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.
He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of you who are standing here who will not taste death before 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 Peter and James and John with him up a high mountain, alone by themselves. Then he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
His garments became radiantly brilliant, extremely white, whiter than any bleacher on earth could bleach them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Then Elijah with Moses appeared to them, 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.
Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here, and so let us make three shelters, 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, for they were terrified.)
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.
A cloud came and overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them, but only Jesus.
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 were coming down the mountain, he commanded them to tell no one what they had seen, until 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.
So they kept the matter to themselves, but they discussed among themselves what “rising from the dead” could mean.
11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
They asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
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.
He said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?
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.
But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they did whatever they wanted to him, just as scripture says about him.”
14 And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and scribes were arguing 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 Jesus, the whole crowd was amazed and as they ran up to him they greeted him.
16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
He asked his disciples, “What are you arguing with them about?”
17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Someone in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak.
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.
It seizes him and it throws him down and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and he becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out of him, 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.
He answered them, “Unbelieving generation, how long will I have to stay with you? How long will I bear 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.
They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw him into a convulsion. The boy fell on the ground and foamed 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.
Jesus asked his father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “Since childhood.
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.
It has often thrown him into the fire or into the waters and tried to destroy him. If you are able to do anything, have 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 are able'? All things are possible for the one who believes.”
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I 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.
When Jesus saw the crowd running to them, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter into 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.
It cried out and convulsed the boy greatly and then came out. The boy looked like one who was dead, so that many said, “He is 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 the boy 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 came into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
He said to them, “This kind cannot be cast out except by prayer.”
30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know [it].
They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where they were,
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 teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will put him to death. When he has been put to death, after three days he will rise again.”
32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.
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. After he entered the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
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 they had been arguing with one with another on the way about who was the 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.
Sitting down, he called the twelve together and he said to them, “If anyone wants 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 of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
He took a little child and placed him in their midst. He took him in his arms and said to them,
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 receives such a child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, does not receive me but the one 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.
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we stopped him, because he does 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.
But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and can soon afterwards say anything bad about me.
40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
Whoever 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.
Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, he will 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.
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believes in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea.
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 causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands and to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. (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 causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than to have your two feet and be thrown 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 causes you to stumble, tear it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, (Geenna g1067)
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
For everyone will be salted with fire.
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 good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
