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| 1Then He said to them, "I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power." | 1And 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." |
| 2After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves to be alone. He was transformed in front of them, | 2After 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. |
| 3and His clothes became dazzling--extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them. | 3His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. |
| 4Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. | 4And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. |
| 5Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-- | 5Peter 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." |
| 6because he did not know what he should say, since they were terrified. | 6(He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) |
| 7A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud: This is My beloved Son; listen to Him! | 7Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!" |
| 8Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone. | 8Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus. |
| 9As they were coming down from the mountain, He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. | 9As 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. |
| 10They kept this word to themselves, discussing what "rising from the dead" meant. | 10They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what "rising from the dead" meant. |
| 11Then they began to question Him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" | 11And they asked him, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?" |
| 12"Elijah does come first and restores everything," He replied. "How then is it written about the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? | 12Jesus 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? |
| 13But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written about him." | 13But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him." |
| 14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing with them. | 14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. |
| 15All of a sudden, when the whole crowd saw Him, they were amazed and ran to greet Him. | 15As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. |
| 16Then He asked them, "What are you arguing with them about?" | 16"What are you arguing with them about?" he asked. |
| 17Out of the crowd, one man answered Him, "Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak. | 17A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. |
| 18Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't." | 18Whenever 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." |
| 19He replied to them, "You unbelieving generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to Me." | 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." |
| 20So they brought him to Him. When the spirit saw Him, it immediately convulsed the boy. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. | 20So 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"How long has this been happening to him?" Jesus asked his father." From childhood," he said. " | 21Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered. |
| 22And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." | 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." |
| 23Then Jesus said to him, "'If You can? Everything is possible to the one who believes." | 23"'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes." |
| 24Immediately the father of the boy cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief." | 24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" |
| 25When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly coming together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!" | 25When 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." |
| 26Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing him violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, "He's dead." | 26The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." |
| 27But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up. | 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. |
| 28After He went into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" | 28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" |
| 29And He told them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting." | 29He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer." |
| 30Then they left that place and made their way through Galilee, but He did not want anyone to know it. | 30They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, |
| 31For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after He is killed, He will rise three days later." | 31because 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." |
| 32But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. | 32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. |
| 33Then they came to Capernaum. When He was in the house, He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" | 33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?" |
| 34But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest. | 34But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. |
| 35Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." | 35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all." |
| 36Then He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, | 36He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, |
| 37"Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me." | 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." |
| 38John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn't following 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"Don't stop him," said Jesus, "because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me. | 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, |
| 40For whoever is not against us is for us. | 40for whoever is not against us is for us. |
| 41And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah--I assure you: He will never lose his reward. | 41Truly 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. |
| 42"But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me--it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. | 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. |
| 43And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell--the unquenchable fire, | 43If 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. |
| 44where Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. | 44 |
| 45And if your foot causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell-- the unquenchable fire, | 45And 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. |
| 46 where Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. | 46 |
| 47And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge 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, | 47And 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, |
| 48where Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. | 48where "'the worms that eat them do not die, and the fire is not quenched.' |
| 49For everyone will be salted with fire. | 49Everyone will be salted with fire. |
| 50Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another." | 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." |
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