And Jesus was saying to them, " aTruly
I say
to you, there are some
of those
who are standing
here
who
will not taste
death
until
they see
the kingdom
of God
after it has come
with power
."
aSix days
later
, Jesus
*took
with Him bPeter
and 1James
and John
, and *brought
them up on a high
mountain
by themselves
. And He was transfigured
before
them;
and aHis garments became
radiant
and exceedingly
white
, as no
launderer
on earth
can
whiten
them.
Elijah appeared
to them along
with Moses
; and they were talking
with Jesus
.
Peter *said
to Jesus
, " aRabbi
, it is good
for us to be here
; blet us make
three
1tabernacles
, one
for You, and one
for Moses
, and one
for Elijah
."
For he did not know what
to answer
; for they became
terrified
.
Then a cloud
1formed
, overshadowing
them, and aa voice
1came
out of the cloud
, " bThis
is My beloved
Son
, 2listen
to Him!"
All at once
they looked
around
and saw
no
one
with them anymore
, except
Jesus
alone
.
aAs they were coming down
from the mountain
, He bgave
them orders
not to relate
to anyone
what
they had seen
, 1until
the Son
of Man
rose
from the dead
.
They 1seized upon 2that statement
, discussing
with one
another
3what
rising
from the dead
meant
.
They asked Him, saying
, "Why is it that the scribes
say
that aElijah
must
come
first
?"
And He said to them, "Elijah
does first
come
and restore
all
things
. And yet how
is it written
of athe Son
of Man
that bHe will suffer
many
things
and be treated
with contempt
?
"But I say to you that Elijah
has 1indeed
come
, and they did
to him whatever
they wished
, just
as it is written
of him."
aWhen they came back to the disciples
, they saw
a large
crowd
around
them, and some scribes
arguing
with them.
Immediately, when the entire
crowd
saw
Him, they were aamazed
and began running
up to greet
Him.
And He asked them, "What
are you discussing
with them?"
And one of the crowd
answered
Him, "Teacher
, I brought
You my son
, possessed
with a spirit
which makes him mute
;
and 1whenever it seizes
him, it 2slams
him to the ground and he foams
at the mouth, and grinds
his teeth
and 3stiffens
out. I told
Your disciples
to cast
it out, and they could
not do it."
And He *answered them and *said
, "O
unbelieving
generation
, how
long
shall I be with you? How
long
shall I put
up with you? Bring
him to Me!"
They brought 1the boy to Him. When
he saw
Him, immediately
the spirit
threw
him into a convulsion
, and falling
to the ground
, he began rolling
around
and foaming
at the mouth.
And He asked his father
, "How
long
has this
been
happening
to him?" And he said
, "From childhood
.
"It has often thrown
him both
into the fire
and into the water
to destroy
him. But if
You can
do anything
, take
pity
on us and help
us!"
And Jesus said
to him, " `If
You can
?' aAll
things
are possible
to him who believes
."
Immediately the boy's
father
cried
out and said
, "I do believe
; help
my unbelief
."
When Jesus saw
that aa crowd
was 1rapidly
gathering
, He rebuked
the unclean
spirit
, saying
to it, "You deaf
and mute
spirit
, I 2command
you, come
out of him and do not enter
him 3again
."
After crying out and throwing
him into terrible
convulsions
, it came
out; and the boy became
so much
like
a corpse
that most
of them said
, "He is dead
!"
But Jesus took
him by the hand
and raised
him; and he got
up.
When He came ainto the house
, His disciples
began questioning
Him privately
, "Why
could
we not drive
it out?"
And He said to them, "This
kind
cannot
come
out by anything
but prayer
."
aFrom there they went
out and began to go
through
Galilee
, and He did not want
anyone
to know
about it.
For He was teaching His disciples
and telling
them, " aThe Son
of Man
is to be 1delivered
into the hands
of men
, and they will kill
Him; and when He has been killed
, He will rise
three
days
later
."
But athey 1did not understand this statement
, and they were afraid
to ask
Him.
aThey came to Capernaum
; and when He 1was in bthe house
, He began to question
them, "What
were you discussing
on the way
?"
But they kept silent
, for on the way
athey had discussed
with one
another
which
of them was the greatest
.
Sitting down
, He called
the twelve
and *said
to them, " aIf
anyone
wants
to be first
, 1he shall be last
of all
and servant
of all
."
Taking a child
, He set
him 1before
them, and taking
him in His arms
, He said
to them,
" aWhoever receives
1one
child
like
this
in My name
receives
Me; and whoever
receives
Me does not receive
Me, but Him who sent
Me."
aJohn said
to Him, "Teacher
, we saw
someone
casting
out demons
in Your name
, and bwe tried to prevent
him because
he was not following
us."
But Jesus said
, "Do not hinder
him, for there is no
one
who
will perform
a miracle
in My name
, and be able
soon
afterward
to speak
evil
of Me.
" aFor he who is not against
us is 1for us.
"For awhoever gives
you a cup
of water
to drink
1because
of your name
as followers of Christ
, truly
I say
to you, he will not lose
his reward
.
" aWhoever causes
one
of these
1little
ones
who believe
to stumble
, it 2would be better
for him if
, with a heavy
millstone
hung
around
his neck
, he 3had been cast
into the sea
.
" aIf your hand
causes
you to stumble
, cut
it off
; it is better
for you to enter
life
crippled
, than
, having
your two
hands
, to go
into 1 bhell
, into the cunquenchable
fire
,
[ 1where THEIR WORM
DOES NOT DIE
, AND THE FIRE
IS NOT QUENCHED
.]
"If your foot
causes
you to stumble
, cut
it off
; it is better
for you to enter
life
lame
, than
, having
your two
feet
, to be cast
into 1 ahell
,
[ 1where THEIR WORM
DOES NOT DIE
, AND THE FIRE
IS NOT QUENCHED
.]
" aIf your eye
causes
you to stumble
, throw
it out; it is better
for you to enter
the kingdom
of God
with one
eye
, than
, having
two
eyes
, to be cast
into 1 bhell
,
awhere THEIR WORM
DOES NOT DIE
, AND bTHE FIRE
IS NOT QUENCHED
.
"For everyone will be salted
with fire
.
"Salt is good
; but aif
the salt
becomes
unsalty
, with what
will you 1make
it salty
again? bHave
salt
in yourselves
, and cbe at peace
with one
another
."