Mark 9

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

4 Ref And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

5 Ref 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 Ref For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid.

7 Ref 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 Ref And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

9 Ref 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 Ref And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.

11 Ref And they asked him, saying, `How is it' that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

12 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.

15 Ref And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

16 Ref And he asked them, What question ye with them?

17 Ref And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;

18 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.

22 Ref 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 Ref And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.

24 Ref Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

25 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

28 Ref And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, `How is it' that we could not cast it out?

29 Ref And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer.

30 Ref And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.

31 Ref 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 Ref But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 Ref And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way?

34 Ref But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who `was' the greatest.

35 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

39 Ref 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 Ref For he that is not against us is for us.

41 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

49 Ref For every one shall be salted with fire.

50 Ref 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

2 Ref And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

3 Ref and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten `them'.

4 Ref And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 Ref And Peter answering saith to Jesus, `Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

6 Ref for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

7 Ref And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, hear ye him;'

8 Ref and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one any more, but Jesus only with themselves.

9 Ref And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

10 Ref and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

11 Ref And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

12 Ref And he answering said to them, `Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

13 Ref But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'

14 Ref And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

15 Ref and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

16 Ref And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

17 Ref and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

18 Ref and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'

19 Ref And he answering him, said, `O generation unbelieving, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I suffer you? bring him unto me;'

20 Ref and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

21 Ref And he questioned his father, `How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, `From childhood,

22 Ref and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.'

23 Ref And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

24 Ref and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'

25 Ref Jesus having seen that a multitude doth run together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, `Spirit -- dumb and deaf -- I charge thee, come forth out of him, and no more thou mayest enter into him;'

26 Ref and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,

27 Ref but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

28 Ref And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself -- `Why were we not able to cast it forth?'

29 Ref And he said to them, `This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.'

30 Ref And having gone forth thence, they were passing through Galilee, and he did not wish that any may know,

31 Ref for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

32 Ref but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

33 Ref And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he was questioning them, `What were ye reasoning in the way among yourselves?'

34 Ref and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

35 Ref and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'

36 Ref And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

37 Ref `Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

38 Ref And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

39 Ref And Jesus said, `Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

40 Ref for he who is not against us is for us;

41 Ref for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

42 Ref and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

43 Ref `And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

44 where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

45 Ref `And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

46 where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

47 Ref And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire --

48 Ref where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;

49 Ref for every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.

50 Ref The salt `is' good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season `it'? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref He said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power."

2 Ref 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.

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

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

5 Ref 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."

6 Ref For he didn't know what to say, for they were very afraid.

7 Ref A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

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

9 Ref As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 Ref They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.

11 Ref They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

12 Ref 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?

13 Ref 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."

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

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

16 Ref He asked the scribes, "What are you asking them?"

17 Ref One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

18 Ref and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren't able."

19 Ref He answered him, "Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me."

20 Ref 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.

21 Ref He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.

22 Ref 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."

23 Ref Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

24 Ref Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!"

25 Ref 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!"

26 Ref Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, "He is dead."

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

28 Ref When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

29 Ref He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."

30 Ref They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn't want anyone to know it.

31 Ref 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."

32 Ref But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 Ref He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"

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

35 Ref 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."

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

37 Ref "Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn't receive me, but him who sent me."

38 Ref 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."

39 Ref 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.

40 Ref For whoever is not against us is on our side.

41 Ref For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

42 Ref Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he was thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

43 Ref 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,{Gehenna is a word for Hell that originated as the name for a place where live babies were thrown crying into the fire under the arms of the idol, Moloch, to die. This place was so despised by the people after the righteous King Josiah abolished this hideous practice, that not only was it made into a garbage heap, but dead bodies of diseased animals and executed criminals were thrown there and burned.} into the unquenchable fire,

44 'where their worm doesn't die, and the fire is not quenched.'

45 Ref 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--

46 'where their worm doesn't die, and the fire is not quenched.'

47 Ref If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

48 Ref 'where their worm doesn't die, and the fire is not quenched.'

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

50 Ref 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."

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