These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Mark 1
Brit Hadashah 45 verses
- 1 The beginning of the Good News of the the Son of .
- 2 As it is written in the Prophet, “See, I am sending My messenger before Thee, Who will prepare Thy way”;
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“The voice of one crying aloud: ‘In the Desert prepare a road for the Lord: Make His highways straight.’”
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So the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming a of the penitent for forgiveness of sins.
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There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river , making open confession of their sins.
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As for , his garment was of camel’s hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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His announcement was, “There is One coming after me mightier than I—One whose sandal-strap I am unworthy to stoop down and unfasten.
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- 8 I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy .”
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At that time came from in and was baptized by in the ;
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and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the like a dove coming down to Him;
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- 11 and a voice came from the sky, saying, “Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight.”
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At once the impelled Him to go out into the Desert,
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- 13 where He remained for forty days, tempted by ; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.
- 14 Then, after had been thrown into prison, came into proclaiming Elohim’s Good News.
- 15 “The time has fully come,” He said, “and the Kingdom of is close at hand: , and believe this Good News.
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One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of , He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman.
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“Come and follow me,” said , “and I will make you fishers for men.”
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At once they left their nets and followed Him.
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Going on a little further He saw the son of Zabdi and his brother : they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them.
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They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.
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So they came to , and on the next Sabbath He went to the and began to teach.
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- 22 The people listened with amazement to His teaching—for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes—
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when all at once, there in their , a man under the power of a foul screamed out:
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- 24 “What have you to do with us, the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I who you are—Elohim’s Holy One.”
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But reprimanded him, saying, “Silence! come out of him.”
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So the foul , after throwing the man into convulsions, came out of him with a loud cry.
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And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, “What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching—and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!”
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And His fame spread at once everywhere in all that part of .
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Then on leaving the they came at once, with and , to the house of Simon and Andrew.
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Now Simon’s mother-in- was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her.
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So He went to her, and taking her hand He raised her to her feet: the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.
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When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs;
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and the whole town was assembled at the door.
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Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
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- 35 In the morning He rose early, while it was still quite dark, and leaving the house He went away to a solitary place and there prayed.
- 36 And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him.
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When they found Him they said, “Every one is looking for you.”
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“Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns,” He replied, “that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from .”
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And He went through all , preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons.
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- 40 One day there came a leper to entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. “If you are willing,” he said, “you are able to cleanse me.”
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Moved with pity reached out His hand and touched him. “I am willing,” He said; “be cleansed.”
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The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.
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at once sent him away, strictly charging him,
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and saying, “Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your present the offerings that appointed as evidence for them.”
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But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.
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