Mark 9
9Jesus 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!"G2532G3004G846G281G3004G5213G3754G1526G5100G2476G5602G3748G1089G3364G1089G2288G2193G302G1492G932G2316G2064G1722G14112Six 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,G2532G3326G1803G2250G2424G3880G4074G2532G2385G2532G2491G2532G399G846G399G1519G5308G3735G2596G2398G3441G2532G3339G1715G8463and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them.G2532G846G2440G1096G4744G3029G3022G5613G5510G3634G3756G1102G1909G1093G1410G30214Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.G2532G3700G846G2243G4862G3475G2532G2258G4814G24245Peter exclaimed, "Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."G2532G4074G611G3004G2424G4461G2076G2570G2248G1511G5602G2532G4160G5140G4633G3391G4671G2532G3391G3475G2532G3391G22436He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified.G1063G1492G3756G5101G2980G1063G2258G16307Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him."G2532G1096G3507G1982G846G2532G5456G2064G1537G3507G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G191G8468Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them.G2532G1819G4017G1492G3762G3765G235G2424G3441G3326G14389As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.G1161G846G2597G575G3735G1291G846G2443G1334G3367G3739G1492G1508G3752G5207G444G450G1537G349810So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by "rising from the dead."G2532G2902G3056G4314G1438G4802G5101G450G1537G3498G207611Then they asked him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"G2532G1905G846G3004G3754G3004G1122G3754G2243G1163G4412G206412Jesus 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?G1161G611G2036G846G2243G3303G2064G4412G600G3956G2532G4459G1125G1909G5207G444G2443G3958G4183G2532G184713But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted."G235G3004G5213G3754G2243G2064G2532G2064G2532G4160G846G3745G2309G2531G1125G1909G84614When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them.G2532G2064G4314G3101G1492G4183G3793G4012G846G2532G1122G4802G84615When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him.G2532G2112G3956G3793G1492G846G1568G2532G4370G782G84616"What is all this arguing about?" Jesus asked.G2532G1905G1122G5101G4802G4314G84617One 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.G2532G1520G1537G3793G611G2036G1320G5342G4314G4571G3450G5207G2192G216G415118And 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. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn't do it."G2532G3699G302G2638G846G4486G846G2532G875G2532G5149G846G3599G2532G3583G2532G2036G4675G3101G2443G1544G846G1544G2532G2480G375619Jesus said to them, "You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me."G611G846G1161G3004G5599G571G1074G2193G4219G2071G4314G5209G2193G4219G430G5216G5342G846G4314G316520So 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.G2532G5342G846G4314G846G2532G1492G846G2112G4151G4682G846G2532G4098G1909G1093G2947G87521"How long has this been happening?" Jesus asked the boy's father. He replied, "Since he was a little boy.G2532G1905G846G3962G4214G2076G5550G5613G5124G1096G846G1161G2036G381222The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can."G2532G4178G906G846G2532G1519G4442G2532G1519G5204G2443G622G846G235G1536G1410G1536G4697G1909G2248G997G225423"What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes."G1161G2424G2036G846G1487G1410G4100G3956G1415G846G410024The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!"G2532G2112G3962G3813G2896G3004G3326G1144G2962G4100G997G3450G57025When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil 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!"G1161G2424G1492G3754G3793G1998G2008G169G4151G3004G846G216G2532G2974G4151G1473G2004G4671G1831G1537G846G2532G1525G3371G1519G84626Then 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."G2532G2896G2532G4682G846G4183G1831G2532G1096G5616G3498G5620G3754G4183G3004G59927But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.G1161G2424G2902G846G5495G1453G846G1453G2532G45028Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, "Why couldn't we cast out that evil spirit?"G2532G846G1525G1519G3624G846G3101G1905G846G2596G2398G3754G1410G3756G2249G1544G846G154429Jesus replied, "This kind can be cast out only by prayer."G2532G2036G846G5124G1085G1410G1831G1722G3762G1508G1722G4335G2532G352130Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to know he was there,G2532G1831G1564G3899G1223G1056G2532G2309G3756G2443G5100G109731for 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."G1063G1321G846G3101G2532G3004G846G3754G5207G444G3860G1519G5495G444G2532G615G846G2532G615G450G5154G225032They didn't understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.G1161G50G4487G2532G5399G1905G84633After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you discussing out on the road?"G2532G2064G1519G2584G2532G1096G1722G3614G1905G846G5101G1260G4314G1438G1722G359834But they didn't answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.G1161G4623G1063G1722G3598G1256G4314G240G5101G318735He 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."G2532G2523G5455G1427G2532G3004G846G1536G2309G1511G4413G2071G2078G3956G2532G1249G395636Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,G2532G2983G3813G2476G846G1722G3319G846G2532G1723G846G1723G2036G84637"Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me."G3739G1437G1209G1520G5108G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691G2532G3739G1437G1209G1691G1209G3756G1691G235G649G316538John 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."G1161G2491G611G846G3004G1320G1492G5100G1544G1140G4675G3686G3739G190G3756G2254G2532G2967G846G3754G190G3756G225439"Don't stop him!" Jesus said. "No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.G1161G2424G2036G2967G846G3361G1063G2076G3762G3739G4160G1411G1909G3450G3686G2532G1410G5035G2551G316540Anyone who is not against us is for us.G1063G3739G2076G3756G2596G2257G2076G5228G2257G522841If 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.G1063G3739G302G4222G5209G4221G5204G4222G1722G3450G3686G3754G2075G5547G281G3004G5213G622G3364G622G846G340842"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.G2532G3739G302G4624G1520G3398G4100G1519G1691G2076G2570G3123G846G1487G3037G3457G4029G4012G846G5137G2532G906G1519G228143If 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 with two hands.G2532G1437G4675G5495G4624G4571G609G846G609G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G2222G2948G2228G2192G1417G5495G565G1519G1067G1519G4442G76244G3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457045If 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.G2532G1437G4675G4228G4624G4571G609G846G609G2076G2570G4671G1525G5560G1519G2222G2228G2192G1417G4228G906G1519G1067G1519G4442G76246G3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457047And 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,G2532G1437G4675G3788G4624G4571G1544G846G1544G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G932G2316G3442G2228G2192G1417G3788G906G1519G1067G444248'where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.'G3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457049"For everyone will be tested with fire.G1063G3956G233G4442G2532G3956G2378G233G25150Salt 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."G217G2570G1161G1437G217G1096G358G1722G5101G741G846G2192G217G1722G1438G2532G1514G240G1722G240
Columbus, OH
—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."G2532
