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.

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.

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

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.

For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

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.

The Transfiguration

And Jesus was saying to them, (A)Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God when it has come with power.”

(B)And six days later Jesus *took with Him (C)Peter, [a]James, and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was [b]transfigured before them; and (D)His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Peter responded and *said to Jesus, “(E)Rabbi, it is good that we are here; (F)let’s make three [c]tabernacles, one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” For he did not know how to reply; for they became terrified. Then a cloud [d]formed, overshadowing them, and (G)a voice [e]came out of the cloud: “(H)This is My beloved Son; [f]listen to Him!” And suddenly they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

(I)As they were coming down from the mountain, He (J)gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, [g]until the Son of Man rose from the dead. 10 They [h]seized upon [i]that statement, discussing with one another [j]what rising from the dead meant. 11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that (K)Elijah must come first?” 12 And He said to them, “Elijah does come first and he restores all things. And yet how is it written of (L)the Son of Man that (M)He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has [k]indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written of him.”

All Things Possible

14 (N)And when they came back to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. 15 Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were (O)amazed and began running up to greet Him. 16 And He asked them, “What are you disputing with them?” 17 And one person from the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, because he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak; 18 and [l]whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes stiff. And I told Your disciples so that they would cast it out, but they could not do it.” 19 And He answered them and *said, “O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!” 20 And they brought [m]the boy to Him. When he saw Him, the spirit immediately threw him into convulsions, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. 21 And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” 23 But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ (P)All things are possible for the one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw that (Q)a crowd was [n]rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I [o]command you, come out of him and do not enter him [p]again!” 26 And after crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, “He is dead!” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him, and he got up. 28 When He came (R)into the house, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why is it that we could not cast it out?” 29 And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything except prayer.”

Death and Resurrection Foretold

30 (S)And from there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it. 31 For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, (T)The Son of Man is to be [q]handed over to men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later.” 32 But (U)they [r]did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

33 (V)They came to Capernaum; and when He was in (W)the house, He began to question them: “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way (X)they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35 And sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, (Y)If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And He took a child and placed him among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, 37 (Z)Whoever [s]receives [t]one child like this in My name [u]receives Me; and whoever [v]receives Me does not [w]receive Me, but Him who sent Me.”

Dire Warnings

38 (AA)John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and (AB)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 (AC)For the one who is not against us is [x]for us. 41 For (AD)whoever gives you a cup of water to drink [y]because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

42 (AE)Whoever causes one of these [z]little ones who believe in Me to [aa]sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he [ab]is thrown into the sea. 43 And (AF)if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into [ac](AG)hell, into the (AH)unquenchable fire.[ad] 45 And if your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life without a foot, than, having your two feet, to be thrown into [ae](AI)hell.[af] 47 And (AJ)if your eye is causing you to sin, throw it away; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be thrown into [ag](AK)hell, 48 (AL)where their worm does not die, and (AM)the fire is not extinguished. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good; but (AN)if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you [ah]make it salty again? (AO)Have salt in yourselves, and (AP)be at peace with one another.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:2 Or Jacob
  2. Mark 9:2 I.e., visibly changed
  3. Mark 9:5 Or sacred tents
  4. Mark 9:7 Lit occurred
  5. Mark 9:7 Lit occurred
  6. Mark 9:7 Or give constant heed
  7. Mark 9:9 Lit except when
  8. Mark 9:10 Or kept to themselves
  9. Mark 9:10 Lit the word
  10. Mark 9:10 Lit what was the rising from the dead
  11. Mark 9:13 Lit even
  12. Mark 9:18 Or wherever
  13. Mark 9:20 Lit him
  14. Mark 9:25 Lit running together
  15. Mark 9:25 Or Myself command
  16. Mark 9:25 Or from now on
  17. Mark 9:31 Or betrayed
  18. Mark 9:32 Lit were not knowing
  19. Mark 9:37 Or welcomes
  20. Mark 9:37 Lit one of such children
  21. Mark 9:37 Or welcomes
  22. Mark 9:37 Or welcomes
  23. Mark 9:37 Or welcome
  24. Mark 9:40 Or on our side
  25. Mark 9:41 Lit in a name that you are Christ’s
  26. Mark 9:42 Or lowly
  27. Mark 9:42 Or stumble
  28. Mark 9:42 Lit has been thrown (intensified)
  29. Mark 9:43 Gr Gehenna
  30. Mark 9:43 Late mss repeat v 48 here as v 44
  31. Mark 9:45 Gr Gehenna
  32. Mark 9:45 Late mss repeat v 48 here as v 46; cf. note 2 v 43
  33. Mark 9:47 Gr Gehenna
  34. Mark 9:50 Lit season it

Jesus sa sedan till dem: ”Sannerligen säger jag er: några av er som står här kommer inte att dö förrän de har sett Guds rike komma med makt.[a]

Jesus förvandlas på berget

(Matt 17:1-13; Luk 9:28-36)

Sex dagar senare tog Jesus med sig Petrus, Jakob och Johannes till ett högt berg, där de kunde vara för sig själva. Där förvandlades han inför dem. Hans kläder blev bländande vita, vitare än något blekningsmedel i världen kan göra kläder. Och de fick se Elia och Mose stå och tala med Jesus.[b] Då sa Petrus till Jesus: ”Rabbi[c], det är gott att få vara här! Låt oss bygga tre hyddor, en åt dig och en åt Mose och en åt Elia.” Han visste inte vad han skulle säga, för de var helt skräckslagna.

Sedan kom ett moln och sänkte sig ner över dem, och en röst från molnet sa: ”Detta är min älskade Son. Lyssna på honom!”

Men då de plötsligt såg sig omkring, såg de ingen där mer, förutom Jesus.

På väg ner från berget befallde Jesus dem att inte berätta för någon vad de sett, förrän Människosonen hade uppstått från de döda. 10 Därför höll de det för sig själva men talade med varandra om vad som menades med att ”uppstå från de döda”.

11 Lärjungarna frågade honom nu: ”Varför säger de skriftlärda att Elia först måste komma?” 12 Jesus svarade: ”Elia ska komma först och ställa allt till rätta.[d] Men varför står det i Skriften att Människosonen måste lida och bli föraktad? 13 Jag säger er, att Elia redan har kommit och de behandlade honom som de ville, precis som det står skrivet om honom.[e]

Jesus botar en pojke som är besatt av en ond ande

(Matt 17:14-19; Luk 9:37-42)

14 När de hade kommit tillbaka till de övriga lärjungarna, fick de se mycket folk som hade samlats runt dem, och några skriftlärda som höll på att diskutera med dem. 15 Men när folket fick se Jesus blev de överväldigade och sprang fram till honom för att hälsa på honom. 16 Och han frågade dem: ”Vad är det ni diskuterar med dem?”

17 En man i folkhopen sa då: ”Mästare, jag har tagit med min son hit som är besatt av en ond ande som gör honom stum. 18 Varje gång anden går till attack, slår den honom till marken och får honom att tugga fradga och gnissla tänder, och han blir alldeles stel. Jag bad dina lärjungar att driva ut den onda anden, men de klarade det inte.”

19 ”Detta trolösa släkte!” svarade Jesus. ”Hur länge måste jag vara hos er? Hur länge måste jag stå ut med er? Ta hit honom till mig.”

20 Då kom de fram med honom. Men när han fick se Jesus började anden rycka och slita i honom, så att han föll till marken och vältrade sig med fradga runt munnen. 21 ”Hur länge har han varit sådan här?” frågade Jesus hans far. Han svarade: ”Ända sedan han var liten. 22 Och den har ofta kastat honom i elden eller i vattnet för att döda honom. Ha medlidande med oss och hjälp oss, om du kan!”

23 ”Om jag kan?” svarade Jesus. ”Allt är möjligt för den som tror.”

24 ”Jag tror”, utropade pojkens far. ”Hjälp min otro!”

25 Men nu såg Jesus att folk kom springande från alla håll, och därför talade han strängt till den orena anden och sa: ”Du stumma och döva ande, jag befaller dig att fara ut ur honom och aldrig mer komma tillbaka!” 26 Anden skrek och ryckte och slet i pojken men for till sist ut ur honom. Pojken låg där alldeles livlös, och många sa: ”Han är död.” 27 Men Jesus tog honom i handen och drog upp honom, och då reste han sig upp.

28 När Jesus sedan kom hem och blev ensam med sina lärjungar, frågade de honom: ”Varför kunde inte vi driva ut den?”

29 Jesus svarade: ”Den sorten kan bara drivas ut genom bön.[f]

Jesus förutsäger för andra gången att han ska dö

(Matt 17:22-23; Luk 9:43-45)

30 Sedan gick de därifrån och vandrade genom Galileen. Han försökte undvika att det skulle bli känt, 31 eftersom han undervisade sina lärjungar.

Han sa: ”Människosonen ska överlämnas till människorna, och de kommer att döda honom, men efter tre[g] dagar ska han uppstå från de döda.”

32 Men de förstod inte vad han talade om, och de vågade inte fråga heller.

Jesus förklarar vem som är störst

(Matt 18:1-5; Luk 9:46-48)

33 Så kom de till Kafarnaum, och när de var hemma, frågade han dem: ”Vad pratade ni om på vägen?” 34 Men de teg, för de hade diskuterat vem av dem som var störst.

35 Då satte han sig ner och bad de tolv att komma till honom, och han sa till dem: ”Den som vill vara den främste måste göra sig minst och bli allas tjänare.”

36 Sedan tog han ett barn och ställde det mitt ibland dem, lade armen om barnet och sa: 37 ”Den som tar emot ett sådant barn i mitt namn, han tar emot mig. Och den som tar emot mig, han tar inte emot mig utan den som har sänt mig.”

Lärjungarna förbjuder en man att göra under i Jesus namn

(Matt 10:42; Luk 9:49-50)

38 Johannes sa till Jesus: ”Mästare, vi såg en man som drev ut onda andar i ditt namn, men eftersom han inte var en av oss försökte vi stoppa honom.”

39 Då sa Jesus: ”Låt honom hållas. Ingen som gör under i mitt namn kan plötsligt efteråt börja tala illa om mig. 40 Den som inte är mot oss, han är för oss. 41 Sannerligen säger jag er: om någon bara ger er ett glas vatten att dricka därför att ni tillhör Kristus, så ska han inte gå miste om sin lön.

Jesus varnar för förförelser

(Matt 18:8-9; Luk 17:1-2)

42 Om någon förför en av dessa små som tror på mig, så skulle det vara bättre för den personen att kastas i havet med en kvarnsten runt halsen. 43 Om din hand förför dig, så hugg av den. Det är bättre att gå in i livet stympad, än att ha båda händerna i behåll och hamna i Gehenna[h], i den eld som aldrig slocknar.[i] 45 Och om din fot förför dig, så hugg av den. Det är bättre att gå in i livet handikappad, än att ha båda fötterna i behåll och kastas i Gehenna.[j]

47 Om ditt öga förför dig, så riv ut det. Det är bättre att gå in i Guds rike enögd, än att ha båda ögonen i behåll och kastas i Gehenna, 48 där

’deras maskar aldrig ska dö
    och deras eld aldrig släckas.’ [k]

49 Alla måste saltas genom eld.[l] 50 Salt är bra, men till vilken nytta är saltet om det har förlorat sin kraft? Kan man få det salt igen? Bevara er sälta och lev i fred med varandra!”[m]

Footnotes

  1. 9:1 Detta syftar antagligen på det som Petrus, Jakob och Johannes fick vara med om i de följande verserna.
  2. 9:4 Se not till Matt 17:3.
  3. 9:5 Rabbi är hebreiska. Grundbetydelsen är mästare, lärare, liknande läromästare.
  4. 9:12 Jfr Mal 4:5.
  5. 9:13 Jesus talar om Johannes döparen. Elia var en förebild på Johannes, och Elia fick lida (jfr 1 Kung 19:1-10) liksom Johannes (jfr Matt 17:11-13). Nu skulle Jesus få lida på samma sätt.
  6. 9:29 En del handskrifter lägger till och fasta.
  7. 9:31 Se not till 8:31.
  8. 9:43 Se not till Matt 5:21.
  9. 9:43 Istället för den sista frasen har en del handskrifter med v. 44, som är identisk med v. 48.
  10. 9:45 En del handskrifter har med v. 46 som är identisk med v. 48.
  11. 9:48 Se Jes 66:24.
  12. 9:49 En del handskrifter tillägger: och varje offer måste först saltas. Jfr 3 Mos 2:13, där man saltar det kött som skulle offras i eld till Gud. Elden användes också för att rena metaller, och var en bild på lidande.
  13. 9:50 Saltet var, förutom smaksättning och sina konserverande egenskaper och sin förmåga att hindra förruttnelse, också förknippat med gemenskap. De som åt salt tillsammans vid en måltid, levde i fred med varandra.

And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come(A) with power.”(B)

The Transfiguration(C)(D)

After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John(E) with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white,(F) whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(G) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)

Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:(H) “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”(I)

Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone(J) what they had seen until the Son of Man(K) had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

11 And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

12 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man(L) must suffer much(M) and be rejected?(N) 13 But I tell you, Elijah has come,(O) and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit(P)

14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.

16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked.

17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”

19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.(Q)

21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”

“From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”

23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”(R)

24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene,(S) he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.

28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,(T) “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.[a]

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time(U)

30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man(V) is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him,(W) and after three days(X) he will rise.”(Y) 32 But they did not understand what he meant(Z) and were afraid to ask him about it.

33 They came to Capernaum.(AA) When he was in the house,(AB) he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.(AC)

35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”(AD)

36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms,(AE) he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”(AF)

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us(AG)

38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”(AH)

39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us.(AI) 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.(AJ)

Causing to Stumble

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(AK) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(AL) 43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(AM) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(AN) where the fire never goes out.(AO) [44] [b] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(AP) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(AQ) [46] [c] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(AR) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(AS) 48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[d](AT)

49 Everyone will be salted(AU) with fire.

50 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?(AV) Have salt among yourselves,(AW) and be at peace with each other.”(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:29 Some manuscripts prayer and fasting
  2. Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  3. Mark 9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  4. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24