Mark, 9

1. And he said to them, 'In truth I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.'

1. And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."

2. Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain on their own by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured:

2. And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them,

3. his clothes became brilliantly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them.

3. and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them.

4. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus.

4. And there appeared to them Eli'jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus.

5. Then Peter spoke to Jesus, 'Rabbi,' he said, 'it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.'

5. And Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah."

6. He did not know what to say; they were so frightened.

6. For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid.

7. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and from the cloud there came a voice, 'This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.'

7. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him."

8. Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.

8. And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only.

9. As they were coming down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of man had risen from the dead.

9. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead.

10. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what 'rising from the dead' could mean.

10. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

11. And they put this question to him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

11. And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"

12. He said to them, 'Elijah is indeed first coming to set everything right again; yet how is it that the scriptures say about the Son of man that he must suffer grievously and be treated with contempt?

12. And he said to them, "Eli'jah does come first to restore all things; and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

13. But I tell you that Elijah has come and they have treated him as they pleased, just as the scriptures say about him.'

13. But I tell you that Eli'jah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him."

14. As they were rejoining the disciples they saw a large crowd round them and some scribes arguing with them.

14. And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes arguing with them.

15. At once, when they saw him, the whole crowd were struck with amazement and ran to greet him.

15. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.

16. And he asked them, 'What are you arguing about with them?'

16. And he asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"

17. A man answered him from the crowd, 'Master, I have brought my son to you; there is a spirit of dumbness in him,

17. And one of the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit;

18. and when it takes hold of him it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and goes rigid. And I asked your disciples to drive it out and they were unable to.'

18. and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."

19. In reply he said to them, 'Faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him to me.'

19. And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me."

20. They brought the boy to him, and at once the spirit of dumbness threw the boy into convulsions, and he fell to the ground and lay writhing there, foaming at the mouth.

20. And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

21. Jesus asked the father, 'How long has this been happening to him?' 'From childhood,' he said,

21. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood.

22. 'and it has often thrown him into fire and into water, in order to destroy him.

22. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us."

23. But if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.'

23. And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes."

24. 'If you can?' retorted Jesus. 'Everything is possible for one who has faith.' At once the father of the boy cried out, 'I have faith. Help my lack of faith!'

24. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"

25. And when Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit. 'Deaf and dumb spirit,' he said, 'I command you: come out of him and never enter him again.'

25. And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again."

26. Then it threw the boy into violent convulsions and came out shouting, and the boy lay there so like a corpse that most of them said, 'He is dead.'

26. And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead."

27. But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up, and he was able to stand.

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

28. When he had gone indoors, his disciples asked him when they were by themselves, 'Why were we unable to drive it out?'

28. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"

29. He answered, 'This is the kind that can be driven out only by prayer.'

29. And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."

30. After leaving that place they made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know,

30. They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it;

31. because he was instructing his disciples; he was telling them, 'The Son of man will be delivered into the power of men; they will put him to death; and three days after he has been put to death he will rise again.'

31. for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

32. But they did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him.

32. But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

33. They came to Capernaum, and when he got into the house he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the road?'

33. And they came to Caper'na-um; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

34. They said nothing, because on the road they had been arguing which of them was the greatest.

34. But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.

35. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.'

35. And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

36. He then took a little child whom he set among them and embraced, and he said to them,

36. And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37. 'Anyone who welcomes a little child such as this in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me, welcomes not me but the one who sent me.'

37. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."

38. John said to him, 'Master, we saw someone who is not one of us driving out devils in your name, and because he was not one of us we tried to stop him.'

38. John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

39. But Jesus said, 'You must not stop him; no one who works a miracle in my name could soon afterwards speak evil of me.

39. But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me.

40. Anyone who is not against us is for us.

40. For he that is not against us is for us.

41. 'If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, then in truth I tell you, he will most certainly not lose his reward.

41. For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his reward.

42. 'But anyone who is the downfall of one of these little ones who have faith, would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.

42. "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

43. And if your hand should be your downfall, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to have two hands and go to hell, into the fire that can never be put out.

43. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.

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45. And if your foot should be your downfall, cut it off; it is better for you enter into life lame, than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

45. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.

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47. And if your eye should be your downfall, tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell

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 with two eyes to be thrown into hell,

48. where their worm will never die nor their fire be put out.

48. where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

49. For everyone will be salted with fire.

49. For every one will be salted with fire.

50. Salt is a good thing, but if salt has become insipid, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another.'

50. Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltness, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."