1 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 with
power.”
The Transfiguration
2 After six days Jesus
took
Peter,
James and
John with
him and
led them
up a high
mountain,
where they
were all
alone.
There he
was
transfigured
before
them.
3 His
clothes
became
dazzling
white,
whiter
than
anyone in
the world
could
bleach
them.
4 And
there
appeared
before
them
Elijah and
Moses, who
were
talking
with
Jesus.
5 Peter said to Jesus,
“Rabbi, it
is good
for us to
be here.
Let us put
up three
shelters—one
for you,
one for
Moses and
one for
Elijah.”
6 (He did
not know
what to
say, they
were so
frightened.)
7 Then a cloud appeared
and
covered
them, and
a voice
came from
the cloud:
“This is
my Son,
whom I
love.
Listen to
him!”
8 Suddenly, when they
looked
around,
they no
longer saw
anyone
with them
except
Jesus.
9 As they were coming down
the
mountain,
Jesus gave
them
orders not
to tell
anyone
what they
had seen
until the
Son of Man
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
must
suffer
much and
be
rejected?
13 But I
tell you,
Elijah has
come, 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
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.
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.”
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,
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,
“Why
couldn’t
we drive
it out?”
29 He replied, “This kind
can come
out only
by prayer.”
Jesus Predicts His
Death a
Second
Time
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
is going
to be
delivered
into the
hands of
men. They
will kill
him, and
after
three days
he will
rise.”
32 But
they did
not
understand
what he
meant and
were
afraid to
ask him
about it.
33 They came to Capernaum.
When he
was in the
house, 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.
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.”
36 He took a little child
whom he
placed
among
them.
Taking the
child in
his arms,
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.”
Whoever Is Not
Against Us
Is for Us
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.”
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.
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.
Causing to Stumble
42 “If anyone causes one
of these
little
ones—those
who
believe in
me—to
stumble,
it would
be better
for them
if a large
millstone
were hung
around
their neck
and they
were
thrown
into the
sea.
43>44
If your
hand
causes you
to
stumble,
cut it
off. It is
better for
you to
enter life
maimed
than with
two hands
to go into
hell,
where the
fire never
goes out.
45>46
And if
your foot
causes you
to
stumble,
cut it
off. It is
better for
you to
enter life
crippled
than to
have two
feet and
be thrown
into hell.
47 And if
your eye
causes you
to
stumble,
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,
48 where
“‘the worms that eat them
do not
die,
and
the fire
is not
quenched.’
49 Everyone will be salted
with fire.
50 “Salt is good, but if
it loses
its
saltiness,
how can
you make
it salty
again?
Have salt
among
yourselves,
and be at
peace with
each
other.”