Mark 9
Common English Bible
9 1 Jesus continued, “I assure you that some standing here won’t die before they see God’s kingdom arrive in power.”
Jesus transformed
2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain where they were alone. He was transformed in front of them, 3 and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white. 4 Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter reacted to all of this by saying to Jesus, “Rabbi, it’s good that we’re here. Let’s make three shrines—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He said this because he didn’t know how to respond, for the three of them were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice spoke from the cloud, “This is my Son, whom I dearly love. Listen to him!” 8 Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Human One[a] had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept it to themselves, wondering, “What’s this ‘rising from the dead’?” 11 They asked Jesus, “Why do the legal experts say that Elijah must come first?”
12 He answered, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. Why was it written that the Human One[b] would suffer many things and be rejected? 13 In fact, I tell you that Elijah has come, but they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it was written about him.”
A demon-possessed boy
14 When Jesus, Peter, James, and John approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them and legal experts arguing with them. 15 Suddenly the whole crowd caught sight of Jesus. They ran to greet him, overcome with excitement. 16 Jesus asked them, “What are you arguing about?”
17 Someone from the crowd responded, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, since he has a spirit that doesn’t allow him to speak. 18 Wherever it overpowers him, it throws him into a fit. He foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and stiffens up. So I spoke to your disciples to see if they could throw it out, but they couldn’t.”
19 Jesus answered them, “You faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him to me.”
20 They brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a fit. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been going on?”
He said, “Since he was a child. 22 It has often thrown him into a fire or into water trying to kill him. If you can do anything, help us! Show us compassion!”
23 Jesus said to him, “‘If you can do anything’? All things are possible for the one who has faith.”
24 At that the boy’s father cried out, “I have faith; help my lack of faith!”
25 Noticing that the crowd had surged together, Jesus spoke harshly to the unclean spirit, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you to come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 After screaming and shaking the boy horribly, the spirit came out. The boy seemed to be dead; in fact, several people said that he had died. 27 But Jesus took his hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
28 After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we throw this spirit out?”
29 Jesus answered, “Throwing this kind of spirit out requires prayer.”
Jesus predicts his death
30 From there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn’t want anyone to know it. 31 This was because he was teaching his disciples, “The Human One[c] will be delivered into human hands. They will kill him. Three days after he is killed he will rise up.” 32 But they didn’t understand this kind of talk, and they were afraid to ask him.
33 They entered Capernaum. When they had come into a house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about during the journey?” 34 They didn’t respond, since on the way they had been debating with each other about who was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.” 36 Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me isn’t actually welcoming me but rather the one who sent me.”
Recognize your allies
38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone throwing demons out in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”
39 Jesus replied, “Don’t stop him. No one who does powerful acts in my name can quickly turn around and curse me. 40 Whoever isn’t against us is for us. 41 I assure you that whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will certainly be rewarded.
42 “As for whoever causes these little ones who believe in me to trip and fall into sin, it would be better for them to have a huge stone hung around their necks and to be thrown into the lake. 43 If your hand causes you to fall into sin, chop it off. It’s better for you to enter into life crippled than to go away with two hands into the fire of hell, which can’t be put out.[d] 45 If your foot causes you to fall into sin, chop it off. It’s better for you to enter life lame than to be thrown into hell with two feet.[e] 47 If your eye causes you to fall into sin, tear it out. It’s better for you to enter God’s kingdom with one eye than to be thrown into hell with two. 48 That’s a place where worms don’t die and the fire never goes out.[f] 49 Everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good; but if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? Maintain salt among yourselves and keep peace with each other.”
Footnotes
- Mark 9:9 Or Son of Man
- Mark 9:12 Or Son of Man
- Mark 9:31 Or Son of Man
- Mark 9:43 9:44 is omitted in most critical editions of the Gk New Testament where worms don’t die and the fire never goes out.
- Mark 9:45 9:46 is omitted in most critical editions of the Gk New Testament where worms don’t die and the fire never goes out.
- Mark 9:48 Isa 66:24
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.
Markus 9
Het Boek
Jezus, Gods geliefde Zoon
9 Hij zei: ‘Sommigen van u die hier bij Mij staan, zullen nog voor hun dood het Koninkrijk van God zien komen met grote kracht!’ 2 Zes dagen later nam Hij Petrus, Jakobus en Johannes mee een hoge berg op. Er was niemand anders bij Hem. Daar bovenop die berg zagen de leerlingen hoe het uiterlijk van Jezus veranderde. 3 Zijn kleren werden verblindend wit, zo wit als niets ter wereld. 4 Ze zagen ook Elia en Mozes erbij komen, die met Jezus spraken.
5 ‘Meester,’ zei Petrus, ‘het is maar goed dat wij hier zijn. Wij zullen drie tenten maken. Eén voor U, één voor Mozes en één voor Elia!’ 6 Hij wist niet wat hij anders moest zeggen, want hij en ook de anderen waren vreselijk geschrokken. 7 Op dat moment werden ze overschaduwd door een wolk en een stem uit die wolk zei: ‘Dit is mijn Zoon. Hem heb Ik lief. Luister naar Hem.’ 8 Toen zij om zich heen keken, zagen ze plotseling dat Mozes en Elia weg waren. Alleen Jezus was nog bij hen. 9 Terwijl zij van de berg afdaalden, zei Jezus dat ze hier pas over mochten spreken als Hij, de Mensenzoon, uit de dood teruggekomen zou zijn. Dus hielden zij het voor zich. 10 Maar onder elkaar spraken zij er wel over. Zij begrepen niet goed wat Hij bedoelde met dat ‘terugkomen uit de dood’. 11 Zij vroegen Jezus: ‘Waarom zeggen onze leraren eigenlijk dat Elia eerst moet komen?’ 12 Jezus antwoordde: ‘Elia zal inderdaad eerst komen om alles in orde te maken. En wat hebben de profeten over de Mensenzoon geschreven? Dat Hij veel zal lijden en dat de mensen Hem zullen minachten. 13 Maar nu zeg Ik jullie: Elia is al gekomen en zij hebben met hem gedaan wat ze wilden, zoals de profeten hadden voorspeld.’
Jezus reist verder
14 Zij kwamen aan de voet van de berg en zagen dat de andere leerlingen met enkele bijbelgeleerden in discussie waren. Er stonden veel mensen om hen heen. 15 Zodra de mensen Jezus zagen aankomen, liepen zij Hem tegemoet. 16 ‘Wat is er aan de hand?’ vroeg Jezus. 17 ‘Meester,’ antwoordde een man, ‘ik wilde mijn zoon bij U brengen. Hij kan niet praten omdat er een boze geest in hem zit. 18 Telkens als die geest hem de baas wordt, gooit hij hem op de grond. Dan staat het schuim hem op de mond, knarst hij met zijn tanden en wordt hij helemaal stijf. Ik heb uw leerlingen gevraagd of zij de boze geest wilden verjagen, maar dat lukte hun niet.’ 19 Jezus zei: ‘O, wat een ongeloof! Hoelang moet Ik nog bij u blijven? Hoelang moet Ik nog geduld met u hebben? Kom, breng de jongen maar hier.’ 20 Dat deden zij, maar zodra de boze geest Jezus zag, kreeg de jongen vreselijke stuiptrekkingen. Hij viel op de grond en rolde heen en weer, het schuim stond hem op de mond. 21 ‘Hoe lang heeft hij dit al?’ vroeg Jezus aan de vader. ‘Van jongsaf aan,’ antwoordde deze. 22 ‘De boze geest heeft hem vaak in het vuur en in het water laten vallen om hem te vermoorden. Heb medelijden met ons en doe iets als U kunt.’ 23 ‘Als U kunt?’ vroeg Jezus. ‘Voor wie gelooft, is alles mogelijk.’ 24 ‘Ik geloof!’ riep de man meteen. ‘En toch twijfel ik nog. Help mij!’ 25 Jezus zag dat er steeds meer mensen bijkwamen. Hij zei tegen de boze geest: ‘Eruit! Jij, die dit kind doof en stom maakt. Eruit! En kom nooit meer in hem terug!’ 26 De jongen gilde vreselijk en kreeg hevige stuiptrekkingen toen de boze geest uit hem wegging. Daarna lag hij zo stil dat het leek of hij dood was. De mensen begonnen al te mompelen: ‘Hij is dood.’ 27 Maar Jezus nam hem bij de hand, trok hem overeind en de jongen stond op. 28 Even later, toen Jezus met zijn leerlingen in een huis was, vroegen zij Hem: ‘Waarom hebben wij die boze geest niet uit die jongen kunnen verjagen?’ 29 Jezus antwoordde: ‘Boze geesten gaan alleen maar op de vlucht voor gebed.’
30 Vandaar reisden zij Galilea door langs allerlei binnenwegen om onopgemerkt te blijven. 31 Jezus wilde met zijn leerlingen alleen zijn om hun bepaalde dingen uit te leggen. ‘Ik, de Mensenzoon, zal verraden worden en in handen van de mensen vallen,’ zei Hij. ‘Zij zullen Mij vermoorden, maar na drie dagen zal Ik uit de dood terugkomen.’ 32 De leerlingen begrepen niet wat Hij daarmee bedoelde en durfden Hem er ook niet naar te vragen. 33 Toen zij in Kafarnaüm waren gekomen, vroeg Hij aan zijn leerlingen: ‘Waar hebben jullie het onderweg over gehad?’ 34 Zij durfden het niet te zeggen, want ze hadden lopen discussiëren wie van hen de belangrijkste was. 35 Hij ging zitten en riep hen bij Zich. ‘Luister,’ zei Hij, ‘wie de eerste wil zijn, moet de allerlaatste zijn en iedereen dienen.’ 36 Hij riep een kind bij Zich. Toen het tussen hen in stond, sloeg Hij zijn arm om het kind heen en zei: 37 ‘Wie uit liefde voor Mij zoʼn kind ontvangt, ontvangt Mij. En wie Mij ontvangt, ontvangt mijn Vader, die Mij gestuurd heeft.’
38 Johannes zei: ‘Meester, wij hebben iemand gezien die uw naam gebruikte om boze geesten te verjagen. Wij hebben hem gezegd dat dat niet mocht, omdat hij niet bij ons hoort.’ 39 Maar Jezus zei: ‘Houd hem niet tegen, want iemand die in mijn naam wonderen doet, zal niet vlug kwaad van Mij spreken. 40 Wie niet tégen ons is, is vóór ons. 41 Wie jullie een beker water geeft, omdat jullie bij Mij horen, zal vast en zeker een beloning krijgen. 42 Maar als iemand een van deze jonge mensen die in Mij geloven, op het slechte pad brengt, zou het voor hem beter zijn met een zware molensteen om zijn hals in de zee te worden gegooid.
43 Als uw hand of voet u tot slechte daden verleidt, hak hem dan af. Je kunt beter met één hand het eeuwige leven binnengaan, 44 dan met twee handen in de hel terechtkomen, in het vuur dat nooit uitgaat. 45 Als je voet je op het slechte pad brengt, hak hem dan af. Je kunt beter mank het eeuwige leven binnengaan, 46 dan met twee voeten in de hel worden gegooid. 47 En als je oog je op het slechte pad brengt, ruk het dan uit. Je kunt beter met één oog het Koninkrijk van God binnengaan, dan met twee ogen in de hel worden gegooid.
48 Daar blijven de wormen vreten en gaat het vuur nooit uit. 49 Iedereen zal met vuur gezouten en gelouterd worden. 50 Zout is goed. Maar als het zijn kracht verliest, hoe moet je het dan smaak geven? Zorg ervoor het zout in jezelf te bewaren. Leef in vrede met elkaar.’
Mark 9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
9 Then he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you,(A) there are some standing here who will not taste death(B) until they see the kingdom of God come in power.’(C)
The Transfiguration
2 After(D) six days(E) Jesus took Peter, James, and John(F) and led them up a high mountain(G) by themselves to be alone. He was transfigured(H) in front of them, 3 and his clothes(I) became dazzling – extremely white(J) as no launderer on earth could whiten(K) them. 4 Elijah(L) appeared to them with Moses,(M) and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi,(N) it’s good(O) for us to be here. Let’s set up three shelters:(P) one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah’ – 6 because he did not know what to say,(Q) since they were terrified.(R)
7 A cloud(S) appeared, overshadowing(T) them, and a voice(U) came from the cloud:(V) ‘This is my beloved(W) Son;(X) listen to him! ’(Y)
8 Suddenly, looking round, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 As(Z) they were coming down the mountain,(AA) he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen(AB) until the Son of Man(AC) had risen(AD) from the dead.(AE) 10 They kept this word(AF) to themselves, questioning what ‘rising from the dead’ meant.
11 Then they asked him, ‘Why do the scribes(AG) say that Elijah must come first? ’(AH)
12 ‘Elijah does come first and restores(AI) all things,’(AJ) he replied. ‘Why then is it written(AK) that the Son of Man must suffer(AL) many things and be treated with contempt?(AM) 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written(AN) about him.’
The Power of Faith over a Demon
14 When(AO) they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing(AP) with them. 15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran to greet him. 16 He asked them, ‘What are you arguing with them about? ’
17 Someone from the crowd answered him, ‘Teacher,(AQ) I brought my son to you. He has a spirit(AR) that makes him unable to speak.(AS) 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.’
19 He replied to them, ‘You unbelieving(AT) generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.’ 20 So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 ‘How long has this been happening to him? ’ Jesus asked his father.
‘From childhood,’ he said. 22 ‘And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy(AU) him. But if you can do anything, have compassion(AV) on us and help us.’
23 Jesus said to him, ‘ “If you can”?[a] Everything is possible(AW) for the one who believes.’(AX)
24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out, ‘I do believe; help my unbelief! ’
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked(AY) the unclean(AZ) spirit, saying to it, ‘You mute and deaf(BA) spirit, I command you: Come out of him and never enter him again.’
26 Then it came out, shrieking and throwing him into terrible convulsions.(BB) The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, ‘He’s dead.’ 27 But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him,(BC) and he stood up.
28 After he had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out? ’
29 And he told them, ‘This kind can come out by nothing but prayer.’[b](BD)
The Second Prediction of His Death
30 Then(BE) they left that place and made their way through Galilee, but he did not want anyone to know it.(BF) 31 For he was teaching(BG) his disciples and telling them, ‘The Son of Man(BH) is going to be betrayed[c] into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after he is killed, he will rise(BI) three days later.’(BJ) 32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.(BK)
Who Is the Greatest?
33 They(BL) came to Capernaum.(BM) When he was in the house,(BN) he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the way? ’(BO) 34 But they were silent,(BP) because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.(BQ) 35 Sitting down, he called the Twelve(BR) and said to them, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.’(BS) 36 He took a child,(BT) had him stand among them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 ‘Whoever welcomes[d] one little child such as this in my name(BU) welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent(BV) me.’(BW)
In His Name
38 John(BX) said to him, ‘Teacher,(BY) we saw someone[e] driving out demons(BZ) in your name,(CA) and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.’(CB)
39 ‘Don’t stop him,’ said Jesus, ‘because there is no one who will perform a miracle(CC) in my name who can soon afterwards speak evil of me. 40 For whoever is not against us is for us.(CD) 41 And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink(CE) in my name, because you belong to Christ(CF) #– #truly I tell you,(CG) he will never lose his reward.(CH)
Warnings from Jesus
42 ‘But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away(CI) #– #it would be better for him if a heavy millstone(CJ) were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
43 ‘And if your hand causes you to fall away, cut it off.(CK) It is better for you to enter life maimed(CL) than to have two hands and go to hell, the unquenchable fire.[f](CM) 45 And if your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame(CN) than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.[g] 47 And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God(CO) with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown(CP) into hell,(CQ) 48 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.[h] 49 For everyone will be salted with fire.[i](CR)[j] 50 Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavour, how can you season it?(CS) Have salt(CT) among yourselves, and be at peace(CU) with one another.’
Footnotes
- 9:23 Other mss add believe
- 9:29 Other mss add and fasting
- 9:31 Or handed over
- 9:37 Or ‘Whoever receives
- 9:38 Other mss add who didn’t go along with us
- 9:43 Some mss include v. 44: Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
- 9:45 Some mss include v. 46: Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
- 9:48 Is 66:24
- 9:49 Other mss add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt
- 9:49 Lv 2:13; Ezk 43:24
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