Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us

38 (A)John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone (B)casting out demons in your name,[a] and (C)we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 (D)For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, (E)whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Temptations to Sin

42 (F)“Whoever causes one of (G)these little ones who believe in me to sin,[b] (H)it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43 (I)And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to (J)hell,[c] to (K)the unquenchable fire.[d] 45 (L)And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into (M)hell. 47 (N)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into (O)hell, 48 ‘where (P)their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 49 For everyone will be salted with fire.[e] 50 (Q)Salt is good, (R)but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? (S)Have salt in yourselves, and (T)be at peace with one another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:38 Some manuscripts add who does not follow us
  2. Mark 9:42 Greek to stumble; also verses 43, 45, 47
  3. Mark 9:43 Greek Gehenna; also verse 47
  4. Mark 9:43 Some manuscripts add verses 44 and 46 (which are identical with verse 48)
  5. Mark 9:49 Some manuscripts add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt

38 [a]Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης· Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα [b]ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, [c]καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκολούθει ἡμῖν. 39 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν, οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐστιν ὃς ποιήσει δύναμιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου καὶ δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με· 40 ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθ’ [d]ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστιν. 41 Ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποτίσῃ ὑμᾶς ποτήριον ὕδατος ἐν [e]ὀνόματι ὅτι χριστοῦ ἐστε, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν [f]ὅτι οὐ μὴ [g]ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.

42 Καὶ ὃς [h]ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν [i]τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων [j]εἰς ἐμέ, καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ περίκειται [k]μύλος ὀνικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν. 43 Καὶ ἐὰν [l]σκανδαλίζῃ σε ἡ χείρ σου, ἀπόκοψον αὐτήν· καλόν [m]ἐστίν σε κυλλὸν [n]εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν ἢ τὰς δύο χεῖρας ἔχοντα ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν, εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ [o]ἄσβεστον. 45 καὶ ἐὰν ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἀπόκοψον αὐτόν· καλόν ἐστίν [p]σε εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλὸν ἢ τοὺς δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν [q]γέενναν. 47 καὶ ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἔκβαλε αὐτόν· καλόν [r]σέ ἐστιν μονόφθαλμον εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς [s]τὴν [t]γέενναν, 48 ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται.

49 Πᾶς γὰρ πυρὶ [u]ἁλισθήσεται. 50 καλὸν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας ἄναλον γένηται, ἐν τίνι αὐτὸ ἀρτύσετε; ἔχετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς [v]ἅλα, καὶ εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἀλλήλοις.

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Footnotes

  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:38 Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης WH NIV ] + λέγων Treg; Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης λέγων RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:38 ἐν WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:38 καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκολούθει ἡμῖν WH NIV ] ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν Treg; ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν RP; ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν Greeven
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:40 ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν WH Treg NIV ] ὑμῶν, ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν RP
  5. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:41 ὀνόματι WH Treg NIV ] + μου RP
  6. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:41 ὅτι WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  7. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:41 ἀπολέσῃ WH NIV RP ] ἀπολέσει Treg
  8. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:42 ἂν WH Treg NIV ] ἐὰν RP
  9. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:42 τούτων WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  10. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:42 εἰς ἐμέ Treg NIV RP ] – WH
  11. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:42 μύλος ὀνικὸς WH Treg NIV ] λίθος μυλικὸς RP
  12. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:43 σκανδαλίζῃ Treg NIV RP ] σκανδαλίσῃ WH
  13. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:43 ἐστίν σε WH Treg NIV ] σοι ἐστὶν RP
  14. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:43 εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν WH Treg NIV ] εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν RP
  15. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:43 ἄσβεστον WH NIV ] + 44 ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται Treg RP
  16. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:45 σε WH Treg NIV ] σοι RP
  17. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:45 γέενναν WH NIV ] + εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον 46 ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται Treg RP
  18. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:47 σέ WH Treg NIV ] σοι RP
  19. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:47 τὴν Treg NIV RP ] – WH
  20. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:47 γέενναν WH Treg NIV ] + τοῦ πυρός RP
  21. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:49 ἁλισθήσεται WH NIV ] + καὶ πᾶσα θυσία ἁλὶ ἁλισθήσεται Treg RP
  22. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 9:50 ἅλα WH Treg NIV ] ἅλας RP