The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And he said vnto them, Take heede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured vnto you: and vnto you that heare, shall more be giuen.

For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.

Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,

And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.

For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.

And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.

He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

It is like a graine of mustarde seede, which when it is sowen in the earth, is the least of all seedes that be in the earth:

But after that it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greatest of all herbes, and beareth great branches, so that the foules of heauen may builde vnder the shadow of it.

And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

And without parables spake hee nothing vnto them: but he expounded all thinges to his disciples apart.

Nowe the same day when euen was come, he saide vnto them, Let vs passe ouer vnto the other side.

And they left the multitude, and tooke him as he was in the shippe, and there were also with him other little shippes.

And there arose a great storme of winde, and the waues dashed into the shippe, so that it was now full.

And he was in the sterne asleepe on a pillow: and they awoke him, and saide to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And hee rose vp, and rebuked the winde, and saide vnto the sea, Peace, and be still. So the winde ceased, and it was a great calme.

Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? how is it that ye haue no faith?

And they came ouer to the other side of the sea into the countrey of the Gadarens.

And when he was come out of the shippe, there met him incontinently out of the graues, a man which had an vncleane spirit:

Who had his abiding among the graues, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:

Because that when hee was often bounde with fetters and chaines, he plucked the chaines asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces, neither could any man tame him.

And alwayes both night and day he cryed in the mountaines, and in the graues, and strooke himselfe with stones.

And when he saw Iesus afarre off, he ranne, and worshipped him,

And cryed with a loude voyce, and saide, What haue I to doe with thee, Iesus the Sonne of the most high God? I will that thou sweare to me by God, that thou torment me not.

(For hee saide vnto him, Come out of the man, thou vncleane spirit.)

And he asked him, What is thy name? and hee answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

And hee prayed him instantly, that hee would not send them away out of the countrey.

Now there was there in the mountaines a great heard of swine, feeding.

And all ye deuils besought him, saying, Send vs into the swine, that we may enter into them.

And incontinently Iesus gaue them leaue. Then the vncleane spirites went out, and entred into the swine, and the heard ranne headlong from the high banke into the sea, (and there were about two thousand swine) and they were choked vp in the sea.

And the swineheards fled, and told it in the citie, and in the countrey, and they came out to see what it was that was done.

And they came to Iesus, and sawe him that had bene possessed with the deuil, and had the legion, sit both clothed, and in his right minde: and they were afraide.

And they that saw it, tolde them, what was done to him that was possessed with the deuil, and concerning the swine.

Then they began to pray him, that hee would depart from their coastes.

And when he was come into the shippe, he that had bene possessed with the deuil, prayed him that he might be with him.

Howbeit, Iesus would not suffer him, but said vnto him, Goe thy way home to thy friendes, and shewe them what great thinges the Lord hath done vnto thee, and howe hee hath had compassion on thee.

So he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, what great things Iesus had done vnto him: and all men did marueile.

And when Iesus was come ouer againe by ship vnto the other side, a great multitude gathered together to him, and he was neere vnto the sea.

And beholde, there came one of the rulers of the Synagogue, whose name was Iairus: and when he sawe him, he fell downe at his feete,

And besought him instantly, saying, My litle daughter lyeth at point of death: I pray thee that thou wouldest come and lay thine hands on her, that she may be healed, and liue.

Then hee went with him, and a great multitude folowed him, and thronged him.

(And there was a certaine woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeeres,

And had suffred many things of many physicions, and had spent all that she had, and it auailed her nothing, but she became much worse.

When she had heard of Iesus, shee came in the preasse behinde, and touched his garment.

For she said, If I may but touch his clothes, I shalbe whole.

And straightway the course of her blood was dried vp, and she felt in her body, that she was healed of that plague.

And immediatly when Iesus did knowe in himselfe the vertue that went out of him, he turned him round about in the preasse, and said, Who hath touched my clothes?

And his disciples said vnto him, Thou seest the multitude throng thee, and sayest thou, Who did touche me?

And he looked round about, to see her that had done that.

And the woman feared and trembled: for she knewe what was done in her, and shee came and fell downe before him, and tolde him the whole trueth.

And hee saide to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.)

While hee yet spake, there came from the same ruler of the Synagogues house certaine which said, Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?

Assoone as Iesus heard that word spoken, he said vnto the ruler of the Synagogue, Be not afraide: onely beleeue.

And he suffered no man to follow him saue Peter and Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames.

So hee came vnto the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, and sawe the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

And he went in, and said vnto them, Why make ye this trouble, and weepe? the childe is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laught him to scorne: but hee put them all out, and tooke the father, and the mother of the childe, and them that were with him, and entred in where the childe lay,

And tooke the childe by the hand, and saide vnto her, Talitha cumi, which is by interpretation, Mayden, I say vnto thee, arise.

And straightway the mayden arose, and walked: for shee was of the age of twelue yeeres, and they were astonied out of measure.

And he charged them straitly that no man should knowe of it, and commanded to giue her meate.

And he departed thence, and came into his owne countrey, and his disciples followed him.

And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the Synagogue, and many that heard him, were astonied, and sayd, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdome is this that is giuen vnto him, that euen such great workes are done by his hands?

Is not this that carpenter Maries sonne, the brother of Iames and Ioses, and of Iuda and Simon? and are not his sisters here with vs? And they were offended in him.

Then Iesus sayd vnto them, A Prophet is not without honour, but in his owne countrey, and among his owne kindred, and in his own house.

And he could there doe no great workes, saue that hee layd his hands vpon a fewe sicke folke, and healed them,

And he marueiled at their vnbeliefe, and went about by ye townes on euery side, teaching.

And he called vnto him the twelue, and began to send them forth two and two, and gaue them power ouer vncleane spirits,

And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: neither scrip, neither bread, neither money in their girdles:

But that they should be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coates.

And he sayd vnto them, Wheresoeuer ye shall enter into an house, there abide till ye depart thence.

And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust that is vnder your feete, for a witnes vnto them. Verely I say vnto you, It shalbe easier for Sodom, or Gomorrha at the day of iudgement, then for that citie.

And they went out, and preached, that men should amend their liues.

And they cast out many deuils: and they anointed many that were sicke, with oyle, and healed them.

Then King Herod heard of him (for his name was made manifest) and sayd, Iohn Baptist is risen againe from the dead, and therefore great workes are wrought by him.

Other sayd, It is Elias, and some sayd, It is a Prophet, or as one of those Prophets.

So when Herod heard it, he said, It is Iohn whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

For Herod him selfe had sent forth, and had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.

For Iohn sayd vnto Herod, It is not lawfull for thee to haue thy brothers wife.

Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, and would haue killed him, but she could not:

For Herod feared Iohn, knowing that hee was a iust man, and an holy, and reuerenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

But the time being conuenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captaines, and chiefe estates of Galile:

And the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herod, and them that sate at table together, the King sayd vnto the mayde, Aske of me what thou wilt, and I will giue it thee.

And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome.

So she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.

Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist.

Then the King was very sory: yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.

And immediatly the King sent the hangman, and gaue charge that his head shoulde be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the maide, and the maide gaue it to her mother.

And when his disciples heard it, they came and tooke vp his body, and put it in a tombe.

And the Apostles gathered themselues together to Iesus, and tolde him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And he sayd vnto them, Come ye apart into the wildernes, and rest a while: for there were many commers and goers, that they had not leasure to eate.

So they went by ship out of the way into a desart place.

But the people sawe them when they departed, and many knewe him, and ran a foote thither out of all cities, and came thither before them, and assembled vnto him.

Then Iesus went out, and sawe a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheepe which had no shepheard: and he began to teach them many things.

And when the day was nowe farre spent, his disciples came vnto him, saying, This is a desart place, and nowe the day is farre passed.

Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate.

But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?

Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? goe and looke. And when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes.

So he commanded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse.