Mark 9
New Living Translation
9 Jesus went on to say, “I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!”
The Transfiguration
2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. 4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.
5 Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials[a]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He said this because he didn’t really know what else to say, for they were all terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.” 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them.
9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man[b] had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.”
11 Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?[c]”
12 Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.”
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. 15 When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him.
16 “What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked.
17 One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. 18 And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid.[d] So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
19 Jesus said to them,[e] “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
20 So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth.
21 “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father.
He replied, “Since he was a little boy. 22 The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”
23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
25 When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil[f] spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!”
26 Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
28 Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”
29 Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.[g]”
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
30 Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, 31 for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.” 32 They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
33 After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?” 34 But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”
36 Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[h] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”
Using the Name of Jesus
38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn’t in our group.”
39 “Don’t stop him!” Jesus said. “No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me. 40 Anyone who is not against us is for us. 41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.
42 “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell[i] with two hands.[j] 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.[k] 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’[l]
49 “For everyone will be tested with fire.[m] 50 Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”
Footnotes
- 9:5 Greek three tabernacles.
- 9:9 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 9:11 Greek that Elijah must come first?
- 9:18 Or becomes weak.
- 9:19 Or said to his disciples.
- 9:25 Greek unclean.
- 9:29 Some manuscripts read by prayer and fasting.
- 9:37 Greek in my name.
- 9:43a Greek Gehenna; also in 9:45, 47.
- 9:43b Some manuscripts add verse 44, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’ See 9:48.
- 9:45 Some manuscripts add verse 46, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’ See 9:48.
- 9:48 Isa 66:24.
- 9:49 Greek salted with fire; other manuscripts add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.
马可福音 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
9 耶穌又對他們說：“我實在告訴你們，站在這裡的，有人在沒有嘗過死味以前，必定看見 神的國帶著能力降臨。”
在山上改變形象(A)
2 過了六天，耶穌帶著彼得、雅各、約翰，領他們悄悄地上了高山，在他們面前改變了形象。 3 他的衣服閃耀發光，極其潔白，地上漂布的沒有能漂得這樣白的。 4 又有以利亞和摩西向他們顯現，並且跟耶穌談話。 5 彼得對耶穌說：“拉比，我們在這裡真好！我們可以搭三個帳棚，一個為你，一個為摩西，一個為以利亞。” 6 彼得不知道該說甚麼才好，因為他們都非常害怕。 7 有一片雲彩來，籠罩他們，又有聲音從雲中出來：“這是我的愛子，你們要聽他。” 8 門徒立刻周圍觀看，再也看不見別的人，只見耶穌單獨和他們在一起。
9 他們下山的時候，耶穌吩咐他們，人子從死人中復活之前，不要把所看見的告訴人。 10 門徒把這句話記在心裡，又彼此討論從死人中復活是甚麼意思。 11 他們就問耶穌：“經學家為甚麼說以利亞必須先來呢？” 12 耶穌說：“以利亞固然要先來復興一切，但聖經為甚麼又記載人子要受許多苦，被人藐視呢？ 13 其實我告訴你們，以利亞已經來了，他們卻任意待他，正如經上指著他所說的。”
治好癲癇病的小孩(B)
14 他們回到門徒那裡，看見一大群人圍著他們，又有經學家和他們辯論。 15 眾人看見了耶穌，都很驚奇，就跑上前去向他問安。 16 他問他們：“你們和他們辯論甚麼？” 17 群眾當中有一個回答他：“老師，我把我的兒子帶到你這裡來，他被啞巴鬼附著。 18 無論在哪裡，鬼抓住他，把他摔倒，他就口吐白沫，咬牙切齒，渾身僵硬。我請你的門徒把鬼趕出去，他們卻辦不到。” 19 耶穌回答他們：“唉！不信的世代啊！我跟你們在一起到幾時呢？我要忍受你們到幾時呢？把他帶到我這裡來吧。” 20 他們就把孩子帶到他跟前。那鬼一見耶穌，就立刻使孩子抽了一陣瘋，倒在地上，流著唾沫打滾。 21 耶穌問他父親：“這事臨到他有多久了？”他說：“從小就是這樣。 22 鬼常常把他扔在火裡水中，要毀滅他。如果你能作甚麼，求你可憐我們，幫助我們。” 23 耶穌對他說：“‘如果你能’（“如果你能”有些抄本作“你若能信”）—對於信的人，甚麼都能！” 24 孩子的父親立刻喊著說：“我信！但我的信心不夠，求你幫助我。” 25 耶穌看見群眾圍攏了來，就斥責那污鬼說：“聾啞的鬼，我吩咐你從他身上出來，不要再進去。” 26 那鬼大聲喊叫，使孩子重重地抽了一陣瘋，就出來了。孩子好像死了一樣，所以許多人都說：“他死了！” 27 但耶穌拉著他的手，扶他起來，他就站起來了。 28 耶穌進了屋子，門徒私下問他說：“為甚麼我們不能把那污鬼趕出去呢？” 29 耶穌對他們說：“這一類的鬼，非用禱告是趕不出去的。”
第二次預言受難及復活(C)
30 他們從那裡出去，經過加利利，耶穌不想讓人知道， 31 因為他正在教導門徒。他又對他們說：“人子將要被交在人的手裡，他們要殺害他，死後三天他要復活。” 32 門徒不明白這話，又不敢問他。
門徒爭論誰最大(D)
33 他們來到迦百農。在屋裡的時候，耶穌問他們：“你們在路上爭論甚麼？” 34 門徒一聲不響，因為他們在路上彼此爭論誰為大。 35 耶穌坐下，叫十二門徒來，對他們說：“誰想為首，就該作眾人中最末的一個，作眾人的僕人。” 36 於是拉過一個小孩子來，叫他站在門徒中間，又把他抱起來，對他們說： 37 “凡因我的名接待一個這樣的小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，不是接待我，而是接待那差我來的。”
反對與贊成(E)
38 約翰對耶穌說：“老師，我們看見有一個人奉你的名趕鬼，就禁止他，因為他不跟從我們。” 39 耶穌說：“不要禁止他，因為沒有人能奉我的名行了神蹟，又立刻毀謗我。 40 不反對我們的，就是贊成我們的。 41 無論誰因你們有屬基督的名分，給你們一杯水喝的，我實在告訴你們，他決不會失掉賞賜。
堅拒使人犯罪(F)
42 “如果有人使一個信我的小弟兄犯罪，倒不如在他的頸項上拴一塊大磨石投在海裡。 43 如果你的一隻手使你犯罪，就把它砍下來。你身體殘廢進永生，總比有兩隻手下到地獄，進入那不滅的火裡好得多。（有些抄本有第44節“在那裡蟲是不死的，火是不滅的。”） 45 如果你的一隻腳使你犯罪，就把它砍下來。你瘸腿進永生，總比你有兩隻腳而被丟在地獄裡好得多。（有些抄本有第46節“在那裡蟲是不死的，火是不滅的。”） 47 如果你的一隻眼睛使你犯罪，就把它挖出來。你只有一隻眼睛進 神的國，總比你有兩隻眼睛而被丟在地獄裡好得多， 48 在那裡蟲是不死的，火是不滅的。 49 每一個人必被火當鹽來醃。（有些抄本在此有“各祭物必用鹽來醃”一句；也有些抄本只有附註的一句，而沒有正文的一句） 50 鹽是好的，但如果失了味，可以用甚麼使它再鹹呢？你們自己裡面應當有鹽，彼此和睦。”
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