Mark 9

1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of 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 bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;3 and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.4 And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.5 And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.6 For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid.7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead.10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.11 And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?12 And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?13 But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.15 And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.16 And he asked them, What question ye with them?17 And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able.19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.21 And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.22 And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.23 And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.25 And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?29 And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.30 And they went forth from 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 up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again.32 But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way?34 But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.35 And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would 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 taking him in his arms, he said unto them,37 Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.38 John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.40 For he that is not against us is for us.41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ’s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.42 And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.43 And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.44 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.46 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.49 For every one shall be salted with fire.50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

Mark 9

Following Jesus

1 And he said to them, “I tell you the truth,t there are some standing here who will nott experiencet death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.”s

The Transfiguration

2 Six days latert Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,s3 and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.4 Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses,s and they were talking with Jesus.5 Sot Peter said to Jesus,t “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three sheltersts – one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”6 (For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)s7 Thent a clouds overshadowed them,t and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my one dear Son.t Listen to him!”s

8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
11 Thent they asked him,t “Why do the experts in the lawt say that Elijah must come first?”12 He said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”

The Disciples’ Failure to Heal

14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the lawt arguing with them.15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and rant at once and greeted him.16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”17 A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.18 Whenever 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, butt they were not able to do so.”t19 He answered them,t “Yout unbelievingts generation! How much longert must I be with you? How much longer must I enduret you?s Bring him to me.”20 So they brought the boyt to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. Het fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.21 Jesust asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”23 Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’s All things are possible for the one who believes.”

24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebukedt the unclean spirit,s saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”26 It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boyt looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He is dead!”

27 But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.
28 Then,t after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

29 He told them, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”s

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. Butt Jesust did not want anyone to know,31 for he was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men.t Theyt will kill him,t and after three days he will rise.”s

32 But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

Questions About the Greatest

33 Thent they came to Capernaum.s After Jesust was inside the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”36 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37 “Whoever welcomest one of these little childrens in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

On Jesus’ Side

38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.40 For whoever is not against us is for us.

41 For I tell you the truth,t whoever gives you a cup of water becauset you bear Christ’sts name will never lose his reward.
42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstonets tied 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 into life crippled than to havet two hands and go into hell,s to the unquenchable fire.sss45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to havet two feet and be thrown into hell.ss47 If your eye causes you to sin, tear it out!t It is better to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to havet two eyes and be thrown into hell,48 where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.49 Everyone will be salted with fire.ss

50 Salts is good, but if it loses its saltiness,s how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”