.

³²And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

³³But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.

³⁴And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all and be minister of all.

³⁵And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:

³⁶Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me receiveth not me but him that sent me.

³⁷John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us: and we forbade him.

³⁸But Jesus said: Do not forbid him. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name and can soon speak ill of me.

³⁹For he that is not against you is for you.

⁴⁰For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

⁴¹And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me: it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea.

⁴²And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire:

⁴³Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

⁴⁴And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting than having two feet to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire:

⁴⁵Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

⁴⁶And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire:

⁴⁷Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

⁴⁸For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.

⁴⁹Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavoury, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you: and have peace among you.

Chapter 10

And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coast of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitude flocked to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again.

²And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

³But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you?

⁴Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.

⁵To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept.

⁶But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

⁷For this cause, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife.

⁸And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh.

⁹What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

¹⁰And in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing.

¹¹And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her.

¹²And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

¹³And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them.

¹⁴Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁵Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter into it.

¹⁶And embracing them and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

¹⁷And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man, running up and kneeling before him, asked him: Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting?

¹⁸And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

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