M’r:3:12: And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
M’r:3:13: And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
M’r:3:14: And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
M’r:3:15: And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
M’r:3:16: And Simon he surnamed Peter;
M’r:3:17: And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
M’r:3:18: And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
M’r:3:19: And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
M’r:3:20: And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
M’r:3:21: And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
M’r:3:22: And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
M’r:3:23: And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
M’r:3:24: And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
M’r:3:25: And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
M’r:3:26: And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
M’r:3:27: No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
M’r:3:28: Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
M’r:3:29: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
M’r:3:30: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
M’r:3:31: There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
M’r:3:32: And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
M’r:3:33: And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
M’r:3:34: And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
M’r:3:35: For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Chapter 4
M’r:4:1: And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
M’r:4:2: And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
M’r:4:3: Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
M’r:4:4: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
M’r:4:5: And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
M’r:4:6: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
M’r:4:7: And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
M’r:4:8: And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
M’r:4:9: And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
M’r:4:10: And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
M’r:4:11: And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
M’r:4:12: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
M’r:4:13: And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
M’r:4:14: The sower soweth the word.
M’r:4:15: And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
M’r:4:16: And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
M’r:4:17: And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
M’r:4:18: And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
M’r:4:19: And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
M’r:4:20: And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
M’r:4:21: And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
