Mark 9:1-18 ▼

1 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come in power.”

2 And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

3 and His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

4 And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus.

5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three booths, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

6 For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.

7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!”

8 And all at once when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to recount to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.

10 And they seized upon that statement, arguing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

11 And they began asking Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

12 And He said to them, “Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

13 But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”

14 And when they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

15 And immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed. And as they ran up, they were greeting Him.

16 And He asked them, “What are you arguing with them?”

17 And one of the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute;

18 and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it.”