Mark 9
1 And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God come in power.
"In solemn truth I tell you," he said, "there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God, come with power."
2 And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them:
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and Jamesand John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest.
3 and his garments became shining, exceeding white [as snow], such as fuller on earth could not whiten [them].
Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give.
4 And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Moreover there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we should be here; and let us make three tabernacles, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elias one.
"Master," said Peter, addressing Jesus, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 For he knew not what he should say, for they were filled with fear.
(For he did not know what to say, they were so awestruck.)
7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Then there came a cloud overshadowing them; and there came a voice out of the cloud. "This is my Son, my beloved. Listen to him."
8 And suddenly having looked around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus alone with themselves.
And suddenly as they looked around, they saw no one any more beside them, but Jesus alone.
9 And as they descended from the mountain, he charged them that they should relate to no one what they had seen, unless when the Son of man should be risen from among [the] dead.
As they came down the mountain he strictly forbade them to narrate to any one what they had seen, until after the Son of man had risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying, questioning among themselves, what rising from among [the] dead was.
This order they faithfully kept, questioning among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant.
11 And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?
So they asked him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
12 And he answering said to them, Elias indeed, having first come, restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man that he must suffer much, and be set at nought:
"Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?
13 but I say unto you that Elias also is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.
"Elijah indeed has already come," he added, "and they have done to him whatever they pleased, even as it is written of him."
14 And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.
When they rejoined the disciples they saw a great crowd surrounding them, and some Scribes disputing with them.
15 And immediately all the crowd seeing him were amazed, and running to [him], saluted him.
As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him.
16 And he asked them, What do ye question with them about?
He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17 And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;
"Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him;
18 and wheresoever it seizes him it tears him, and he foams and gnashes his teeth, and he is withering away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they might cast him out, and they could not.
and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
19 But he answering them says, O unbelieving generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.
"O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? How long must I be patient with you? Bring him to me."
20 And they brought him to him. And seeing him the spirit immediately tore him; and falling upon the earth he rolled foaming.
So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.
21 And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?"
22 and often it has cast him both into fire and into waters that it might destroy him: but if thou couldst [do] anything, be moved with pity on us, and help us.
"From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
23 And Jesus said to him, The 'if thou couldst' is [if thou couldst] believe: all things are possible to him that believes.
Jesus said to him. "‘If you can’! All things can be for one who believes."
24 And immediately the father of the young child crying out said [with tears], I believe, help mine unbelief.
The boy’s father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief."
25 But Jesus, seeing that [the] crowd was running up together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again."
26 And having cried out and torn [him] much, he came out; and he became as if dead, so that the most said, He is dead.
So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.
27 But Jesus, having taken hold of him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up.
28 And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?
When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?"
29 And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.
"This kind can only be cast out by prayer," he replied.
30 And going forth from thence they went through Galilee; and he would not that any one knew it;
Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but he was unwilling that any one should know it,
31 for he taught his disciples and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into men's hands, and they shall kill him; and having been killed, after three days he shall rise again.
for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days,
32 But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.
But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.
33 And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he asked them, Of what were ye reasoning by the way?
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he got into the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?"
34 And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who [was] greatest.
But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.
35 And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.
So he sat down and called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and the servant of all."
36 And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,
Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said,
37 Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me; and whosoever shall receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.
"Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me."
38 And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.
"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon [after] to speak ill of me;
"Do not try to stop him," Jesus answered, "for there is no one who performs a miracle in my name who can soon speak evil of me.
40 for he who is not against us is for us.
He who is not against us is for us.
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in [my] name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward.
42 And whosoever shall be a snare to one of the little ones who believe [in me], it were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea.
"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.
43 And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable; (Geenna g1067)
"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. (Geenna g1067)
44 [where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].
45 And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable; (Geenna g1067)
If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell. (Geenna g1067)
46 [where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].
47 And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire, (Geenna g1067)
If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell, (Geenna g1067)
48 where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
For by fire every one will be salted;
50 Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
salt is excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
