Mark 9
1 Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth: some standing here won't die before they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”
And he said to them, Verily I say to you, That there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up a high mountain to be by themselves. His appearance totally changed.
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up upon an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 His clothes shone a brilliant white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can make them white.
4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared in front of them as well, talking with Jesus.
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter spoke up and said, “Rabbi, it's great for us to be here! We should make three shelters—one each for you, Moses, and Elijah.”
And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
6 (He really didn't know what to say because they were all so frightened!)
For he knew not what to say; for they were greatly afraid.
7 Then a cloud covered them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the one I love. Listen to him.”
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
8 Then, all of a sudden, as they were watching, there was nobody. Only Jesus was with them.
And suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no man any more, except Jesus only with themselves.
9 As they came down the mountain Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone what they'd seen until the Son of man had risen from the dead.
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10 They kept this to themselves, but they did argue with each other over what it meant to rise from the dead.
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
11 “Why do the religious teachers state that Elijah has to come first?” they asked him.
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
12 “It's true that Elijah comes first to prepare everything,” Jesus replied. “But why then does it say in Scripture that the Son of man has to suffer so much and be treated with contempt?
And he answered and told them, Elijah verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written concerning the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.
13 However, I tell you that Elijah has come, and they abused him in whatever way they wanted, just as Scripture said they would.”
But I say to you, That Elijah is indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, as it is written concerning him.
14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw them surrounded by a large crowd and some religious teachers arguing with them.
And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15 As soon as the crowd saw Jesus they were in total awe, and ran to greet him.
And immediately all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
16 “What are you arguing with them about?” Jesus asked them.
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
17 One of the people in the crowd answered, “Rabbi, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit that prevents him speaking.
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
18 Whenever he has a seizure it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and he becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out of him, but they couldn't do it.”
And wherever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spoke to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19 “You unbelieving people!” Jesus responded. “How long must I remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him over here to me!”
He answered him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.
20 So they brought him to Jesus. When the evil spirit saw Jesus it immediately sent the boy into convulsions and threw him on the ground, where he rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
And they brought him to him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 “How long has he had this?” Jesus asked the boy's father. “Since he was small,” the father replied.
And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a child.
22 “Often it throws him into the fire to burn him to death, or throws him into water to drown him. Please have mercy on us and help, if you can.”
And often it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
23 “Why do you say, ‘if you can?’” replied Jesus. “Whoever trusts has every power!”
Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24 “I do trust in you,” the man shouted out right away. “Help me not to distrust you.”
And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
25 Jesus, seeing that the crowd was closing in, commanded the evil spirit, “Spirit that causes deafness and dumbness, I order you to come out of him and never return.”
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 The spirit screamed and threw the boy into severe convulsions. Then the spirit came out of the boy and left him for dead—to the extent that many of the people said, “He's dead.”
And the spirit cried, and tore him violently, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him up, and he got to his feet.
But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28 Later, when Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him in private, “Why couldn't we drive the evil spirit out?”
And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29 “This kind can't be driven out except by prayer,” Jesus told them.
And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
30 They left and passed through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to know where he was
And they departed from there, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
31 because he was teaching his disciples. “The Son of man will be betrayed to human authorities,” he told them. “They will kill him, but three days later he will rise again.”
For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
32 They didn't understand what he meant and were too afraid to ask him about it.
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33 They arrived at Capernaum, and once they were inside the house where they were staying, Jesus asked them, “What were you talking about on the way?”
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
34 But they didn't say anything because they had been arguing over who was the most important.
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
35 Jesus sat down and called the twelve disciples together. “If anyone wants to be first, he has to be the very last, the servant of everyone else,” he told them.
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
36 He took a small child and had the child stand right in the middle of them. Then he picked up and hugged the child, and told them,
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me doesn't welcome me but the one who sent me.”
Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38 John said to Jesus, “Rabbi, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him because he wasn't one of us.”
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
39 “Don't stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who is doing miracles in my name can curse me at the same time.
But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40 Anyone who is not against us is for us.
For he that is not against us is for us.
41 Anyone who gives a cup of water to you in my name, because you belong to Christ, won't lose their reward, believe me.
For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
42 But if anyone leads one of these little ones who trust in me into sin, it would be better for them if they were thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around their neck.
And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to stumble it is better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 If your hand leads you to sin, cut it off! It's better to enter eternal life as a cripple than to go with both hands into Gehenna, into the fire that can't be put out. (Geenna g1067)
And if thy hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Geenna g1067)
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It's better to enter eternal life lame than to be thrown into Gehenna still having two feet. (Geenna g1067)
And if thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Geenna g1067)
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out! It's better to enter the kingdom of God with just one eye than to be thrown into Gehenna still having both eyes, (Geenna g1067)
And if thy eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: (Geenna g1067)
48 where the worm doesn't die and the fire never goes out.
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49 Everybody will be ‘salted’ by fire.
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good, but if it loses its taste, how could you make it salty again? You need to be like salt, and live in peace with one another.”
Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its saltness, how will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
