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Mark 9

¹And he told them, "I tell you truly, there are some standing here today who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God arrive in power.

²Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John and brought them to a high mountain apart from the rest, and his appearance was changed in front of them. ³And his clothes became sparkling white, much whiter than any bleach on earth could make them. ⁴And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and the two of them were talking with Jesus. ⁵And Peter responded by saying to Jesus, "Rabbi! This is a good place to be! Let's make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁶He said this because he didn't know what he was saying, because they were terrified. ⁷Then a cloud oversahdowed them, and there was a voice that came from the cloud: "This is my beloved son, listen to him!" ⁸And immediately after that they didn't see anything, except Jesus himself with them.

⁹Now as they descended the mountain, he commanded them not to tell anyone what they had seen, except after the son of man had arisen from the dead. ¹⁰And they held onto that word, trying to figure out what "rise from the dead" meant.

¹¹And they asked him, saying, "The scribes say 'Elijah must come first.'" ¹²But he said to them, "Elijah does come first and restores everything, but how is it that the son of man must suffer many things and be treated badly? ¹³But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did to him what they wished, just as it was written about him."

¹⁴When they came to the other disciples, they saw a big crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵When the crowd saw Jesus, they became very excited, ran to him and greeted him. ¹⁶And he asked them, "What are you arguing with them about?" ¹⁷And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son who has an dumb spirit to you. ¹⁸Whenever the spirit seizes him, it throws him into a fit, and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn't do it." ¹⁹But Jesus answered them and said, "O faithless generation! How long will I be with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him to me." ²⁰and they brought the boy to him, and as soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a fit, and he fell on the ground, rolled around and foamed at the mouth. ²¹And Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From his childhood. ²²And many times the spirit has thrown him into a fire, or into water, to kill him. But if it's possible, please be merciful and help us." ²³But Jesus said to him, "If it's possible? Everything is possible to those who believe." ²⁴Immediately the child's father cried out, "I believe! Help by unbelief!" ²⁵And Jesus saw that the crowd was gathering quickly, he rebuked the unclean spirit by saying, "Oh dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never go back in!" ²⁶It cried out and convulsed many times, and came out. And the child became as one dead, so that many people thought he had died. ²⁷But Jesus took his hand, raised him up, and he stood.

²⁸Now as they went home, his disciples in turn asked him, "Why couldn't we throw it out?" ²⁹And he said to them, "This type does come out except through prayer."

³⁰When he had left there, he traveled through Galilee, but he didn't want anyone to know. ³¹For he was teaching his disciples and telling them that the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of people, and they will kill him, but when he has been killed, after three days he will rise again. ³²They didn't understand what he was telling them, yet they were afraid to question him.

³³And they entered Capernaum, and while they were in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" ³⁴But they were silent for on the way they had been discussing who was greater among themselves. ³⁵And he sat down and called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, let him be the last and servant of all." ³⁶And he took a little child, he put it right in the middle, took it in his arms, and told them, ³⁷"Whoever receives one of these little children in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn't receive me, but the one who sent me."

³⁸John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a certain man casting out demons in your name and we hindered him, because he's not following right along with us." ³⁹But Jesus said, "Don't hinder him. For there is nobody who will do a miracle in my name and will be able to speak evil of me right afterward. ⁴⁰For whoever is not against us is for us. ⁴¹Whoever gives you a cup of water in the name because you are of Christ, I tell you he will definitely not lose his reward.

⁴²And whoever is makes one of these little ones who believe on me stumble, it would be better if a millstone were put around his neck and he were to have been thrown into the sea. ⁴³And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to go out into hell, into the unquenchable fire, with two hands. ⁴⁴{See textual discussion} ⁴⁵And if your foot makes you stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to go into life lame, than to be thrown into hell having two feet. ⁴⁶{See textual discussion} ⁴⁷(And if your eye cases you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to be thrown with two eyes into hell, ⁴⁸where their worm doesn't die and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁹For everyone will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰Salt is good, but if the salt becomes saltless, how can it be reseasoned? Have salt in yourselves and make peace with one another.

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