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.
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
Marcos 9
Reina-Valera 1995
9 También les dijo:
—De cierto os digo que algunos de los que están aquí no gustarán la muerte hasta que hayan visto que el reino de Dios ha venido con poder.
La transfiguración(A)
2 Seis días después, Jesús tomó a Pedro, a Jacobo y a Juan, y los llevó aparte solos a un monte alto. Allí se transfiguró delante de ellos. 3 Sus vestidos se volvieron resplandecientes, muy blancos, como la nieve, tanto que ningún lavador en la tierra los puede dejar tan blancos. 4 Y vieron a Elías y a Moisés que hablaban con Jesús. 5 Entonces Pedro dijo a Jesús:
—¡Maestro, bueno es para nosotros que estemos aquí! Hagamos tres enramadas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías.
6 No sabía lo que hablaba, pues estaban asustados. 7 Entonces vino una nube que les hizo sombra, y desde la nube una voz que decía: «Éste es mi Hijo amado; a él oíd.» 8 Y luego, cuando miraron, no vieron a nadie más con ellos, sino a Jesús solo.
9 Mientras descendían del monte, les mandó que a nadie dijeran lo que habían visto, hasta que el Hijo del hombre hubiera resucitado de los muertos. 10 Por eso guardaron la palabra entre sí, discutiendo qué sería aquello de resucitar de los muertos. 11 Le preguntaron, diciendo:
—¿Por qué dicen los escribas que es necesario que Elías venga primero?
12 Respondiendo él, les dijo:
—Elías a la verdad vendrá primero y restaurará todas las cosas. Pero ¿no dice la Escritura que el Hijo del hombre debe padecer mucho y ser despreciado? 13 Pero os digo que Elías ya vino, y le hicieron todo lo que quisieron, como está escrito de él.
Jesús sana a un muchacho endemoniado(B)
14 Cuando llegó a donde estaban los discípulos, vio una gran multitud alrededor de ellos, y escribas que discutían con ellos. 15 En seguida toda la gente, viéndolo, se asombró; y corriendo a él, lo saludaron. 16 Él les preguntó:
—¿Qué discutís con ellos?
17 Respondiendo uno de la multitud, dijo:
—Maestro, traje a ti mi hijo, que tiene un espíritu mudo, 18 el cual, dondequiera que lo toma, lo sacude; echa espumarajos, cruje los dientes y se va secando. Dije a tus discípulos que lo echaran fuera, pero no pudieron.
19 Respondiendo él, les dijo:
—¡Generación incrédula! ¿Hasta cuándo he de estar con vosotros? ¿Hasta cuándo os he de soportar? Traédmelo.
20 Se lo trajeron, y cuando el espíritu vio a Jesús, sacudió con violencia al muchacho, que cayó al suelo revolcándose y echando espumarajos. 21 Jesús preguntó al padre:
—¿Cuánto tiempo hace que le sucede esto?
Él dijo:
—Desde niño. 22 Y muchas veces lo arroja al fuego o al agua, para matarlo; pero si puedes hacer algo, ten misericordia de nosotros y ayúdanos.
23 Jesús le dijo:
—Si puedes creer, al que cree todo le es posible.
24 Inmediatamente el padre del muchacho clamó y dijo:
—Creo; ayuda mi incredulidad.
25 Cuando Jesús vio que la multitud se agolpaba, reprendió al espíritu impuro, diciéndole:
—Espíritu mudo y sordo, yo te mando que salgas de él y no entres más en él.
26 Entonces el espíritu, clamando y sacudiéndolo con violencia, salió; y él quedó como muerto, de modo que muchos decían: «Está muerto.»
27 Pero Jesús, tomándolo de la mano, lo enderezó; y se levantó. 28 Cuando él entró en casa, sus discípulos le preguntaron aparte:
—¿Por qué nosotros no pudimos echarlo fuera?
29 Y les dijo:
—Este género con nada puede salir, sino con oración y ayuno.
Jesús anuncia otra vez su muerte(C)
30 Saliendo de allí, caminaron por Galilea; y no quería que nadie lo supiera, 31 pues enseñaba a sus discípulos, y les decía:
—El Hijo del hombre será entregado en manos de hombres, y lo matarán; pero, después de muerto, resucitará al tercer día.
32 Pero ellos no entendían esta palabra, y tenían miedo de preguntarle.
¿Quién es el mayor?(D)
33 Llegó a Capernaúm y, cuando estuvo en casa, les preguntó:
—¿Qué discutíais entre vosotros por el camino?
34 Pero ellos callaron, porque por el camino habían discutido entre sí sobre quién había de ser el mayor. 35 Entonces él se sentó, llamó a los doce y les dijo:
—Si alguno quiere ser el primero, será el último de todos y el servidor de todos. 36 Y tomó a un niño, lo puso en medio de ellos y, tomándolo en sus brazos, les dijo:
37 —El que reciba en mi nombre a un niño como éste, me recibe a mí; y el que a mí me recibe, no me recibe a mí sino al que me envió.
El que no está contra nosotros, por nosotros está(E)
38 Juan le respondió diciendo:
—Maestro, hemos visto a uno que en tu nombre echaba fuera demonios, pero él no nos sigue, y se lo prohibimos porque no nos seguía.
39 Pero Jesús dijo:
—No se lo prohibáis, porque ninguno hay que haga milagro en mi nombre, que luego pueda hablar mal de mí, 40 pues el que no está contra nosotros, por nosotros está. 41 Y cualquiera que os dé un vaso de agua en mi nombre, porque sois de Cristo, de cierto os digo que no perderá su recompensa.
Ocasiones de caer(F)
42 A cualquiera que haga tropezar a uno de estos pequeñitos que creen en mí, mejor le sería que se le atara una piedra de molino al cuello y se le arrojara al mar. 43 Si tu mano te es ocasión de caer, córtala, porque mejor te es entrar en la vida manco, que teniendo dos manos ir al infierno, al fuego que no puede ser apagado, 44 donde el gusano de ellos no muere y el fuego nunca se apaga. 45 Y si tu pie te es ocasión de caer, córtalo, porque mejor te es entrar en la vida cojo, que teniendo dos pies ser arrojado al infierno, al fuego que no puede ser apagado, 46 donde el gusano de ellos no muere y el fuego nunca se apaga. 47 Y si tu ojo te es ocasión de caer, sácalo, porque mejor te es entrar en el reino de Dios con un ojo, que teniendo dos ojos ser arrojado al infierno, 48 donde el gusano de ellos no muere y el fuego nunca se apaga. 49 Todos serán salados con fuego, y todo sacrificio será salado con sal. 50 Buena es la sal; pero si la sal se hace insípida, ¿con qué la sazonaréis? Tened sal en vosotros mismos, y vivid en paz los unos con los otros.
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