Gospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark[Greek: τὸ κατὰ Μᾶρκον εὐαγγέλιον,to kata Markon euangelion] (c.70), commonly referred to as theGospel of Markor simplyMark,is the second book of theNew Testament,but most contemporary scholars now regard it as the earliest of the gospels accepted ascanonby most Christians, believing it to be a source for the othersynoptic gospels.It focuses particularly on the last week of the life ofJesusin Jerusalem, and emphasizes theMessianic Secret,with Jesus concealing his message through parables, and his disciples failing to understand both the implication of his miracles and the meaning of the things he predicts about his arrest, death and resurrection. Most scholars believe that the original text of the gospel ends at Mark 16:8 with the discovery of Jesus' empty tomb and that the following account of his resurrection appearances is a later addition. According to tradition and some early church writers, the author isMark the Evangelist,a companion of the apostlePeter,but this has been disputed.
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- The beginning of the gospel ofJesusChrist,theSon of God;As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.Johndid baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they ofJerusalem,and were all baptized of him in theriverof Jordan, confessing theirsins.And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; And preached, saying,There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you withwater:but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- 1: 1 - 8
- And it came to pass in those days, thatJesuscame from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and theSpiritlike adovedescending upon him: And there came a voice fromheaven,saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted ofSatan;and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.- 1:9 -13
- And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.- 1:34 - 39
- And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.AndJesus,moved withcompassion,put forth hishand,and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; And saith unto him,See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things whichMosescommanded, for a testimony unto them. But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
- 1:40 - 45
- A lamp is not brought out to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought out to be put on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden that will not be exposed; nothing is carefully concealed that will not come out in the open. Whoever has ears to listen, let him listen.
- Lord, I believe; Help thou my unbelief!
- 9:24b [KJV]
- But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, he is guilty of an eternal sin.
- Mark 3:29,KJV
Related works
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Online translations of the Gospel of Mark:
- Bible Gateway 35 languages/50 versionsat GospelCom.net
- Unbound Bible 100+ languages/versionsat Biola University
- Online Bibleat gospelhall.org
- Early Christian Writings:Mark in numerous English translations, on-line scholarly resources
- Mark on Wikisource(King James version)
Related articles:
- Resources for the Book of Markat The Text This Week
- An Online Textual Commentary on the Greek Gospelsby Wieland Willker, including detailed text-critical discussion of the 300 most important variants of the Greek text (PDF, 411 pages) and the variant endings (PDF, 17 pages).
- Catholic Commentary on Sacred ScriptureGospel of Mark, Author Dr. Mary Healy