Mark 9:2-18

New Catholic Bible

Jesus Is Transfigured.^{[a] 2} Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And in their presence he was transfigured; ³ his clothes became dazzling white—whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them. ⁴ And Elijah with Moses appeared, conversing with Jesus.

⁵ Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁶ He did not know what to say, for they were so frightened. ⁷ Then a cloud cast a shadow over them, and a voice came out of the cloud: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” ⁸ Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, but only Jesus.

Elijah Has Already Come.^{[b] 9} As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ Therefore, they kept the matter to themselves, although they did argue about what rising from the dead could possibly mean.

¹¹ And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ¹² He said to them, “Elijah will indeed come first and restore all things. Yet how is it written about the Son of Man?—that he must endure great suffering and be treated with contempt! ¹³ However, I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him.”

¹⁴ Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by a Spirit.^[c] When they returned to the disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some scribes were engaged in an argument with them. ¹⁵ As soon as the people saw Jesus, they were overcome with awe and ran forward to greet him. ¹⁶ He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

¹⁷ A man in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I have brought you my son who is possessed by a spirit that makes him unable to speak. ¹⁸ Wherever it seizes him, it flings him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so.”