1 A nd Jesus said to them, Truly and solemnly I say to you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death before they see the kingdom of God come in power.

Jesus said to them, “For sure I tell you, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God come with power!”

2 S ix days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them and became resplendent with divine brightness.

Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John with Him. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. Jesus was changed as they looked at Him.

3 A nd His garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller (cloth dresser, launderer) on earth could bleach them.

His clothes did shine. They were as white as snow. No one on earth could clean them so white.

4 A nd Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were holding conversation with Jesus.

Moses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.

5 A nd Peter took up the conversation, saying, Master, it is good and suitable and beautiful for us to be here. Let us make three booths (tents)—one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.

Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents to worship in. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

6 F or he did not know what to say, for they were in a violent fright ( aghast with dread).

Peter did not know what to say. They were very much afraid.

7 A nd a cloud threw a shadow upon them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, the '> most dearworthy] Beloved One. Be constantly listening to and obeying Him!

A cloud came over them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My much-loved Son. Listen to Him.”

8 A nd looking around, they suddenly no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus only.

At once they looked around but saw no one there but Jesus.

9 A nd as they were coming back down the mountain, He admonished and expressly ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man should rise from among the dead.

They came down from the mountain. Then Jesus said with strong words that they should tell no one what they had seen. They should wait until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 S o they carefully and faithfully kept the matter to themselves, questioning and disputing with one another about what rising from among the dead meant.

So they kept those words to themselves, talking to each other about what He meant by being raised from the dead.

11 A nd they asked Him, Why do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to come first?

They asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?”

12 A nd He said to them, Elijah, it is true, does come first to restore all things and set them to rights. And how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be utterly despised and be treated with contempt and rejected?

He said to them, “For sure, Elijah will come first and get things ready. Is it not written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that men will have nothing to do with Him?

13 B ut I tell you that Elijah has already come, and did to him whatever they desired, as it is written of him.

But I say to you, Elijah has already come. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It is written that they would.” A Boy with a Demon Is Healed

14 A nd when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them and scribes questioning and disputing with them.

When Jesus came back to His followers, He saw many people standing around them. The teachers of the Law were arguing with them.

15 A nd immediately all the crowd, when they saw Jesus '> returning from the holy mount, His face and person yet glistening], they were greatly amazed and ran up to Him greeted Him.

The people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.

16 A nd He asked them, About what are you questioning and discussing with them?

Jesus asked the teachers of the Law, “What are you arguing about with them?”

17 A nd one of the throng replied to Him, Teacher, I brought my son to You, for he has a dumb spirit.

One of the people said, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a demon in him and cannot talk.

18 A nd wherever it lays hold of him, it dashes him down and convulses him, and he foams and grinds his teeth, and he '> falls into a motionless stupor and] is wasting away. And I asked Your disciples to drive it out, and they were not able.

Wherever the demon takes him, it throws him down. Spit runs from his mouth. He grinds his teeth. He is getting weaker. I asked Your followers to put the demon out but they could not.”

19 A nd He answered them, O unbelieving generation! How long shall I with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to Me.

He said, “You people of this day have no faith. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

20 S o they brought to Him, and when the spirit saw Him, at once it completely convulsed the boy, and he fell to the ground and kept rolling about, foaming.

They brought the boy to Jesus. The demon saw Jesus and at once held the boy in his power. The boy fell to the ground with spit running from his mouth.

21 A nd asked his father, How long has he had this? And he answered, From the time he was a little boy.

Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “From the time he was a child.

22 A nd it has often thrown him both into fire and into water, intending to kill him. But if You can do anything, do have pity on us and help us.

Many times it throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. If You can do anything to help us, take pity on us!”

23 A nd Jesus said,, If You can do anything? all things can be (are possible) to him who believes!

Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask Me that? The one who has faith can do all things.”

24 A t once the father of the boy gave '> eager, piercing, inarticulate] cry with tears, and he said, Lord, I believe! help my weakness of faith!

At once the father cried out. He said with tears in his eyes, “Lord, I have faith. Help my weak faith to be stronger!”

25 B ut when Jesus noticed that a crowd came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, You dumb and deaf spirit, I charge you to come out of him and never go into him again.

Jesus saw that many people were gathering together in a hurry. He spoke sharp words to the demon. He said, “Demon! You who cannot speak or hear, I say to you, come out of him! Do not ever go into him again.”

26 A nd after giving a shriek of anguish and convulsing him terribly, it came out; and the boy lay like a corpse, so that many of them said, He is dead.

The demon gave a cry. It threw the boy down and came out of him. The boy was so much like a dead man that people said, “He is dead!”

27 B ut Jesus took '> a strong grip of] his hand and began lifting him up, and he stood.

But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him and he stood up.

28 A nd when He had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we drive it out?

When Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”

29 A nd He replied to them, This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.

He said to them, “The only way this kind of demon is put out is by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.” Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time

30 T hey went on from there and passed along through Galilee. And He did not wish to have anyone know it,

From there Jesus and His followers went through the country of Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where He was.

31 F or He was teaching His disciples. He said to them, The Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and when He has been killed, after three days He will rise '> from death].

He taught His followers, saying, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men. They will kill Him. Three days after He is killed, He will be raised from the dead.”

32 B ut they did not comprehend what He was saying, and they were afraid to ask Him.

They did not understand what He said and were afraid to ask Him. Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child

33 A nd they arrived at Capernaum; and when in the house, He asked them, What were you discussing and arguing about on the road?

They came to the city of Capernaum and were in the house. Jesus asked His followers, “What were you arguing about along the road?”

34 B ut they kept still, for on the road they had discussed and disputed with one another as to who was the greatest.

They did not answer. They had been arguing along the road about who was the greatest.

35 A nd He sat down and called the Twelve, and He said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.

Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”

36 A nd He took a little child and put him in the center of their group; and taking him in arms, He said to them,

Jesus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,

37 W hoever in My name and for My sake accepts and receives and welcomes one such child also accepts and receives and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me receives not only Me but Him Who sent Me.

“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words against the Followers

38 J ohn said to Him, Teacher, we saw a man who does not follow along with us driving out demons in Your name, and we forbade him to do it, because he is not one of our band.

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”

39 B ut Jesus said, Do not restrain or hinder or forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in My name will soon afterward be able to speak evil of Me.

Jesus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a powerful work in My name can say anything bad about Me soon after.

40 F or he who is not against us is for us.

The person who is not against us is for us.

41 F or I tell you truly, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to and bear the name of Christ will by no means fail to get his reward.

For sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.

42 A nd whoever causes one of these little ones (these believers) who acknowledge and cleave to Me to stumble and sin, it would be better (more profitable and wholesome) for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

Whoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43 A nd if your hand puts a stumbling block before you and causes you to sin, cut it off! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to go into life '> that is really worthwhile] maimed than with two hands to go to hell (Gehenna),

If your hand is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life without a hand, than to have two hands and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

45 A nd if your foot is a cause of stumbling and sin to you, cut it off! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to enter into life crippled than, having two feet, to be cast into hell (Gehenna).

If your foot is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life with only one foot, than to have two feet and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

47 A nd if your eye causes you to stumble and sin, pluck it out! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell (Gehenna),

If your eye is the reason you fall into sin, take it out. It is better to go into the holy nation of God with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

48 W here their worm '> which preys on the inhabitants and is a symbol of the wounds inflicted on the man himself by his sins] does not die, and the fire is not put out.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

49 F or everyone shall be salted with fire.

“Everyone will be made cleaner and stronger with fire.

50 S alt is good (beneficial), but if salt has lost its saltness, how will you restore it? Have salt within yourselves, and be at peace and live in harmony with one another.

Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.”