Mark 9
1 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."
And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, that there are some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 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.
And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up by themselves to a high mountain apart; and was transfigured before them:
3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give.
and his raiment shone, being exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller on earth can whiten.
4 Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
5 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."
Then said Peter to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: let us make three tabernacles; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias:
6 For he knew not what to say: they were filled with such awe.
for he knew not what to say, for they were sore afraid.
7 Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."
And there was a cloud overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.
8 Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.
And immediately looking round about, they saw no more of any one, but Jesus alone with them.
9 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."
And as they came down from the mountain, He charged them to tell no one what they had seen, till after the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10 So they kept the matter to themselves, although frequently asking one another what was meant by the rising from the dead.
And they laid hold on that expression, querying among themselves, what means the rising from the dead?
11 They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
Then they asked Him, saying, Why do the scribes say, that Elias must come first?
12 "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?
And He answered and told them, Elias doth indeed come first, and settle all things: He told them likewise how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be used contemptuously.
13 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."
But I tell you, that Elias is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.
14 As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.
And when He came to the other disciples, He saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.
15 Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.
And immediately all the people, when they saw Him, were astonished; and running to Him, saluted Him.
16 "What is the subject you are discussing?" He asked them.
And he asked the scribes, What are ye disputing about?
17 "Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;
And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master I have brought unto thee my son, who is possessed by a dumb spirit:
18 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."
and wherever it seizeth him, it convulseth him; and he fometh, and gnasheth his teeth, and thus he pineth away: and I desired thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
19 "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."
And He answered and said, O unbelieving 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. 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.
And they brought him to Him: and as soon as he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into convulsions: and he fell upon the ground, and rolled about foming.
21 Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;
And He asked his father, How long is it since this befel him? And he said, From a child.
22 "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."
And it has often thrown him both 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 "'If I possibly can!'" replied Jesus; "why, everything is possible to him who believes."
And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24 Immediately the father cried out, "I do believe: strengthen my weak faith."
And the father of the child immediately cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou my unbelief.
25 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."
when Jesus saw the people flock together, He rebuked the impure spirit, and said to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, Come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 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;
And when he had rored and vehemently convulsed him, he came out of him: and the child was as one dead, so that many said, that he was dead.
27 but Jesus took his hand and raised him up, and he stood on his feet.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.
28 After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"
And when He was come into the house, his disciples asked Him in private, Why could not we cast him out?
29 "An evil spirit of this kind," He answered, "can only be driven out by prayer."
And He said unto them, This kind cannot be cast out, but by prayer and fasting.
30 Departing thence they passed through Galilee, and He was unwilling that any one should know it;
And they departed from thence and passed through Galilee, and He was not willing that any should know it;
31 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."
for He was instructing his disciples, and told them, the Son of man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and on the third day, after his being put to death, He will rise again.
32 They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.
But they knew not his meaning, and were afraid to ask Him.
33 So they came to Capernaum; and when in the house He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
And he came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He asked them, What were ye disputing about among yourselves by the way?
34 But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.
But they held their peace; for they had been disputing with each other by the way who should be the greatest.
35 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."
So He sat down and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any one would be first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.
36 And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,
And He took a child and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms He said unto them,
37 "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."
Whoever shall receive one of these little children in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me only, but Him that sent me.
38 "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."
But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.
39 "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.
But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no one, that worketh a miracle in my name, and can presently speak evil of me:
40 He who is not against us is for us;
for he that is not against us, is for us.
41 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.
For whosoever shall give you but a cup of water to drink, for my sake; because ye are Christ's, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.
42 "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.
And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, that believe in me, to offend, it were better for him, if a milstone were laid upon his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 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)
And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that will never be extinguished; (Geenna g1067)
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 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)
And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the inextinguishable fire; (Geenna g1067)
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 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)
And if thine eye cause thee to offend, cast 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 their worm does not die and the fire does not go out.
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49 Every one, however, will be salted with fire.
For every one shall be as it were salted by fire, and every sacrifice shall be seasoned as with salt.
50 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."
Salt is useful, but if the salt become insipid, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt therefore in yourselves, and as a proof of it be at peace one with another.
