Mark 8:34-9:29

English Standard Version

³⁴ And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵ For ^(C)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake ^(D)and the gospel's will save it. ^36 (E)For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? ³⁷ For ^(F)what can a man give in return for his soul? ³⁸ For ^(G)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this ^(H)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed ^(I)when he comes in the glory of his Father with ^(J)the holy angels.”

9 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not ^(K)taste death ^(L)until they see the kingdom of God after it has come ^(M)with power.”

The Transfiguration

^2 (N)And after six days Jesus took with him ^(O)Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was ^(P)transfigured before them, ³ and ^(Q)his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one^[b] on earth could bleach them. ⁴ And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵ And Peter said to Jesus, ^(R)“Rabbi,^[c] it is good that we are here. Let us make three ^(S)tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ⁶ For ^(T)he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. ⁷ And ^(U)a cloud overshadowed them, and ^(V)a voice came out of the cloud, ^(W)“This is my beloved Son;^{[d] (X)}listen to him.” ⁸ And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

^9 (Y)And as they were coming down the mountain, ^(Z)he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, ^(AA)until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ^10 (AB)So they kept the matter to themselves, ^(AC)questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. ¹¹ And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say ^(AD)that first Elijah must come?” ¹² And he said to them, “Elijah does come first ^(AE)to restore all things. And ^(AF)how is it written of the Son of Man that he should ^(AG)suffer many things and ^(AH)be treated with contempt? ¹³ But I tell you that Elijah has come, and ^(AI)they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

^14 (AJ)And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵ And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, ^(AK)were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. ¹⁶ And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” ¹⁷ And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has ^(AL)a spirit that makes him mute. ¹⁸ And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and ^(AM)they were not able.” ¹⁹ And he answered them, “O ^(AN)faithless generation, ^(AO)how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰ And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it ^(AP)convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. ²² And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But ^(AQ)if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” ²³ And Jesus said to him, ^(AR)“‘If you can’! ^(AS)All things are possible for one who believes.” ²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out^[e] and said, “I believe; ^(AT)help my unbelief!” ²⁵ And when Jesus saw that ^(AU)a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ^(AV)“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” ²⁶ And after crying out and ^(AW)convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” ²⁷ But Jesus ^(AX)took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. ²⁸ And when he had ^(AY)entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” ²⁹ And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”^[f]