Mark 9
1 And he said to them: Amen I say to you, that there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God coming in power.
He went on to say, "In solemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."
2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them.
Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.
3 And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white.
His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--such whiteness 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 accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,
5 And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
when Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear.
For he knew not what to say: they were filled with such awe.
7 And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved son; hear ye him.
Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."
8 And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them.
Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.
9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead.
As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
10 And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead.
So they kept the matter to themselves, although frequently asking one another what was meant by the rising from the dead.
11 And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?
They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
12 Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be despised.
"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?
13 But I say to you, that Elias also is come, (and they have done to him whatsoever they would, ) as it is written of him.
Yet I tell you that not only has Elijah come, but they have also done to him whatever they chose, as the Scriptures say about him."
14 And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.
As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.
15 And presently all the people seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear; and running to him, they saluted him.
Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.
16 And he asked them: What do you question about among you?
"What is the subject you are discussing?" He asked them.
17 And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.
"Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;
18 Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with the teeth, and pineth away; and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."
19 Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
"O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy to me."
20 And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.
So they brought him to Jesus. And the spirit, when he saw Jesus, immediately threw the youth into convulsions, so that he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
21 And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said: From his infancy:
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;
22 And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.
"and often it has thrown him into the fire or into pools of water to destroy him. But, if you possibly can, have pity on us and help us."
23 And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
"'If I possibly can!'" replied Jesus; "why, everything is possible to him who believes."
24 And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord: help my unbelief.
Immediately the father cried out, "I do believe: strengthen my weak faith."
25 And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him; and enter not any more into him.
Then Jesus, seeing that an increasing crowd was running towards Him, rebuked the foul spirit, and said to it, "Dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter into him again."
26 And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.
So with a loud cry he threw the boy into fit after fit, and came out. The boy looked as if he were dead, so that most of them said he was dead;
27 But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he arose.
but Jesus took his hand and raised him up, and he stood on his feet.
28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?
After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"
29 And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
"An evil spirit of this kind," He answered, "can only be driven out by prayer."
30 And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it.
Departing thence they passed through Galilee, and He was unwilling that any one should know it;
31 And he taught his disciple, and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day.
for He was teaching His disciples, and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and after being put to death, in three days He will rise to life again."
32 But they understood not the word, and they were afraid to ask him.
They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.
33 And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?
So they came to Capernaum; and when in the house He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
34 But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.
But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.
35 And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all.
Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
36 And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:
And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,
37 Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
"Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."
38 John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbade him.
"Rabbi," said John to Him, "we saw a man making use of your name to expel demons, and we tried to hinder him, on the ground that he did not follow us."
39 But Jesus said: Do not forbid him. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name, and can soon speak ill of me.
"You should not have tried to hinder him," replied Jesus, "for there is no one who will use my name to perform a miracle and be able the next minute to speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against you, is for you.
He who is not against us is for us;
41 For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
and whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, I solemnly tell you that he will certainly not lose his reward.
42 And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me; it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
"And whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe, he would be better off if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea.
43 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire: (Geenna g1067)
If your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life maimed, than remain in possession of both your hands and go away into Gehenna, into the fire which cannot be put out. (Geenna g1067)
44 Where there worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
45 And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting, than having two feet, to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire: (Geenna g1067)
Or if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life crippled, than remain in possession of both your feet and be thrown into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
47 And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out. It is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire: (Geenna g1067)
Or if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out. It would be better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God half-blind than remain in possession of two eyes and be thrown into Gehenna, (Geenna g1067)
48 Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
where their worm does not die and the fire does not go out.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.
Every one, however, will be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good. But if the salt became unsavoury; wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you, and have peace among you.
Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."
