The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Mark 09
1 He said to them, “Most certainly I tell
you,there are some standinghere who will
in no way taste death until they see God’s
Kingdom come with power.”
2 After six days Jesus took with him Peter,
James, and John, and brought them up
onto a high mountain privately by
them selves, and he was changed into another
form in front of them.
3 His clothing became glistening, exceedingly
white, like snow, such as no launderer
on earth can whiten them.
4 Elijah and Moses appeared to them,
and they were talking with Jesus.
5 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 For he didn’t know what to say, for they
were very afraid.
7 A cloud came, overshadowing them,
and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is
my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
8 Suddenly looking around, they saw no
one with them any more, exceptJesus only.
9 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 They kept this saying to themselves,
questioning what the “rising from the
dead” meant.
11 They asked him, saying, “Why do the
scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
12 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 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 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great
multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
15 Immediately all the multitude, when
they saw him, were greatly amazed, and
running to him, greeted him.
16 He asked the scribes, “What are you
asking them?”
17 One of the multitude answered,
“Teacher, I brought to you my son, who
has a mute spirit;
18 and wherever it seizes him, it throws
him down; and he foams at the mouth,
grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I
asked your disciples to cast it out, and they
weren’t able.”
19 He answered him, “Unbelieving generation,
how long shall I be with you? How
long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”
20 They brought him to him, and whenhe
saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed
him and he fell on the ground, wallowing
and foaming at the mouth.
21 He asked his father, “How long has
it been since this has been happening to
him?” He said, “From childhood.
22 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 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe,
all things are possible to him who believes.”
24 Immediately the father of the child
cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my
unbelief!”
25 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 After crying out and convulsing him
greatly, it came out of him. The boy became
like one dead, so much that most of
them said, “He is dead.”
27 But Jesus took him by the hand and
raised him up; and he arose.
28 When he had come into the house,
his disciples asked him privately, “Why
couldn’t we cast it out?”
29 He said to them, “This kind can come
out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”
30 They went out from there and passed
through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to
know it,
31 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 But they didn’t understand the saying,
and were afraid to ask him.
33 He came to Capernaum, and when he
was in the house he asked them, “What
were you arguing among yourselves on
the way?”
34 But they were silent, for they had
disputed with one another on the way about
who was the greatest.
35 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 He took a little child and set him in the
middle ofthem. Taking him in his arms, he
said to them,
37 “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 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 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 For whoever is not against us is on our
side.
41 For whoever will give you a cup of
water todrink inmynamebecause youare
Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in
no way lose his reward.
42 “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 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 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the
fire is not quenched.’ *‡
45 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 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the
fire is not quenched.’ †
47 If your eye causes you to stumble,
throw 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 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the
fire is not quenched.’ *
49 For everyone will be salted with fire,
and every sacrifice will be seasoned with
salt.
50 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.”