Mark 9:38-50

New American Standard Bible 1995

Dire Warnings

^38 (A)John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and ^(B)we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” ³⁹ But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. ^40 (C)For he who is not against us is ^[a]for us. ⁴¹ For ^(D)whoever gives you a cup of water to drink ^[b]because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

⁴² “^(E)Whoever causes one of these ^[c]little ones who believe to stumble, it ^[d]would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he ^[e]had been cast into the sea. ^43 (F)If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into ^[f](G)hell, into the ^(H)unquenchable fire, ⁴⁴ [^[g]where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] ⁴⁵ If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into ^[h](I)hell, ⁴⁶ [^[i]where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] ^47 (J)If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into ^[j](K)hell, ^48 (L)where their worm does not die, and ^(M)the fire is not quenched.

⁴⁹ “For everyone will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰ Salt is good; but ^(N)if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you ^[k]make it salty again? ^(O)Have salt in yourselves, and ^(P)be at peace with one another.”