Mark 9
1 He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come 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 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of 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 His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
and his clothes became whiter than any launderer in the whole world could bleach them.
4 Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
And Elijah appeared to them, in company with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, 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 For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.
For he did not know what to say, because they were much afraid.
7 A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to 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 Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.
And suddenly, on looking round, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had 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 They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.
They seized on these words and discussed with one another what this “rising from the dead” meant.
11 They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
‘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 indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
‘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 tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”
But I tell you that Elijah has come, and people have treated him just as they pleased, as scripture says of him.’
14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning 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 Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
But, as soon as they saw Jesus, all the people, in great astonishment, ran up and greeted him.
16 He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”
‘What are you arguing about with them?’ Jesus asked.
17 One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
‘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 it seizes him, it throws him down; and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”
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 He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I 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 They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
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 He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has been happening to him?” He said, “From childhood.
‘How long has he been like this?’ Jesus asked the boy’s father.
22 Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
‘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 you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
‘Why say “possibly”?’ Jesus replied. ‘Everything is possible for one who has faith.’
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
The boy’s father immediately cried out, ‘I have faith; help my want of faith!’
25 When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”
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 After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “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 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.
But Jesus took his hand, and lifted him; and he stood up.
28 When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
When Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’
29 He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”
‘A spirit of this kind,’ he said, ‘can be driven out only by prayer.’
30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it,
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 was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”
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 didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.
33 He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”
They came to Capernaum. When Jesus had gone into the house, he asked them, ‘What were you discussing on the way?’
34 But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.
But they were silent; for on the way they had been arguing with one another which was the greatest.
35 He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of 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 He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he 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 receives one such little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who 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, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow 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 But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able quickly to 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 For whoever is not against us is on our side.
He who is not against us is for us.
41 For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way 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 “Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.
‘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 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire, (Geenna g1067)
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter the 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 doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
45 If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched— (Geenna g1067)
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter the life lame, than to have both your feet and be thrown into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
46 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
47 If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna 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 doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.
49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
For it is by fire that everyone will be salted.
50 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one 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.’
