King James Version · Under Rome
Mark 3
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And he entered again into the ; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the ; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the days, or to do evil? to life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with , being grieved for the hardness of their , he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the went forth, and straightway with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. But withdrew himself with his to the sea: and a great multitude from followed him, and from , And from , and from , and from beyond Jordan; and they about and , a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his , that a small ship should wait on him because of , lest they should throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And , when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of . And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15And to have to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: And he surnamed ; And the son of , and the brother of ; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: And , and , and , and , and , and the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and the , And , which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. And cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. And the which came down from said, He hath , and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them , How can cast out ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of damnation: Because they said, He hath an . There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32And sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of , the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.