Mark 9
1 And He said to them, “I tell you assuredly: there are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God present with 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 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John and led them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. Then He was transfigured in front of 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 His clothing became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth is able to whiten.
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 Elijah appeared to them, along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.
Moreover there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Well Peter reacted by saying to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three shelters: one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
"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 (Because they were terrified, he didn't know what to say.)
(For he did not know what to say, they were so awestruck.)
7 With that a cloud was covering them and a Voice came out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the beloved. Listen to 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 then, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
And suddenly as they looked around, they saw no one any more beside them, but Jesus alone.
9 Now as they were coming down from the mountain, He ordered them not to recount to any one the things they had seen until the Son of the Man had risen from 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 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the ‘rising from the dead’ meant.
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 Elijah must come first?”
So they asked him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
12 So in answer He said to them: “Elijah indeed does come first, and restores all things; also how it is written concerning the Son of the Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt.
"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 Still, I say to you that ‘Elijah’ has also come, and they did to him as they wished, as it is written about 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 Upon coming to the disciples, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
When they rejoined the disciples they saw a great crowd surrounding them, and some Scribes disputing with them.
15 Well as soon as the crowd saw Him they were excited and ran to greet Him.
As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him.
16 He asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?”
He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17 In answer a man in the crowd said: “Teacher, I brought you my son, who has a mute spirit.
"Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him;
18 And wherever it seizes him it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth and gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. Indeed, I spoke to your disciples, that they might cast it out, but 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 answered him by saying: “O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you, how long shall I put up 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 So they brought him to Him. Upon seeing Him the spirit convulsed him, and falling to the ground he started wallowing, foaming at the mouth.
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 Then He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said: “From childhood.
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?"
22 Really, it has often thrown him both into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion 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 Jesus said to him, “It's ‘if you can believe’; all things are possible to the one who believes.”
Jesus said to him. "‘If you can’! All things can be for one who believes."
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
The boy’s father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief."
25 When Jesus saw that the crowd was running up, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I am commanding you, get out of him and never enter him again!”
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 Then it yelled, convulsed him violently, and came out. Well he looked to be dead; so much so that many said, “He's 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 took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stayed on his feet.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up.
28 Well upon His entering a house His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn't we cast it out?”
When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?"
29 He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing except prayer and fasting.”
"This kind can only be cast out by prayer," he replied.
30 Having gone out from there they were passing through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know;
Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but he was unwilling that any one should know it,
31 because He was teaching His disciples and saying to them, “The Son of the Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and once killed he will rise on the third day.”
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 were not understanding this information, yet were afraid to ask Him.
But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.
33 Then He came to Capernaum; and once in the house He asked them, “What were you debating among yourselves on the road?”
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he got into the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?"
34 But they kept silent, because on the road they had debated among themselves who was greater.
But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.
35 So He sat down, called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant 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 Then He took a child and stood him in their midst, and embracing him said to them,
Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said,
37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives not only me, but the One 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 So John answered Him saying, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, one who doesn't follow us; and we forbade him, because he doesn't 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: “Do not forbid him, because no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil 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 you is for you.
He who is not against us is for us.
41 Further, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, I tell you with certainty, he will by no means 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 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe into me to fall, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown 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 Further, if your hand is causing you to fall, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into the Life maimed than having both hands to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire— (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 does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
45 And if your foot is causing you to fall, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into the Life lame than having both feet to be thrown into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire— (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 does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
47 And if your eye is causing you to fall, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye than having both eyes to be thrown into the Gehenna 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 ‘the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out.
49 “Further, everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
For by fire every one will be salted;
50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you 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."
