Mark 9
1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
"In solemn truth I tell you," he said, "there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God, come with power."
2 And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and Jamesand John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Moreover there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5 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 Elias.
"Master," said Peter, addressing Jesus, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
(For he did not know what to say, they were so awestruck.)
7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Then there came a cloud overshadowing them; and there came a voice out of the cloud. "This is my Son, my beloved. Listen to him."
8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
And suddenly as they looked around, they saw no one any more beside them, but Jesus alone.
9 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.
As they came down the mountain he strictly forbade them to narrate to any one what they had seen, until after the Son of man had risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
This order they faithfully kept, questioning among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant.
11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
So they asked him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
"Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?
13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
"Elijah indeed has already come," he added, "and they have done to him whatever they pleased, even as it is written of him."
14 And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
When they rejoined the disciples they saw a great crowd surrounding them, and some Scribes disputing with them.
15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to [him] saluted him.
As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him.
16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
"Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him;
18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should 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 is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."
19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
"O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? How long must I be patient with you? Bring him to me."
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.
21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?"
22 And ofttimes 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.
"From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.
Jesus said to him. "‘If you can’! All things can be for one who believes."
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
The boy’s father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief."
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again."
26 And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up.
28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?"
29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
"This kind can only be cast out by prayer," he replied.
30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know [it].
Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but 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 into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days,
32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.
33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he got into the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?"
34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.
But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.
35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.
So he sat down and called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and the servant of all."
36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said,
37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
"Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me."
38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
"Do not try to stop him," Jesus answered, "for there is no one who performs a miracle in my name who can soon speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
He who is not against us is for us.
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward.
42 And whosoever shall offend one of [these] little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.
43 And if thy hand offend thee, 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 never shall be quenched: (Geenna g1067)
"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. (Geenna g1067)
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Geenna g1067)
If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell. (Geenna g1067)
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, 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)
If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell, (Geenna g1067)
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
For by fire every one will be salted;
50 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
salt is excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
