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1316 The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. Mark

34 And sitting down, he called the twelve, and kingdom of God, than having two eyes to be cast
saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he into the hell of fire:
shall be the last of all, and the minister of all. 47 Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is
35 And taking a child, he set him in the midst not extinguished.
of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith 48 For every one shall be salted with fire: and
to them: every victim shall be salted with salt.
36 Whosoever shall receive one such child as 49 Salt is good. But if the salt became unsa-
this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever vory; wherewith will you season it? Have salt in
shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that you, and have peace among you.
sent me.
37 John answered him, saying: Master, we
saw one casting out devils in thy name, who fol- Chapter 10
loweth not us, and we forbade him.
And rising up from thence, he cometh into the
38 But Jesus said: Do not forbid him. For
coasts of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the mul-
there is no man that doth a miracle in my name,
titudes flock to him again. And as he was accus-
and can soon speak ill of me.
tomed, he taught them again.
39 For he that is not against you, is for you. 2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him:
40 For whosoever shall give you to drink a Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
cup of water in my name, because you belong to tempting him.
Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his 3 But he answering, saith to them: What did
reward. Moses command you?
41 And whosoever shall scandalize one of 4 Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill
these little ones that believe in me; it were better of divorce, and to put her away.
for him that a millstone were hanged around his 5 To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of
neck, and he were cast into the sea. the hardness of your heart he wrote you that
42 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: precept.
it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, 6 But from the beginning of the creation, God
than having two hands to go into hell, into un- made them male and female.
quenchable fire: 7 For this cause a man shall leave his father
43 Where there worm dieth not, and the fire and mother; and shall cleave to his wife.
is not extinguished. 8 And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore
44 And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off. now they are not two, but one flesh.
It is better for thee to enter lame into life ever- 9 What therefore God hath joined together,
lasting, than having two feet, to be cast into the let not man put asunder.
hell of unquenchable fire: 10 And in the house again his disciples asked
45 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire him concerning the same thing.
is not extinguished. 11 And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put
46 And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out. away his wife and marry another, committeth
It is better for thee with one eye to enter into the adultery against her.