Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, MarkWeymouth, Richard Francis
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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Mark
Weymouth, Richard Francis
Bible. Mark
011:019 When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to
leave the city.
011:020 In the early morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree
withered to the roots;
011:021 and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree
which you cursed is withered up."
011:022 Jesus said to them, "Have faith in God.
011:023 In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say
to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,'
and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes
that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.
011:024 That is why I tell you, as to whatever you pray and make
request for, if you believe that you have received it it
shall be yours.
011:025 But whenever you stand praying, if you have a grievance
against any one, forgive it, so that your Father in Heaven
may also forgive you your offences."
011:026 []
011:027 They came again to Jerusalem; and as He was walking in the Temple,
the High Priests, Scribes and Elders came to Him
011:028 and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things?
and who gave you authority to do them?"
011:029 "And I will put a question to you," replied Jesus; "answer me,
and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
011:030 John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin?
Answer me."
011:031 So they debated the matter with one another.
"Suppose we say, 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will ask,
'Why then did you not believe him?'
011:032 Or should we say, 'human?'" They were afraid of the people;
for all agreed in holding John to have been really a Prophet.
011:033 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you,"
said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
012:001 Then He began to speak to them in figurative language.
"There was once a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard,
fenced it round, dug a pit for the wine-tank, and built
a strong lodge. Then he let the place to vine-dressers
and went abroad.
012:002 At vintage-time he sent one of his servants to receive from
the vine-dressers a share of the grapes.
012:003 But they seized him, beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.
012:004 Again he sent to them another servant: and as for him,
they wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.
012:005 Yet a third he sent, and him they killed. And he sent
many besides, and them also they ill-treated, beating some
and killing others.
012:006 He had still one left whom he could send, a dearly-loved son:
him last of all he sent, saying, "'They will treat my
son with respect.'
012:007 "But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another,
"'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property
will one day be ours.'
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