The Mystic Gospel of Mark (en)
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Chapter 1 — THE FIRST CHAPTER
1:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate
    being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee. There was a
    woman of means named Mary who stood alone waiting for her turn to be
    baptized by John son of Zechariah — the Baptizer. [Luke 3:1]
1:2 John came baptizing in the wilderness preaching repentance for forgiveness
    of sins. [Mark 1:4]
1:3 Mary, along with all the country of Judea, and all those of Jerusalem, went
    out to him. John baptized in the River Jordan only after hearing a
    confession. There were no children for John had made clear, "The innocent
    have no sins to confess." [Mark 1:5]
1:4 From her place in line, Mary saw all the men behind her and in front of her.
    The queue was so long it seemed to stretch from the River to the Sea. They
    were dressed in white. John's white robes hung from a cross of reeds beside
    the water. She had heard the legends—that John could catch locusts mid-
    flight; that there was not a tree left in Judea whose honey he hadn’t
    tasted. But as she watched, John only chewed those dry carob pods between
    baptisms. [Mark 1:6]
1:5 As she drew closer, Mary began to overhear the questions men would ask John.
    Almost all of them asked the same thing: 'What should we do?' [Luke 3:10]
1:6 In reply John said to them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who
    has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.” [Luke 3:11]
1:7 Mary heard some tax collectors ask John, “Rabbi, what should we do?” [Luke
    3:12]
1:8 John said to them, “Collect no more taxes than that which is appointed to
    you.” [Luke 3:13]
1:9 Mary heard some soldiers ask John, “What about us? What should we do?” He
    said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone
    wrongfully. Be content with your wages.” [Luke 3:14]
1:10 Mary heard some priests and Levites ask him, “Who are you?” [John 1:19]
1:11 John replied in declaration, “Not The King.” [John 1:20]
1:12 The priests persisted, “What then? Are you the transmigrated soul of
     Elijah?” John answered with a simple, “No.” Another priest asked, “Are you
     an oracle?” He answered the same, “No.” [John 1:21]
1:13 Now the priests were getting upset and shouted at him, “Who are you? We
     demand an answer because it is Caiaphas who sent us! What do you say about
     yourself?” [John 1:22]
1:14 Mary had heard enough and said with the roar of a lioness, “He is the voice
     of the one crying out in the wilderness.” Everyone fell silent, turned, and
     looked at her. [John 1:23(a)]
1:15 John shouted from the top of his lungs, “Clear the way for the lady! Make a
     straight path for her!” [John 1:24(b)]
1:16 Mary approached and said "Behold — my repentance!" and she removed all her
     clothing. As she stepped into the River with John, everyone on dry land
     fled — everyone except one.
1:17 After baptizing her, John said, “I bathe you with water, but a man will
     come, and he will bathe you with fire. [Mary 1:2]
1:18 Seek to commingle water and fire, and you will cease appearing as a fleshy
     image. [Mary 1:3]
1:19 Instead, you will appear as an image of the indestructible eternal Light,
     uniting together for you, Mary.” [Mary 1:4]
1:20 Mary was astonished as she emerged from the River, catching her breath,
     saying, “Rabbi! How did you know my name? Where is this man who bathes with
     fire? When is his time?”
1:21 The man who did not flee at the sight of a naked woman said, “My time is
     now." [Mark 1:15]
1:22 The Kingdom of Heaven is within you and beyond you. When you know yourself,
     then you will be known, and you will realize that you are a child of the
     living Father. But if you do not know yourself, then not only will you
     dwell in poverty, you will become poverty itself. Mary turned to John, but
     he was not there. [Thomas 3(b)]
1:23 Mary turned to the mysterious stranger and asked, "Is it I who sees or is
     it I who reveals?" [Dialogue of the Savior 13:23]
1:24 He said to her, The one who sees is the same one who reveals. [Dialogue
     13:14]
1:25 Immediately the man felt a tickle in his left ankle. Then a tug. Then he
     fell on his face. Mary ran out of the Jordan for him. [Mark 1:12]
1:26 But behold! There were two women; and the wind was in their wings! Now,
     they had wings like the wings of a stork—they lifted up the man carrying
     him from the River to the top of Mount Quarantania, many miles away.
     [Zechariah 5:9]
1:27 Within the upslope fog stood The Builders — the triumvirate of seraphim who
     created the flesh of Mankind, those infernal serpents who rule the world:
     Lord Gabriel, the pontiff (שופט); Lord Michael, the bailiff (סוהר); and
     Lord Belmaul, the sheriff (שטן). [Mark 1:13]
1:28 The two winged women became one screech owl (לילית) and the screech owl
     perched upon the sheriff's sinister shoulder. [Isaiah 34:14]
1:29 The sheriff stepped toward the man and said, “I know who you are. Jesus of
     Nazareth, seventh son of Joseph and Mary.” [Mark 1:24]
1:30 Jesus sat and kept his head down looking at the earth. Forty hours had
     passed, and he was famished. [Luke 4:2]
1:31 The sheriff said, “Are you not perfection? Command these stones to become
     loaves of bread.” Jesus answered, “Is it not written? ‘One does not live by
     bread alone’.” [Luke 4:3]
1:32 The bailiff flew to the bottom of the mountain. The sheriff said to Jesus,
     “Are you not perfection? Throw yourself down from here and the bailiff will
     catch you, for it is written, ‘He will command his envoys concerning you,
     to protect you, [Luke 4:9]
1:33 on their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot
     against a stone.’” [Luke 4:11]
1:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written immediately after? ‘You will tread
     on the lion and the cobra; You will trample the young lion and the serpent
     underfoot.’ Do not test Yī'uwuh, your God.” [Luke 4:12]
1:35 Then the pontiff applauded Jesus and said to him, “Well done! Well done!
     You truly are perfection. Look at all these kingdoms! I will give you all
     this authority and their glory, for we have taken it for ourselves, and we
     give it anyone we please. [Luke 4:6]
1:36 If you then, will worship us, it will all be yours.” [Luke 4:7]
1:37 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written? ‘Worship Yī'uwuh, your God, and
     serve only Yī'uwuh.’” [Luke 4:8]
1:38 When The Builders had finished the third test, they heard a distant
     galloping and departed from him until a more opportune time. Jesus was
     exhausted and fell on his side. The light from his eyes began to dim. [Luke
     4:13]
1:39 But look! The upslope fog dispersed and Jesus beheld a great radiance, and
     behind it, Mary—riding upon her white steed like a whirlwhind, swifter than
     the eagles! [Jeremiah 4:13]
1:40 Bearing water, fruits (שְׂמָנִים), and myrrh, she ministered to him.
     [Matthew 4:14]
1:41 Jesus said, “No longer will anyone call you Mary, because many Marys do not
     know my business. You did not know my name, but when I had fallen, you
     rushed to my aid and lifted me up. What you have done for me I will make
     known to all, and I will make known to you the mysteries of our Father's
     kingdom." [John 15:15]
1:42 "The righteous shall run to you, and they shall be kept safe; for you shall
     be known by the name, 'Magdala' (which means, “Tower”)." [Proverbs 18:10]

Chapter 2 — THE WEDDING AT CANA
2:1 Magdala remembered she had been called to her friend’s wedding in Cana of
    Galilee as she rode with Jesus down the mountain. So together they rode to
    Cana. [John 2:1]
2:2 When they arrived at the banquet, Jesus was reluctant to dismount. Magdala
    said to him, “Come, let us go in together.” Jesus answered, “I was not
    called to this wedding.” But Magdala took his hand and said, “I have called
    you.” And so they entered. [John 2:2]
2:3 The mother of the bride came rushing to Magdala in distress and said, “The
    guests are many, but the wine is spent. What shall we do, Mary?” Magdala
    turned to Jesus and said, “Rebbe, it’s a wedding and they have no wine.”
    [John 2:3]
2:4 Jesus said, Well, there’s plenty of water! [John 3:23]
2:5 And Magdala answered, “And glass decanters and earthenware jugs are both
    made with fire.” Jesus smiled, for she understood. [Philip 46:1]
2:6 Jesus said, Yes they are, Magdala! Let us fill their glass decanters and
    earthenware jugs with water! So Jesus and Magdala filled them up to the
    brim, while the servants watched in astonishment. [John 2:7]
2:7 Jesus planted his feet in the ground and breathed upon the jugs and the
    decanters. The water stirred as if catching fire, and the fragrance of wine
    filled the banquet hall. [John 2:8]
2:8 Jesus took in the aroma and said, “Spiritual love is wine and fragrance.
    [Philip 97:1]
2:9 But if one does not first understand water, that one knows nothing, because
    what does it profit such a person to be baptized therein? [Dialogue 8:4]
2:10 And if one does not then understand how fire came into existence, that one
     will burn inside it, knowing not its origin. [Dialogue 8:3]
2:11 When the bridegroom tasted the water that had now become wine, he did not
     know where it had come from. The servants did and they remained silent in
     astonishment. The bridegroom called the bride. [John 2:9]
2:12 He said to her, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests
     have drunk freely, then that which is worse, but this wine keeps getting
     better and better!” The bride asked Magdala, “Mary, who is your guest?” She
     was swept off her feet by the bridegroom before Magdala could answer. [John
     2:10]
2:13 As the feast continued, Magdala stood beside Jesus and said, “Rebbe, you
     inspire fear and wonder, even like a consuming fire to those who know you
     not.” [Dialogue 11:14]
2:14 Jesus said, Wine and music rejoice the heart: but the love of knowledge is
     above them both. [Sirach 40:20]
2:15 The feast went until dawn as Jesus and Magdala watched.
2:16 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up and went out
     from the banquet hall and departed to a deserted place, and meditated.
     [Mark 1:35]
2:17 Magdala noticed he had left, and searched for him. [Mark 1:36]
2:18 She found him and told him, “Everyone at the wedding is looking for you.”
     [Mark 1:37]
2:19 He said to her, Tell them to raise up a stone, and they will find me there;
     or tell them to split a tree, and they will find me there also. [Thomas 30]
2:20 But let her who seeks me not stop seeking until she finds, for when she
     finds, she will be troubled, and when she is troubled, she will be amazed,
     and she will reign as queen over all; and when she reigns, she will rest.
     [Thomas 2]
2:21 Magdala said to Jesus, “Let’s go elsewhere into the next towns, so that you
     may preach there also, because you are here for a reason.” [Mark 1:38]

Chapter 3 — GATHERING THE TWELVE, PART ONE
3:1 Jesus and Magdala came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom,
    [Mark 1:14]
3:2 and saying, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear. Light dwells within
    the light-hearted, and the light-hearted is a light to all the world! If you
    are not light-hearted, you will dwell in darkness!” [Thomas 24]
3:3 As they passed along the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw Simon and his brother
    Andrew casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. [Mark 1:16]
3:4 Jesus said to them, “Brothers, have you anything to eat?” They answered him,
    “No.” [John 21:5]
3:5 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will
    find some. A hundred and fifty-three.” They cast it therefore, and now it
    took both the men to draw it in for the multitude of fish. [John 21:6]
3:6 Simon and Andrew counted the fish to a hundred and fifty three and they were
    astonished. Jesus said to them, “I will choose you, one from among a
    thousand, two from among ten thousand, and you will stand, being one, the
    same.” [Thomas 23]
3:7 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. [Mark 1:18]
3:8 Jesus said to them, “Return to the waters the fish which you have just
    caught!” And the fisherman did without question. [John 21:10]
3:9 When they had arrived at the next town, Jesus said to Magdala, “I do not
    cast nets, but I will fish for the hearts of men who do. You go, and return
    to me bearing myrrhbearers.” And Magdala rode off seeking women to bear his
    myrrh. [Mark 1:17]
3:10 As they went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and Salome and
     his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. [Mark 1:19]
3:11 Immediately Simon and his brother Andrew told them what had happened, and
     James and John left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and
     followed him. [Mark 1:20]
3:12 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered
     into the synagogue and taught. [Mark 1:21]
3:13 Jesus said, “Those who lead you astray will say to you, ‘Oh, look yonder to
     the Kingdom in some far off land’ but if that were the case, the Behemoth
     (בְּהֵמוֹת) would enter her before you. They'll say to you, ‘Look this way
     The Kingdom is in the sea!’, but if that were the case, the Leviathan
     (לִוְיָתָן) would enter her before you. Oh, most certainly they'll say,
     ‘Look to the sky, the Kingdom is up there’, but if that were the case, the
     Ziz (זיז) would enter her before you. Rather, The Kingdom is within you and
     beyond you.” [Thomas 3(a)]
3:14 They were astonished at his teaching. For he taught them as one having
     authority. [Mark 1:22]
3:15 The scribes were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves,
     saying, "What is this? A new teaching?" [Mark 1:27]
3:16 Jesus heard them and said, “A new teaching? I will give you what eye has
     not seen, what ear has not heard, and what hand has not touched, and what
     has not entered in the human mind.” [Thomas 17]
3:17 The little children went to Jesus, that he should tell them more about the
     great beasts, but the elders rebuked those children who went up to him.
     When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. [Mark 10:13]
3:18 Jesus said, “A scholar as old as — The Ancient of Days — will not hesitate
     to ask a child but seven days old about the place of life, and it will be
     revealed. For all who are first will become last, and all who are last will
     become first, and they will be one, the same. [Thomas 4]
3:19 Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive The Kingdom like a
     little child, he shall in no way enter into her.” [Mark 10:15]
3:20 Jesus took the children into his arms, and told them stories about the
     great beasts. [Mark 10:16]
3:21 When he was finished with the children, Jesus said to the elders, "Those
     little ones believe in me. It would be best for the person who causes one
     of them to lose faith to be thrown into the sea with a large stone hung
     around his neck." And he left the synagogue. [Mark 9:42]
3:22 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of
     Galilee and its surrounding area. [Mark 1:28]
3:23 When he came to Bethsaida, where Simon and Andrew had been brought up, he
     went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. [Luke 4:16]
3:24 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book and
     found the place where it was written. [Luke 4:17]
3:25 “The spirit of Yī'uwuh is upon me because Yī'uwuh has anointed me; he has
     sent me to preach good news to the oppressed. He has sent me to bind up the
     broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release those who
     are bound, [Isaiah 61:1]
3:26 To proclaim the year of The Jubilee...” He saw the next words were 'and the
     day of vengeance of our God', stopped reading, and closed the book. [Isaiah
     61:2]
3:27 Then Jesus said, “The angels will come to you with the prophets, and they
     will give you what is yours; and in return you also will give them what is
     yours, and you will say to yourselves, ‘I wonder when the angels will come
     and take what is theirs?’” [Thomas 88]
3:28 Philip of Bethsaida was the only one in the synagogue who laughed. Jesus
     said to him, “Follow me to the fishermens' house. Bring someone with you.”
     [John 1:43]
3:29 Philip found Bartholomew and said to him, “Jesus, the son of the Nazerene
     carpenter Joseph, made light of Moses and the prophets, and I saw it—and it
     was good.” [John 1:45]
3:30 Bartholomew said to him, “The Nazerene Joseph? Can any good thing come out
     of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see!” [John 1:46]
3:31 When Philip and Bartholomew arrived at Simon and Andrew's house, Jesus
     approached Bartholomew. [John 1:47]
3:32 Bartholomew said to Jesus, "Tell us how our end will be?" Jesus said, “Have
     you then explained what the beginning is so that you may ask about the end?
     For in the place where the beginning is, there will the end come to be.
     Blessed is he who will stand in the beginning, and he will know the end,
     and he will not taste death! [Thomas 18]
3:33 Bartholomew said to Jesus, "How do you know everything?" [John 1:48]
3:34 Jesus said, “Know what's in front of your face, and what's hidden from you
     will be revealed to you, because there's nothing hidden that won't be
     revealed.” [Thomas 5]
3:35 Meanwhile, Magdala rode to Jerusalem. [John 8:1]
3:36 She saw a mob of men in the streets surrounding a young woman named
     Susanna. [John 8:3]
3:37 They were shouting, "She's an adulterer! Stone her!" [John 8:5]
3:38 Magdala rode her horse through the mob and the men got out of the way. She
     stopped in front of Susanna and said to the men, "He who is without sin
     among you, let him throw the first stone at her." [John 8:7]
3:39 When the men heard it, they understood Magdala as a man with authority, and
     being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from
     the oldest, even to the last. Magdala was left alone with the woman where
     she was, in the middle. [John 8:9]
3:40 Susanna, standing up, saw Magdala and said, "Woman, you know that these men
     have given false evidence against me. And now they tried to kill me, though
     I have done none of the wicked things that they have charged against me!"
     [Daniel 13:43]
3:41 Another woman, Joanna, the former wife of Herod's steward, stepped forward
     and approached Magdala for she was amazed, and said, "You spoke with
     authority. You commanded even the men, and they obeyed you." [Mark 1:27]
3:42 My name is Joanna, I left my husband, Chuza, after Herod beheaded John the
     Baptist." [Mark 6:16]
3:43 When Magdala had heard this, her heart sunk and she asked Joanna, "On what
     charge?" [Matthew 14:13]
3:44 Joanna said to her, "Herod had recently arrested him for publicly shaming
     his marriage. Then, at Herod's birthday banquet, the daughter of his wife
     Herodias danced for the guests. Herod was so pleased that he promised her
     anything she wanted, and she said 'The head of John the Baptist.' I left
     the moment he granted it." [Mark 6:16]
3:45 Susanna said to her, "And ever since, many more men have been accusing any
     young woman in the streets of adultery."
3:46 Magdala saw Joanna and Susanna were troubled. She said to them, “Don’t be
     afraid. I know a brother who is the friend of women. Follow me.” [Mark
     6:50]
3:47 Joanna and Susanna accompanied Magdala, and they were very amazed among
     themselves, and marveled. [Mark 6:51]

Chapter 4 — GATHERING THE TWELVE, PART TWO
4:1 Jesus left Bethsaida and came to his hometown of Nazareth, and his disciples
    followed. [Mark 6:1]
4:2 As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at a tax-
    collection station polishing his drinking cup, and he said to him, [Mark
    2:14]
4:3 “On what grounds do you wash the outside of the cup? Do you not understand
    that the one who created the inside is he who also created the outside?
    [Thomas 89]
4:4 Follow me, for mine is an easy yoke, and my mastery, she is gentle, and you
    will find rest for yourself.” And Levi got up and followed him. [Thomas 90]
4:5 When he arrived on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many
    who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this
    knowledge? Who gave it to him?" [Mark 6:2]
4:6 They said, "Tell us who you are so that we may believe you." He said to
    them, “You read the faces of the sky and the earth, and the one who is in
    your presence, you do not know him, and you do not know how to read this
    moment.” [Thomas 91]
4:7 They said, "Isn't this the son of Mary? Where are his brothers? Aren't his
    sisters here with us?" [Mark 6:3]
4:8 When his sisters realized it was their brother Jesus, they went out to tell
    Mary and their brothers; for they said, "He's gone insane." [Mark 3:21]
4:9 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man from Kerioth named Judas, and
    he cried out, [Mark 1:23]
4:10 saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Elijah? Have you come to
     destroy us? I remember you, Jesus the Nazarene!" [Mark 1:24]
4:11 Jesus laughed, for Judas of Kerioth was an old friend from his days as an
     oil presser, saying, “No prophet is recognized in his village,” and his
     laughter ceased, saying, “ and no physician heals those who know him.”
     [Mark 1:25]
4:12 Judas said, "I truly want to learn everything." [Dialogue 11:1]
4:13 Jesus said, “Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks
     everything.” [Thomas 67]
4:14 Then Judas said to him, “I have observed every day of atonement. What do I
     still lack?” [Matthew 19:20]
4:15 Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “Go. Sell whatever you
     have, and give to the poor as Simon has, as Andrew has, as James has, as
     John has, as Philip has, as Bartholomew has, and as Levi has. Then you can
     come and follow me.” [Mark 10:21]
4:16 As Judas left the synagogue to relinquish his possessions, he saw a crowd
     form outside, and said to Jesus, “Look outside, I think your family is
     here.” [Mark 3:32]
4:17 Jesus and his disciples went outside and he answered his family, “Who are
     my family?” [Mark 3:33]
4:18 Looking around at those with him at the synagogue, he said, “Here are my
     family! [Mark 3:34]
4:19 Whoever does the will of our Father in Heaven is my family.” [Mark 3:35]
4:20 When Mary, his brothers and his sisters had heard this, they all decided
     they would follow him. [Mark 3:21]
4:21 They went all over Galilee and called to him those whom he wanted, and they
     came to him. [Mark 3:13]
4:22 At Capernaum, Jesus reunited with Magdala, who had two women with her.
     Jesus gathered his disciples at an oil press and appointed twelve of the
     men to be with him and Magdala appointed seven of the women to be with her,
     to be sent out to preach. [Mark 3:14]
4:23 Jesus began to teach them to have authority over the elements. [Mark 3:15]
4:24 He appointed these men to be the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name
     “Simon the Pebble” since his brother was also Simon) and Andrew the brother
     of Simon (to whom he gave the name "Drew"). [Mark 3:16]
4:25 James and John the sons of Zebedee (to John he gave the name “Beloved” and
     to James "Son of Thunder” after their mother, Salome.), [Mark 3:17]
4:26 and Philip (to whom he gave the name “The Fifth Horseman”), and Bartholomew
     (to whom he gave the name Natanel "God's Gift"), and Levi (to whom he gave
     the name Matthew “The Gift That Gives”), and his brothers: Judas (to whom
     he gave the name “Didymus Thomas” or “Twin Twin” for they were often
     mistaken for the other growing up.), James (whom he called "James the
     Just"), Jude (whom he called "Jude the Courageous") and Simon (whom he
     called “Simon the Zealot”), [Mark 3:18]
4:27 and Judas of Kerioth, an old friend of his. [Mark 3:19]
4:28 Jesus commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey,
     except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse, but to
     wear sandals, and not put on two tunics. [Mark 6:8–9]
4:29 Jesus said to the twelve, “The blind shall be guided; the injured shall be
     carried; the diseased shall be cleansed; the Deaf shall be shown signs to
     hear; the dead shall be honored; the poor shall have good news brought to
     them along with food and water. [Luke 7:22]
4:30 Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. [Mark
     6:10]
4:31 If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you
     leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against
     them.” [Mark 6:11]
4:32 Magdala appointed these women to be the seven myrrhbearers: Mary, the
     mother of Jesus; his two sisters: Mary and Salome; and Mary of Bethany,
     Martha's sister. [Mark 3:16]
4:33 Joanna, the former wife of Herod's steward; Susanna, a friend of Magdala's;
     and Salome, mother of James and John, who followed them when she heard they
     had left Zebedee. [Mark 3:17]
4:34 Magdala commanded them that they should use their means to make the sacred
     anointing oil for the people. [Mark 6:8]
4:35 Magdala said to the seven, “These are the ingredients (שְׂמָנִים) for the
     oil: five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much fragrant cinnamon,
     two hundred fifty shekels of fragrant cannabis, five hundred shekels of
     cassia, and a hin of olive oil. [Exodus 30:23]
4:36 Let us use our means to make enough anointing oil to pour upon every head
     in Judea.” [Exodus 30:25]

Chapter 5 — THE BLIND SHALL BE GUIDED
5:1 As Jesus was leaving Capernaum with his disciples, family, and a growing
    multitude, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, sat by the roadside.
    [Mark 10:46]
5:2 When he heard that Jesus was passing by, he cried out, “Son of Joseph, have
    mercy on me!” [Mark 10:47]
5:3 Jesus stopped and said, “You ask for mercy, but do you know what you seek?”
    Bartimaeus said, “Master, I seek to see once again.” [Mark 10:48]
5:4 Jesus answered, “Then tell me: What color is the wind?” [Mark 10:49]
5:5 After a long silence, Bartimaeus answered, “The wind has no color, and yet
    it moves the trees.” [Mark 10:50]
5:6 Jesus said, “The truth has no form, and yet it moves the heart.” [Mark
    10:51]
5:7 And Bartimaeus wept, for he understood he would never see again but now
    understood sight differently and followed Jesus on the way. [Mark 10:52]
5:8 Jesus came to Bethsaida. A multitude brought a blind man to him and begged
    him to touch him. [Mark 8:22]
5:9 Jesus took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the
    village. Jesus asked, “What do you see?” [Mark 8:23]
5:10 The blind man said, “I see light, but I do not know if it is the sun or the
     stars. I see men, but they are as shadows.” [Mark 8:24]
5:11 Jesus said, “Now close your eyes. What do you see?” The man hesitated and
     said, “But my eyes are closed.” Jesus said, “Then open the eye that does
     not close. [Mark 8:25]
5:12 What you are looking for, you have always had. Now you know.” [Thomas 51]
5:13 And the blind man rejoiced, saying, “Now I see! No! I have always seen!
     Praise God! I have always seen!” And he followed Jesus on the way. [Mark
     8:26]

Chapter 6 — THE INJURED SHALL BE CARRIED
6:1 When Jesus entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that
    he was at somebody’s home. [Mark 2:1]
6:2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not
    even around the door, and he spoke the word to them. [Mark 2:2]
6:3 Four people came, carrying a bed with a paralytic to him. [Mark 2:3]
6:4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they began to shout for
    Jesus to help the paralytic and the crowd began to join them in unison.
    Jesus saw their faith. So he brought Himself to them and Magdala followed
    bearing myrrh. [Mark 2:4]
6:5 Jesus looked at the paralytic and said, “You have come a long way. But what
    is it you seek?” The paralytic said, “I wish to stand and walk.” Jesus knelt
    beside him and said, “And if you could walk, where would you go?” The
    paralytic was silent, for he had no answer. [Mark 2:5]
6:6 Then Jesus said, “Come, I will take you home.” And he lifted the paralytic
    onto his back and carried him through the crowd. Some of the scribes
    murmured, [Mark 2:6]
6:7 “Why does he do this? If he were truly sent by God, he would simply say
    ‘Arise, and take up your bed and walk!’” [Mark 2:7]
6:8 Jesus carried the paralytic to his house and the four men who brought him
    carried the bed. Magdala opened the door for them. The men laid the bed down
    where they had lifted it from, and Jesus laid the paralytic down gently on
    to his bed. Magdala anointed him with myrrh. [Mark 2:8]
6:9 The paralytic wept, for he had been lifted and anointed without being made
    to stand. [Mark 2:9]
6:10 Jesus said, “Brother, you are already whole.” [Mark 2:10]
6:11 And Jesus and Magdala left him in peace. [Mark 2:11]

Chapter 7 — THE DISEASED SHALL BE CLEANSED
7:1 A leper came to Jesus, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him,
    “Rabbi, if you want to, you can make me clean.” [Mark 1:40]
7:2 Being moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and
    said to him, [Mark 1:41]
7:3 “To the pure of heart, all are clean.” [Secret Mark 3:10]
7:4 Then Jesus knelt and took water in his Hands, pouring it over the man’s
    head, saying, “You are clean.” When he had finishing bathing him, the leper
    tremebled and said, “What have you done to me?” [Mark 1:42]
7:5 And Jesus replied, “I have done nothing but reveal you to yourself.” [Mark
    1:43]
7:6 Then Jesus said, “Go and show yourself, not to the priests, but to the
    waters. And let no one tell you that you are unclean.” [Mark 1:44]
7:7 And then the leper went away, but he did not remain silent. He spoke of what
    had happened, not as a cure, but as a revelation. [Mark 1:45]
7:8 As Jesus entered into a certain village, ten more men who were lepers met
    him, who stood at a distance. [Luke 17:12]
7:9 They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Rabbi, have mercy on us!” [Luke
    17:13]
7:10 Jesus said, “Let the lepers come to me, do not hinder yourselves, for the
     kingdom of Heaven belongs to those such as you!” [Matthew 19:14]
7:11 They went to Jesus, and he bathed each and every one of them. [Luke 17:14]
7:12 One of them, when he saw that he was clean, turned back, glorifying God
     with a loud voice. [Luke 17:15]
7:13 He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; for he was a
     Samaritan with leprosy. [Luke 17:16]
7:14 Jesus said, “I love you more than the nine.” [Thomas 107]

Chapter 8 — THE DEAF SHALL BE SHOWN SIGNS
8:1 The Pharisees came out and began to question Jesus, seeking from him a sign
    from Heaven and testing him. [Mark 8:11]
8:2 He sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a
    sign? Most certainly I tell you, only the Deaf shall be given signs for they
    are the ones who cannot hear me! Whoever has eyes to see let them see!”
    [Mark 8:12]
8:3 Jesus departed from the Pharisees at the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came
    to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis. [Mark
    7:31]
8:4 The multitude brought to him a man who was Deaf and had an impediment in his
    speech. They begged Jesus to lay his hands on him. [Mark 7:32]
8:5 Jesus took the Deaf man aside from the multitude, and sat before him in
    silence. [Mark 7:33]
8:6 Jesus stooped down and traced a perfect circle in the dust with his finger.
    He touched his own ears, then his own lips, and then his own heart. He
    pointed to the sky, then to the earth, then to the Deaf man himself. [John
    8:6]
8:7 The Deaf man watched, and his eyes widened. Then Jesus sighed and mouthed,
    “Be opened.” [Mark 7:34]
8:8 The Deaf man stooped down and traced the same perfect circle in the dust
    with his finger, and he placed his hand over his own heart for he had
    understood what had not been spoken. [John 8:8]
8:9 And the Deaf man rejoiced, though he did not speak. The multitudes who had
    brought him to Jesus were astonished beyond measure, “He has done all things
    well. He makes even the Deaf hear!” [Mark 7:37]
8:10 Magdala turned to Jesus and said, “Rebbe, I don’t think they understood.”
     And Jesus answered, “Their ears are open, but their hearts are closed.”

Chapter 9 — THE DEAD SHALL BE HONORED
9:1 One of the rulers of a nearby synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing
    Jesus, he fell at his feet. [Mark 5:22]
9:2 and begged him much, saying, “My little daughter has passed away. Please
    come and perform a eulogy for her.” [Mark 5:23]
9:3 Jesus went with him to his house. [Mark 5:24]
9:4 He allowed no one to follow him inside except Magdala. [Mark 5:37]
9:5 He came to the house of Jairus, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great
    wailing. [Mark 5:38]
9:6 When he had entered in and saw the body of Jairus’s daughter, he kneeled
    beside her and said to them, “Little one, you were naturally gifted and you
    were gifted a good Soul. [Wisdom of Solomon 8:19]
9:7 Your Soul and your Spirit were knit together in your Mother’s womb. Before
    your mother held you, you were held. [Psalm 139:13]
9:8 We are all grateful for you were a fearfully and wonderfully made a gift to
    us all. [Psalm 139:14]
9:9 For the days of your life were all written, the days that were ordained for
    you, when as yet there were none of them. Like stardust on the sky, shining
    for a time, but never truly gone. [Psalm 139:16]
9:10 And when he finised speaking, the mourners were astonished. [Luke 15:6]
9:11 Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples,
     along with a great multitude, went with him. [Luke 7:11]
9:12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was
     carried out, the only born son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many
     people of the city were with her. [Luke 7:12]
9:13 When Jesus saw her, he had compassion on her and performed a eulogy for the
     child. Magdala embraced the grieving mother and held her as she wept. [Luke
     7:13]
9:14 Jesus said, “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of The Father, and
     no torment shall touch them. [Solomon 3:1]
9:15 The righteous, even if they die early, will be at rest. [Solomon 4:7]
9:16 For old age is not honored for length of time or measured by number of
     years, [Solomon 4:8]
9:17 but understanding is gray hair for anyone, and a blameless life is ripe old
     age. [Solomon 4:9]
9:18 There was one who was loved by The Father, and while living among evil was
     taken up. [Solomon 4:10]
9:19 He was caught up so that evil might not change his understanding or guile
     deceive his soul. [Solomon 4:11]
9:20 Being perfected in a short time, he fulfilled long years.” [Solomon 4:13]
9:21 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he found that Lazarus, the dear brother of
     his friends Martha and Mary had passed away four days ago and already lay
     in a tomb. [John 11:17]
9:22 Martha saw Jesus and ran to him and said, “Rebbe, if you had been here, my
     brother would not have died!” [John 11:20]
9:23 Jesus took her hands and said, [John 11:23]
9:24 “The good name of Lazarus shall last forever as an epiphany for the
     living.” [Sirach 41:13]
9:25 When Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, came to Jesus, she sat at his feet
     as she so often did and wept. When he saw this, Jesus wept. [John 11:32]
9:26 Magdala knelt beside her and place her hands upon her shoulders. [John
     11:33]
9:27 Then everyone followed Jesus to Lazarus’s tomb. It was a cave, and a stone
     was lying against it. [John 11:38]
9:28 Jesus performed a eulogy for Lazarus, saying, [John 11:39]
9:29 “Blessed is the one who meditates on Wisdom and who reasons intelligently.
     [Sirach 14:20]
9:30 Blessed is the one who reflects on Her ways within their hearts and
     contemplate Her secrets. [Sirach 14:21]
9:31 Wisdom goes about seeking those worthy of Her, and She graciously appears
     to them in their paths, and meets them in every thought. [Solomon 6:16]
9:32 Lazarus met Wisdom with the most sincere desire for instruction, and the
     concern for instruction is the love for Wisdom. [Solomon 6:17]
9:33 And Lazarus out of love for Wisdom kept to Her law, and in giving heed to
     Her law he assured for himself immortality. [Solomon 6:18]
9:34 Now immortal, Lazarus is closer to our Father than the rest of us here on
     earth who are mourning him this day; [Solomon 6:19]
9:35 for the desire for Wisdom leads to our Father’s Kingdom. [Solomon 6:20]
9:36 Wisdom is the reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of our
     Father’s Kingdom. [Solomon 7:26]
9:37 Although She is but one, She can do all things; although unchanging, She
     renews all things. [Solomon 7:27]
9:38 So do not fear the sentence of death; for it is the fate of all created
     things. [Sirach 41:3]
9:39 Whether Lazarus had lived ten or thousand years, there is no accounting in
     the grave.” [Sirach 41:4]
9:40 Magdala whispered to Mary of Bethany, “Lazarus is not behind this stone,
     but in the breath of those who call his name.” [John 11:43]
9:41 And Jesus answered, “Yes, and where one or two or three remember him, there
     Lazarus will be also.” [Thomas 30]
9:42 Then Jesus placed his hand upon the tomb and said, “Rest now, brother,
     until the morning comes.” And they all turned away, leaving the stone
     unrolled. [John 11:44]

Chapter 10 — THE SERMON ON THE WATER
10:1 A harvest is collected and taken into the barn as a result of water, wind,
     earth, and fire. [Philip 101:2]
10:2 Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea at dawn. Such a very large crowd
     gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there as
     level as the surface of the water, while the whole crowd was beside the sea
     on the land. [Mark 4:1]
10:3 Seeing them eager to listen, Jesus threw his breath across the waters, His
     voice walking on the sea, [Mark 6:48]
10:4 He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said
     to them: [Mark 4:2]
10:5 “The human being is like a wise fisher who cast a net into the sea and and
     drew it up from the sea full of little fish. Among them the fisher found a
     fine large fish and cast all the little fish back down into the sea, easily
     choosing the large fish. Whoever has ears to hear let them hear! [Thomas 8]
10:6 A merchant had many precious gems. In order to have them bored for pearls,
     he hired a worker for hundred silver per day, and he went with the merchant
     to his home. When the worker sat down, a lute happened to be there, and the
     worker looked at it.
10:7 When the merchant asked him if he knew how to play the lute, the worker
     answered, ‘Yes, very well. I am also a luteplayer’. The merchant said,
     ‘Then take it.’ The worker took it and played beautiful melodies in a
     correct manner for the merchant the whole day long, leaving the box with
     gems open and beating the time with his hand and swaying his head to it,
     with great joy.
10:8 In the evening, the worker said to the merchant, ‘Have my wages given to
     me.’ When the merchant asked, ‘What have you done to earn wages?’, he
     answered, ‘You hired me, and I did what you told me to do.’ Thus the worker
     urged the merchant, until he received the hundred silver without any
     deduction, while the gems remained unbored. There was a quarrel, it could
     not be settled.
10:9 So on the next day they went before a judge for a trial. The worker
     appealed to the judge saying, ‘My lord, when this gentleman merchant saw me
     in the marketplace he asked me what work I could do and I replied that I
     could do it all whatever he asked of me. When he had taken me to his house,
     he ordered me to play the lute. Until nightfall I played on the lute at the
     gentleman's bidding.’
10:10 The judge pronounced this verdict to the merchant, ‘You hired this man to
      do work for you, so why didn’t you order him to bore the pearls? Why did
      you bid him to play the lute instead? The worker's wages shall be paid in
      full. If again there should be any pearls to be bored, give him another
      hundred silver, and he shall then bore your pearls another day.’
10:11 And so the merchant, being constrained, paid the man his hire. Yet the
      pearls remained as they were, unbored and untouched, and the merchant
      departed in great shame, for he had been ensnared by his own words. Again,
      the merchant set out to the marketplace to hire a worker for the next
      day.”
10:12 Then Jesus lifted up his voice and said, “Therefore, when you go with your
      adversary before the judge, be diligent to settle with him along the way,
      lest he drag you before the court, and the judge deliver you to the
      jailer, and the jailer cast you into prison. [Luke 12:58]
10:13 Most certainly I tell you, you will by no means get out until you have
      paid the very last mite.” [Luke 12:59]
10:14 After the sermon, when he was alone, those who were around him with the
      twelve asked him about the parables. [Mark 4:10]
10:15 He said to them, “To Magdala is given the mystery of our Father’s
      Kingdom.” [Mark 4:11]
10:16 Magdala said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you
      understand all of the parables? [Mark 4:13]
10:17 That man who understood all arts and crafts represents the body. [Mark
      4:14]
10:18 That man hired to be the pearl-borer is the body. Are you getting it?
      [Mark 4:15]
10:19 The hundred silver represent a human life of a hundred years. [Mark 4:16]
10:20 The owner of the pearls is the soul, [Mark 4:17]
10:21 and the boring of the pearls represents seeking wisdom. [Mark 4:18]
10:22 The one who understands this parable and teaches it is a righteous elect,
      who saves many people from the seraphim’s wheel, and sets them on the way
      to the Kingdom. Now I command you, hearers, that so long there is strength
      in your bodies, clarity in your minds, and love in your heart you should
      strive for the salvation of your souls.” [Mark 4:19]
10:23 Pebble said, “Rebbe, must we endure this woman?” [First Pistis Sophia 47]
10:24 Jesus simply repeated himself, “To Magdala is given the mystery of our
      Father’s Kingdom.” [Mark 4:11]
10:25 When evening had come, Jesus said to them, “Let’s go over to the other
      side.” [Mark 4:35]
10:26 Leaving the multitude, they took Jesus with them, even as he was, in the
      boat. Other small boats were also with him. [Mark 4:36]
10:27 Jesus himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they let him
      sleep for he had spoken since dawn. [Mark 4:38]

Chapter 11 — THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
11:1 One day, seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had
     sat down, his disciples came to him. [Matthew 5:1]
11:2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, [Matthew 5:2]
11:3 “Blessed is the lion that a man will eat, for in this case the lion will
     become a man; but woe to the man whom the lion will eat, for the lion will
     become a man in this case as well! [Thomas 7]
11:4 Blessed are the poor who collect no inheritence from their father, for your
     inheritence is the Kingdom of our Father! [Thomas 54]
11:5 Blessed is the person who has been troubled; he has found life! [Thomas 58]
11:6 Blessed are you when you are hated and persecuted, and a place will be
     found where you will not be persecuted! [Thomas 68]
11:7 Blessed are those who have striven in their minds; these are the ones who
     have known the Father truly! [Thomas 69]
11:8 Blessed are those who go hungry in order to fill the stomach of those who
     are longing!“ [Thomas 69]
11:9 A woman in the crowd shouted to him, “Blessed is the womb which bore you
     and the breasts which nourished you!” [Thomas 79]
11:10 He shouted back to her, “Blessed are they who have heard the word of the
      Father, who truly have observed it. For the days will come when you will
      instead shout, ‘Blessed is the womb which has not conceived, and the
      breasts which have not given milk! [Thomas 79]
11:11 Blessed is the man who knows where the thieves will enter, so that he may
      arise and unite his kingdom and gird his loins from the beginning, before
      they enter! [Thomas 103]
11:12 It is the case of the kingdom of the Father as with a woman; she took a
      little yeast; she hid it in dough; she made it into large loaves of bread!
      [Thomas 96]
11:13 It is the case of the kingdom of the Father as with a woman carrying a jar
      full of meal. Walking on a distant road, the jar handle broke; the meal
      emptied out onto the road behind her. She was not aware of what happened.
      She did not know of the trouble. When she entered into her house, she put
      the jar down; she found it empty. [Thomas 97]
11:14 It is the case of the kingdom of the Father as with a man who wanted to
      kill a powerful man. He Andrew his sword in his house; he thrust it into
      the wall, to see if his hand would be strong enough to thrust it in. Then
      he slew the one who was powerful in one blow. [Thomas 98]
11:15 A city built and fortified on a high mountain cannot fall, nor can it be
      hidden. [Thomas 32]
11:16 But if two make peace with one another in this one city, they will say to
      the mountain, ‘Move!’ and it will move! [Thomas 48]
11:17 His disciples asked him and said to him, “How should we fast? And how
      should we pray? And how should we give alms? And what rules concerning
      foods shall we observe?” [Thomas 6]
11:18 Jesus said, “Do not lie, and do not do anything which you would hate. For
      there is nothing that has been hidden that will not be made manifest. And
      there is nothing covered that will not be revealed. [Thomas 6]
11:19 If you fast, you will give birth to sin, and if you pray, you will be
      condemned, and if you give alms, you will harm your own spirits. And in
      any land you enter, when you walk in the countrysides, if you are received
      with a greeting of peace, eat whatever is placed in front of you; heal the
      sick among them. For what enters your mouth will not cause impurity;
      rather, what comes out of your mouth is what will make you impure.”
      [Thomas 14]
11:20 His disciples asked him, “What should we wear?” Jesus said, “Do not worry
      from morning until evening and from evening until morning about the
      garment that you are to wear. You are much greater than the lilies neither
      card nor spin. When you have no clothing, then what will you wear? Who can
      add to your lifespan? Your Father will give you your garment.” [Thomas 36]
11:21 Jesus said as he descended the mountain, “Many times you have desired to
      hear these words which I speak to you, and there is no other from whom to
      hear them. Days will come when you will seek for me and you will not find
      me. [Thomas 38]
11:22 The Pharisees and the scribes received the keys of knowledge; they hid
      them. They entered not, and they did not allow those who desire to enter.
      You, however, be wise like serpents and innocent like doves.” [Thomas 39]

Chapter 12 — THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN
12:1 He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples
     began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain. This is how Jesus fed many
     who were hungry. [Mark 2:23]
12:2 The Pharisees said to him, “Look at them, why do they do that which is not
     lawful on the Sabbath day?” [Mark 2:24]
12:3 He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and
     was hungry—he, and those who were with him? [Mark 2:25]
12:4 How he entered into the Tabernacle at the time of Ahimelech the high
     priest, and ate the bread of the Presence— which is not lawful to eat
     except for the priests— and gave also to those who were with him? [Mark
     2:26]
12:5 The Sabbath was made for people not people for the Sabbath. [Mark 2:27]
12:6 Therefore the people are lords and ladies even of the Sabbath. [Mark 2:28]
12:7 Instead love your kindred as your soul. Guard them as the apple of your eye
     as you do the Sabbath. [Thomas 25]
12:8 You see the splinter in their eye, but the log in your own eye, you do not
     see it. When you dislodge the log from your own eye, then you will be able
     to see to remove the splinter from your kindred’s eye.” [Thomas 26]
12:9 A man said to him, “Rabbi, tell my brothers to divide my father’s
     possessions with me.” He said to him, “Oh man, they think I am a divider,
     huh?” He turned to his disciples; he said to them, “Do I seem like a
     divider to any of you?” [Thomas 72]
12:10 Another man, a Pharisee, handed Jesus an aureus, and he said to him,
      “Those who belong to Caesar demand taxes from us in these. Shall we pay
      them?” He said to him, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s. Give to God what
      is God’s, and that which is mine, give that to me.” [Thomas 100]
12:11 And he tossed the aureus to Judas of Kerioth, who pocketed it. They both
      laughed as they often did while pressing oil together.
12:12 Yet another man ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Rabbi, what
      shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” [Mark 10:17]
12:13 Jesus said to him, “If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but
      give it to anyone from whose hand you know will not get it back.” [Thomas
      95]
12:14 But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was
      one who had great possessions. [Mark 10:22]
12:15 Jesus said, “It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than
      for a rich man to enter into my Father’s Kingdom. Whoever has ears to
      hear, let him hear!” [Mark 10:25]
12:16 Jesus said, “There was a wealthy man who possessed much wealth. He said,
      ‘I will use my wealth in order to sow and reap and plant and fill my
      treasury house with grain so that I lack nothing.’ This was what he was
      thinking about in his mind. And when the night came, he died. [Thomas 63]
12:17 Look at this, the sower went out, he filled his hands and cast forth.
      Some, indeed, fell upon the road; the birds came, they gathered them.
      Others fell upon stones, and did not send roots down into the earth, and
      did not send forth ears reaching to the sky. And others fell upon thorns;
      they choked the seed, and worms ate them. And others fell upon good earth,
      and it produced good fruit reaching up to the sky. It brought sixty per
      measure, and one hundred twenty per measure. [Thomas 9]
12:18 When the grain opened, he arrived with haste, his sickle in hand; he
      reaped it. [Thomas 21]
12:19 A man was receiving various guests, and when he had prepared the dinner he
      sent forth his servant in order to invite the guests. He went to the
      first; he said to him, ‘My master invites you.’ He said, ‘I have some
      money to give to some traders who are arriving in the evening. I am to go
      to place orders with them. I beg to be excused from the dinner.’ He went
      to another; he said to him, ‘My master has invited you.’ He said to him,
      ‘I have purchased a house and I will not be available for a day; I will
      not be able to rest.’ He went to another; he said to him, ‘My master
      invites you.’ He said to him, ‘My friend is going to be married, and I am
      the only one preparing the dinner; I cannot come. I beg to be excused from
      the dinner.’ He went to another; he said to him, ‘My master calls you.’ He
      said to him, ‘I have purchased a farm; I am going to collect the taxes. I
      cannot come; I beg to be excused.’ The servant, he came and said to his
      master, ‘Those you have summoned to the dinner have begged to be excused.’
      The master said to his servant, ‘Let’s go outside together into the
      streets; those we find, we’ll bring them here so we all may dine.’ Buyers
      and merchants will not enter into the Kingdom of my Father. [Thomas 64]
12:20 A landowner planted a vineyard on his property; he leased it out to some
      tenants so that they would operate it and he might collect the produce
      from their hand. He sent his servant to the tenants to collect the produce
      of the vineyard. They seized his servant; they beat him until they nearly
      killed him. The servant left; he spoke with his master. His master said,
      ‘Perhaps they did not recognize him.’ He sent another servant; the tenants
      beat this one also. Then the master sent his son; he said, ‘Perhaps they
      will feel bad before my son.’ The tenants there recognized him as the heir
      to the vineyard; so they killed him. [Thomas 65]
12:21 There was a woman who found a pearl buried in the ruins of fallen city.
      She sold everything she had, left behind her home, and set out to sea to
      seek the land where pearls are born. And she was never seen again. [Thomas
      76]
12:22 Whoever has found the world and grown wealthy, let them renounce the
      world. [Thomas 110]
12:23 For whoever has found the world has found a corpse; and whoever has found
      a corpse, of that one the world is not worthy.” [Thomas 56]
12:24 Jesus said, ”If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the
      Kingdom; if you do not observe the Sabbath of Sabbaths and the Jubilee of
      Jubilees, you will not see our Father.” [Thomas 27]

Chapter 13 — THE SERMON BURNING WITHIN
13:1 Jesus said, "I have cast a fire upon the world, and behold, I guard it
     until it burns.” [Thomas 10]
13:2 Six days before Passover under the starry night sky, Jesus took Magdala
     with him and led her up a high mountain apart from the others, by
     themselves. And he was transfigured before her, [Mark 9:2]
13:3 and his clothes became dazzling bright, such as no one on earth could
     brighten them. [Mark 9:3]
13:4 And there appeared to her King Solomon with Queen Esther, who were talking
     with Jesus. [Mark 9:4]
13:5 Then Magdala said to Jesus, “Rebbe, it is good for us to be here; shall I
     pitch a tent for The King and The Queen?” [Mark 9:5]
13:6 Jesus knew exactly what to say, for she was not afraid. He said, “Yes, but
     not for them.” [Mark 9:6]
13:7 Then a cloud appeared and covered Solomon, Esther, and Jesus. Magdala saw a
     faint light flicker within the cloud—glowing, growing, burning
     brighter—until a figure stepped forward—a lion who walked like a man,
     crowned with the Behemoth's tusks, sheathed in armor forged from the
     Leviathan's scales, robed in the feathers of the Ziz, bearing a torch with
     the indestructible eternal Light. Magdala’s knees gave way beneath her, but
     Yī'uwuh (יִהֻוואהְ)—King Emeritus Retired Commander (אלהי ELOHE) of The
     Stellar Flotilla (צבאות TZEVAOT)—locked them in place and clapped like the
     thunder: “This Tower shall STAND!” And he laid down his stars as medals
     upon the ground at her feet. [Mark 9:7]
13:8 Magdala's skin shone as she stood face to face with Yī'uwuh (יִהֻוואהְ)—The
     Great (אל EL) Destroyer (שדי SHADDAI). He extended the torch to her and
     said, “I AM YOU, AND YOU ARE I; and wheresoever you are, there am I. In all
     I am scattered, and wherever you will, you can gather Me; and gathering Me,
     you gather yourself.” [Lost Gospel of Eve 1:3]
13:9 Magdala reached out and took the torch. In the mirror of her eyes,
     Yī'uwuh—Man of War (אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה Ish Milchamah) saw his reflection and
     whispered, "No one may see my face and live." [Exodus 33:20]
13:10 The last image Magdala saw was Yī'uwuh—I AM WHAT I AM (אהיה אשר אהיה 'HYH
      'SHER 'HYH)— consuming Himself in The Force of Fire. [The Idea of Our
      Great Power 10:11]
13:11 The cloud dissolved, and she no longer saw anyone with her except Jesus.
      And she held the torch between them, and it cast no shadow. [Mark 9:8]
13:12 Jesus stepped forward from where the cloud had been and said to Magdala,
      "This is what we must do in order to live." They knew each other until
      dawn. [Greater Questions of Mary Panarion 26.8.2]
13:13 The next morning, when they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and
      Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples [Mark
      11:1]
13:14 and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as
      you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden;
      untie it and bring it. [Mark 11:2]
13:15 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this: ‘The King
      needs it and will send it back here immediately.’” [Mark 11:3]
13:16 They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street.
      As they were untying it, [Mark 11:4]
13:17 some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the
      colt?” [Mark 11:5]
13:18 They told them what Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it.
      [Mark 11:6]
13:19 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he
      sat on it. [Mark 11:7]
13:20 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy
      branches that they had cut in the fields. [Mark 11:8]
13:21 Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, “Save us!
      Blessed is The King who comes in the name of God to save us! [Luke 19:36]
13:22 Peace in Heaven and glory in the highest Heaven!” [Luke 19:37]
13:23 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into The Temple, and when he had looked
      around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with
      the twelve. [Mark 11:11]
13:24 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, Jesus was hungry. [Mark
      11:12]
13:25 Seeing a fig tree from afar having leaves, He came to see if perhaps He
      might find anything on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but
      leaves, for it was not the season for figs. [Mark 11:13]
13:26 Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” and everyone
      heard it. [Mark 11:14]
13:27 Then they came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered The Temple. [Mark 11:15]
13:28 He found in The Temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the
      changers of money sitting. [John 2:14]
13:29 Jesus said, “Look at me, Mother. I have come to do your will.” [Hebrews
      10:9]
13:30 He made a whip of cords and drove all the animals out of the temple, both
      the sheep and the oxen, and he poured out the changers’ money and flipped
      over their tables. [John 2:15]
13:31 To those who sold the doves, Jesus said, [John 2:16]
13:32 “If you had known what Osee son of Beeri meant when he said, ‘I desire
      mercy, and not sacrifice’, you would not have condemned these innocent
      ones!“ And He released the doves from their cages. [Matthew 12:7]
13:33 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through The Temple. To them
      Jesus said, [Mark 11:16]
13:34 “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s House a market!
      [John 2:16]
13:35 Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the
      nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers!” [Mark 11:17]
13:36 The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and they conspired to kill Him
      for they feared Him because the multitude was astonished at His teaching.
      [Mark 11:18]
13:37 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, [Matthew 9:4]
13:38 “Destroy this temple! In three days, I will raise it up!” [John 2:19]
13:39 They all laughed at him, but one rebuked him: a Pharisee possessed by Lord
      Belmaul, the sheriff (שטן). The sheriff said to Jesus, “It took forty-six
      years to build this temple. We watched every moment of it. And you, Jesus
      of Nazareth, seventh son of Joseph and Mary, will raise it up in three
      days?” [John 2:20]
13:40 Jesus fixed his gaze to the sheriff, and said, “Get behind me, sheriff!
      You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the
      things of our Father, but on the things of men.” And the sheriff departed
      the Pharisee, but not before planting a seed. Immediately the Pharisee's
      gaze went to his closest allies. They began to conspire with the others
      how they might kill Jesus. [Matthew 16:23]
13:41 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city. [Mark
      11:19]
13:42 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from
      the roots. [Mark 11:20]
13:43 Pebble, remembering, and said to Jesus, “Rebbe, look! The fig tree that
      you cursed has withered away.” [Mark 11:21]
13:44 Jesus answered him, “Go away.” [Thomas 42]
13:45 Pebble said to Him, “Who are you to say that to me?” [Thomas 43]
13:46 Jesus said, “You do not understand who I am. Rather, you have become like
      those Judeans, for when they love the tree, they hate its fruit, and when
      they love the fruit, they hate the tree. [Thomas 43]
13:47 Grapes are not harvested from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles,
      for these do not give fruit. A good person brings out of his treasury
      house delights; an evil person brings plagues out of his corrupt treasury
      house which is in his mind, and he speaks plagues. For out of the surplus
      of the mind he brings out plagues. [Thomas 45]
13:48 It is impossible for one person to mount two horses, and stretch two bows,
      and it is impossible for a servant to serve two masters, for he would
      honor one and despite the other.” [Thomas 47]
13:49 Again Jesus came to Jerusalem. As He was walking in The Temple, the chief
      priests, the scribes, and the elders surrounded him [Mark 11:27]
13:50 shouting at Him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave
      you this authority to do them?” [Mark 11:28]
13:51 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will
      tell you by what authority I do these things. [Mark 11:29]
13:52 Did the baptism of John come from Heaven, or was it of human origin?
      Answer me.” [Mark 11:30]
13:53 They argued with one another, “What should we say? If we say, ‘From
      Heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’ [Mark 11:31]
13:54 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’?”—they were afraid of the crowd, for all
      regarded John as truly a prophet. [Mark 11:32]
13:55 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither
      will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” [Mark 11:33]
13:56 One of the scribes came near and heard distinguished men disputing with
      one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well he asked Him, “Which
      commandment is the first of all?” [Mark 12:28]
13:57 Jesus answered, “Love your neighbor with all your heart, all your mind,
      and all your strength!” [Mark 12:29]
13:58 Then the scribe said to him, “You are right. ‘To love one’s neighbor’—this
      is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
      [Mark 12:32]
13:59 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “He is who near me
      is near the fire, and he who is far from me is far from the Kingdom.”
      [Thomas 82]
13:60 He sat down opposite the treasury and watched the crowd putting money into
      the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. [Mark 12:41]
13:61 The widow whose son Jesus eulogized came and put in her last two mites.
      [Mark 12:42]
13:62 Then he called his disciples and said to them, “This woman has put in more
      than all those who are contributing to the treasury. [Mark 12:43]
13:63 For all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of
      her poverty has put in all she had left. [Mark 12:44]
13:64 Pay the last mite while you are still alive. If you die and then try to
      pay, you will not be able to.” [Thomas 59]

Chapter 14 — THE LAST CHAPTER
14:1 It was two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and
     the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by
     deception and kill him. [Mark 14:1]
14:2 For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among
     the people.” [Mark 14:2]
14:3 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the
     table, Magdala came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of pure
     nard. She broke the jar and poured it over his head. [Mark 14:3]
14:4 But Judas of Kerioth, his old friend and one of the twelve, was there and
     he said to Jesus in anger, “Why has this ointment been wasted? [Mark 14:4]
14:5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred silver
     and given that to the poor.” So Judas grumbled against Magdala. [Mark 14:5]
14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave Magdala alone, scab (סַפַחַת sappachath). Why do you
     trouble Her? She has done a good work for Me. [Mark 14:6]
14:7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do
     them good, but you will not always have Me. [Mark 14:7]
14:8 She has done what She could; She has anointed my body beforehand for the
     burying. [Mark 14:8]
14:9 Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached in the
     whole world, that which Magdala has done will also be spoken of for a
     memorial of Her.” [Mark 14:9]
14:10 Then Judas of Kerioth went away to the chief priests that he might betray
      Jesus to them. [Mark 14:10]
14:11 They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. Judas
      sought how he might conveniently betray him. [Mark 14:11]
14:12 On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover,
      the disciples asked Jesus, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that
      you may eat the Passover?” [Mark 14:12]
14:13 He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and
      there is a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him,
      [Mark 14:13]
14:14 and wherever he enters in, tell the master of the house, ‘Your Teacher
      says: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my
      disciples?’ [Mark 14:14]
14:15 He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Get ready
      for us there.” [Mark 14:15]
14:16 So the disciples set out and went to the city and found everything as he
      had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal. [Mark 14:16]
14:17 While his disciples did this, Jesus set out and went to the wilderness and
      found a Passover meal of his own beneath the cedars. [Mark 14:16]
14:18 When it was evening Jesus came with the twelve. [Mark 14:17]
14:19 As they were preparing to eat bread, he revealed to them a peculiar
      mushroom (שְׂמָנִים) he had found in the wilderness, radiant with the
      light of the earth, and when he had blessed it, he broke the caps off the
      stems, and said as he gave to them pieces, “Take and eat; this is my body,
      the vessel of Wisdom. Whoever eats of it shall understand the Force of
      Fire as I do.” [Mark 14:22]
14:20 “This heaven will pass away—and the one above it will also pass away. And
      those who have died are not alive— and those who are alive will not die.
      In the days when you ate what was dead, you made it live. When you eat
      what is alive, what will you do? On the day you were one, you were made
      into two, but when you become one, what will you do?” [Thomas 11]
14:21 He took a cup of fresh, living water, and when he had given thanks he
      lifted it and drank from it before he gave to them. They all drank of it.
      [Mark 14:23]
14:22 He said to them, “This is the fountain of Wisdom, which flows freely for
      those who seek Her. Whoever drinks, let them thirst no more, for the Force
      of Water is within them forever and ever." [Mark 14:24]
14:23 Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine
      until that day when I drink it anew in the indestructible eternal Light.”
      [Mark 14:25]
14:24 As they sat and were eating, James looked at John. John came near to him
      at the table, saying to him, “Rebbe, my brother and I want to ask you a
      favor.” [Mark 10:35]
14:25 Jesus said, "What?" [Mark 10:36]
14:26 John said, "When you are King of Heaven, may I sit in a throne at your
      right?" James said, "And ask him if I can sit on his left!" [Mark 10:37]
14:27 Jesus said, "Neither of you know what you are asking. Can you drink the
      cup I drink?" [Mark 10:38]
14:28 They both said, "Yes." [Mark 10:39]
14:29 Jesus said, "Who sits where is not mine to give, but The Giver's." [Mark
      10:40]
14:30 As they sat and were eating, his brother James asked him, “Rebbe, we know
      that you will depart and be beyond our reach. Who will then be greatest
      over us?” [Thomas 12]
14:31 Jesus said to them, “The one who believes in me will also do the works
      that I do and, in fact, will do even greater works; [John 14:12]
14:32 Become greater than I [Secret James 4:15]
14:33 for I wish one day to be the lesser. [Secret James 11:12]
14:34 But take care not to attain hubris while attaining the light that
      enlightens. Rather, act towards yourselves as I have toward you.” [Secret
      James 9:13]
14:35 Jesus said to his disciples, “Now make a comparison and tell me whom/what
      I am like.” Simon Pebble said to him, “You are like a righteous seraph.”
      Bartholomew said to him, “You are like a man, a wise philosopher.” Thomas
      said to him, “Rebbe, my mouth will not at all let me say what you are
      like.” Jesus said to Thomas, “I am not your Rebbe, Twin Twin; because you
      drank you were intoxicated from the bubbling spring I have measured out.”
      And He got up from his seat, took Thomas aside, and told him three things.
      But when Thomas returned to his seat, the others asked him: “What did
      Jesus say to you?” Thomas said to them: “If I were to tell you even one of
      the things he told me, you would gather stones and cast them at me, and
      fire would come from the stones and burn this building to the ground.”
      [Thomas 13]
14:36 Jesus had said to Thomas, "It is within light that light is born... for
      your sake... that you might emerge." [The Book of Thomas The Contender
      2:19]
14:37 As they sat and were eating, a dispute also arose among Simon Pebble and
      Judas of Kerioth as to which one of them was to be considered the
      greatest. [Luke 22:24]
14:38 Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and
      those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors." [Luke
      22:25]
14:39 "But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should
      be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves."
      [Luke 22:26]
14:40 "For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is
      it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."
      [Luke 22:27]
14:41 As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one
      of you has betrayed me, one who eats with me.” [Mark 14:18]
14:42 They began to be sorrowful and to ask him one by one, “Surely, not I,
      Rebbe?” [Mark 14:19]
14:43 He said to them, “It is surely one of you, one who dips with me in the
      dish. [Mark 14:20]
14:44 Most certainly I tell this betrayer, it would be better for you if you had
      not been born.” [Mark 14:21]