Mark 9

1verseHe 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.”

2verseAfter 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.

3verseHis clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

4verseElijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.

5versePeter 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.”

6verseFor he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

7verseA cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

8verseSuddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

9verseAs 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.

10verseThey kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

11verseThey asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

12verseHe 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?

13verseBut 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.”

14verseComing to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

15verseImmediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.

16verseHe asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

17verseOne of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

18verseand 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.”

19verseHe answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

20verseThey 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.

21verseHe asked his father, “How long has it been since this has been happening to him?” He said, “From childhood.

22verseOften 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.”

23verseJesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

24verseImmediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

25verseWhen 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!”

26verseAfter 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.”

27verseBut Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.

28verseWhen he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

29verseHe said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”

30verseThey went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it,

31versefor 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.”

32verseBut they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33verseHe came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

34verseBut they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

35verseHe 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.”

36verseHe took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37verse“Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

38verseJohn 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.”

39verseBut 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.

40verseFor whoever is not against us is on our side.

41verseFor 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.

42verse“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.

43verseIf 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,

44verse‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

45verseIf 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—

46verse‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

47verseIf 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,

48verse‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

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

50verseSalt 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.”