The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And certaine women, which were healed of euill spirites, and infirmities, as Mary which was called Magdalene, out of whom went seuen deuils,

And Ioanna the wife of Chuza Herods steward, and Susanna, and many other which ministred vnto him of their substance.

Nowe when much people were gathered together, and were come vnto him out of all cities, he spake by a parable.

A sower went out to sowe his seede, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden vnder feete, and the foules of heauen deuoured it vp.

And some fell on the stones, and when it was sprong vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnesse.

And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.

And some fell on good ground, and sprang vp, and bare fruite, an hundreth folde. And as hee sayd these things, he cryed, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.

The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God.

And they that are beside the way, are they that heare: afterward commeth the deuill, and taketh away the worde out of their hearts, least they should beleeue, and be saued.

But they that are on the stones, are they which when they haue heard, receiue ye word with ioy: but they haue no rootes: which for a while beleeue, but in the time of tentation goe away.

And that which fell among thornes, are they which haue heard, and after their departure are choked with cares and with riches, and voluptuous liuing, and bring forth no fruite.

But that which fell in good ground, are they which with an honest and good heart heare the worde, and keepe it, and bring forth fruite with patience.

No man when he hath lighted a candle, couereth it vnder a vessell, neither putteth it vnder the bed, but setteth it on a candlesticke, that they that enter in, may see the light.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be euident: neither any thing hid, that shall not be knowen, and come to light.

Take heede therefore how ye heare: for whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen: and whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken euen that which it seemeth that he hath.

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come neere to him for the preasse.

And it was tolde him by certaine which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, and would see thee.

But he answered, and sayd vnto them, My mother and my brethren are these which heare the worde of God, and doe it.

And it came to passe on a certaine day, that he went into a ship with his disciples, and he sayd vnto them, Let vs goe ouer vnto the other side of the lake. And they lanched forth.

And as they sayled, he fell a sleepe, and there came downe a storme of winde on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in ieopardie.

Then they went to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. And he arose, and rebuked the winde, and the waues of water: and they ceased, and it was calme.

Then he sayde vnto them, Where is your fayth? and they feared, and wondered among them selues, saying, Who is this that commandeth both the windes and water, and they obey him!

So they sailed vnto the region of the Gadarenes, which is ouer against Galile.

And as he went out to land, there met him a certaine man out of the citie, which had deuils long time, and he ware no garment, neither abode in house, but in the graues.

And when he sawe Iesus, he cryed out and fell downe before him, and with a loude voyce sayd, What haue I to doe with thee, Iesus the Sonne of God the most High? I beseech thee torment me not.

For he commanded ye foule spirit to come out of the man: (for oft times he had caught him: therefore he was bound with chaines, and kept in fetters: but he brake the bands, and was caried of the deuill into wildernesses.)

Then Iesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he sayd, Legion, because many deuils were entred into him.

And they besought him, that he would not commaund them to goe out into the deepe.

And there was there by, an hearde of many swine, feeding on an hill: and the deuils besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them. So he suffered them.

Then went the deuils out of the man, and entred into the swine: and the hearde was caried with violence from a steepe downe place into the lake, and was choked.

When the heardmen sawe what was done, they fled: and when they were departed, they tolde it in the citie and in the countrey.

Then they came out to see what was done, and came to Iesus, and found the man, out of whom the deuils were departed, sitting at the feete of Iesus, clothed, and in his right minde: and they were afrayd.

They also which saw it, tolde them by what meanes he that was possessed with the deuill, was healed.

Then the whole multitude of the countrey about the Gadarenes, besought him that he would depart from them: for they were taken with a great feare: and he went into the ship, and returned.

Then the man, out of whome the deuils were departed, besought him that hee might be with him: but Iesus sent him away, saying,

Returne into thine owne house, and shewe what great things God hath done to thee. So hee went his way, and preached throughout all the citie, what great things Iesus had done vnto him.

And it came to passe, when Iesus was come againe, that the people receiued him: for they all waited for him.

And beholde, there came a man named Iairus, and he was the ruler of the Synagogue, who fell downe at Iesus feete, and besought him that he would come into his house.

For he had but a daughter onely, about twelue yeeres of age, and she lay a dying (and as he went, the people thronged him.

And a woman hauing an yssue of blood, twelue yeeres long, which had spent all her substance vpon physicians, and could not be healed of any:

When she came behind him, she touched the hemme of his garment, and immediatly her yssue of blood stanched.

Then Iesus sayd, Who is it that hath touched me? When euery man denied, Peter sayd and they that were with him, Master, the multitude thrust thee, and tread on thee, and sayest thou, Who hath touched me?

And Iesus sayde, Some one hath touched me: for I perceiue that vertue is gone out of me.

When the woman sawe that she was not hid, she came trembling, and fell downe before him, and tolde him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediatly.

And he said vnto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath saued thee: go in peace.)

While he yet spake, there came one from the ruler of the Synagogues house, which sayde to him, Thy daughter is dead: disease not the Master.

When Iesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Feare not: beleeue onely, and she shall be saued.

And when he went into the house, he suffered no man to goe in with him, saue Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and the father and mother of the maide.

And all wept, and sorowed for her: but he sayd, Weepe not: for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laught him to scorne, knowing that she was dead.

So he thrust them all out, and tooke her by the hand, and cryed, saying, Maide, arise.

And her spirite came againe, and she rose straightway: and he comanded to giue her meate.

Then her parents were astonied: but hee commanded them that they should tell no man what was done.

Then called hee his twelue disciples together, and gaue them power and authoritie ouer all deuils, and to heale diseases.

And hee sent them foorth to preach the kingdome of God, and to cure the sicke.

And he sayd to them, Take nothing to your iourney, neither staues, nor scrip, neither bread, nor siluer, neither haue two coates apiece.

And whatsoeuer house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

And howe many so euer will not receiue you, when ye goe out of that citie, shake off the very dust from your feete for a testimonie against them.

And they went out, and went through euery towne preaching the Gospel, and healing euery where.

Nowe Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he douted, because that it was sayd of some, that Iohn was risen againe from the dead:

And of some, that Elias had appeared: and of some, that one of the olde Prophets was risen againe.

Then Herod sayd, Iohn haue I beheaded: who then is this of whome I heare such things? and he desired to see him.

And when the Apostles returned, they tolde him what great things they had done. Then he tooke them to him, and went aside into a solitarie place, neere to the citie called Bethsaida.

But when the people knewe it, they followed him: and he receiued them, and spake vnto them of the kingdome of God, and healed them that had neede to be healed.

And when the day began to weare away, the twelue came, and sayd vnto him, Sende the people away, that they may goe into the townes and villages round about, and lodge, and get meate: for we are here in a desart place.

But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate. And they sayd, We haue no more but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

For they were about fiue thousand men. Then he sayde to his disciples, Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a company.

And they did so, and caused all to sit downe.

Then he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and blessed them, and brake, and gaue to the disciples, to set before the people.

So they did all eate, and were satisfied: and there was taken vp of that remained to them, twelue baskets full of broken meate.

And it came to passe, as hee was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

They answered, and sayd, Iohn Baptist: and others say, Elias: and some say, that one of the olde Prophets is risen againe.

And he sayd vnto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered, and sayd, That Christ of God.

And he warned and commanded them, that they should tell that to no man,

Saying, The Sonne of man must suffer many things and be reproued of the Elders, and of the hie Priests and Scribes, and be slaine, and the third day rise againe.

And he sayd to them all, If any man will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse dayly, and follow me.

For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall saue it.

For what auantageth it a man, if he win the whole worlde, and destroy himselfe, or lose himselfe?

For whosoeuer shall be ashamed of me, and of my wordes, of him shall the Sonne of man be ashamed, when hee shall come in his glorie, and in the glorie of the Father, and of the holy Angels.

And I tell you of a suretie, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they haue seene the kingdome of God.

And it came to passe about an eyght dayes after those wordes, that he tooke Peter and Iohn, and Iames, and went vp into a mountaine to pray.

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was changed, and his garment was white and glistered.

And beholde, two men talked with him, which were Moses and Elias:

Which appeared in glory, and tolde of his departing, which he shoulde accomplish at Hierusalem.

But Peter and they that were with him, were heauie with sleepe, and when they awoke, they saw his glorie, and the two men standing with him.

And it came to passe, as they departed from him, Peter said vnto Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to be here: let vs therefore make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias, and wist not what he said.

Whiles he thus spake, there came a cloude and ouershadowed them, and they feared when they were entring into the cloude.

And there came a voyce out of the cloud, saying, This is that my beloued Sonne, heare him.

And when the voyce was past, Iesus was found alone: and they kept it close, and tolde no man in those dayes any of those things which they had seene.

And it came to passe on the next day, as they came downe from the mountaine, much people met him.

And beholde, a man of the companie cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, beholde my sonne: for he is all that I haue.

And loe, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and he teareth him, that he fometh, and hardly departeth from him, when he hath bruised him.

Nowe I haue besought thy disciples to cast him out, but they could not.

Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, howe long now shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy sonne hither.

And whiles he was yet comming, the deuill rent him, and tare him: and Iesus rebuked the vncleane spirite, and healed the childe, and deliuered him to his father.

And they were all amased at the mightie power of God: and while they all wondered at al things, which Iesus did, he said vnto his disciples,

Marke these wordes diligently: for it shall come to passe, that the Sonne of man shalbe deliuered into the handes of men.

But they vnderstood not that word: for it was hid from them, so that they could not perceiue it: and they feared to aske him of that worde.