Mark 9
1 And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who will not taste of death, until they shall see the kingdom of God to be coming with power.
‘I tell you,’ he added, ‘that some of those who are standing here will not know death until they have seen the kingdom of God come in power.’
2 And after six days, Jesus took Cephas and James and John, and led them to a high mountain, apart; and was transformed before them.
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain alone by themselves. There his appearance was transformed before their eyes,
3 And his raiment shone and was very white, like snow, so as men on earth can never whiten.
and his clothes became whiter than any launderer in the whole world could bleach them.
4 And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, in conversation with Jesus.
And Elijah appeared to them, in company with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Cephas said to him: Rabbi, it is delightful for us to be here. And let us make three booths; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
‘Rabbi,’ said Peter, interposing, ‘it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’
6 But he did not know what he said, for they were in trepidation.
For he did not know what to say, because they were much afraid.
7 And there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them. And a voice issued from the cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.
Then a cloud came down and enveloped them; and from the cloud there came a voice – ‘This is my dearly loved son; listen to him.’
8 And suddenly, when the disciples looked up, they saw no one with them, except Jesus only.
And suddenly, on looking round, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.
9 And as they descended the mountain, he commanded them to tell no man what they had seen, till after the Son of man should be risen from the dead.
As they were going down the mountainside, Jesus cautioned them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying in their mind; and inquired, What doth this saying mean: " When he shall be risen from the dead!"
They seized on these words and discussed with one another what this “rising from the dead” meant.
11 And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?
‘How is it,’ they asked Jesus, ‘that our teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?’
12 He said to them: Elijah truly first cometh, to prepare all things: and, as it is written of the Son of man, he will suffer much, and be rejected.
‘Elijah does indeed come first,’ answered Jesus, ‘and re-establish everything; and does not scripture speak, with regard to the Son of Man, of his undergoing much suffering and being utterly despised?
13 But I say to you: That Elijah hath come; and they have done to him all that they desired, as it was written of him.
But I tell you that Elijah has come, and people have treated him just as they pleased, as scripture says of him.’
14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude with them, and the Scribes disputing with them.
When they came to the other disciples, they saw a great crowd round them, and some teachers of the Law arguing with them.
15 And immediately the multitude saw him, and were surprised: and they ran and saluted him.
But, as soon as they saw Jesus, all the people, in great astonishment, ran up and greeted him.
16 And he asked the Scribes: What were ye disputing with them?
‘What are you arguing about with them?’ Jesus asked.
17 And one of the multitude replied, and said: Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a spirit that will not speak.
‘Teacher,’ answered a man in the crowd, ‘I brought my son to see you, as he has a spirit in him that makes him mute;
18 And wherever he seizeth him, he shaketh and teareth him: and he gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples, to cast him out; and they could not.
and, wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they failed.’
19 Jesus answered, and said to them: O incredulous generation! How long shall I be with you? how long bear with you? Bring him to me.
‘Faithless generation!’ exclaimed 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 to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately he shook him; and he fell upon the ground, and wallowed and foamed.
They brought him to Jesus; but no sooner did the boy see him than the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
21 And Jesus asked his father, how long a time he had been thus. He said to him: Lo, from his childhood.
‘How long has he been like this?’ Jesus asked the boy’s father.
22 And many times it hath thrown him into the fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But, if thou canst do any thing, aid me and have compassion on me.
‘From his childhood,’ he answered. ‘It has often thrown him into fire and into water to put an end to his life; but, if you can possibly do anything, take pity on us, and help us!’
23 Jesus said to him: If thou canst believe; every thing can be, to him that believeth.
‘Why say “possibly”?’ Jesus replied. ‘Everything is possible for one who has faith.’
24 And immediately the father of the child cried out, while he wept and said: I believe; aid thou the defect of my faith.
The boy’s father immediately cried out, ‘I have faith; help my want of faith!’
25 And when Jesus saw that the people were, running and collecting around him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to him: Thou deaf and unspeaking spirit, I command thee, come out of him; and no more enter him.
But, when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly collecting, he rebuked the foul spirit, ‘Deaf and dumb spirit, it is I who command you. Come out from him and never enter him again.’
26 And the demon cried out greatly, and bruised him, and came out. And he was as a dead person; so that many would say, he is dead.
With a loud cry the spirit threw the boy into repeated convulsions, and then came out from him. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.
27 And Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up.
But Jesus took his hand, and lifted him; and he stood up.
28 And when Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast him out?
When Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’
29 He saith to them: This kind can come out, by nothing but fasting and prayer.
‘A spirit of this kind,’ he said, ‘can be driven out only by prayer.’
30 And when he departed from there, they passed through Galilee: and he desired that no one might know him.
Leaving that place, Jesus and his disciples went on their way through Galilee; but he did not wish anyone to know it,
31 For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day, he will rise.
for he was instructing his disciples, and telling them – ‘The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of his fellow men, and they will put him to death, but, when he has been put to death, he will rise again after three days.’
32 But they did not understand that speech; and they were afraid to ask him.
But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.
33 And they came to Capernaum. And when they entered the house, he asked them: What disputed ye among yourselves by the way?
They came to Capernaum. When Jesus had gone into the house, he asked them, ‘What were you discussing on the way?’
34 And they were silent; for by the way they had contended with one another, which should be the great among them.
But they were silent; for on the way they had been arguing with one another which was the greatest.
35 And Jesus sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them: Whoever would be first, let him be last of all, and servitor to all.
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘If anyone wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.’
36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arms and said to them:
Then Jesus took a little child, and placed it in the middle of them. Taking it in his arms, he said to them,
37 Whoever receiveth one in my name, like this child, he receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth not me only, but him that sent me.
‘Anyone who, for the sake of my name, welcomes even a little child like this is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming not me, but him who sent me as his messenger.’
38 John said to him: Rabbi, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he adhereth not to us.
‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he did not follow us.’
39 Jesus said to them: Forbid him not; for there is no one who doeth mighty works in my name, that can readily speak evil of me.
‘None of you must prevent the man,’ answered Jesus, ‘for no one will use my name in working a miracle, and yet find it easy to speak evil of me.
40 Whoever therefore is not against you, is for you.
He who is not against us is for us.
41 For whoever shall give you to drink a cup of water only, on the ground that ye are Messiah's followers, verily I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
If anyone gives you a cup of water because you belong to Christ, I tell you, he will assuredly not lose his reward.
42 And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to stumble, it were better for him, if a millstone were put to his neck, and he cast into the sea.
‘And, if anyone puts temptation in the way of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be far better for him if he had been thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck.
43 And if thy hand make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than, having two hands, to go into hell; (Geenna g1067)
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter life maimed, than to have both your hands and go into Gehenna, into the fire that cannot be put out. (Geenna g1067)
44 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.
45 And if thy foot make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lamed, than, having two feet, to fall into hell; (Geenna g1067)
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter life lame, than to have both your feet and be thrown into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
46 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.
47 And if thy eye make thee offend, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter with one eye into the kingdom of God, than, having two eyes, to fall into the hell of fire; (Geenna g1067)
If your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It would be better for you to enter the kingdom of God with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into Gehenna, (Geenna g1067)
48 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.
where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.
49 For every thing will be salted with fire; and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.
For it is by fire that everyone will be salted.
50 Salt is a good thing: but if the salt become insipid, with what will it be salted? Let there be salt in you: and be ye in peace, one with another.
Salt is good, but, if the salt should lose its saltiness, what will you use to season it? You must have salt in yourselves, and live at peace with one another.’
