Mark 9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
9 And Jesus said to them, Truly and solemnly I say to you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death before they see the kingdom of God come in [its] power.
2 Six days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them and became resplendent with divine brightness.
3 And His garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller (cloth dresser, launderer) on earth could bleach them.
4 And Elijah appeared [there] to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were [a]holding [a protracted] conversation with Jesus.
5 And [b]Peter took up the conversation, saying, Master, it is good and suitable and beautiful for us to be here. Let us make three booths (tents)—one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
6 For he did not [really] know what to say, for they were in a violent fright ([c]aghast with dread).
7 And a cloud threw a shadow upon them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, the [[d]most dearworthy] Beloved One. Be [e]constantly listening to and obeying Him!
8 And looking around, they suddenly no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus only.
9 And as they were coming back down the mountain, He admonished and [f]expressly ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man should rise from among the dead.
10 So they carefully and faithfully kept the matter to themselves, questioning and disputing with one another about what rising from among the dead meant.
11 And they asked Him, Why do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to come first?(A)
12 And He said to them, Elijah, it is true, does come first to restore all things and [g]set them to rights. And how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be utterly despised and be treated with contempt and rejected?(B)
13 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and [people] did to him whatever they desired, as it is written of him.
14 And when they came to the [nine] disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and scribes questioning and disputing with them.
15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw Jesus [[h]returning from the holy mount, His face and person yet glistening], they were greatly amazed and ran up to Him [and] greeted Him.
16 And He asked them, About what are you questioning and discussing with them?
17 And one of the throng replied to Him, Teacher, I brought my son to You, for he has a dumb spirit.
18 And wherever it lays hold of him [so as to make him its own], it dashes him down and convulses him, and he foams [at the mouth] and grinds his teeth, and he [[i]falls into a motionless stupor and] is wasting away. And I asked Your disciples to drive it out, and they were not able [to do it].
19 And He answered them, O unbelieving generation [without any faith]! How long [j]shall I [have to do] with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to Me.
20 So they brought [the boy] to Him, and when the spirit saw Him, at once it completely convulsed the boy, and he fell to the ground and kept rolling about, foaming [at the mouth].
21 And [Jesus] asked his father, How long has he had this? And he answered, From the time he was a little boy.
22 And it has often thrown him both into fire and into water, intending to kill him. But if You can do anything, do have pity on us and help us.
23 And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes!
24 At once the father of the boy gave [an [k]eager, [l]piercing, inarticulate] cry with tears, and he said, Lord, I believe! [Constantly] help my [m]weakness of faith!
25 But when Jesus noticed that a crowd [of people] came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, You dumb and deaf spirit, I charge you to come out of him and never go into him again.
26 And after giving a [hoarse, clamoring, fear-stricken] shriek of anguish and convulsing him terribly, it came out; and the boy lay [pale and motionless] like a corpse, so that many of them said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took [[n]a strong grip of] his hand and began lifting him up, and he stood.
28 And when He had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we drive it out?
29 And He replied to them, This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer [o]and fasting.
30 They went on from there and passed along through Galilee. And He did not wish to have anyone know it,
31 For He was [engaged for the time being in] teaching His disciples. He said to them, The Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and when He has been killed, after three days He will rise [[p]from death].
32 But they did not comprehend what He was saying, and they were afraid to ask Him [what this statement meant].
33 And they arrived at Capernaum; and when [they were] in the house, He asked them, What were you discussing and arguing about on the road?
34 But they kept still, for on the road they had discussed and disputed with one another as to who was the greatest.
35 And He sat down and called the Twelve [apostles], and He said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.
36 And He took a little child and put him in the center of their group; and taking him in [His] arms, He said to them,
37 Whoever in My name and for My sake accepts and receives and welcomes one such child also accepts and receives and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me receives not only Me but Him Who sent Me.
38 John said to Him, Teacher, we saw a man who does not follow along with us driving out demons in Your name, and we forbade him to do it, because he [q]is not one of our band [of Your disciples].
39 But Jesus said, Do not restrain or hinder or forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in My name will soon afterward be able to speak evil of Me.
40 For he who is not against us is for us.(C)
41 For I tell you truly, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to and bear the name of Christ will by no means fail to get his reward.
42 And whoever causes one of these little ones (these believers) who [r]acknowledge and cleave to Me to stumble and sin, it would be better (more profitable and wholesome) for him if a [huge] millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.
43 And if your hand puts a stumbling block before you and causes you to sin, cut it off! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to go into life [[s]that is really worthwhile] maimed than with two hands to go to hell (Gehenna), into the fire that cannot be put out.[t]
45 And if your foot is a cause of stumbling and sin to you, cut it off! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to enter into life [that is really worthwhile] crippled than, having two feet, to be cast into hell (Gehenna)[u].
47 And if your eye causes you to stumble and sin, pluck it out! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell (Gehenna),
48 Where their worm [[v]which preys on the inhabitants and is a symbol of the wounds inflicted on the man himself by his sins] does not die, and the fire is not put out.(D)
49 For everyone shall be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good (beneficial), but if salt has lost its saltness, how will you restore [the saltness to] it? Have salt within yourselves, and be at peace and live in harmony with one another.
Footnotes
- Mark 9:4 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:5 H.A.A. Kennedy, Sources of New Testament Greek.
- Mark 9:6 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Mark 9:7 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Mark 9:7 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:9 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Mark 9:12 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Holy Bible.
- Mark 9:15 Richard Trench, Notes on the Miracles.
- Mark 9:18 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:19 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:24 W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
- Mark 9:24 Henry Swete, The Gospel According to Saint Mark.
- Mark 9:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 9:27 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:29 Some manuscripts add “and fasting.”
- Mark 9:31 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 9:38 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 9:42 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 9:43 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 9:43 Verses 44 and 46, which are identical with verse 48, are not found in the best ancient manuscripts.
- Mark 9:45 See footnote on Mark 9:43.
- Mark 9:48 Ezra Palmer Gould, cited by A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures and Henry Swete, The Gospel According to Saint Mark.
Mark 9
King James Version
9 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
9 And 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 were risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
31 For 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.
32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
36 And 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,
37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
42 And 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.
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Marcos 9
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
9 Y les dijo también:
— Les aseguro que algunos de los que están aquí no morirán sin haber comprobado que el reino de Dios ha llegado con poder.
Transfiguración de Jesús (Mt 17,1-13; Lc 9,28-36)
2 Seis días después, Jesús tomó a Pedro, Santiago y Juan y los llevó aparte a ellos solos a un monte alto. Allí se transfiguró en presencia de ellos. 3 Su ropa se volvió de una blancura resplandeciente, tal como ningún batanero de este mundo sería capaz de blanquearla. 4 Y los discípulos vieron a Elías y a Moisés, que estaban conversando con Jesús. 5 Entonces Pedro dijo a Jesús:
— ¡Maestro, qué bien estamos aquí! Hagamos tres cabañas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías.
6 Es que no sabía lo que decía, porque estaban aterrados. 7 En esto quedaron envueltos por una nube de la que salía una voz:
— Este es mi Hijo amado. Escúchenlo.
8 En aquel instante miraron a su alrededor y ya no vieron a nadie sino únicamente a Jesús solo con ellos. 9 Mientras bajaban del monte, Jesús les ordenó que no contaran a nadie lo que habían visto, hasta que el Hijo del hombre hubiera resucitado. 10 Y, en efecto, ellos guardaron este secreto, aunque discutían qué sería aquello de “resucitar”. 11 Entonces le preguntaron:
— ¿Por qué dicen los maestros de la ley que Elías tiene que venir primero?
12 Jesús les contestó:
— Es cierto que Elías ha de venir primero para ponerlo todo en orden. Pero, por otra parte, ¿no dicen las Escrituras que el Hijo del hombre ha de sufrir mucho y que ha de ser ultrajado? 13 En cuanto a Elías, les aseguro que ya vino; pero ellos lo maltrataron a su antojo, tal como dicen las Escrituras sobre él.
Curación de un muchacho poseído por el demonio (Mt 17,14-21; Lc 9,37-43)
14 Cuando volvieron a donde estaban los otros discípulos, vieron que había mucha gente reunida con ellos y que estaban discutiendo con los maestros de la ley. 15 Al ver a Jesús, la gente se quedó sorprendida y corrieron todos a saludarlo. 16 Jesús preguntó a sus discípulos:
— ¿De qué están discutiendo con ellos?
17 Uno de entre la gente le contestó:
— Maestro, te he traído a mi hijo, que está poseído por un espíritu mudo. 18 Cuando menos se espera, se apodera de él y lo derriba al suelo, haciéndole arrojar espuma por la boca y rechinar los dientes hasta que se queda rígido. Pedí a tus discípulos que lo expulsaran, pero no lo han conseguido.
19 Jesús exclamó:
— Gente incrédula, ¿hasta cuándo habré de estar entre ustedes? ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que soportarlos? Tráiganme al muchacho.
20 Se lo llevaron y, cuando el espíritu vio a Jesús, en seguida se puso a zarandear con violencia al muchacho, que cayó al suelo revolcándose y echando espuma por la boca. 21 Jesús preguntó al padre:
— ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que le pasa esto?
Le contestó:
— Desde niño. 22 Muchas veces ese espíritu lo arroja al fuego o al agua para matarlo. Si puedes, ten compasión de nosotros y ayúdanos.
23 Jesús le contestó:
— ¡Cómo “si puedes”! Para el que tiene fe, todo es posible.
24 Entonces el padre del muchacho exclamó:
— ¡Yo tengo fe, pero ayúdame a tener más!
25 Jesús, al ver que se aglomeraba la gente, increpó al espíritu impuro, diciéndole:
— ¡Espíritu mudo y sordo, te ordeno que salgas de él y que no vuelvas a entrar en él jamás!
26 El espíritu, gritando y haciendo que el muchacho se retorciera con violencia, salió de él dejándolo como muerto, de manera que, en efecto, todos los presentes lo consideraban muerto. 27 Pero Jesús lo tomó de la mano y lo levantó, y el muchacho quedó en pie.
28 Más tarde, cuando los discípulos entraron en casa, preguntaron aparte a Jesús:
— ¿Por qué nosotros no pudimos expulsar ese demonio?
29 Jesús les contestó:
— Este es un género de demonio que nadie puede expulsar si no es por medio de la oración.
Jesús anuncia por segunda vez su muerte y su resurrección (Mt 17,22-23; Lc 9,43b-45)
30 Se fueron de allí y pasaron por Galilea. Jesús no quería que nadie lo supiera, 31 porque estaba dedicado a instruir a sus discípulos. Les explicaba que el Hijo del hombre iba a ser entregado a hombres que lo matarían, y que al tercer día resucitaría. 32 Pero ellos no entendían nada de esto. Y tampoco se atrevían a preguntarle.
El más importante en el Reino (Mt 18,1-5; Lc 9,46-48)
33 Llegaron a Cafarnaún y, una vez en casa, Jesús les preguntó:
— ¿Qué discutían ustedes por el camino?
34 Ellos callaban, porque por el camino habían venido discutiendo acerca de quién de ellos sería el más importante. 35 Jesús entonces se sentó, llamó a los Doce y les dijo:
— Si alguno quiere ser el primero, colóquese en último lugar y hágase servidor de todos.
36 Luego puso un niño en medio de ellos y, tomándolo en brazos, les dijo:
37 — El que recibe en mi nombre a uno de estos niños, a mí me recibe; y el que me recibe a mí, no sólo me recibe a mí, sino al que me ha enviado.
Quien no está contra nosotros, está a nuestro favor (Lc 9,49-50)
38 Juan le dijo:
— Maestro, hemos visto a uno que estaba expulsando demonios en tu nombre y se lo hemos prohibido, porque no es de los nuestros.
39 Jesús contestó:
— No se lo prohiban, porque nadie puede hacer milagros en mi nombre y al mismo tiempo hablar mal de mí. 40 El que no está contra nosotros, está a nuestro favor. 41 Y el que les dé a ustedes a beber un vaso de agua porque son del Mesías, les aseguro que no quedará sin recompensa.
Los que inducen al pecado (Mt 18,6-9)
42 A quien sea causa de pecado para uno de estos pequeños que creen en mí, más le valdría que lo arrojaran al mar con una piedra de molino atada al cuello. 43 Si tu mano va a ser causa de que caigas en pecado, córtatela. Porque más te vale entrar manco en la vida eterna que con tus dos manos ir a parar a la gehena, al fuego que nunca se apaga, [44 donde el gusano que los roe no muere y el fuego no se extingue]. 45 Y si tu pie va a ser causa de que caigas en pecado, córtatelo. Porque más te vale entrar cojo en la vida eterna que con tus dos pies ser arrojado a la gehena, [46 donde el gusano que los roe no muere y el fuego no se extingue]. 47 Y si tu ojo va a ser causa de que caigas en pecado, arrójalo lejos de ti. Porque más te vale entrar tuerto en el reino de Dios que con tus dos ojos ser arrojado a la gehena, 48 donde el gusano que los roe no muere y el fuego no se extingue. 49 Todo ha de ser salado al fuego. 50 La sal es buena, pero si se vuelve insípida, ¿cómo recobrará su sabor? ¡Tengan sal en ustedes mismos y vivan en paz unos con otros!
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