Mark 9

1 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”

2 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.

3 His clothes became radiantly white as snow, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.

4 And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

6 For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.

7 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.

9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

11 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

12 He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

13 But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

14 When Jesus returned to the other disciples, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.

16 “What are you disputing with them?” He asked the scribes.

17 Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.

18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

19 “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

20 So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.

22 “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

23 “If you can believe!” said Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”

24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out with tears, “Lord, I do believe; help my unbelief!”

25 When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You mute and deaf spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”

26 After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”

27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

28 After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

29 Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer and fasting.”

30 Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,

31 because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise.”

32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

33 Then Jesus came to Capernaum. While He was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing among yourselves on the way?”

34 But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

36 Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us driving out demons in Your name, and we forbade him, because he does not accompany us.”

39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

40 For whoever is not against you is for you.

41 Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water in My name because you are Christ’s, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

42 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

44 where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

46 where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell,

48 where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

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.›

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.

3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

4 And there appeared unto them Elias 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.

6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

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.

8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

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.

10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias 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.›

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.›

14 ¶ And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to [him] saluted him.

16 And he asked the scribes, ‹What question ye with them?›

17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

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.

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.›

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.

21 And he asked his father, ‹How long is it ago since this came unto him?› And he said, Of a child.

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.

23 Jesus said unto him, ‹If thou canst believe, all things› [are] ‹possible to him that believeth.›

24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine 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.›

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.

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

29 And he said unto them, ‹This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.›

30 ¶ And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man 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.›

32 But they understood not that saying, and 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?›

34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] 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.›

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,

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.›

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.

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.›

40 ‹For he that is not against us is on our part.›

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.›

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.›

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:›

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:›

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:›

48 ‹Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.›

49 ‹For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.›

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.›

2 And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain by themselves, and glorified himself before them.

3 And his garments became bright, and very white as the snow, so that no dyer on earth could make them so white.

4 And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses, and they spake with JEsu.

5 And Peter answered and said unto JEsu, Rabbi, here is good: let us make thee three tabernacles, and Moses one, and Elias one.

6 But he knew not what he spake: for they were amazed.

7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; him shall ye hear.

8 And soon after they looked round about, and saw no man, save JEsum alone with them.

9 And when they were come down from the mountain, Jesus charged them that they should tell no man what they had seen, until the Son of man should rise from the dead.

10 And they kept the word, and asked one another, What is the rising from the dead?

11 And they asked him, saying, Do not the scribes say that Elias must come before them?

12 And he answered and said unto them: Elijah shall come first, and restore all things: and the Son of man shall suffer many things, and be despised, as it is written.

13 But I say unto you, That Elias is come, and they have done unto him as they would, according as it is written of him.

14 And, coming to his disciples, he saw much people about them, and scribes consulting with them.

15 And straightway, when all the people saw him, they were amazed, and ran and greeted him.

16 And he asked the scribes: What do ye inquire of them?

17 But one of the people answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, who hath a speechless spirit;

18 And when he catcheth him, he plucketh him, and foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and withereth. I spake unto thy disciples, that they should cast him out, and they could not.

19 And he answered him, and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer with you? Bring him hither unto me!

20 And they brought him hither unto him. And immediately when the spirit saw him, he rent him, and fell to the earth, and rolled, and foamed.

21 And he said unto his father, How long is it that this hath befallen him? And he said, From his infancy.

22 And oftentimes he hath cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if thou canst, have mercy on us, and help us.

23 And JESUS said unto him, If thou couldst believe! All things are possible to him that believeth.

24 And immediately the father of the child cried with tears, saying: I believe, O Lord; help my unbelief.

25 And when JE saw that the people were running, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee that thou depart from him, and go not into him henceforth.

26 And he cried out, and rent him very sore, and went out. And he was as though he were dead: and many said, He is dead.

27 And JEsus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

28 And when he was come home, his disciples asked him specially, Why could we not cast him out?

29 And he said, This kind cannot go out except by prayer and fasting.

30 And they departed thence, and walked through Galilee: and he would not that any man should know it.

31 And he taught his disciples, and said unto them: The Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. And they shall kill him; and when he is slain, he shall rise again the third day.

32 But they heard not the word, and feared to ask him.

33 And he came to Capernaum. And when he was at home, he asked them: What did ye do together in the way?

34 But they held their peace: for they had dealt with one another in the way which was greatest.

35 And he sat down, and called unto the twelve, and said unto them, If any man will be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

36 And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them, and brought him near, and said unto them:

37 Whosoever shall receive one of these little children in my name receiveth me: and he that receiveth me receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

38 And John answered and said unto him, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, which followed us not: and we forbade him therefore, that he should not follow us.

39 And Jesus said: Ye shall not forbid him. For there is no man that doeth a deed in my name, and may soon speak evil of me.

40 He that is not against us is for us.

41 But whosoever shall drink unto you a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, it shall not be vouchsafed unto him.

42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe on me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were cast into the sea.

43 But if thy hand offend thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life as a cripple, than to have two hands, and go into hell, into everlasting fire,

44 For their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

45 If thy foot offend thee, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, into eternal fire,

46 For their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

47 If thine eye offend thee, cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the hellish fire,

48 For their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

49 All things must be salted with fire, and all sacrifices must be salted with salt.

50 Salt is good: but if the salt become foolish, wherewith shall they season? Have salt with you, and be at peace one with another.