Mark 9
1And he said unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That there be some of those that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3And his clothing became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.
4And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Teacher, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
6For he knew not what to say; for they were much afraid.
7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son:
hear him.
8And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, except Jesus only with themselves.
9And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man was risen from the dead.
10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
11And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
12And he answered and told them,
Elijah truly comes first, and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.
13But I say unto you, That Elijah has indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they desired, as it is written of him.
14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15And immediately all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
16And he asked the scribes,
What do you debate with them?
17And one of the multitude answered and said, Teacher, I have brought unto you my son, who has a dumb spirit;
18And wherever he takes him, he throws him down: and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and wastes away: and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19He answered him, and said,
O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father,
How long ago is it since this came unto him?
And he said, Since childhood.
22And often it has cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
23Jesus said unto him,
If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.
24And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.
25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him,
You dumb and deaf spirit, I charge you, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26And the spirit cried, and convulsed him terribly, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29And he said unto them,
This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
30And they departed from there, and passed through Galilee; and he desired not that any man should know it.
31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them,
The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them,
What was it that you disputed among yourselves on the way?
34But they held their peace: for on the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them,
If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me: and whosoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.
38And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and he followed not us: and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
39But Jesus said,
Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a miracle in my name, that can soon after speak evil of me.
40For he that is not against us is for us.
41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43And if your hand offend you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44Where the worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
45And if your foot offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter lame into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46Where the worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
47And if your eye offend you, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48Where the worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50Salt is good: but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Commentaries for Mark 9:0