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Gospel of Mark, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Mark—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ The beginning of the [a]gospel of Jesus Christ, [b]the Son of God.
  2. ¶ Even as it is written [c]in Isaiah the prophet,
    1Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
    ¶ Who shall prepare thy way;
  3. 2The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
    ¶ Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
    ¶ Make his paths straight;
  4. ¶ John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
  5. And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
  6. And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.
  7. And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not [d]worthy to stoop down and unloose.
  8. I baptized you [e]in water; but he shall baptize you [f]in the Holy Spirit.
  9. ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John [g]in the Jordan.
  10. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
  11. and a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
  12. ¶ And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
  13. And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
  14. ¶ Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the [h]gospel of God,
  15. and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the [i]gospel.
  16. ¶ And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers.
  17. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
  18. And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.
  19. And going on a little further, he saw [j]James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.
  20. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
  21. ¶ And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
  22. And they were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
  23. And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
  24. saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
  25. And Jesus rebuked [k]him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
  26. And the unclean spirit, [l]tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
  27. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
  28. And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.
  29. ¶ And straightway, [m]when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with [n]James and John.
  30. Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:
  31. and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
  32. ¶ And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were [o]possessed with demons.
  33. And all the city was gathered together at the door.
  34. And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him[p]3.
  35. ¶ And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
  36. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;
  37. and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.
  38. And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
  39. And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
  40. ¶ And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, [q]and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  41. And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.
  42. And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
  43. And he [r]strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,
  44. and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses 4commanded, for a testimony unto them.
  45. But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the [s]matter, insomuch that [t]Jesus could no more openly enter into [u]a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere.
  2. ^ Some ancient authorities omit the Son of God.
  3. ^ Some ancient authorities read in the prophets.
  4. ^ Greek sufficient.
  5. ^ Or, with
  6. ^ Or, with
  7. ^ Greek into.
  8. ^ Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere
  9. ^ Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere
  10. ^ Or, Jacob
  11. ^ Or, it
  12. ^ Or, convulsing
  13. ^ Some ancient authorities read when he was come out of the synagogue, he came etc.
  14. ^ Or, Jacob
  15. ^ Or, demoniacs
  16. ^ Many ancient authorities add to be Christ. See Lk. 4:41.
  17. ^ Some ancient authorities omit and kneeling down to him.
  18. ^ Or, sternly
  19. ^ Greek word.
  20. ^ Greek he.
  21. ^ Or, the city

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ml 3:1
  2. ^ Is 40:3
  3. ^ Lu 4:41
  4. ^ Le 13:49; 14:2-57

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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