Mark 9
9And he went on to say, "I tell you, there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God come with power."G2532G3004G846G281G3004G5213G3754G1526G5100G2476G5602G3748G1089G3364G1089G2288G2193G302G1492G932G2316G2064G1722G14112Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain, where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus,G2532G3326G1803G2250G2424G3880G4074G2532G2385G2532G2491G2532G399G846G399G1519G5308G3735G2596G2398G3441G2532G3339G1715G8463and his clothes became shining white - -whiter than anyone in the world could wash them.G2532G846G2440G1096G4744G3029G3022G5613G5510G3634G3756G1102G1909G1093G1410G30214Then the three disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus.G2532G3700G846G2243G4862G3475G2532G2258G4814G24245Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "Teacher, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."G2532G4074G611G3004G2424G4461G2076G2570G2248G1511G5602G2532G4160G5140G4633G3391G4671G2532G3391G3475G2532G3391G22436He and the others were so frightened that he did not know what to say.G1063G1492G3756G5101G2980G1063G2258G16307Then a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my own dear Son - -listen to him!"G2532G1096G3507G1982G846G2532G5456G2064G1537G3507G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G191G8468They took a quick look around but did not see anyone else; only Jesus was with them.G2532G1819G4017G1492G3762G3765G235G2424G3441G3326G14389As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from death."G1161G846G2597G575G3735G1291G846G2443G1334G3367G3739G1492G1508G3752G5207G444G450G1537G349810They obeyed his order, but among themselves they started discussing the matter, "What does this 'rising from death' mean?"G2532G2902G3056G4314G1438G4802G5101G450G1537G3498G207611And they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"G2532G1905G846G3004G3754G3004G1122G3754G2243G1163G4412G206412His answer was, "Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected?G1161G611G2036G846G2243G3303G2064G4412G600G3956G2532G4459G1125G1909G5207G444G2443G3958G4183G2532G184713I tell you, however, that Elijah has already come and that people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scriptures say about him."G235G3004G5213G3754G2243G2064G2532G2064G2532G4160G846G3745G2309G2531G1125G1909G84614When they joined the rest of the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some teachers of the Law arguing with them.G2532G2064G4314G3101G1492G4183G3793G4012G846G2532G1122G4802G84615When the people saw Jesus, they were greatly surprised, and ran to him and greeted him.G2532G2112G3956G3793G1492G846G1568G2532G4370G782G84616Jesus asked his disciples, "What are you arguing with them about?"G2532G1905G1122G5101G4802G4314G84617A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, because he has an evil spirit in him and cannot talk.G2532G1520G1537G3793G611G2036G1320G5342G4314G4571G3450G5207G2192G216G415118Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth, grits his teeth, and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not."G2532G3699G302G2638G846G4486G846G2532G875G2532G5149G846G3599G2532G3583G2532G2036G4675G3101G2443G1544G846G1544G2532G2480G375619Jesus said to them, "How unbelieving you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me!"G611G846G1161G3004G5599G571G1074G2193G4219G2071G4314G5209G2193G4219G430G5216G5342G846G4314G316520They brought him to Jesus. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a fit, so that he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.G2532G5342G846G4314G846G2532G1492G846G2112G4151G4682G846G2532G4098G1909G1093G2947G87521"How long has he been like this?" Jesus asked the father. "Ever since he was a child," he replied.G2532G1905G846G3962G4214G2076G5550G5613G5124G1096G846G1161G2036G381222"Many times the evil spirit has tried to kill him by throwing him in the fire and into water. Have pity on us and help us, if you possibly can!"G2532G4178G906G846G2532G1519G4442G2532G1519G5204G2443G622G846G235G1536G1410G1536G4697G1909G2248G997G225423"Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith."G1161G2424G2036G846G1487G1410G4100G3956G1415G846G410024The father at once cried out, "I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!"G2532G2112G3962G3813G2896G3004G3326G1144G2962G4100G997G3450G57025Jesus noticed that the crowd was closing in on them, so he gave a command to the evil spirit. "Deaf and dumb spirit," he said, "I order you to come out of the boy and never go into him again!"G1161G2424G1492G3754G3793G1998G2008G169G4151G3004G846G216G2532G2974G4151G1473G2004G4671G1831G1537G846G2532G1525G3371G1519G84626The spirit screamed, threw the boy into a bad fit, and came out. The boy looked like a corpse, and everyone said, "He is dead!"G2532G2896G2532G4682G846G4183G1831G2532G1096G5616G3498G5620G3754G4183G3004G59927But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him rise, and he stood up.G1161G2424G2902G846G5495G1453G846G1453G2532G45028After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?"G2532G846G1525G1519G3624G846G3101G1905G846G2596G2398G3754G1410G3756G2249G1544G846G154429"Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can."G2532G2036G846G5124G1085G1410G1831G1722G3762G1508G1722G4335G2532G352130Jesus and his disciples left that place and went on through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was,G2532G1831G1564G3899G1223G1056G2532G2309G3756G2443G5100G109731because he was teaching his disciples: "The Son of Man will be handed over to those who will kill him. Three days later, however, he will rise to life."G1063G1321G846G3101G2532G3004G846G3754G5207G444G3860G1519G5495G444G2532G615G846G2532G615G450G5154G225032But they did not understand what this teaching meant, and they were afraid to ask him.G1161G50G4487G2532G5399G1905G84633They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?"G2532G2064G1519G2584G2532G1096G1722G3614G1905G846G5101G1260G4314G1438G1722G359834But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.G1161G4623G1063G1722G3598G1256G4314G240G5101G318735Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all."G2532G2523G5455G1427G2532G3004G846G1536G2309G1511G4413G2071G2078G3956G2532G1249G395636Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,G2532G2983G3813G2476G846G1722G3319G846G2532G1723G846G1723G2036G84637"Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me."G3739G1437G1209G1520G5108G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691G2532G3739G1437G1209G1691G1209G3756G1691G235G649G316538John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group."G1161G2491G611G846G3004G1320G1492G5100G1544G1140G4675G3686G3739G190G3756G2254G2532G2967G846G3754G190G3756G225439"Do not try to stop him," Jesus told them, "because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me.G1161G2424G2036G2967G846G3361G1063G2076G3762G3739G4160G1411G1909G3450G3686G2532G1410G5035G2551G316540For whoever is not against us is for us.G1063G3739G2076G3756G2596G2257G2076G5228G2257G522841I assure you that anyone who gives you a drink of water because you belong to me will certainly receive a reward.G1063G3739G302G4222G5209G4221G5204G4222G1722G3450G3686G3754G2075G5547G281G3004G5213G622G3364G622G846G340842"If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around the neck and be thrown into the sea.G2532G3739G302G4624G1520G3398G4100G1519G1691G2076G2570G3123G846G1487G3037G3457G4029G4012G846G5137G2532G906G1519G228143So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off ! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out.G2532G1437G4675G5495G4624G4571G609G846G609G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G2222G2948G2228G2192G1417G5495G565G1519G1067G1519G4442G76244OMITTED TEXTG3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457045And if your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off ! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than to keep both feet and be thrown into hell.G2532G1437G4675G4228G4624G4571G609G846G609G2076G2570G4671G1525G5560G1519G2222G2228G2192G1417G4228G906G1519G1067G1519G4442G76246OMITTED TEXTG3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457047And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell.G2532G1437G4675G3788G4624G4571G1544G846G1544G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G932G2316G3442G2228G2192G1417G3788G906G1519G1067G444248There 'the worms that eat them never die, and the fire that burns them is never put out.'G3699G846G4663G5053G3756G2532G4442G4570G3756G457049"Everyone will be purified by fire as a sacrifice is purified by salt.G1063G3956G233G4442G2532G3956G2378G233G25150"Salt is good; but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? "Have the salt of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."G217G2570G1161G1437G217G1096G358G1722G5101G741G846G2192G217G1722G1438G2532G1514G240G1722G240
Columbus, OH
