Mark 9
1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There be some here of them that stand [by], which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with 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 bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he 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 glistering, exceeding white; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.
His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give.
4 And there appeared unto them Elijah 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 answereth and saith 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 Elijah.
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 wist not what to answer; for they became sore afraid.
For he knew not what to say: they were filled with such awe.
7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my 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 suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.
9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have 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 saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
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, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.
They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
12 And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?
"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 unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they listed, even 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 when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning 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 straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him 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 question ye with them?
"What is the subject you are discussing?" He asked them.
17 And one of the multitude answered him, Master, I brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
"Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;
18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able.
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 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with 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 unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed 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 come unto him? And he said, From a child.
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;
22 And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help 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 said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.
"'If I possibly can!'" replied Jesus; "why, everything is possible to him who believes."
24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Immediately the father cried out, "I do believe: strengthen my weak faith."
25 And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no 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 having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and [the child] became as one dead; insomuch that the more part 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 took him by the hand, and raised 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 asked him privately, [saying], We could not cast it 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 unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.
"An evil spirit of this kind," He answered, "can only be driven out by prayer."
30 And they went forth from thence, and 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 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again.
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 saying, and were afraid to ask him.
They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.
33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning 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 they had disputed one with another in the way, who [was] the greatest.
But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.
35 And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and 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 he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto 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 of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth 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 said unto him, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name: and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
"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, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil 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 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, because ye are Christ’s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise 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 cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about 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 cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the 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)
45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell. (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)
47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell; (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 their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
where their worm does not die and the fire does not go out.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire.
Every one, however, will be salted with fire.
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 one with another.
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."
