THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Mark
Chapter 1


MARK
Chapter 1

1 The beginning of the
gospel of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God.





2 Even as it is written in
Isaiah the prophet, Behold,
I send my messenger
before thy face, Who shall
prepare thy way.
3 The 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 worthy to
stoop down and unloose.
8 I baptized you in water;
But he shall baptize you 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 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
gospel of God,
15 and saying, The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent
ye, and believe in the
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 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
him, saying, Hold thy
peace, and come out of
him.
26 And the unclean spirit,
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,
when they were come out
of the synagogue, they
came into the house of
Simon and Andrew, with
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
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.
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, 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 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 commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
45 But he went out, and
began to publish it much,
and to spread abroad the
matter, insomuch that
Jesus could no more
openly enter into a city,
but was without in desert
places: and they came to
him from every quarter.






MATTHEW


1:1
The book of the
generation of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son
of Abraham.

MATTHEW
Chapter 3


1 And in those days
cometh John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness
of Judaea, saying,
2 Repent ye; for the
kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
3 For this is he that was
spoken of through Isaiah
the prophet, saying, The
voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make ye ready
the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight.
4 Now John himself had
his raiment of camel's
hair, and a leathern girdle
about his loins; and his
food was locusts and wild
honey.
5 Then went out unto him
Jerusalem, and all Judaea,
and all the region round
about the Jordan;
6 and they were baptized
of him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many
of the Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his
baptism, he said unto
them, Ye offspring of
vipers, who warned you to
flee from the wrath to
come?
8 Bring forth therefore
fruit worthy of repentance:
9 and think not to say
within yourselves, We
have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you,
that God is able of these
stones to raise up children
unto Abraham.
10 And even now the axe
lieth at the root of the
trees: every tree therefore
that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you in
water unto repentance: but
he that cometh after me is
mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you
in the Holy Spirit and in
fire:
12 whose fan is in his
hand, and he will
thoroughly cleanse his
threshing-floor; and he will
gather his wheat into the
garner, but the chaff he
will burn up with
unquenchable fire.






















































MATTHEW
3:13


13 Then cometh Jesus
from Galilee to the Jordan
unto John, to be baptized
of him.
14 But John would have
hindered him, saying, I
have need to be baptized
of thee, and comest thou to
me?
15 But Jesus answering
said unto him, Suffer it
now: for thus it becometh
us to fulfil all
righteousness. Then he
suffereth him.
16 And Jesus when he
was baptized, went up
straightway from the
water: and lo, the heavens
were opened unto him, and
he saw the Spirit of God
descending as a dove, and
coming upon him;
17 and lo, a voice out of
the heavens, saying, This
is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.

MATTHEW
4:1


1 Then was Jesus led up
of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted
of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted
forty days and forty nights,
he afterward hungered.
3 And the tempter came
and said unto him, If thou
art the Son of God,
command that these stones
become bread.
4 But he answered and
said, It is written, Man
shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh
him into the holy city; and
he set him on the pinnacle
of the temple,
6 and saith unto him, If
thou art the Son of God,
cast thyself down: for it is
written, He shall give his
angels charge concerning
thee: and, On their hands
they shall bear thee up, lest
haply thou dash thy foot
against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him,
Again it is written, Thou
shalt not make trial of the
Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh
him unto an exceeding
high mountain, and
showeth him all the
kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them;
9 and he said unto him,
All these things will I give
thee, if thou wilt fall down
and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto
him, Get thee hence,
Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth
him; and behold, angels
came and ministered unto
him.














MATTHEW
4:12


12 Now when he heard
that John was delivered
up, he withdrew into
Galilee;
13 and leaving Nazareth,
he came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by
the sea, in the borders of
Zebulun and Naphtali:
14 that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken
through Isaiah the prophet,
saying,
15 The land of Zebulun
and the land of Naphtali,
toward the sea, beyond the
Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles,
16 the people that sat in
darkness saw a great light,
and to them that sat in the
region and shadow of
death, to them did light
spring up.
17 From that time began
Jesus to preach, and to
say, Repent ye; for the
kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
18 And walking by the
sea of Galilee, he saw two
brethren, Simon who is
called Peter, and Andrew
his brother, casting a net
into the sea; for they were
fishers.
19 And he saith unto
them, Come ye after me,
and I will make you
fishers of men.
20 And they straightway
left the nets, and followed
him.
21 And going on from
thence he saw two other
brethren, James the son of
Zebedee, and John his
brother, in the boat with
Zebedee their father,
mending their nets; and he
called them.
22 And they straightway
left the boat and their
father, and followed him.














































MATTHEW
8:14


14 And when Jesus was
come into Peter's house,
he saw his wife's mother
lying sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her
hand, and the fever left
her; and she arose, and
ministered unto him.
16 And when even was
come, they brought unto
him many possessed with
demons: and he cast out
the spirits with a word,
and healed all that were
sick:
17 that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken
through Isaiah the prophet,
saying: Himself took our
infirmities, and bare our
diseases.































MATTHEW
8:3


2 And behold, there came
to him a leper and
worshipped him, saying,
Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
3 And he stretched forth
his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou
made clean. And
straightway his leprosy
was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto
him, See thou tell no man;
but go, show thyself to the
priest, and offer the gift
that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.























LUKE







LUKE
Chapter 3


1 Now in the fifteenth
year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilate being governor of
Judaea, and Herod being
tetrarch of Galilee, and his
brother Philip tetrarch of
the region of Ituraea and
Trachonitis, and Lysanias
tetrarch of Abilene,
2 in the high-priesthood of
Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came unto
John the son of Zacharias
in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the
region round about the
Jordan, preaching the
baptism of repentance unto
remission of sins;
4 as it is written in the
book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet, The
voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make ye ready
the way of the Lord, Make
his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be
filled, And every mountain
and hill shall be brought
low; And the crooked shall
become straight, And the
rough ways smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see
the salvation of God.
7 He said therefore to the
multitudes that went out to
be baptized of him, Ye
offspring of vipers, who
warned you to flee from
the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore
fruits worthy of
repentance, and begin not
to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you,
that God is able of these
stones to raise up children
unto Abraham.
9 And even now the axe
also lieth at the root of the
trees: every tree therefore
that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
10 And the multitudes
asked him, saying, What
then must we do?
11 And he answered and
said unto them, He that
hath two coats, let him
impart to him that hath
none; and he that hath
food, let him do likewise.
12 And there came also
publicans to be baptized,
and they said unto him,
Teacher, what must we
do?
13 And he said unto them,
Extort no more than that
which is appointed you.
14 And soldiers also
asked him, saying, And
we, what must we do?
And he said unto them,
Extort from no man by
violence, neither accuse
any one wrongfully; and
be content with your
wages.
15 And as the people
were in expectation, and
all men reasoned in their
hearts concerning John,
whether haply he were the
Christ;
16 John answered, saying
unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water;
but there cometh he that is
mightier than I, the latchet
of whose shoes I am not
worthy to unloose: he shall
baptize you in the Holy
Spirit and in fire:
17 whose fan is in his
hand, thoroughly to
cleanse his threshing-floor,
and to gather the wheat
into his garner; but the
chaff he will burn up with
unquenchable fire.
18 With many other
exhortations therefore
preached he good tidings
unto the people;
19 but Herod the tetrarch,
being reproved by him for
Herodias his brother's
wife, and for all the evil
things which Herod had
done,
20 added this also to them
all, that he shut up John in
prison.


LUKE
3:21


21 Now it came to pass,
when all the people were
baptized, that, Jesus also
having been baptized, and
praying, the heaven was
opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit
descended in a bodily
form, as a dove, upon him,
and a voice came out of
heaven, Thou art my
beloved Son; in thee I am
well pleased.















LUKE
4:1


1 And Jesus, full of the
Holy Spirit, returned from
the Jordan, and was led in
the Spirit in the wilderness
2 during forty days, being
tempted of the devil. And
he did eat nothing in those
days: and when they were
completed, he hungered.
3 And the devil said unto
him, if thou art the Son of
God, command this stone
that it become bread.
4 And Jesus answered
unto him, It is written,
Man shall not live by bread
alone.
5 And he led him up, and
showed him all the
kingdoms of the world in a
moment of time.
6 And the devil said unto
him, To thee will I give all
this authority, and the
glory of them: for it hath
been delivered unto me;
and to whomsoever I will I
give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt
worship before me, it shall
all be thine.
8 And Jesus answered and
said unto him, It is written,
Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou serve.
9 And he led him to
Jerusalem, and set him on
the pinnacle of the temple,
and said unto him, If thou
art the Son of God, cast
thyself down from hence:
10 for it is written, He
shall give his angels
charge concerning thee, to
guard thee:
11 and, On their hands
they shall bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy
foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering
said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not make trial
of the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil
had completed every
temptation, he departed
from him for a season.
14 And Jesus returned in
the power of the Spirit into
Galilee: and a fame went
out concerning him
through all the region
round about.
15 And he taught in their
synagogues, being
glorified of all.



























































LUKE
4:31


31 And he came down to
Capernaum, a city of
Galilee. And he was
teaching them on the
sabbath day:
32 and they were
astonished at his teaching;
for his word was with
authority.
33 And in the synagogue
there was a man, that had a
spirit of an unclean demon;
and he cried out with a
loud voice,
34 Ah! 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.
35 And Jesus rebuked
him, saying, Hold thy
peace, and come out of
him. And when the demon
had thrown him down in
the midst, he came out of
him, having done him no
hurt.
36 And amazement came
upon all, and they spake
together, one with another,
saying, What is this word?
for with authority and
power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they
come out.
37 And there went forth a
rumor concerning him into
every place of the region
round about.


LUKE 4:38


38 And he rose up from
the synagogue, and entered
into the house of Simon.
And Simon's wife's
mother was holden with a
great fever; and they
besought him for her.
39 And he stood over her,
and rebuked the fever; and
it left her: and immediately
she rose up and ministered
unto them.
40 And when the sun was
setting, all they that had
any sick with divers
diseases brought them unto
him; and he laid his hands
on every one of them, and
healed them.
41 And demons also came
out from many, crying out,
and saying, Thou art the
Son of God. And rebuking
them, he suffered them not
to speak, because they
knew that he was the
Christ.
42 And when it was day,
he came out and went into
a desert place: and the
multitudes sought after
him, and came unto him,
and would have stayed
him, that he should not go
from them.
43 But he said unto them,
I must preach the good
tidings of the kingdom of
God to the other cities
also: for therefore was I
sent.
44 And he was preaching
in the synagogues of
Galilee.







LUKE
5:12


12 And it came to pass,
while he was in one of the
cities, behold, a man full
of leprosy: and when he
saw Jesus, he fell on his
face, and besought him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt,
thou canst make me clean.
13 And he stretched forth
his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou
made clean. And
straightway the leprosy
departed from him.
14 And he charged him to
tell no man: but go thy
way, and show thyself to
the priest, and offer for thy
cleansing, according as
Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them.




15 But so much the more
went abroad the report
concerning him: and great
multitudes came together
to hear, and to be healed of
their infirmities.
16 But he withdrew
himself in the deserts, and
prayed.











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