1 J esus 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!”

And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

2 S ix 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.

And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

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

and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten.

4 M oses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.

And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 P eter 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.”

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, `Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

6 P eter did not know what to say. They were very much afraid.

for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

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

And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, hear ye him;'

8 A t once they looked around but saw no one there but Jesus.

and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one any more, but Jesus only with themselves.

9 T hey 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.

And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

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

and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

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

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

12 H e 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?

And he answering said to them, `Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

13 B ut 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

But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'

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

And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

15 T he people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.

and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

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

And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

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

and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

18 W herever 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.”

and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'

19 H e 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.”

And he answering him, said, `O generation unbelieving, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I suffer you? bring him unto me;'

20 T hey 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.

and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

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

And he questioned his father, `How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, `From childhood,

22 M any 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!”

and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.'

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

And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

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

and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'

25 J esus 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.”

Jesus having seen that a multitude doth run together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, `Spirit -- dumb and deaf -- I charge thee, come forth out of him, and no more thou mayest enter into him;'

26 T he 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!”

and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,

27 B ut Jesus took him by the hand and helped him and he stood up.

but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

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

And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself -- `Why were we not able to cast it forth?'

29 H e 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

And he said to them, `This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.'

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

And having gone forth thence, they were passing through Galilee, and he did not wish that any may know,

31 H e 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.”

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

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

but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

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

And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he was questioning them, `What were ye reasoning in the way among yourselves?'

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

and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

35 J esus 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.”

and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'

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

And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

37 “ 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

`Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

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

And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

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

And Jesus said, `Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

40 T he person who is not against us is for us.

for he who is not against us is for us;

41 F or 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.

for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

42 W hoever 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.

and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

43 I f 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.

`And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

44 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

45 I f 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.

`And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

46 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

47 I f 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.

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire --

48 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;

49 “ Everyone will be made cleaner and stronger with fire.

for every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.

50 S alt 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.”

The salt good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season ? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'