1 A nd 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.'

He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.”

2 A nd 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,

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

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

His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

4 A nd there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

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

5 A nd 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:'

Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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

For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

7 A nd 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;'

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

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

Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

9 A nd 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;

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

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

They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

12 A nd 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?

He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

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

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

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

Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

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

Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.

16 A nd he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

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

One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

18 a nd 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.'

and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”

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

He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

20 a nd 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.

They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

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

He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come to him?” He said, “From childhood.

22 a nd 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.'

Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”

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

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

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

Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

25 J esus 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;'

When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”

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

Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”

27 b ut Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

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

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

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

He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”

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

They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it.

31 f or 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,'

For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

32 b ut they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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

He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

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

But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

35 a nd 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.'

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

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

He took a little child, and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37 ` 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.'

“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

38 A nd 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.'

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

39 A nd 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:

But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

40 f or he who is not against us is for us;

For whoever is not against us is on our side.

41 f or 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;

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

42 a nd 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.

Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

43 ` 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 --

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,

44 w here there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

45 ` 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 --

If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—

46 w here there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

47 A nd 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 --

If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

48 w here their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

49 f or every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.

For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

50 T he salt good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season ? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”