Mark 9
1 And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen that the kingdom of God hath come with power.
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.”
2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them.
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;
3 And his garments became glistening, very white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten.
His clothing became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth is able to whiten.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
And Elijah appeared to them, along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.
5 And Peter answering saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
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.”
6 For he knew not what to answer; for they were struck with terror.
(Because they were terrified, he didn't know what to say.)
7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.
With that a cloud was covering them and a Voice came out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the beloved. Listen to Him!”
8 And suddenly looking round, they no longer saw any one but Jesus alone with themselves.
And then, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to give no account of what they had seen to any one, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead.
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.
10 And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.
So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the ‘rising from the dead’ meant.
11 And they asked him, saying, How is it that the Pharisees and scribes say that Elijah must come first?
And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
12 And he said to them, Elijah cometh first, and restoreth all things. And how hath it been written of the Son of man? that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
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.
13 But I say to you that Elijah hath come, and they have done to him whatever they would; as it hath been written concerning him.
Still, I say to you that ‘Elijah’ has also come, and they did to him as they wished, as it is written about him.”
14 And coming to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes debating with them.
Upon coming to the disciples, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
15 And immediately the whole multitude on seeing him was struck with awe, and running to him, saluted him.
Well as soon as the crowd saw Him they were excited and ran to greet Him.
16 And he asked them, About what are ye debating with them?
He asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?”
17 And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit.
In answer a man in the crowd said: “Teacher, I brought you my son, who has a mute spirit.
18 And wherever it seizeth hold of him, it throweth him down; and he foameth and gnasheth his teeth; and he pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.
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.”
19 He answereth and saith to them, O unbelieving generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.
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!”
20 And they brought him to him. And as soon as he saw him, the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming.
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.
21 And he asked his father, How long hath it been thus with him? And he said, From a child;
Then He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said: “From childhood.
22 and it hath often cast him both into fire, and into water, to destroy him; but if thou art able to do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
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.”
23 Jesus said to him, If thou art able? All things are possible for him that believeth.
Jesus said to him, “It's ‘if you can believe’; all things are possible to the one who believes.”
24 The father of the child immediately cried out and said, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
25 And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
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!”
26 And uttering a cry, and convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that very many said, He is dead.
Then it yelled, convulsed him violently, and came out. Well he looked to be dead; so much so that many said, “He's dead.”
27 But Jesus, taking hold of his hand, raised him, and he stood up.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stayed on his feet.
28 And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast it out?
Well upon His entering a house His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn't we cast it out?”
29 And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer.
He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing except prayer and fasting.”
30 And departing thence, they passed through Galilee; and he would not that any one should know it.
Having gone out from there they were passing through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know;
31 For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he hath been put to death, after three days he will rise again.
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.”
32 But they understood not what he said, and were afraid to ask him.
But they were not understanding this information, yet were afraid to ask Him.
33 And they came to Capernaum; and having come into the house, he asked them, About what were ye disputing on the road?
Then He came to Capernaum; and once in the house He asked them, “What were you debating among yourselves on the road?”
34 But they were silent; for on the road they had been disputing with one another, who was greatest.
But they kept silent, because on the road they had debated among themselves who was greater.
35 And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any one desire to be first, he will be last of all, and servant of all.
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.”
36 And he took a child, and placed him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Then He took a child and stood him in their midst, and embracing him said to them,
37 Whoever receiveth one of these children in my name, receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives not only me, but the One who sent me.”
38 John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.
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.”
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not. For no one, who shall do a miracle in my name, can readily speak evil of me.
But Jesus said: “Do not forbid him, because no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is for us.
For he who is not against you is for you.
41 For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, truly do I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
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.
42 And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe to fall away, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea.
“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.
43 And if thy hand cause thee to fall away, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable. (Geenna g1067)
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)
where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
45 And if thy foot is causing thee to fall away, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell. (Geenna g1067)
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)
where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
47 And if thine eye is causing thee to fall away, 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, (Geenna g1067)
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)
48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
where ‘the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
49 For every one will be salted with fire.
“Further, everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
50 Salt is good; but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
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.”
