¹He 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 .”

²After 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 .

³His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white , like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them .

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

⁵Peter 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 .”

⁶For he didn’t know what to say , for they were very afraid .

⁷A cloud came , overshadowing them , and a voice came out of the cloud , “This is my beloved Son . Listen to him .”

⁸Suddenly looking around , they saw no one with them any more , except Jesus only .

⁹As 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 .

¹⁰They kept this saying to themselves , questioning what the “rising from the dead ” meant .

¹¹They asked him , saying , “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first ?”

¹²He 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 ?

¹³But 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 .”

¹⁴Coming to the disciples , he saw a great multitude around them , and scribes questioning them .

¹⁵Immediately all the multitude , when they saw him , were greatly amazed , and running to him , greeted him .

¹⁶He asked the scribes, “ What are you asking them ?”

¹⁷One of the multitude answered, “Teacher , I brought to you my son , who has a mute spirit ;

¹⁸and 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 .”

¹⁹He answered him , “Unbelieving generation , how long shall I be with you ? How long shall I bear with you ? Bring him to me .”

²⁰They 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.

²¹He asked his father , “ How long has it been since this has been happening to him ?”

He said , “From childhood .

²²Often 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 .”

²³Jesus said to him , “ If you can believe , all things are possible to him who believes .”

²⁴Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe . Help my unbelief!”

²⁵When 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 !”

²⁶After 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 .”

²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up ; and he arose .

²⁸When he had come into the house , his disciples asked him privately , “Why couldn’t we cast it out ?”

²⁹He said to them , “ This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”

³⁰They went out from there and passed through Galilee . He didn’t want anyone to know it ,

³¹for 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 .”

³²But they didn’t understand the saying , and were afraid to ask him .

³³He came to Capernaum , and when he was in the house he asked them , “ What were you arguing amongst yourselves on the way ?”

³⁴But they were silent , for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest .

³⁵He 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 .”

³⁶He took a little child and set him in the middle of them . 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 .”

³⁸John 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 .”

³⁹But 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 .

⁴⁰For whoever is not against us is on our side.

⁴¹For 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“ 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 .

⁴³If 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 ,[#9:43 or, Hell]

⁴⁴‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’[#Isaiah 66:24; #9:44 NU omits verse 44.]

⁴⁵If 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—[#9:45 or, Hell]

⁴⁶‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’[#9:46 NU omits verse 46.]

⁴⁷If 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,[#9:47 or, Hell]

⁴⁸‘ where their worm doesn’ t die , and the fire is not quenched .’[#Isaiah 66:24]

⁴⁹For everyone will be salted with fire , and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

⁵⁰Salt 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 .”