Marcos 9
La Biblia de las Américas
9 Y les decía: En verdad os digo que hay algunos de los que están aquí que no probarán la muerte hasta que vean el reino de Dios después de que haya venido con poder(A).
La transfiguración
2 (B)Seis días después, Jesús tomó* consigo a Pedro, a Jacobo[a] y a Juan(C), y los llevó* aparte, solos, a un monte alto; y se transfiguró delante de ellos; 3 y sus vestiduras se volvieron resplandecientes, muy blancas(D), tal como ningún lavandero sobre la tierra las puede emblanquecer. 4 Y se les apareció Elías junto con Moisés, y estaban hablando con Jesús. 5 Entonces Pedro, interviniendo[b], dijo* a Jesús: Rabí[c](E), bueno es estarnos aquí; hagamos tres enramadas[d], una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías(F). 6 Porque él no sabía qué decir[e], pues estaban aterrados. 7 Entonces se formó[f] una nube, cubriéndolos, y una voz(G) salió[g] de la nube: Este es mi Hijo amado; a Él oíd[h](H). 8 Y enseguida miraron en derredor, pero ya no vieron a nadie con ellos, sino a Jesús solo.
La venida de Elías
9 (I)Cuando bajaban del monte, les ordenó que no contaran a nadie(J) lo que habían visto, hasta que[i] el Hijo del Hombre resucitara de entre los muertos. 10 Y se guardaron para sí lo dicho, discutiendo entre sí qué significaría[j] resucitar de entre los muertos. 11 Y le preguntaron, diciendo: ¿Por qué dicen los escribas que Elías debe venir primero(K)? 12 Y Él les dijo: Es cierto que Elías, al venir primero, restaurará[k] todas las cosas. Y, sin embargo, ¿cómo está escrito del Hijo del Hombre(L) que padezca mucho(M) y sea despreciado? 13 Pero yo os digo que Elías ya[l] ha venido, y le hicieron cuanto quisieron, tal como está escrito de él.
Jesús sana a un muchacho endemoniado
14 (N)Cuando volvieron a los discípulos, vieron una gran multitud que les rodeaba, y a unos escribas que discutían con ellos. 15 Enseguida, cuando toda la multitud vio a Jesús[m], quedó sorprendida(O), y corriendo hacia Él, le saludaban. 16 Y Él les preguntó: ¿Qué discutís con ellos? 17 Y uno de la multitud le respondió: Maestro, te traje a mi hijo que tiene un espíritu mudo, 18 y siempre[n] que se apodera de él, lo derriba, y echa espumarajos, cruje los dientes y se va consumiendo[o]. Y dije a tus discípulos que lo expulsaran, pero no pudieron. 19 Respondiéndoles Jesús, dijo*: ¡Oh generación incrédula! ¿Hasta cuándo estaré con vosotros? ¿Hasta cuándo os tendré que soportar? ¡Traédmelo! 20 Y se lo trajeron. Y cuando el espíritu vio a Jesús[p], al instante sacudió con violencia al muchacho[q], y este, cayendo a tierra, se revolcaba echando espumarajos. 21 Jesús preguntó al padre: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que le sucede esto? Y él respondió: Desde su niñez. 22 Y muchas veces lo ha echado en el fuego y también en el agua para destruirlo. Pero si tú puedes hacer algo, ten misericordia de nosotros y ayúdanos. 23 Jesús le dijo: «¿Cómo si tú puedes?». Todas las cosas son posibles para el que cree(P). 24 Al instante el padre del muchacho gritó y dijo: Creo; ayúdame en mi incredulidad. 25 Cuando Jesús vio que se agolpaba[r](Q) una multitud, reprendió al espíritu inmundo, diciéndole: Espíritu mudo y sordo, yo te ordeno: Sal de él y no vuelvas a entrar en él. 26 Y después de gritar y de sacudirlo con terribles convulsiones, salió: y el muchacho quedó como muerto, tanto, que la mayoría de ellos decían: ¡Está muerto! 27 Pero Jesús, tomándolo de la mano, lo levantó, y él se puso en pie. 28 Cuando entró Jesús en la casa(R), sus discípulos le preguntaban en privado: ¿Por qué nosotros no pudimos echarlo fuera? 29 Y Él les dijo: Esta clase con nada puede salir, sino con oración[s].
Jesús anuncia otra vez su muerte
30 (S)Saliendo de allí, iban pasando por Galilea, y Él no quería que nadie lo supiera. 31 Porque enseñaba a sus discípulos, y les decía: El Hijo del Hombre será entregado en manos de los hombres y le matarán; y después de muerto, a los tres días resucitará(T). 32 Pero ellos no entendían lo que decía[t](U), y tenían miedo de preguntarle.
El mayor en el reino de los cielos
33 (V)Y llegaron a Capernaúm; y estando ya en la casa, les preguntaba: ¿Qué discutíais por el camino? 34 Pero ellos guardaron silencio, porque en el camino habían discutido entre sí quién de ellos era el mayor(W). 35 Sentándose, llamó a los doce y les dijo*: Si alguno desea ser el primero, será[u] el último de todos y el servidor de todos(X). 36 Y tomando a un niño, lo puso en medio de ellos; y tomándolo en sus brazos les dijo: 37 El que reciba a un niño como este[v] en mi nombre, a mí me recibe; y el que me recibe a mí, no me recibe a mí, sino a aquel que me envió(Y).
Recompensas y advertencias
38 (Z)Juan le dijo: Maestro, vimos a uno echando fuera demonios en tu nombre, y tratamos de impedírselo, porque no nos seguía. 39 Pero Jesús dijo: No se lo impidáis, porque no hay nadie que haga un milagro en mi nombre, y que pueda enseguida hablar mal de mí. 40 Pues el que no está contra nosotros, por nosotros[w] está(AA). 41 Porque cualquiera que os dé de beber un vaso de agua, por razón de vuestro[x] nombre, ya que sois seguidores de Cristo, en verdad os digo que no perderá su recompensa(AB). 42 Y cualquiera que haga tropezar[y] a uno de estos pequeñitos que creen en mí, mejor le fuera si le hubieran atado[z] al cuello una piedra de molino de las que mueve un asno, y lo hubieran echado al mar(AC). 43 Y si tu mano te es ocasión de pecar[aa], córtala; te es mejor entrar en la vida manco, que teniendo las dos manos ir al infierno[ab](AD), al fuego inextinguible(AE), 44 [ac]donde el gusano de ellos no muere, y el fuego no se apaga. 45 Y si tu pie te es ocasión de pecar, córtalo; te es mejor entrar cojo a la vida, que teniendo los dos pies ser echado al infierno[ad](AF), 46 [ae]donde el gusano de ellos no muere, y el fuego no se apaga. 47 Y si tu ojo te es ocasión de pecar, sácatelo; te es mejor entrar al reino de Dios con un solo ojo, que teniendo dos ojos ser echado al infierno[af](AG), 48 donde el gusano de ellos no muere(AH), y el fuego no se apaga(AI). 49 Porque todos serán salados con fuego[ag]. 50 La sal es buena; pero si la sal se vuelve insípida, ¿con qué la sazonaréis(AJ)? Tened sal en vosotros(AK) y estad en paz los unos con los otros(AL).
Footnotes
- Marcos 9:2 O, Santiago
- Marcos 9:5 Lit., respondiendo
- Marcos 9:5 O, Maestro
- Marcos 9:5 O, tiendas sagradas
- Marcos 9:6 Lit., responder
- Marcos 9:7 O, se originó
- Marcos 9:7 O, se originó
- Marcos 9:7 O, prestad atención constante
- Marcos 9:9 Lit., sino cuando
- Marcos 9:10 Lit., qué era el
- Marcos 9:12 Lit., restaura
- Marcos 9:13 Lit., también
- Marcos 9:15 Lit., El
- Marcos 9:18 O, dondequiera
- Marcos 9:18 O, se pone tieso
- Marcos 9:20 Lit., El
- Marcos 9:20 Lit., a él
- Marcos 9:25 O, corría a juntarse
- Marcos 9:29 Muchos mss. agregan: y ayuno
- Marcos 9:32 Lit., la palabra
- Marcos 9:35 O, que sea
- Marcos 9:37 Lit., a uno de tales niños
- Marcos 9:40 O, de parte nuestra
- Marcos 9:41 Lit., en un
- Marcos 9:42 O, escandalice
- Marcos 9:42 Lit., es mejor para él que esté atada
- Marcos 9:43 Lit., tropezar, y así en los vers. 45 y 47
- Marcos 9:43 Gr., guéenna
- Marcos 9:44 Muchos mss. antiguos no incluyen los vers. 44 y 46, que son idénticos al 48
- Marcos 9:45 Gr., guéenna
- Marcos 9:46 Muchos mss. antiguos no incluyen los vers. 44 y 46, que son idénticos al 48
- Marcos 9:47 Gr., guéenna
- Marcos 9:49 Algunos mss. agregan: y todo sacrificio será salado con sal
Mark 9
New King James Version
The Transfiguration of Christ(A)
9 And He said to them, (B)“Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see (C)the kingdom of God [a]present with power.”
Jesus Transfigured on the Mount
2 (D)Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became shining, exceedingly (E)white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— 6 because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.
7 And a (F)cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is (G)My beloved Son. (H)Hear Him!” 8 Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves.
9 (I)Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning (J)what the rising from the dead meant.
11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say (K)that Elijah must come first?”
12 Then He answered and told them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And (L)how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and (M)be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that (N)Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.”
A Boy Is Healed(O)
14 (P)And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. 15 Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. 16 And He asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?”
17 Then (Q)one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. 18 And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”
19 He answered him and said, “O (R)faithless[b] generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I [c]bear with you? Bring him to Me.” 20 Then they brought him to Him. And (S)when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.
21 So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?”
And he said, “From childhood. 22 And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
23 Jesus said to him, (T)“If[d] you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; (U)help my unbelief!”
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He (V)rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” 26 Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.
28 (W)And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but (X)prayer [e]and fasting.”
Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection
30 Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know it. 31 (Y)For He taught His disciples and said to them, “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will (Z)kill Him. And after He is killed, He will (AA)rise the third day.” 32 But they (AB)did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him.
Who Is the Greatest?(AC)
33 (AD)Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, “What was it you [f]disputed among yourselves on the road?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the road they had (AE)disputed among themselves who would be the (AF)greatest. 35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, (AG)“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” 36 Then (AH)He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and (AI)whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”
Jesus Forbids Sectarianism(AJ)
38 (AK)Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”
39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, (AL)for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. 40 For (AM)he who is not against [g]us is on [h]our side. 41 (AN)For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
Jesus Warns of Offenses(AO)
42 (AP)“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me [i]to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. 43 (AQ)If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life [j]maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to [k]hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 [l]where
(AR)‘Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched.’
45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into [m]hell, [n]into the fire that shall never be quenched— 46 where
(AS)‘Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched.’
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into [o]hell fire— 48 where
Tasteless Salt Is Worthless
49 “For everyone will be (AV)seasoned with fire, (AW)and[p] every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50 (AX)Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? (AY)Have salt in yourselves, and (AZ)have peace with one another.”
Footnotes
- Mark 9:1 having come
- Mark 9:19 unbelieving
- Mark 9:19 put up with
- Mark 9:23 NU “ ‘If You can!’ All things
- Mark 9:29 NU omits and fasting
- Mark 9:33 discussed
- Mark 9:40 M you
- Mark 9:40 M your
- Mark 9:42 To fall into sin
- Mark 9:43 crippled
- Mark 9:43 Gr. Gehenna
- Mark 9:44 NU omits v. 44.
- Mark 9:45 Gr. Gehenna
- Mark 9:45 NU omits the rest of v. 45 and all of v. 46.
- Mark 9:47 Gr. Gehenna
- Mark 9:49 NU omits the rest of v. 49.
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.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
